2 Bridge Cottages, Bridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BS

2 Bridge Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bridge, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 5 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (135 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £254,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 301.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.