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About 2 Alington Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Alington Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Buckland Newton, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 sits 147.1% above the 2000 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£135/sq ft) was about 23.8% below the postcode norm. At 88 m² it's 15.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2026
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£315,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£127,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 2 Alington Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT2 7BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Everything within walking distance
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