Lindens Cottage, The Row, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AU

Lindens Cottage is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1AU). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (February 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in July 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 39.7% above the 2016 sale price.