Cypress Cottage, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
About Cypress Cottage
Cypress Cottage is a semi-detached house in Kingston, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £421,000 is 25.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 35.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. At 99 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Cypress Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cypress Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Cypress Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 16 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
30 June 2015Most recent
£335,000
+211.6%over 16 years18 January 1999
£107,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2AR: £698,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in DT10 2AR
Kingston Cross Cottage, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Aug 2024
£370,000Bulbarrow House, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Oct 2023
£980,000Digley House, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Dec 2022
£698,000Kingston Farm, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Apr 2022
£870,000Grenestede, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AR
Sold Sept 2019
£740,000
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Versus the street
On floor area, Cypress Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,384
Street avg £3,087
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
0.4 km
Wheat Close — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School. 1 school 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
43.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB