Quay Point, Flat 11, 1 Castle Street, Poole, BH15 1BQ

Quay Point is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 53 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in Quay Point, where floor areas span 31–168 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 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 £192,000 sits 214.8% above the 1997 sale of £61,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).