Willow Tree Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
About Willow Tree Cottage
Willow Tree Cottage is a detached house in Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 142 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (179 m² median across 4 EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £550,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Willow Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Willow Tree Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2019ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erect single storey extension.
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/1774/HOUSE
- Nov 2018ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey extension to rear of property.
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2018/1411/CPL
What's in Willow Tree Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Willow Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£542,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 26 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2023Most recent
£550,000
+74.6%over 8 years8 July 2014
£315,000
+28.6%over 9 years9 December 2004
£245,000
+8.9%over 10 months26 January 2004
£225,000
+155.7%over 6 years29 April 1997
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2BX: £557,258 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in DT10 2BX
Bryanston Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
Sold Nov 2024
£490,000Blackthorn Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
Sold Jan 2023
£557,258Woodlands Farm, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
Sold Nov 2022
£1,800,000Orchard Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
Sold Jun 2021
£695,000May Cottage, Fiddleford, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BX
Sold Sept 2015
£338,500
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Versus the street
Willow Tree Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 175 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 12.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Fiddleford Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
William Barnes Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB