24 Dorchester Gardens, Poole, BH15 3SN

24 Dorchester Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 25.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£410/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).