Buck Cottage, Dorchester
Buck Cottage, Dorchester
Description & Estimates
Buck Cottage, Dorchester is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,883 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 4,895 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Buck Cottage, Dorchester is £851,624 and its rental estimate is £2,131 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Hermitage, Dorchester, DT2 falls within the DT2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Buck Cottage, Dorchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in March 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2021.
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 Buck Cottage, Dorchester, we estimate a market value of £894,205 and a rental value of £2,238 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £792,010 and £1,982 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Buck Cottage, Dorchester has seen its estimated sale value move down by £20,943 (2.5%) and its estimated rental value increase by £53 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Buck Cottage, Dorchester as measuring 4,895 m2.
That makes it the 7th largest plot in the postcode, where 24 of the 42 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Buck Cottage, Dorchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 23 Sep 2021.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Buck Cottage, Dorchester completed on 30th March 2022 at £825,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 10.4% over the period since March 2022.
- Sold Mar 2022£825,000
- Sold May 2000£267,500
- Sold Sep 1996£160,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Buck Cottage, Dorchester have sold within a radius of 6.3 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 2nd October 2025, was Sunnyside Farm, Sherborne, DT9 6HA, a freehold house which sold for £910,000.
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 42 addresses on Hermitage, Dorchester, DT2, Buck Cottage, Dorchester comes out as the 21st largest and the 6th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £434k more expensive than the average property across the DT2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 4.7kmBuckland Newton Church of England Primary School
- 6.0kmCerne Abbas CofE VC First School
- 6.9kmSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School
- 10.8kmThe Gryphon School
- 13.6kmBuckler's Mead School
- 14.3kmWestfield Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From Buck Cottage, Dorchester, the nearest station is Chetnole, 5.2 kilometres away.
- 5.2kmChetnole
- 6.4kmYetminster
- 7.9kmThornford
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.
