Stourcastle Lodge, Goughs Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BU
About Stourcastle Lodge
Stourcastle Lodge is a semi-detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 440 m² (around 4741 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2008) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from September 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 440 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 13 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 7 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, tree works and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Stourcastle Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Sept 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
Stourcastle Lodge has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Yew - Reduce by 1.5m back to old cut points. T2 - Acer - Reduce by 1.5m back to old cut points. T3 - Cedar - Remove lowest two branches growing into Gingko. T4 - Box Elder - Rduce overhanging branches by 1m.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P/TRC/2024/07091
- Jan 2019PorchHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erect single storey extension to form garden room and porch extension and carry out internal and external alterations associated to this.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/1547/LBC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Stourcastle Lodge
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
Stourcastle Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,056,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 Stourcastle Lodge, 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
On floor area, Stourcastle Lodge stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
440 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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