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Lower Fifehead Farm, Little Brook, Fifehead St Quintin, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AP

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
165 m²
1776 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Lower Fifehead Farm

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

Lower Fifehead Farm is a detached house in Fifehead St. Quintin, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since February 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 1290% above the 1995 sale of £40,000. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2010. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Lower Fifehead Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Fifehead Farm, Little Brook, Fifehead St Quintin, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Dec 2010
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Erect a block of 3 stables (demolish existing stables)

    Council
    North Dorset
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2/2010/1093/PLNG
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What's in Lower Fifehead Farm, Little Brook, Fifehead St Quintin, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AP's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

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 Lower Fifehead Farm was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Lower Fifehead Farm outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 35 (F)

Strongly above

Floor Area

165 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 10.2 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
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.

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

1.4 km

Woodrow House — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

Hazelbury Bryan Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT10 2AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DT10 2AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DT10 2AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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