Stourbend House, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU

Stourbend House is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 352 m² (around 3789 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 352 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £958,000 is 19.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 16.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.