Flat 2, 4 Durlston Road, Poole, BH14 8PQ

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH14 8PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 116 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 95–263 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 90). The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (223 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £390,000 in August 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2002. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year.