Pill Box Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
About Pill Box Cottage
Pill Box Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 is 59.6% below the 2021 sale of £393,114, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,107/sq ft) was about 358.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2021 for £393,114. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Pill Box Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£393,114
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 June 2021Most recent
£393,114
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1BU: £190,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DT10 1BU
2 Stour Mews, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold Oct 2025
£287,0003 Stour Mews, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold Dec 2024
£332,500Courtyard Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold Jul 2024
£190,000The Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold Jun 2023
£150,000Goughs Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold May 2021
£286,000
Everything we know about Pill Box Cottage, 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 Goughs Close homes
Price per m² for Pill Box Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,913
Street avg £3,249
Floor Area
33 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.2 km
The Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB