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About 16 Back Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Back Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cerne Abbas, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since September 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £179,000 sits 316.3% above the 1997 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 46.4% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (76 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 16 Back Lane was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£179,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£43,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Back Lane homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 16 Back Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,194
Street avg £2,817
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dorchester district page.
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 7JW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 6 points of interest in total.
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