13 Ashmore Close, Blandford Forum, DT11 7UH

13 Ashmore Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Blandford Forum (DT11 7UH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £257,000 in October 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.