Old Bakery Court, Flat 4, 42 Lagland Street, Poole, BH15 1QG

Old Bakery Court is a mid-terrace house in Poole (BH15 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in Old Bakery Court, where floor areas span 30–76 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 (51 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 121.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £135,000. 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 2024.