Cranborne Lodge, Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
About Cranborne Lodge
Cranborne Lodge is a detached house in Cranborne, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 1022 m² (around 11001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 1022 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cranborne Lodge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2025Change Of UseHeritageIn report
Change of use of Cranborne Lodge from a single C3 dwellinghouse and restaurant (with bar and ancillary staff flat) to a C1 hotel and the retention of 11 fire doors.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- P/LBC/2025/06573
- Nov 2025Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of Cranborne Lodge from a single C3 dwellinghouse and restaurant (with bar and ancillary staff flat) to a C1 hotel.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- P/FUL/2025/06554
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cranborne Lodge
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
Cranborne Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,032,000
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 5PZ: £285,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in BH21 5PZ
37 Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
Sold May 2024
£225,00015 Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
Sold Jul 2022
£310,00016 Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
Sold Jan 2021
£388,00012 Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
Sold Dec 2004
£250,00016a, Castle Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5PZ
Sold Jul 2003
£225,000
Everything we know about Cranborne Lodge, 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 Castle Street homes
Cranborne Lodge outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
21 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
1022 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
77.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
16 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
The Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Cranborne Church of England First School. 3 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
45.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB