2a, Purewell, Christchurch, BH23 1EP

2a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (75 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 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. Across 2011–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 10.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 113.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2023 at £215,000.