# 42 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU

## Property details

- Slug: `1bcafc5` (address key hash: `1bcafc5d65d60a022355e8dae6f529bdeb26f9d5`)
- Postcode: DT11 9FU
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 4
- Floor area: 70 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £296,000 Nov 2024
- Price per m²: £4,229/m²
- Local average: £273,661 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 43 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £296,000
- Date: 2024-11-29
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 31/07/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £275/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0297-3003-5308-1884-7200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2024-11-29 | £296,000 | Terraced | — | £292,364 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/36a61a94-72c3-def2-e063-4704a8c046ae) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 42 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU | £296,000 | 29/11/2024 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [137193917](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2f26093)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2024-01-01 | £296,000 |
| listed | 2023-07-11 | £494,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 ROSEFIELDS, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9PX | £250,000 | 22/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 14 SOUTHOVER CLOSE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9PY | £322,500 | 04/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 57 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU | £299,995 | 02/05/2025 | Terraced |
| 12 MOSAIC MEWS, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FS | £85,500 | 17/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 16 MOSAIC MEWS, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FS | £142,500 | 31/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 25 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU | £299,995 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU | £299,995 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 21 ROMAN AVENUE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FU | £307,495 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 62 FORTUNA ROAD, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FQ | £272,995 | 26/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 60 FORTUNA ROAD, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FQ | £267,995 | 26/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 58 FORTUNA ROAD, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FQ | £272,995 | 19/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 PIGEON CLOSE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9LX | £250,000 | 08/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 PIGEON CLOSE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9LX | £345,248 | 13/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 31 SOUTHOVER CLOSE, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9PY | £268,000 | 12/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 1 FORTUNA ROAD, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FQ | £259,995 | 13/09/2021 | Terraced |
| 3 FORTUNA ROAD, BLANDFORD ST MARY, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET, DT11 9FQ | £254,995 | 10/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £262,513 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 22.3%
- **10y growth:** 16.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dorset; Terraced series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Dorset). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £941/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,046/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,151/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cheltenham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Blandford St Mary, DT11 | £750/mo | 1 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.25% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £93,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-516/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **43** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 6 Jun 2019 |
| Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 18 Apr 2013 |
| The Forum Centre | Other | 0.9 miles | Good — 27 Feb 2012 |
| The Blandford School | Secondary | 1.1 miles | Good — 21 May 2024 |
| Milldown CofE Academy | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 27 Nov 2022 |