Briar Cottage, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JJ
About Briar Cottage
Briar Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 72 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Briar Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Briar Cottage
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
Briar Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1JJ: £417,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DT10 1JJ
Wyn George Cottage, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JJ
Sold Jun 2024
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Sold Mar 2022
£526,000Lovells Court, The Paddock, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JJ
Sold Nov 2021
£750,000Bakery House, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JJ
Sold Mar 2021
£417,5001 Blackmore Vale Cottages, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1JJ
Sold Jan 2021
£380,000
Everything we know about Briar Cottage, 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 Burton Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Briar Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Pilwell — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB