8 Dennistoun Avenue, Christchurch, BH23 3QL

8 Dennistoun Avenue is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Christchurch (BH23 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 5th smallest of 31 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 31 units on file.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014.