2 Old Fox Cottages, Ansty, Dorchester, DT2 7PL

2 Old Fox Cottages is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ansty, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7PL). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–128 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 59). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 70.7% above the 2010 sale of £290,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.