Loders Cottage, Gaunts, Wimborne, BH21 4JJ
About Loders Cottage
Loders Cottage is a detached house in Gaunts, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Loders Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Loders Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Loders Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£513,000
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 4JJ: £407,000 (2012–2002).
Everything we know about Loders 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 the street
EPC Rating for Loders Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 199 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.8 km
St James First School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
St James Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB