170a, Blandford Road, Poole, BH15 4BH

170a is a two-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 47 m² this is the 6th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–107 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 (48 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since October 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 274.6% above the 1999 sale of £45,647. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 63.2% below the postcode norm. At 47 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (38 m² median across 10 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).