Mountain Ash, Merrifield, Wimborne, BH21 7AJ

Mountain Ash is a detached house in Wimborne (BH21 7AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (198 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 42.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2018 at £265,660.