1 Old Down Cottages, Horton, Wimborne, BH21 7HL
About 1 Old Down Cottages
1 Old Down Cottages is a semi-detached house in Horton, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 7HL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A an annexe application was refused at 1 Old Down Cottages in 2021.
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a side and rear single storey extension, to form additional habitable accommodation (to confirm materials).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2023/01943
- Mar 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolish existing garage and erect a side and rear single storey extension to form additional habitable accommodation.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2022/06713
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Sales history & valuation
1 Old Down Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£421,000
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 1 sales in BH21 7HL: £315,000 (2006–2006).
Nearby sales in BH21 7HL
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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
Versus the street
1 Old Down Cottages is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.2 km
Horton Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.9 km
Wimborne St Giles Church of England First School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB