45 Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
About 45 Bridge Street
45 Bridge Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 109 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (140 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 sits 50.4% above the 2013 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
45 Bridge Street 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 45 Bridge Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 - Corkscrew Willow - Reduce by 2-2.5m in height to stop it encroaching on the neighbouring property.
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2020/1157/CATREE
- Oct 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T2 - Willow - Reduce by 2m in height and prune sides by 0.5m to leave a balanced shape
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2017/1416/CATREE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 45 Bridge Street
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
45 Bridge Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2013Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1BZ: £460,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in DT10 1BZ
Beech House, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Sold Jan 2025
£1,650,000The Old Clock Shop, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Sold Mar 2021
£250,000New House, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Sold May 2018
£415,000Three Gables, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Sold Jan 2018
£460,00051 Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ
Sold Nov 2017
£471,500
Everything we know about 45 Bridge Street, 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 Bridge Street homes
On epc rating, 45 Bridge Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,569
Street avg £2,137
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 179 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
0.1 km
Minster House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB