What kind of home is 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH sell for?

8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH last sold for £265,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £64,950 in July 1997, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 1997 and April 2021, 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH rose from £64,950 to £265,000, a change of £200,050. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

The current EPC rating for 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DT3 4AH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH use?

The latest EPC at 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH in?

8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH sits in Chickerell, Weymouth, Weymouth. It falls within the DT3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

Police records around 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Criminal damage arson makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

The closest primary school to 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH is Chickerell Primary Academy (464m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Budmouth Academy Weymouth (992m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH?

The closest bus stop to 8a, Browns Crescent, DT3 4AH is Drake Avenue, 249m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8a, Browns Crescent, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4AH

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8a

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8a is a three-bedroom detached house in Chickerell, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £324,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 23.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8a, Browns Crescent, Chickerell, Weymouth, DT3 4AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8a

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

11 April 2021Most recent
£265,000
+308.0%over 23 years
10 July 1997
£64,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT3 4AH: £215,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DT3 4AH

On the street

Versus other Browns Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8a is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£2,732

Street avg £2,749

On par

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Weymouth report

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

0.2 km

Drake Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Chickerell Primary Academy. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT3 4AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT3 4AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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