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About Kitford Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Kitford Cottage is a detached house in Ibberton, Blandford Forum, Blandford Forum (DT11 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£677/sq ft) was about 173.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £1,400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Kitford Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Kitford Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2022)
£1,400,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Leigh homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Kitford Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Blandford Forum district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT11 0EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 4 points of interest in total.
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