15 Melway Gardens, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8EP

15 Melway Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Blandford Forum (DT11 8EP). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £397,000 sits 111.2% above the 2003 sale of £188,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 46% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.