Laurel Cottage, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS

Laurel Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 22.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 26.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £490,000.