Foxglove Cottage, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
About Foxglove Cottage
Foxglove Cottage is a semi-detached house in Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 107 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Foxglove Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Foxglove Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£363,000
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 2JA: £480,000 (2023–2012).
Nearby sales in DT10 2JA
Stayners Farm, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
Sold Aug 2023
£1,185,000Coate Cottage, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
Sold Mar 2021
£415,500The Old School, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
Sold Oct 2019
£480,000Briary, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
Sold Apr 2014
£287,000Amity, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA
Sold Sept 2010
£442,500
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Versus the street
Foxglove Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.4 km
The Deer Park Inn — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB