Bees Cottage, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PH
About Bees Cottage
Bees Cottage is a detached house in Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1PH). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2320 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (142 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £683,000 sits 70.8% above the 2012 sale of £400,000. 14 years since the last transfer (October 2012).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bees Cottage 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bees Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bees Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2012Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1PH: £345,000 (2021–2005).
Nearby sales in DT10 1PH
Annes Cottage, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PH
Sold Sept 2021
£387,300The Stables, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PH
Sold Sept 2015
£340,000Clock Cottage, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PH
Sold Mar 2015
£405,000Moonfleet, Burton Street, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PH
Sold Mar 2010
£323,000
Everything we know about Bees 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
On epc rating, Bees Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,856
Street avg £2,243
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 8.8 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
0.8 km
Pilwell — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB