What type of property is Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX?

Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX sell for?

Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX last sold for £100,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £169,000 in March 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 2003 and January 2021, Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX fell from £169,000 to £100,000, a change of £69,000. That works out to roughly -2.9% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX have?

The current EPC rating for Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX?

Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (441 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DT4 7HX. Source: EPC Register.

How is Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX heated?

The latest EPC at Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX?

Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX located?

Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX sits in Weymouth. It falls within the DT4 postcode district in Dorset.

Is Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX in a safe area?

Police records around Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX?

The closest primary school to Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX is Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School (1.0km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Coastland College (751m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX?

The closest rail stop to Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, DT4 7HX is Weymouth Rail Station, 120m away. The nearest bus option is Prince Regent Hotel, 145m away.

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Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, Weymouth, DT4 7HX

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

41 m²

441 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About Opera House

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

Opera House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Weymouth (DT4 7HX). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Opera House (41–61 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 46 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 25% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £100,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemElectric
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Dec 2019

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2019from Sept 2009

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

57%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Opera House, Flat 2, 23 Derby Street, Weymouth, DT4 7HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Opera House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Opera House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£125,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.9% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£100,000

Growth on file: -2.9% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

29 January 2021Most recent
£100,000
-9.1%over 15 years
6 October 2005
£110,000
-34.9%over 2 years
14 March 2003
£169,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DT4 7HX: £235,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DT4 7HX

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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On the street

Versus other Derby Street homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Opera House is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,439

Street avg £2,273

Above

Floor Area

41 m²

Street avg 47 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Weymouth report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Weymouth Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.8 km

Coastland College. 12 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DT4 7HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DT4 7HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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