Rosemary Cottage, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
About Rosemary Cottage
Rosemary Cottage is a semi-detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rosemary Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erect single storey and two storey extension and form dormer window
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2008/0598
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erect single storey and two storey extension
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2006/0805
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rosemary Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rosemary Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
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 5 sales in DT10 1BE: £215,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in DT10 1BE
The Cottage, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
Sold Oct 2023
£215,0004 Pond Cottages, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
Sold Nov 2022
£251,000Tulip Cottage, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
Sold Nov 2022
£187,500Kenmore, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
Sold Aug 2021
£250,0005 Pond Cottages, Butts Pond, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BE
Sold Jul 2021
£210,000
Everything we know about Rosemary Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Butts Pond homes
EPC Rating for Rosemary Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB