Higher Farm, Wans Barton, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
About Higher Farm
Higher Farm is a detached house in Langton Herring, Weymouth, Weymouth (DT3 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Higher Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at Higher Farm.
- Jan 2023Solar PanelsOutlineIn report
Installation of new solar panel system on the existing roof on both east and west sides of the gable roof.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- P/CLP/2022/07387
- Jun 2015Change of UseConditionsIn report
Change of use of agricultural building into 1No unit of holiday accommodation with removal of condition 2 of planning approval 1/W/04/002122 to allow for residential use.
- Council
- West Dorset
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/D/15/000745
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Sales history & valuation
Higher Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£836,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT3 4HZ: £490,000 (2020–2016).
Nearby sales in DT3 4HZ
6 Coastguard Cottages, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
Sold Oct 2020
£450,0007 Coastguard Cottages, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
Sold Feb 2019
£791,0001 Coastguard Cottages, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
Sold Nov 2017
£490,000Two Stiles, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
Sold Aug 2016
£700,0002 Coastguard Cottages, Langton Herring, Weymouth, DT3 4HZ
Sold Mar 2016
£420,000
Versus the street
On floor area, Higher Farm stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Rose's Lane — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB







