2a, The Parade, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BA

2a is a three-bedroom detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 83 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 71).

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in June 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 sits 315.4% above the 1998 sale of £45,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£51/sq ft) was about 70.1% below the postcode norm.