404a, Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5HE

404a is a semi-detached house in Highcliffe, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 5HE). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. At 93 m² this is the 28th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–183 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 30 units on file.

At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (44 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £259,000 sits 57% above the 2012 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in April 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.