What kind of home is The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA?

The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA is a semi-detached house.

What did The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA sell for?

The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA last sold for £725,000 in December 1997, around 28 years ago. Before that, it sold for £600,000 in February 1995, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 1995 and December 1997, The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA rose from £600,000 to £725,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA have?

The current EPC rating for The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA?

The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,054 sq ft). That makes it about 38% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DT10 2JA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA use?

The latest EPC at The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA in?

The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA sits in Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton. It falls within the DT10 postcode district in Dorset.

What is crime like near The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA?

Police records around The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA 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.

What is the nearest station to The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA?

The closest bus stop to The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, DT10 2JA is The Deer Park Inn, 374m away.

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The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

98 m²

1054 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Old Rectory

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

The Old Rectory is a semi-detached house in Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, Sturminster Newton (DT10 2JA). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1054 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 1997, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,598,000 sits 120.4% above the 1997 sale of £725,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Old Rectory'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 25 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Rectory, Stable Cottage, Lydlinch, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Rectory has no planning applications on record.

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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 Old Rectory valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,598,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this

Last sold (1997)

£725,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

20 December 1997Most recent
£725,000
+20.8%over 2 years
28 February 1995
£600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT10 2JA: £480,000 (2023–2012).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Old Rectory runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

50 (E)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT10 2JA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT10 2JA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

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