78 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0AG
About 78 Abbotsbury Road
78 Abbotsbury Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Weymouth (DT4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since January 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 £239,000 sits 392.8% above the 1997 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 73.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
78 Abbotsbury Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
78 Abbotsbury Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erect single storey rear extension
- Council
- Weymouth and Portland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 08/00787/FUL
What's in 78 Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, DT4 0AG's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
78 Abbotsbury Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£239,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 1997Most recent
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT4 0AG: £265,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in DT4 0AG
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Versus other Abbotsbury Road homes
Price per m² for 78 Abbotsbury Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£382
Street avg £1,504
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB