Rolls Cottage, Dorchester
Rolls Cottage, Dorchester
Description & Estimates
Rolls Cottage, Dorchester is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 861 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 519 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Rolls Cottage, Dorchester is £243,324 and its rental estimate is £1,210 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 falls within the DT2 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Rolls Cottage, Dorchester has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in January 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2025.
We combine this information with that 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.
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 Rolls Cottage, Dorchester, we estimate a market value of £255,490 and a rental value of £1,271 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £226,291 and £1,126 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Rolls Cottage, Dorchester has seen its estimated sale value move down by £3,504 (1.4%) and its estimated rental value increase by £46 per month (3.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Rolls Cottage, Dorchester as measuring 519 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 7 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Rolls Cottage, Dorchester has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 25 Mar 2025.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Rolls Cottage, Dorchester completed on 8th January 2016 at £205,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 36.0% over the period since January 2016.
- Sold Jan 2016£205,000
- Sold Oct 2008£143,000
- Sold Jan 1998£70,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Rolls 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 18th August 2023, was 7, Butt Farm Close, Dorchester, DT2 9SU, a freehold house which sold for £236,000.
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 Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2, Rolls Cottage, Dorchester comes out as the 64th largest and the 76th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £174k less expensive than the average property across the DT2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mWinterbourne Valley Church of England Aided First School
- 5.1kmPortesham Church of England Primary School
- 5.6kmDamers First School
- 6.2kmThe Thomas Hardye School
- 9.3kmWey Valley Academy
- 9.6kmDorset Studio School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Rolls Cottage, Dorchester, the nearest station is Dorchester West, 6.9 kilometres away.
- 6.9kmDorchester West
- 7.3kmDorchester South
- 7.7kmMaiden Newton
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.
