12 White Horse Mews, Dorchester Road, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BG

12 White Horse Mews is a one-bedroom detached house in Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–88 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 250.4% above the 1997 sale of £32,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.