48a, Stour Road, Christchurch, BH23 1LW

48a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Christchurch (BH23 1LW). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 35.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 64.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.