Flat 3, 9 East Street, Wimborne, BH21 1DS

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wimborne (BH21 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 29 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (29–45 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £120,000. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 14.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 128.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.