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About 8 Bourne Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Bourne Farm Cottages is a detached house in Piddlehinton, Dorchester, Dorchester (DT2 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Bourne Farm Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Bourne Farm Cottages, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, DT2 7TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Bourne Farm Cottages has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Bourne Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Bourne Farm Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
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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
1.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT2 7TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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