8 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
About 8 Water Street
8 Water Street is a detached house in Cranborne, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 5QB). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 8 Water Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Water Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Water Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Beech (located 8 Water Street): Remove southernmost limb over outbuilding. T2 Cherry (located 12 Water Street): Remove. T3 Willow (located 12 Water Street): Remove. T4 Sycamore (located 8 Water Street): Fell. T5 Sycamore (located 12 Water Street): Fell. T6 Sycamore (located 12 Water Street): Fell.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P/TRC/2024/00321
- May 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Cupressus Macrocarpa: Fell.
- Council
- East Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 3/21/0741/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Water Street
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
8 Water Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£593,000
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 5QB: £265,000 (2024–2004).
Nearby sales in BH21 5QB
17 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
Sold May 2024
£585,00019 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
Sold May 2012
£265,0005 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
Sold Oct 2010
£350,00029 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
Sold Mar 2007
£85,00023 Water Street, Cranborne, Wimborne, BH21 5QB
Sold Apr 2004
£247,500
Everything we know about 8 Water Street, 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 Water Street homes
8 Water Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Crane Street Fire Station — 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
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB