37 Birch Close, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, BH21 3TB

37 Birch Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 59 m² this is the 5th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £175,000 in November 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 10.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode.