Goughs Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU

Goughs Cottage is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £286,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 55.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.