Flats/Maisonettes

161 FLAT 1 ABBOTSBURY ROAD

WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JX

£124,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Dave's	0.0 miles
Bus stop	The Adelaide	0.0 miles
Train station	Weymouth	0.7 miles
Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	7.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Floor area

74 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£124,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£1,676/m²

Local average

£195,255 (40 sales)

Street crime

332 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 13/08/2024

Current heating cost: £862/year

Potential heating cost: £513/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,000

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
Heating controls (room thermostat) (£350 - £450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/01/2026	£124,000	Flat	—	£123,190 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
ADELAIDE COURT, 180 FLAT 5 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JY	£129,000	30/05/2023	Flat
27 FLAT 1 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW	£143,000	01/12/2022	Flat
12 FLAT 3 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW	£91,000	15/11/2022	Flat
THEOBOLD COURT, 15 FLAT 3 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW	£106,750	11/11/2022	Flat
12A CROMWELL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JG	£171,000	10/11/2022	Flat
20 FLAT B FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW	£185,000	31/10/2022	Flat
130B ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JS	£145,000	05/07/2022	Flat
46B KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX	£165,000	05/05/2022	Flat
GEMMA COURT, 116 FLAT 14 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JS	£123,000	10/03/2022	Flat
ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 11 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX	£155,000	13/12/2021	Flat
ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 6 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX	£147,000	01/12/2021	Flat
15 EMMADALE CLOSE, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0NU	£140,000	25/11/2021	Flat
20 FLAT A FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW	£105,000	29/10/2021	Flat
ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 9 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX	£129,500	24/09/2021	Flat
57 FLAT 2 SOUTHVIEW ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JF	£81,000	22/09/2021	Flat
79 FLAT 2 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JP	£91,250	13/08/2021	Flat
142 FLAT 2 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JY	£162,500	07/07/2021	Flat

Area average: £133,529 (17 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 22.7%

10y growth 36.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Dorset. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -5.3%

5y (index) 0.9%

10y (index) 15.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Dorset. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £935/mo

Realistic £1,039/mo

Optimistic £1,143/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Dorset.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Yeovil: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Longcroft Road, DT4	£825/mo	1	0.19 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Chickerell Road, DT4	£875/mo	1	0.36 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Hereford Road, DT4	£850/mo	1	0.47 miles	OpenRent
4 Bed Flat, Westham Road, DT4	£3,000/mo	4	0.63 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, St. Leonards Road, DT4	£1,150/mo	2	0.65 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, St Leonard's Road, DT4	£1,150/mo	2	0.65 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Penthouse, St. Thomas Street, DT4	£3,200/mo	2	0.68 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, St Alban St, DT4	£779/mo	1	0.73 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Ranelagh Road, DT4	£700/mo	1	0.76 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Ranelagh Road, DT4	£725/mo	1	0.76 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, St. Leonards Road, DT4	£800/mo	2	0.78 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Clearmount Road, DT4	£750/mo	1	0.84 miles	OpenRent
5 Bed Detached House, Clearmount Road, DT4	£2,000/mo	5	1.01 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Flat, Alexandra Road, DT4	£1,075/mo	3	1.03 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,277/mo (14 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.7%

Max investor price (0.8%) £107,875

Target investor price (1%) £86,300

Gross yield 8.4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 12×

Monthly cashflow £263/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 8.8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	117
Anti-social behaviour	104
Criminal damage and arson	28
Shoplifting	24
Public order	19
Other theft	11
Drugs	7
Burglary	5
Robbery	5
Possession of weapons	4
Vehicle crime	4
Other crime	2
Theft from the person	2
Total incidents	332

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Requires improvement — 26 Mar 2024
The Compass	Other	0.3 miles	Good — 7 Sep 2015
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 6 May 2024
Conifers Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 15 Dec 2022
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 7 May 2024

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# 161 FLAT 1 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JX

## Property details

- Slug: `f048e44` (address key hash: `f048e448d5976c9fed0fb2ea0d3bbdace168250e`)
- Postcode: DT4 0JX
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Floor area: 74 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £124,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £1,676/m²
- Local average: £195,255 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 332 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £124,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £862/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
- Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Heating controls (room thermostat) (£350 - £450)
- Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £124,000 | Flat | — | £123,190 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c31-bfc6-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 161 FLAT 1 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JX | £124,000 | 23/01/2026 | Flat |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ADELAIDE COURT, 180 FLAT 5 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JY | £129,000 | 30/05/2023 | Flat |
| 27 FLAT 1 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW | £143,000 | 01/12/2022 | Flat |
| 12 FLAT 3 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW | £91,000 | 15/11/2022 | Flat |
| THEOBOLD COURT, 15 FLAT 3 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW | £106,750 | 11/11/2022 | Flat |
| 12A CROMWELL ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JG | £171,000 | 10/11/2022 | Flat |
| 20 FLAT B FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW | £185,000 | 31/10/2022 | Flat |
| 130B ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JS | £145,000 | 05/07/2022 | Flat |
| 46B KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX | £165,000 | 05/05/2022 | Flat |
| GEMMA COURT, 116 FLAT 14 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JS | £123,000 | 10/03/2022 | Flat |
| ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 11 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX | £155,000 | 13/12/2021 | Flat |
| ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 6 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX | £147,000 | 01/12/2021 | Flat |
| 15 EMMADALE CLOSE, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0NU | £140,000 | 25/11/2021 | Flat |
| 20 FLAT A FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JW | £105,000 | 29/10/2021 | Flat |
| ASHLEY COURT, 136 FLAT 9 KNIGHTSDALE ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0HX | £129,500 | 24/09/2021 | Flat |
| 57 FLAT 2 SOUTHVIEW ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JF | £81,000 | 22/09/2021 | Flat |
| 79 FLAT 2 FRANKLIN ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JP | £91,250 | 13/08/2021 | Flat |
| 142 FLAT 2 ABBOTSBURY ROAD, WEYMOUTH, DORSET, DT4 0JY | £162,500 | 07/07/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £133,529 (17 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 22.7%
- **10y growth:** 36.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dorset; Flats and maisonettes series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -5.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 15.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £935/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,039/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,143/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Longcroft Road, DT4 | £825/mo | 1 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Chickerell Road, DT4 | £875/mo | 1 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Hereford Road, DT4 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Flat, Westham Road, DT4 | £3,000/mo | 4 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St. Leonards Road, DT4 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St Leonard's Road, DT4 | £1,150/mo | 2 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Penthouse, St. Thomas Street, DT4 | £3,200/mo | 2 | 0.68 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, St Alban St, DT4 | £779/mo | 1 | 0.73 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Ranelagh Road, DT4 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Ranelagh Road, DT4 | £725/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St. Leonards Road, DT4 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Clearmount Road, DT4 | £750/mo | 1 | 0.84 miles | OpenRent |
| 5 Bed Detached House, Clearmount Road, DT4 | £2,000/mo | 5 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Flat, Alexandra Road, DT4 | £1,075/mo | 3 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,277/mo (14 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.7% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £107,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £86,300

*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 £863/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £263/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 8.8%

*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 | 117 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Public order | 19 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **332** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Mar 2024 |
| The Compass | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 7 Sep 2015 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 6 May 2024 |
| Conifers Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 15 Dec 2022 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 May 2024 |