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Get started5 Abbots Walk is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–188 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (29 versus a best of 86). Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold August 2023 for £145,000.
5 Abbots Walk sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
5 Abbots Walk has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£146,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 28 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 28 years.
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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15 August 2023Most recent
£145,000
+101.4%over 10 years1 March 2013
£72,000
+125.0%over 17 years20 July 1995
£32,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT2 7JN: £325,000 (2025–2022).
DT2 7JN
New Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
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