Metfield, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
About Metfield
Metfield is a detached house in Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2DS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in March 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 501.4% above the 1996 sale of £73,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 74.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Metfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Metfield has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Metfield was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 1996Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2DS: £490,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in DT10 2DS
Greenfields, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
Sold Oct 2023
£617,500Melbury, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
Sold Oct 2022
£385,000Rawlsbury Court, The Coach House, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
Sold Jan 2021
£630,000Rawlsbury Court, Coombe Barn, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
Sold Oct 2020
£475,000Laurel Cottage, Churchfoot Lane, Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2DS
Sold Feb 2020
£490,000
Everything we know about Metfield, in one report
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Versus other Churchfoot Lane homes
On price per m², Metfield runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£593
Street avg £2,955
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Old Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB