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1 Dolphin Quays, The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HH

EPC B
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 1 Dolphin Quays

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Dolphin Quays is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1HH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (March 2020) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 139 m² this is the 8th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in 1 Dolphin Quays, where floor areas span 49–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 is 15.8% below the 2010 sale of £595,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 84 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.

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Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2020from Mar 2010
Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Dolphin Quays, The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Dolphin Quays has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 3 things worth checking at 1 Dolphin Quays

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
  • Environmental risk flagged
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Dolphin Quays valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£501,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£595,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 June 2010Most recent

    £595,000

    +19.0%over 4 years
  2. 7 July 2005

    £500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 1HH: £585,000 (2025–2021).

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Everything we know about 1 Dolphin Quays, 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
  • Environmental risk flagged
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On the street

Versus other The Quay homes

Four headline reads against 83 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Dolphin Quays outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,281

Street avg £3,512

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Poole district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Dolphin Quays — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Old Town Infant School and Nursery. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH15 1HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BH15 1HH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BH15 1HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Dolphin Quays, The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.