Honeysuckle Cottage, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
About Honeysuckle Cottage
Honeysuckle Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rixon, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 745 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 69 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £260,000 is 26.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Honeysuckle 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Honeysuckle Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 19 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2014Most recent
£205,000
+15.2%over 3 years14 September 2011
£178,000
+7.9%over 5 years10 August 2006
£165,000
+93.0%over 6 years15 June 2000
£85,500
+59.8%over 4 years29 June 1995
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1BQ: £360,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DT10 1BQ
Hollyhocks, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
Sold Mar 2025
£244,000Pink Cottage, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
Sold Aug 2024
£293,500Barnside, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
Sold Jul 2024
£375,000Shamrock, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
Sold Mar 2024
£390,000Jasmine Cottage, Rixon, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1BQ
Sold Sept 2023
£360,000
Everything we know about Honeysuckle 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 the street
On floor area, Honeysuckle Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,960
Street avg £2,505
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
0.0 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB