38a, Footners Lane, Burton, Christchurch, BH23 7NT

38a is a two-bedroom detached house in Burton, Christchurch, Christchurch (BH23 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 sits 50.1% above the 2006 sale of £258,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2013. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.