Port St James, Flat 5, 15 The Quay, Poole, BH15 1HS

Port St James is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Poole (BH15 1HS). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1080 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. At 100 m² this is the 16th 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. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (40 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 24.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 29.9% above the 2002 sale price.