Alington House, Flat 8, 5 Alington Road, Poole, BH14 8LY

Alington House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 8LY). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. At 163 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Alington House (133–163 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 80). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 163 m² it's 20.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 is 30.9% above the 2014 sale price.