1 Ashmore Close, Blandford Forum, DT11 7UH

1 Ashmore Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Blandford Forum (DT11 7UH). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2016. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since May 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 488.2% above the 1995 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 80.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.