The Fountain, Flat 2, 1 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AE

The Fountain is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Fountain (34–84 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 20% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £125,000 in May 2019.