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NEW COTTAGES, DORCHESTER, THROOP, DORSET DT2 7JD

3 beds 1 baths 915 sq ft Listed 13 Aug 2021 (-1765d)

£275,000

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# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (DT2 7JD)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 1, NEW COTTAGES, DORCHESTER, THROOP, DORSET DT2 7JD |
| Price | £275,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1950-1966 |
| Floor area | 85 m² |
| Last sold | £425,000 Oct 2021 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 24/07/2022 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £754/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,850

### Recommendations
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W (£800 - £1,200)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£9,000 - £14,000)
- V (£1,500 - £4,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2258-1007-7233-0202-4934)

## Description

LOT 22: FOR SALE BY LIVESREAM AUCTION ON FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 FROM 12 NOON.

Located in the rural hamlet of Throop, this semi-detached former farm-workers cottage benefits from a wrap-around garden and adjoins open farmland.

Requiring complete modernisation and having historically suffered a water leak, the property provides great potential for extension (subject to planning permission and any other consents), to create a family home in a peaceful, rural setting.

The accommodation currently comprises entrance hall, reception room, kitchen, and WC on the ground floor and 3 bedrooms (1 single room) and a bathroom on the first floor.

Externally, there is a single garage and a store. The gardens wrap around the property, measuring just under 0.20 acres.

The hamlet of Throop is located between the larger villages of Puddletown and Bere Regis. There are excellent road and rail links with the A35 less than 2 miles away, and Moreton (mainline) station just over 4 miles away. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, there is excellent walking, riding and cycling, and the River Piddle is a short walk away.

Bere Regis is just under 3 miles away with a petrol station, convienience store and two village pubs. The larger centres of Wareham (9 miles) and Dorchester (10 miles) provide a comprehensive range of amenities including supermarkets, hospital, shopping and commercial facilities etc.

There are excellent schools in the area in both the private and state sectors, together with Kingston Maurwood College.

## Property Photos

- ![Front Elevation](/listings/photos/111885185/569832) - Front Elevation
- ![Reception Room](/listings/photos/111885185/569833) - Reception Room
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/111885185/569836) - Kitchen
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/111885185/569843) - Bedroom
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/111885185/569847) - Bedroom
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/111885185/569851) - Bathroom
- ![Front](/listings/photos/111885185/569856) - Front
- ![Rear](/listings/photos/111885185/569859) - Rear

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/111885185/569864) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/111885185/569872) - EPC Rating Graph

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| NEW COTTAGES 1, THROOP, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JD | £425,000 | 22/10/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| OLD MALT HOUSE 1, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RA | £422,000 | 20/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| BARLEY COTTAGE, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7QR | £415,000 | 09/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 6 HIGH STREET, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TD | £485,000 | 07/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| FRANCOMBE FARM BUNGALOW ACREMAN STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JX | £250,000 | 18/02/2025 | Semi-detached |
| MILBORNE WOOD COTTAGES 5, MILBORNE WOOD, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7NQ | £552,500 | 11/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| THE HOLLOW 7, BRIANTSPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7HX | £415,000 | 23/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| UPTON COTTAGE BRIGHTSMEAD, HIGHER ANSTY, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7PP | £285,000 | 04/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 NEW COTTAGES, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7QH | £270,000 | 17/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 34 LONG STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JG | £515,000 | 19/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| HETHERINGS, MELCOMBE BINGHAM, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7PE | £450,000 | 08/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| HAYES, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RS | £400,000 | 06/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7EJ | £385,000 | 06/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| THE SPINNEY, COSMORE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TW | £575,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| BUTTERFLY COTTAGE ORCHID FARM, PLUSH, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UD | £485,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 PAYNES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TF | £310,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 17 MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7EJ | £400,000 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| COASTERS COTTAGE, HERMITAGE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7BB | £310,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 WHITES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UE | £356,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| FAIR VIEW 4, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RT | £440,000 | 12/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 BADGER LANE, MELCOMBE BINGHAM, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UJ | £395,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £405,775 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £419,789 (18 Semi-detached, DT2, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -34.5%

## 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 Mid & West Dorset (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £898/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £129,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £103,900

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,235/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 46.9%
- **10y growth:** 91.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Dorset; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 37.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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

Listing type

Auction

Front Elevation Reception Room Kitchen Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom Front Rear

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Property details

Listing category

Auction

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

85 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£425,000 Oct 2021

Price per m²

£3,235/m²

Local average

£419,789 (-34.5%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (13,973 of 33,755)

Street crime

0 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

A semi-detached 3 bedroom cottage requiring complete modernisation
Located in a rural setting, adjoining farmland
Potential for extension (subject to planning permission and any other consents)
Ideally located for road and rail links
Wrap-around garden

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

LOT 22: FOR SALE BY LIVESREAM AUCTION ON FRIDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2021 FROM 12 NOON.

Located in the rural hamlet of Throop, this semi-detached former farm-workers cottage benefits from a wrap-around garden and adjoins open farmland.

Requiring complete modernisation and having historically suffered a water leak, the property provides great potential for extension (subject to planning permission and any other consents), to create a family home in a peaceful, rural setting.

The accommodation currently comprises entrance hall, reception room, kitchen, and WC on the ground floor and 3 bedrooms (1 single room) and a bathroom on the first floor.

Externally, there is a single garage and a store. The gardens wrap around the property, measuring just under 0.20 acres.

The hamlet of Throop is located between the larger villages of Puddletown and Bere Regis. There are excellent road and rail links with the A35 less than 2 miles away, and Moreton (mainline) station just over 4 miles away. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, there is excellent walking, riding and cycling, and the River Piddle is a short walk away.

Bere Regis is just under 3 miles away with a petrol station, convienience store and two village pubs. The larger centres of Wareham (9 miles) and Dorchester (10 miles) provide a comprehensive range of amenities including supermarkets, hospital, shopping and commercial facilities etc.

There are excellent schools in the area in both the private and state sectors, together with Kingston Maurwood College.

Listed by

Wimborne

Symonds & Sampson

Reference: 111885185

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 24/07/2022. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 25/07/2012

Expiry date: 24/07/2022 (expired)

Current heating cost: £754/year

Potential heating cost: £449/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £23,850

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 (£800 - £1,200)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£9,000 - £14,000)
Wind turbine (£1,500 - £4,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan

EPC Graphs

EPC Rating Graph

Price history

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	22/10/2021 (4 years ago)	£425,000	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
OLD MALT HOUSE 1, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RA	£422,000	20/01/2026	Semi-detached
BARLEY COTTAGE, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7QR	£415,000	09/01/2026	Semi-detached
6 HIGH STREET, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TD	£485,000	07/01/2026	Semi-detached
FRANCOMBE FARM BUNGALOW ACREMAN STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JX	£250,000	18/02/2025	Semi-detached
MILBORNE WOOD COTTAGES 5, MILBORNE WOOD, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7NQ	£552,500	11/12/2023	Semi-detached
THE HOLLOW 7, BRIANTSPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7HX	£415,000	23/10/2023	Semi-detached
UPTON COTTAGE BRIGHTSMEAD, HIGHER ANSTY, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7PP	£285,000	04/10/2023	Semi-detached
3 NEW COTTAGES, PIDDLETRENTHIDE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7QH	£270,000	17/03/2023	Semi-detached
34 LONG STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7JG	£515,000	19/12/2022	Semi-detached
HETHERINGS, MELCOMBE BINGHAM, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7PE	£450,000	08/12/2022	Semi-detached
HAYES, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RS	£400,000	06/12/2022	Semi-detached
5 MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7EJ	£385,000	06/12/2022	Semi-detached
THE SPINNEY, COSMORE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TW	£575,000	04/11/2022	Semi-detached
BUTTERFLY COTTAGE ORCHID FARM, PLUSH, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UD	£485,000	07/10/2022	Semi-detached
21 PAYNES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7TF	£310,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
17 MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7EJ	£400,000	02/09/2022	Semi-detached
COASTERS COTTAGE, HERMITAGE, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7BB	£310,000	05/08/2022	Semi-detached
6 WHITES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UE	£356,000	31/05/2022	Semi-detached
FAIR VIEW 4, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7RT	£440,000	12/04/2022	Semi-detached
4 BADGER LANE, MELCOMBE BINGHAM, DORCHESTER, DORSET, DT2 7UJ	£395,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £405,775 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 46.9%

10y growth 91.9%

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

1y (index) 0.2%

5y (index) 14.6%

10y (index) 37.4%

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 Mid & West Dorset: £898/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Address

Throop, Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle, Dorset, England, DT2 7JD, United Kingdom

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Briantspuddle Post Office Village Shop	0.5 miles
Bus stop	Rogers Hill	1.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	1.3 miles
Train station	Moreton	3.8 miles
Train station	Wool	4.0 miles
Hospital	Dorset County Hospital	8.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

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
Bere Regis Primary and Preschool	Primary	1.5 miles	Requires improvement — 14 Jun 2023
Bovington Academy	Primary	2.7 miles	Good — 27 Nov 2023
Employ My Ability (EMA) Ltd	Other	2.7 miles	— (No rating)
Harbour School Dorset	Other	3.3 miles	Good — 23 Nov 2023
Milborne St Andrew First School	Primary	3.4 miles	Good — 11 Oct 2013

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.38%

Max investor price (0.8%) £129,875

Target investor price (1%) £103,900

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).