# 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 |
| Last sold | £425,000 Oct 2021 |

## 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.*

## 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)

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