Pellys, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DE

Pellys is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £830,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.