17 High Street, Poole, BH15 1AB
About 17 High Street
17 High Street is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). At 76 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom.
At 76 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 5 refused. Across 2015–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.2% per year. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2019Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing building and erection of a building retaining an A1/A2 retail unit on the ground floor and 4 residential flats above with associated access and parking.
- Documents
- 42 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/19/00581/F
- Jul 2018MixedFullIn report
Alterations and extensions to the existing building to retain existing A1 retail unit and create 4 residential flats above with associated access and parking
- Documents
- 40 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/18/00261/F
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 High Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.2% per year over 5 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: -1.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2021Most recent
£400,000
-7.0%12 January 2021
£430,000
+1.2%over 5 years23 December 2015
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 1AB: £575,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH15 1AB
Everything we know about 17 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
Years Held for 17 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,658
Street avg £4,952
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Poole Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Old Town Infant School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB