Parr Cottage, Bat Alley, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NX
About Parr Cottage
Parr Cottage is a detached house in Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1NX). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 183% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £615,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Parr Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Parr Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Latest sale on Parr Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£653,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 March 2022Most recent
£615,000
+79.3%over 18 years26 June 2003
£343,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1NX: £305,000 (2021–1999).
Nearby sales in DT10 1NX
1 Bat Alley, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NX
Sold Aug 2021
£305,000Bay Tree Cottage, Bat Alley, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NX
Sold Jan 2017
£477,500Yew Tree Cottage, Bat Alley, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NX
Sold Mar 2002
£228,000Hatchers Cottage, Bat Alley, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1NX
Sold Jul 1996
£89,500
Everything we know about Parr 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 Bat Alley homes
Price per m² for Parr Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,041
Street avg £1,838
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.3 km
Husseys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 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
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB