The Thatched Cottage, Partway Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DP

The Thatched Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2DP). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on bottled lpg.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in January 2004. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 38% above the 2004 sale price.