Gaunts Cottage, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
About Gaunts Cottage
Gaunts Cottage is a detached house in Gaunts Common, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 4JN). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £903,000 is 18.8% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gaunts Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2011New BuildFullIn report
Erect house and garage (revision of 3/11/0241)
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 75 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/11/0950/FUL
- Sept 2011AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to planning permission 3/11/0241 to add chimney, amend fenestration and alter internal layout
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 3/11/0862/NMC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gaunts Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£903,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£760,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 July 2017Most recent
£760,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH21 4JN: £677,500 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in BH21 4JN
Dolls Cottage, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Sold Nov 2022
£920,000Brambles, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Sold Jan 2017
£580,000Quornwood, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Sold Oct 2016
£755,000Oak Lodge, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Sold Jul 2015
£677,500High Croft, Gaunts Common, Wimborne, BH21 4JN
Sold Nov 2014
£450,000
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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
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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
St James First School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 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
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB