Post Office Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
About Post Office Cottage
Post Office Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 910 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (August 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 139.1% above the 2010 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
Post Office Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Post Office Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Post Office Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2010Most recent
£92,000
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
£150,000Pill Box Cottage, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
Sold Jun 2021
£393,114
Everything we know about Post Office 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 Post Office Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,089
Street avg £4,082
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.2 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