4 Dorchester Gardens, Poole, BH15 3SN
About 4 Dorchester Gardens
4 Dorchester Gardens is a detached house in Poole (BH15 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 55.4% above the 2014 sale of £280,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 25.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 18.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Dorchester Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 4 Dorchester Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: English Oak - Lateral branch reduction on all branches spanning from a northerly to southerly aspect, towards No.4, of no more than 1m from the tips inwards via the removal of tertiary and secondary branches only. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points ans that no pruning wounds exceed 50mm in diameter.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/22/00747/X
- Nov 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1: Oak - Reduce lower branches that overhang garden by 2m back to suitable growth point. Reduce lower large limb that grows in a southerly direction by 3m back to suitable growth point. TPO 373/1993
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/15/00684/X
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 4 Dorchester Gardens
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Dorchester Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£280,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 January 2014Most recent
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BH15 3SN: £450,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BH15 3SN
Everything we know about 4 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
4 Dorchester Gardens is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,258
Street avg £3,222
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB