The White Cottage, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
About The White Cottage
The White Cottage is a detached house in Wimborne (BH21 2QU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The White Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The White Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T3- Ash Tree -Fell
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/18/0839/TTPO
- Nov 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ash - Remove lowest primary branch over garden
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/17/3126/TTPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The White Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The White Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 2QU: £350,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BH21 2QU
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£314,250Fairhaven, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Aug 2019
£530,000Bells House, Flat 5, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Jul 2019
£299,950Bells House, Flat 2, Giddy Lake, Wimborne, BH21 2QU
Sold Apr 2018
£187,500
Everything we know about The White Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Giddy Lake homes
On habitable rooms, The White Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Onslow Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Allenbourn Middle School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB