Cooks Farm, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG
About Cooks Farm
Cooks Farm is a detached house in Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2SG). It has a recorded floor area of 416 m² (around 4478 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 416 m² the property is well over the postcode median (151 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,395,000 sits 59.4% above the 2019 sale of £875,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2019 for £875,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cooks Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cooks Farm has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2021FullIn report
Continue use of outbuilding which contains an indoor swimming pool to allow continued use for members of the public
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/FUL/2021/03385
- Mar 2005New BuildOutlineIn report
Reserved matters application to determine siting, design and access for 1 no. agricultural workers dwelling with attached double garage
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2005/0047
What's in Cooks Farm, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cooks Farm was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£875,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2019Most recent
£875,000
+9.4%over 12 years1 February 2007
£800,000
+128.6%over 7 years21 September 1999
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2SG: £415,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in DT10 2SG
1 Cottonmead Cottages, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG
Sold Jan 2022
£470,0002 Cottonmead Cottages, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG
Sold Sept 2016
£436,000Cooks Farm Bungalow, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG
Sold Jul 2010
£250,000Spire Hill Farm, Thornhill, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2SG
Sold Dec 1998
£200,000
Everything we know about Cooks Farm, in one report
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Versus other Thornhill homes
On floor area, Cooks Farm stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,103
Street avg £3,108
Floor Area
416 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
2.0 km
The Deer Park Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Stalbridge Church of England 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
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB