1 Alder Road, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AB

1 Alder Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £252,500 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.