99a, Bargates, Christchurch, BH23 1QQ

99a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 1QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 90 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (39–90 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in February 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 40% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 16.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.