The Sextons Cottage, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
About The Sextons Cottage
The Sextons Cottage is a detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Sextons Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Sextons Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Sextons Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£215,000
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 1DF: £325,000 (2021–2011).
Nearby sales in DT10 1DF
The Old Dairy House, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
Sold Jun 2021
£798,000Tanyard Paddock, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
Sold May 2020
£400,000Orcadia Cottage, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
Sold Jul 2014
£183,000Carrann Cottage, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
Sold Jun 2011
£297,000Meadowside, Penny Street, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DF
Sold Jul 2010
£247,500
Everything we know about The Sextons 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 Penny Street homes
The Sextons Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.3 km
Car Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
William Barnes Primary 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
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB