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4 sales on record
About Spring Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Spring Cottage is a detached house in Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Blandford Forum (DT11 8QY). It has a recorded floor area of 306 m² (around 3294 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £993,000 is 18.6% above the 2015 sale price. At 306 m² the property is well over the postcode median (194 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Spring Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Spring Cottage, The Common, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey extension at Spring Cottage.
- Mar 2000ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey
Erect two storey extension
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Spring Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£993,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2015)
£837,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other The Common homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Spring Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,735
Street avg £3,100
Floor Area
306 m²
Street avg 194 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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
1.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT11 8QY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
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