October House, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
About October House
October House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1PN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £355,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
October House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
October House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2013ConservatoryFullIn report
Erect conservatory.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2013/0448/PLNG
- Apr 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erect two storey and single storey rear extensions
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2005/0254
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at October House
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 18 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 January 2021Most recent
£355,000
+18.3%over 10 years18 July 2010
£300,000
+62.2%over 7 years29 August 2002
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1PN: £485,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in DT10 1PN
Rose Cottage, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
Sold Jul 2023
£310,000Criden House, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
Sold Sept 2022
£740,000Settlands, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
Sold Nov 2021
£485,000Tackers End, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
Sold Aug 2019
£320,000Ash House, Sackmore Lane, Marnhull, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1PN
Sold Aug 2019
£600,000
Everything we know about October House, 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 Sackmore Lane homes
CO₂ Emissions for October House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,480
Street avg £3,062
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 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
0.6 km
Finger Corner — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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