Amberlea, Smugglers Lane, Furzehill, Wimborne, BH21 4HB

Amberlea is a one-bedroom detached house in Furzehill, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2014); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 15 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension, a porch and solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.