138 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LG
About 138 Dorchester Road
138 Dorchester Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Weymouth (DT4 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 41.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
138 Dorchester Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Apr 2008New BuildFullIn report
Erect detached dwelling (fronting Weymouth Bay Avenue) and create new vehicle access
- Council
- Weymouth and Portland
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00084/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 138 Dorchester Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
138 Dorchester Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 6 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2010Most recent
£330,000
+13.8%over 1 year27 March 2009
£290,000
+3.6%over 4 years26 July 2004
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DT4 7LG: £185,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in DT4 7LG
Cleveland House, Flat 1, 118 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LG
Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Nov 2023
£575,000Cleveland House, Flat 6, 118 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LG
Sold May 2021
£185,000Cleveland House, Flat 4, 118 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LG
Sold Dec 2019
£176,600Cleveland House, Flat 5, 118 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, DT4 7LG
Sold Jul 2018
£165,000
Everything we know about 138 Dorchester Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Dorchester Road homes
On habitable rooms, 138 Dorchester Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Old Police Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St John's Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB