12a, Rixon Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BS

12a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BS). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 is 49.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 8 EPCs).