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

3 Bridge Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bridge, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 258.8% above the 2001 sale of £75,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm.