19a, High Street, Poole, BH15 1AB
About 19a
19a is a semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
19a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2024SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use from a five bed HMO to 2x flats on the first and second floors with no structural changes.
Change of UseHMO- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/23/00730/F
- Nov 2023HMOHeritageIn report
Listed building application for change of use from a five bed HMO to 2x flats on the first and second floors with no structural changes.
Change of Use- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/23/00731/L
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 19a
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 1AB: £575,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BH15 1AB
Everything we know about 19a, 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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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