Barges Cottage, Dorchester
Barges Cottage, Dorchester
Description & Estimates
Barges Cottage, Dorchester is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 771 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 357 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Barges Cottage, Dorchester is £470,303 and its rental estimate is £1,424 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2 falls within the DT2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Barges Cottage, Dorchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in January 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Barges Cottage, Dorchester, we estimate a market value of £493,818 and a rental value of £1,495 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £437,382 and £1,324 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Barges Cottage, Dorchester has seen its estimated sale value drop by £6,772 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value rise by £55 per month (3.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Barges Cottage, Dorchester as measuring 357 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 7 of the 13 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Barges Cottage, Dorchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 14 Sep 2011.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Barges Cottage, Dorchester completed on 23rd January 2014 at £345,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 40.4% over the period since January 2014.
- Sold Jan 2014£345,000
- Sold Nov 2011£280,000
- Sold Jul 2000£141,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Barges Cottage, Dorchester have sold within a radius of 6.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th July 2023, was Vale Cottage, Hoopers Lane, Dorchester, DT2 9BE, a freehold house which sold for £275,000.
Read more about house prices in DT2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 102 addresses on Litton Cheney, Dorchester, DT2, Barges Cottage, Dorchester comes out as the 95th largest and the 60th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £53k more expensive than the average property across the DT2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
- 6.6kmWinterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
- 6.6kmBurton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
- 8.9kmThe Sir John Colfox Academy
- 12.6kmThe Thomas Hardye School
- 13.6kmBeaminster School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Barges Cottage, Dorchester, the nearest station is Maiden Newton, 8.7 kilometres away.
- 8.7kmMaiden Newton
- 13.4kmDorchester West
- 13.8kmUpwey
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
