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According to the public record, Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester is a period house with 1,076 ft2 of internal area.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Based on available information, and assuming reasonable condition, the estimated sale value for Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester is £472,894 and the estimated rental value is £1,358 per month.
Compton Valence, Dorchester, DT2 is located within the DT2 postal district.
Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester has no records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2024.
We combine this information with public data 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.
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £496,539 and a rental value of £1,426 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £439,791 and a rental value of £1,263 per month.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Old Post Office Cottage Dorchester has decreased by an estimated £6,810 (1.4%) and its rental value has increased by an estimated £52 per month (3.8%), giving an expected gross yield of 3.4%.
Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 02 Feb 2024.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has full secondary glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester within a radius of 6.0 kilometres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is 6 Higher Kingston Russell Cottages, Kingston Russell, Dorchester, DT2 9ED, a freehold house which sold for £450,000 on the 15th December 2025.
Read more about house prices in DT2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Compton Valence, Dorchester, DT2 has a total of 27 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester is the 19th largest and the 14th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £56k more expensive than the average property in DT2.
The closest station to Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester is Maiden Newton station which is 4.8 kilometres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester, 50.0% of property is privately rented and 36.3% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester, 20.1% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 41.9% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester, the average age was 49.8 and the most common age was 72.
The graph below shows how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester, 0.0% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for South West and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Old Post Office Cottage, Dorchester, there are an average of 1.7 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to South West and the rest of England & Wales.