4 Shortedge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AD

4 Shortedge is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 68.9% above the 2015 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.