Elder Cottage, Templecombe
Elder Cottage, Templecombe
Description & Estimates
Elder Cottage, Templecombe is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 839 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 69.8 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Elder Cottage, Templecombe is £191,768 and its rental estimate is £955 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Throop Road, Templecombe, BA8 falls within the BA8 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Elder Cottage, Templecombe has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in April 2019 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 Elder Cottage, Templecombe, we estimate a market value of £201,356 and a rental value of £1,003 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £178,344 and £888 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Elder Cottage, Templecombe has seen its estimated sale value decline by £3,993 (2.1%) and its estimated rental value climb by £40 per month (4.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Elder Cottage, Templecombe as measuring 70 m2.
That makes it the 22nd largest plot in the postcode, where 23 of the 36 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Elder Cottage, Templecombe has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 12 Dec 2018.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters, Room heaters, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Elder Cottage, Templecombe completed on 17th April 2019 at £162,500 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 56.3% over the period since April 2019.
- Sold Apr 2019£162,500
- Sold Jan 2004£114,700
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Elder Cottage, Templecombe have sold within a radius of 3.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st March 2025, was Maytree Cottage, Throop Road, Templecombe, BA8 0HR, a freehold house which sold for £175,000.
Read more about house prices in BA8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 36 addresses on Throop Road, Templecombe, BA8, Elder Cottage, Templecombe comes out as the 31st largest and the 32nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £180k less expensive than the average property across the BA8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mAbbas and Templecombe Church School
- 2.0kmHorsington Church School
- 3.0kmSt Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge
- 5.8kmKing Arthur's School
- 8.8kmThe Gryphon School
- 10.7kmGillingham School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Elder Cottage, Templecombe, the nearest station is Templecombe, 500 metres away.
- 500mTemplecombe
- 9.8kmSherborne
- 10.3kmGillingham (Dorset)
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.
