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Hill Cottage, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Hill Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Hill Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rixon, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £250,000 sits 68.9% above the 2014 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in July 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 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 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Hill Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Dec 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Hill Cottage, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Hill Cottage has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2001
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey

    Erect first floor extension

    Council
    North Dorset
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2/2001/0478
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Hill Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£148,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 July 2014Most recent

    £148,000

    -12.9%over 9 years

  2. 9 June 2005

    £169,950

    +324.9%over 5 years

  3. 23 March 2000

    £40,000

  4. 30 March 1999

    £40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1BQ: £360,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Hill Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,574

Street avg £2,703

Strongly below

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 120 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Above
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Sturminster Newton district page.
Full Sturminster Newton report

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

0.0 km

Friars Moor — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Sturminster Newton High School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT10 1BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DT10 1BQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DT10 1BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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