Bulbarrow House, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
About Bulbarrow House
Bulbarrow House is a detached house in Kingston, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2023 at £980,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bulbarrow House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bulbarrow House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2011ConservatoryOutlineIn report
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed development of a conservatory.
- Council
- North Dorset
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2010/1334/PLNG
What's in Bulbarrow House, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bulbarrow House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,047,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 21 years.
£980,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
31 October 2023Most recent
£980,000
+69.0%over 18 years9 November 2004
£580,000
+87.1%over 2 years14 July 2002
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2AR: £698,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DT10 2AR
Kingston Cross Cottage, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Aug 2024
£370,000Digley House, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Dec 2022
£698,000Kingston Farm, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Apr 2022
£870,000Grenestede, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Sept 2019
£740,000Tower View Farm, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Aug 2019
£865,000
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Versus the street
On price per m², Bulbarrow House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,356
Street avg £2,892
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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
0.4 km
Wheat Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB