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

39 Birch Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 53 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

At 53 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. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £207,500 in March 2023.