14 Wheat Close, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2EP

14 Wheat Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Kingston, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2EP). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 39.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 16.7% below the postcode norm. 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).