What type of property is Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH last sold for £262,000 in September 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH have?

The current EPC rating for Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (1,098 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DT10 1DH. Source: EPC Register.

How is Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH heated?

The latest EPC at Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH is in council tax band E.

Where is Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH located?

Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH sits in Sturminster Newton. It falls within the DT10 postcode district in Dorset.

What is crime like near Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

Police records around Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

The closest primary school to Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH is William Barnes Primary School (186m). The closest secondary is Sturminster Newton High School (1.1km).

How well connected is Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH?

The closest bus stop to Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, DT10 1DH is Minster House, 134m away. In total there are 25 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

102 m²

1098 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Honeysuckle Cottage

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

Honeysuckle Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Sturminster Newton (DT10 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 35.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2020 for £262,000.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Honeysuckle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2019

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2019from Jan 2010

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof Insulation

PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Honeysuckle Cottage, Church Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Honeysuckle Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£262,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 September 2020Most recent
£262,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 1DH: £325,000 (2021–2020).

Nearby sales in DT10 1DH

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Honeysuckle Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,569

Street avg £2,463

On par

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.1 km

Minster House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

William Barnes Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT10 1DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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