48 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BT

48 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Poole (BH15 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 126 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–126 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (12 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 912.5% above the 2021 sale of £24,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 91.5% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £24,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.