8 Bright Road, Poole, BH15 3DG

8 Bright Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 85.7% above the 2010 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 46.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.