Gardens Cottage, Butts Close, Wimborne St Giles, Wimborne, BH21 5NB
About Gardens Cottage
Gardens Cottage is a detached house in Wimborne St. Giles, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 5NB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 83 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Gardens Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gardens Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gardens 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
Gardens Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£394,000
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.
Everything we know about Gardens 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 Butts Close homes
Gardens Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
St. Giles Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB