The Oaks, Smugglers Lane, Furzehill, Wimborne, BH21 4HB
About The Oaks
The Oaks is a five-bedroom detached house in Furzehill, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 4HB). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil.
At 286 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,124,000 is 32.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £850,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
The Oaks's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Willow: Fell.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P/TRC/2022/02463
- Sept 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Oak: Reduce growth away from building to give 2m clearance from structure (annotated in photograph).
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/20/1287/TTPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Oaks valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 5 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2019Most recent
£850,000
+25.0%over 5 years2 September 2014
£680,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in BH21 4HB: £416,250 (2022–1996).
Nearby sales in BH21 4HB
Everything we know about The Oaks, 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 Smugglers Lane homes
On price per m², The Oaks runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,972
Street avg £4,365
Floor Area
286 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Stocks Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB