40 Porter Road, Poole, BH17 7AW
About 40 Porter Road
40 Porter Road is a detached house in Poole (BH17 7AW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2021–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 27.2% below the 2024 sale of £400,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £400,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Planning history
40 Porter Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 40 Porter Road, Poole, BH17 7AW
- Apr 2022ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 5 metres, for which the maximum height would be 2.8 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.45 metres.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- GPDO/22/00004/GPD
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Sales history & valuation
40 Porter Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.9% per year over 3 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 20.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2024Most recent
£400,000
+81.8%over 3 years30 March 2021
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH17 7AW: £338,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Porter Road homes
40 Porter Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,970
Street avg £4,326
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Tesco Superstore — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Parkstone Grammar School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
59.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.4dB







