Hermits Cottage, Dorchester

Last updated June 2026

Last updated June 2026

Description & Estimates

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We do not yet hold enough data on Hermits Cottage, Dorchester to publish accurate value estimates.

Sales and lets nearby suggest a likely sale value of £340k to £478k, with the monthly rental value between £1.4k and £1.5k.

Duntish, Dorchester, DT2 lies within the DT2 postal district.

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Estimated Sales Value

£340k - £478k

Estimated Rental Value

£1.4k - £1.5k pcm

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Hermits Cottage, Dorchester has no recent¹ records in either the Land Registry or EPC database.

The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.

1Sales dated prior to 2007 are shown, but are not used in our calculations.

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Recent Market Change

Across the last 12 months, sale values in this area have decreased by 1.4% while rental values have increased by 3.8%.

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Sold Prices

Hermits Cottage, Dorchester last changed hands on 14th July 2004, selling for £210,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

That is its only recorded sale since 1995.

Sold Jul 2004£210,000

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Source: HM Land Registry (May 2026

Properties Sold Nearby

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 3 sales within 6.2 kilometres of Hermits Cottage, Dorchester across the last 2 years.

Most recently, The Old Stables, Duntish Cross, Dorchester, DT2 7DT, a freehold house, sold at £677,500 on the 5th September 2018.

Schools Nearby

Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School is the closest primary school to Hermits Cottage, Dorchester at 1.2 kilometres away.

1.2
km
Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School
6.0
km
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School
6.0
km
Hazelbury Bryan Primary School

Sturminster Newton High School is the closest secondary school at 12.6 kilometres.

12.6
km
Sturminster Newton High School
12.7
km
The Gryphon School
15.5
km
Dorset Studio School

Schools and house prices

Source: Ofsted 2026

Public Transport Nearby

Chetnole station is the nearest stop to Hermits Cottage, Dorchester at 9.8 kilometres away.

9.8
km
Chetnole
10.6
km
Yetminster
11.2
km
Sherborne

Source: National Rail

Risk of Flooding

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a very low risk of flooding.

Very low floodriskin this area

Local Flood RiskVery low

Source: Environment Agency (2024)

Home Ownership Nearby

The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.

In the area around Hermits Cottage, Dorchester, 51.0% of property is privately owned outright and 19.0% is privately owned with a mortgage.

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

South West

England & Wales

Owned (Outright)

Owned (Mortgage)

Shared ownership

Rented (Social)

Rented (Private)

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Education Levels in the Area

The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.

In the area around Hermits Cottage, Dorchester, 15.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 37.1% as possessing degree level qualifications.

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

This area

South West

England & Wales

School Students

Students 16+

Degree educated

Other

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Age of Residents

Average age

The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.

In the area around Hermits Cottage, Dorchester, the average age was 47.6 and the most common age was 57.

Within this area

Within South West

England & Wales

Age distribution

The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Number of Second Homes

The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.

In the area around Hermits Cottage, Dorchester, 1.7% of property was a second home.

Comparison figures for South West and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.

1.7%

Within this area

0.8%

Within South West

0.8%

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

Average Cars per Home

The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.

In the area around Hermits Cottage, Dorchester, there are an average of 1.8 cars per household.

See below for how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.

1.8

Within this area

1.4

Within South West

1.2

England & Wales

Source: ONS Census (2021)

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Hermits Cottage, Dorchester

Description & Estimates

Our Data Sources

Recent Market Change

Sold Prices

Properties Sold Nearby

Schools Nearby

Public Transport Nearby

Risk of Flooding

Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home

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Home Ownership Nearby

Education Levels in the Area

Average Age of Residents

Average age

Age distribution

Number of Second Homes

Average Cars per Home