Laurel Cottage, Dorchester
Laurel Cottage, Dorchester
Description & Estimates
Laurel Cottage, Dorchester appears in the public record as a freehold house.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be an early-century house with 1,522 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of Laurel Cottage, Dorchester is £454,462 and its rental estimate is £1,782 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Askerswell, Dorchester, DT2 falls within the DT2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Laurel Cottage, Dorchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2025 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium 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 Laurel Cottage, Dorchester, we estimate a market value of £477,185 and a rental value of £1,871 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £422,650 and £1,657 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Laurel Cottage, Dorchester has seen its estimated sale value decline by £11,176 (2.5%) and its estimated rental value climb by £45 per month (2.5%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Laurel Cottage, Dorchester completed on 31st July 2025 at £640,000 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 5.0% over the period since July 2025.
- Sold Jul 2025£640,000
- Sold Sep 2005£350,000
- Sold Sep 1998£205,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Laurel Cottage, Dorchester have sold within a radius of 5.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st May 2024, was Innisfree, Dorchester, DT2 9EW, a freehold house which sold for £625,000.
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 79 addresses on Askerswell, Dorchester, DT2, Laurel Cottage, Dorchester comes out as the 36th largest and the 50th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £37k more expensive than the average property across the DT2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 3.4kmThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
- 3.5kmPowerstock Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- 3.8kmLoders CofE Primary Academy
- 5.8kmThe Sir John Colfox Academy
- 10.3kmBeaminster School
- 15.3kmThe Thomas Hardye School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Laurel Cottage, Dorchester, the nearest station is Maiden Newton, 8.6 kilometres away.
- 8.6kmMaiden Newton
- 16.1kmDorchester West
- 16.1kmChetnole
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
