5a, Ashleigh Avenue, Maiden Newton, Dorchester, DT2 0BP

5a is a three-bedroom detached house in Maiden Newton, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot and a loft.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in March 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 34.7% above the 2008 sale price. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.