4b, Highwood Road, Poole, BH14 9EY

4b is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH14 9EY). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 71 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (71–182 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

It hasn't traded since April 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 sits 74% above the 2007 sale of £150,000. At 71 m² it's 28.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.