Flat 5, 50 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BT

Flat 5 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Poole (BH15 1BT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 69 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 71). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 69 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 is 18.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £165,000 in September 2023.