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4a, Highwood Road, Poole, BH14 9EY

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4a is a detached house in Poole (BH14 9EY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 74 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 71–182 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 (40 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60).

Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £230,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 74 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 12.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4a, Highwood Road, Poole, BH14 9EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4a, Highwood Road, Poole, BH14 9EY

1decisions26nearby
  1. Mar 2001
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    T3 Sycamore-Crown lift and crown thin by 35%. TPO28(Ind)1994. Parks Reference 64/01.

    Reference
    01/18703/904/X
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4a has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£258,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£230,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2019Most recent

    £230,000

    +35.3%over 7 years
  2. 14 November 2011

    £170,000

    +82.8%over 11 years
  3. 27 July 2000

    £92,999

    +158.3%over 1 year
  4. 16 June 1999

    £36,000

    -21.7%over 1 year
  5. 22 December 1997

    £46,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH14 9EY: £364,500 (2024–2012).

On the street

Versus other Highwood Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,108

Street avg £2,127

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Poole district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Majestic Wine Warehouse — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Courthill Infant School. 15 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH14 9EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH14 9EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH14 9EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4a, Highwood Road, Poole, BH14 9EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.