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Before You View	Birch House Open Aveno dossier →Luxury & Prestige ↗
Asking / guide price	Birch House£3,950,000Agent / publisher claim · observed 29 Oct 2026Luxury & Prestige ↗
Location & character	Birch HouseWilderton Road, Branksome Park, Dorset Traditional luxury residence with extensive entertaining and ancillary accommodation Published description
Bedrooms & bathrooms	Birch House5 bedrooms 5 bathrooms Agent / publisher claim; layout needs checking.
Floor area & its limits	Birch HouseApprox. 5,822 sq ftPublished measurement; not independently measured. Measurement qualifications The linked brochure gives approximate gross internal areas of 2,496 sq ft ground floor, 1,963 first floor and 1,363 second floor: 5,822 sq ft for the house, plus 1,014 sq ft outbuilding, totalling 6,836 sq ft. Condition, approvals, lawful ancillary use and signed independent component measurement.
Land, gardens & accommodation	Birch House The linked brochure gives approximate gross internal areas of 2,496 sq ft ground floor, 1,963 first floor and 1,363 second floor: 5,822 sq ft for the house, plus 1,014 sq ft outbuilding, totalling 6,836 sq ft. The publisher describes four main-house bedroom suites, a separate guest suite above the garage, a gym, outdoor pool and upper-floor entertaining accommodation. Agent / publisher claims. Unrecorded amenities and land extent remain unknown.
Energy & completion	Birch House Energy performance unknown; request the current EPC. Advertised performance does not establish measured use. Needs checking: Actual operating costs, current direct EPC and condition-adjusted completed-sale comparables.
Status & asking-price history	Birch HouseFor saleObserved 29 Oct 2026 Checking saved history… Open Time Machine →
Recorded transaction (separate)	Birch House Unknown: no matched prior transaction is connected to this record.
Important missing information	Birch House Official title/UPRN and independently reconciled property coordinate or boundary. Condition, approvals, lawful ancillary use and signed independent component measurement. Actual operating costs, current direct EPC and condition-adjusted completed-sale comparables. Independent film playback was unavailable; the current official listing-to-film identity bridge is verified and no broken, removed or mismatched evidence was found. Missing evidence is not a negative finding.

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Birch House

Pool or spa

Publisher evidenceThe publisher describes four main-house bedroom suites, a separate guest suite above the garage, a gym, outdoor pool and upper-floor entertaining accommodation.

Practical questionWhat servicing, water treatment, plant replacement and winterisation does the pool or spa require, and can you provide service records?

Additional accommodation

Publisher evidenceThe linked brochure gives approximate gross internal areas of 2,496 sq ft ground floor, 1,963 first floor and 1,363 second floor: 5,822 sq ft for the house, plus 1,014 sq ft outbuilding, totalling 6,836 sq ft.

Practical questionWhich accommodation is approved for its advertised use, and are access, services and heating independent?

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What servicing, water treatment, plant replacement and winterisation does the pool or spa require, and can you provide service records?
Which accommodation is approved for its advertised use, and are access, services and heating independent?
What evidence can you provide before a viewing to resolve: Official title/UPRN and independently reconciled property coordinate or boundary?
For Birch House's advertised 5 bedrooms, which share a level with a bathroom and living space, and what steps are on the route from parking?

Occasional occupation: ask who checks this property while empty and what its services and insurance require.

Source evidence and qualifications

Agent / publisher claimCurrent guide

£3,950,000 — original instruction

Observed 2026-10-29

market · birch-original-2026-10-29 ↗

Agent / publisher claimMain-house GIA

5,822 sq ft; outbuilding 1,014 sq ft; total 6,836 sq ft, all approximate publisher areas

Observed 2026-10-29

market · birch-brochure-2026-10-29 ↗

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