Port St James, Flat 20, 15 The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HS

Port St James is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Poole (BH15 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. At 100 m² this is the 15th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in Port St James, where floor areas span 83–150 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 31.5% above the 2003 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 51.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.