Old Rectory, Dorchester
Old Rectory, Dorchester
Description & Estimates







Old Rectory, Dorchester appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 5,579 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a period house with 2,960 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of Old Rectory, Dorchester is £633,803 and its rental estimate is £2,307 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Rectory Lane, Puncknowle, Dorchester, DT2 falls within the DT2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Old Rectory, Dorchester has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in November 2018 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 Old Rectory, Dorchester, we estimate a market value of £665,493 and a rental value of £2,422 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £589,436 and £2,145 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Old Rectory, Dorchester has seen its estimated sale value fall by £14,014 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value move up by £47 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Old Rectory, Dorchester as measuring 5,579 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 10 of the 12 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Old Rectory, Dorchester completed on 29th November 2018 at £1,770,000 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 19.4% over the period since November 2018.
- Sold Nov 2018£1,770,000
- Sold May 2003£850,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Old Rectory, Dorchester have sold within a radius of 6.3 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 10th June 2022, was Lawrences Cottage, Weymouth, DT3 4LA, a freehold house which sold for £1,400,000.
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 14 addresses on Rectory Lane, Puncknowle, Dorchester, DT2, Old Rectory, Dorchester comes out as the largest and the 2nd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £217k more expensive than the average property across the DT2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.2kmThorner's Church of England School, Litton Cheney
- 4.6kmBurton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled School
- 6.8kmLoders CofE Primary Academy
- 8.3kmThe Sir John Colfox Academy
- 14.3kmBeaminster School
- 14.6kmThe Thomas Hardye School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Old Rectory, Dorchester, the nearest station is Maiden Newton, 11.3 kilometres away.
- 11.3kmMaiden Newton
- 14.7kmUpwey
- 15.4kmDorchester West
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.

