85 Dorchester Road, Oakdale, Poole, BH15 3QZ
About 85 Dorchester Road
85 Dorchester Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Oakdale, Poole, Poole (BH15 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include outbuildings.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 11 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 25.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
85 Dorchester Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey pitched roof extension at rear to form utility room and lounge
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 01/30815/001/F
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 85 Dorchester Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£380,000
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
Everything we know about 85 Dorchester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Dorchester Road homes
Price per m² for 85 Dorchester Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,794
Street avg £3,237
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/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
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB