Ardmair, Flat 1, 13 Balmoral Road, Poole, BH14 8TJ

Ardmair is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 8TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Ardmair, where floor areas span 27–63 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 (46 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 410.2% above the 1999 sale of £24,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£81/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 44 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).