The Fountain, Flat 6, 1 High Street, Christchurch, BH23 1AE

The Fountain is a detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1AE). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Fountain, where floor areas span 34–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (74 versus a worst of 58). The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2013. 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 B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.