Beech House, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BZ

Beech House is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 566 m² (around 6092 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.

At 566 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £1,650,000 — fresh data. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 57.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.