Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
65 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 65 Dorchester Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
65 Dorchester Road is a detached house in Oakdale, Poole, Poole (BH15 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 sits 77.6% above the 2013 sale of £249,999. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 42% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
65 Dorchester Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2023
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2013
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 April 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2013from Sept 2012
EPC improved fromD56toE53
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial
Roof insulation improved
Floor Insulation
UninsulatedPartial
Floor insulation added or improved
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 65 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
65 Dorchester Road has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
65 Dorchester Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2013)
£249,999
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2013Most recent
£249,999
+38.9%over 11 years6 February 2002
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 3QZ: £460,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BH15 3QZ
89 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Sold Jul 2024
£423,50069 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Sold Aug 2022
£550,00063 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Sold Jul 2022
£385,00075 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Sold Jun 2022
£550,00087 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
Sold Oct 2021
£460,000
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 65 Dorchester Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,712
Street avg £3,357
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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Crime
230/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Middle Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BH15 3QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB
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