The Old Post Office, Flat, Marnhull Road, Hinton St Mary, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NG

The Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Hinton St. Mary, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1NG). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (May 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 is 16.3% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 52.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.