Captains Cove, Flat 4, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
About Captains Cove
Captains Cove is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Poole (BH15 4HD). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Captains Cove (45–66 m²). On EPC score it ranks last in the building (73 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold September 2019 for £175,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 66 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2001–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 10.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£246/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Captains Cove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Captains Cove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Captains Cove
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Captains Cove changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 18 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 September 2019Most recent
£175,000
+2.9%over 1 year19 April 2018
£170,000
+19.7%over 12 years27 October 2005
£142,000
+47.2%over 3 years16 November 2001
£96,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 4HD: £154,500 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in BH15 4HD
Captains Cove, Flat 9, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
Sold Jul 2025
£195,000Captains Cove, Flat 7, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
Sold Dec 2020
£163,000Captains Cove, Flat 8, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
Sold Jan 2016
£150,000Captains Cove, Flat 1, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
Sold Oct 2007
£137,500Captains Cove, Flat 2, 2 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4HD
Sold Apr 2002
£90,000
Everything we know about Captains Cove, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Lake Road homes
Captains Cove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,652
Street avg £2,226
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB