4 Gartells, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AS

4 Gartells is a three-bedroom detached house in Kingston, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2AS). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 58.1% above the 2010 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.