30 Harveys Close, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BN

30 Harveys Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 0BN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–194 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold September 2022 for £130,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.