16 Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
About 16 Church Lane
16 Church Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1520 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 141 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 40.5% above the 2010 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
16 Church Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace former single glazed crittal window with a new timber framed double glazed window.
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- P/LBC/2023/01408
- Apr 2006RenovationHeritageIn report
Carry out internal alterations
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/9034
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Church Lane
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
16 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 5 years.
£302,500
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2010Most recent
£302,500
+10.0%over 5 years22 September 2004
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1DH: £315,000 (2021–2020).
Nearby sales in DT10 1DH
Overton Cottage, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
Sold Jun 2021
£325,000Greenwood House, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
Sold Apr 2021
£675,000Time Cottage, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
Sold Jan 2021
£137,500Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
Sold Sept 2020
£262,000School House, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH
Sold Jan 2020
£540,000
Everything we know about 16 Church Lane, 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 Church Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for 16 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,142
Street avg £2,510
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 134 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB