2a, Linthorpe Road, Poole, BH15 2JS

2a is a one-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 2JS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. At 76 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 69–138 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 65.3% above the 2005 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).