Flat 1, 140 Hardy Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 2AS

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Wimborne (BH21 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. At 70 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–89 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (73 versus a best of 88). The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 73). Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 70 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 41 EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 13.2% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.