Pellys Barn, Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
About Pellys Barn
Pellys Barn is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 36 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. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 is 10.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 99.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £587,500 in January 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Pellys Barn sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Pellys Barn is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Prunus - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 3m. T2 - Cherry - Reduce height by 1m and lateral spread by 1.5m T3 - Silver Birch - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 3m. T4 - Pear - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 2.5m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/00189
- Feb 2018Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Birch - Reduce by 2m to above previous points. This is an overall crown reduction T2 - Maple - Reduce by 3m to previous points. This is an overall crown reduction T3- Pear - Reduce by 0.5m This is an overall crown reduction T4 - Cypress - Reduce in height by 1m T5 - Rowan - Reduce by 0.5m. This is an overall crown reduction T6 - Plum - Crown thin by 20% and reduce by 1-2m. This is an overall crown reduction.
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/0096/CATREE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Pellys Barn was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£587,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 January 2023Most recent
£587,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1BN: £235,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DT10 1BN
34 Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
Sold Oct 2025
£235,00022 Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
Sold May 2025
£235,00015 Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
Sold Dec 2024
£230,00038 Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
Sold May 2024
£250,00043 Barnes Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BN
Sold Nov 2023
£250,000
Everything we know about Pellys Barn, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Barnes Close homes
On epc rating, Pellys Barn runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,519
Street avg £2,779
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB