Petersham Cottage, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DE

Petersham Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £192,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 16.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 59.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.