2 Dorchester Gardens, Poole, BH15 3SN
About 2 Dorchester Gardens
2 Dorchester Gardens is a three-bedroom detached house in Poole (BH15 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1556 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 sits 50% above the 2011 sale of £308,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (November 2011).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
2 Dorchester Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 2 Dorchester Gardens.
- Jul 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Front first floor extension over garage
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- APP/20/00307/F
- Mar 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Pine- Reduce Lower secondary branches by 3m back to suitable growth points. TPO 373 Ind 1993
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/16/00002/X
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Dorchester Gardens
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 11 years.
£308,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2011Most recent
£308,000
+23.2%over 5 years31 August 2006
£250,000
+102.8%over 5 years28 November 2000
£123,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 3SN: £450,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BH15 3SN
Everything we know about 2 Dorchester Gardens, 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 Gardens homes
Habitable Rooms for 2 Dorchester Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,131
Street avg £3,230
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Hennings Park Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole. 23 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB