21 Green Gardens, Poole, BH15 1XX

21 Green Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Poole (BH15 1XX). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since August 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 22% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 109.7% above the 1999 sale of £56,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (55 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).