Broad Oak Cottage, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
About Broad Oak Cottage
Broad Oak Cottage is a detached house in Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 30% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at Broad Oak Cottage.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erect extensions and replacement roof to outbuilding to form a single storey extension to dwelling.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- P/HOU/2021/03847
- Apr 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Erect a two storey extension (amended scheme to Planning Permission 2/2008/0778).
- Council
- North Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2/2011/0219/PLNG
What's in Broad Oak Cottage, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Broad Oak Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 20 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2016Most recent
£420,000
+483.3%over 20 years27 August 1996
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2HD: £375,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in DT10 2HD
Trenwyn, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
Sold Feb 2021
£327,000Pathways, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
Sold Jun 2020
£440,000Strouds, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
Sold Jan 2020
£375,000Clematis Cottage, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
Sold May 2019
£260,000Gale Hill, Broad Oak, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2HD
Sold Oct 2017
£489,950
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Versus the street
On floor area, Broad Oak Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.7 km
The Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB