3 Matterly Cottages, Horton, Wimborne, BH21 7HN

3 Matterly Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Horton, Wimborne, Wimborne (BH21 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a conservatory and outbuildings.

It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 52.9% above the 2007 sale of £479,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 47.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.