Lester House, Ballyhandy, 7 Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AP

Lester House is an end-of-terrace house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 23 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Lester House (23–43 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 74). The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (42 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £185,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.