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About Oak Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Oak Tree Cottage is a detached house in Batcombe, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,004,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 92.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £875,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Oak Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Oak Tree Cottage, Batcombe, Dorchester, DT2 7BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Oak Tree Cottage has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Removal of existing lean-to extension and provide replacement single storey extension. Clad front gable with horizontal boarding
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,004,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£875,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Oak Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 159 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT2 7BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
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