Orchard Cottage, Duck Street, Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, DT11 8ET

Orchard Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Child Okeford, Blandford Forum, Blandford Forum (DT11 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 sits 71.3% above the 2009 sale of £353,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, tree works and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).