Bennetts Cottage, Bridge Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AP
About Bennetts Cottage
Bennetts Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 42 m² the property is well over the postcode median (23 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bennetts Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Bennetts Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in DT10 1AP: £110,000 (2023–2019).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Minster House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB