What kind of home is 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU?

8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What did 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU sell for?

8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU last sold for £138,000 in December 2015, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £100,000 in March 2004. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 2004 and December 2015, 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU rose from £100,000 to £138,000, a change of £38,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in September 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU?

8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (693 sq ft), around 64 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DT10 1LU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU use?

The latest EPC at 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU?

8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU in?

8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU sits in Sturminster Newton. It falls within the DT10 postcode district in Dorset.

Is 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU?

The closest primary school to 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU is William Barnes Primary School (794m). The closest secondary is Sturminster Newton High School (797m).

How well connected is 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU?

The closest bus stop to 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, DT10 1LU is Friars Moor, 42m away. In total there are 28 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1LU

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

64 m²

693 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 Abbeyfield Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Abbeyfield Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1LU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 693 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015). Across 2004–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 31.2% above the 2015 sale price.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Abbeyfield Mews sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Abbeyfield Mews, Friars Moor, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Abbeyfield Mews has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Abbeyfield Mews was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£138,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

16 December 2015Most recent
£138,000
+11.3%over 9 years
6 July 2006
£124,000
+24.0%over 2 years
5 March 2004
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1LU: £250,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DT10 1LU

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On the street

Versus other Friars Moor homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 8 Abbeyfield Mews lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,142

Street avg £2,494

Strongly below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sturminster Newton district page.

Full Sturminster Newton report

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

0.0 km

Friars Moor — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT10 1LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT10 1LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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