18 Leigh Road, Wimborne, BH21 1AF

18 Leigh Road is a semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). At 63 m² this is the 9th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 34.3% below the 2022 sale of £300,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 119.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.