9 Durlston Road, Poole, BH14 8PQ

9 Durlston Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH14 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a corner plot.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £898,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 150 m² it sits well below the postcode median (259 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £745,000 in February 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.