OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, CHILD OKEFORD, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 8EH - £275,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 76m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £274,347. It was last sold for £275,000 in August 2024, which was around 47% below the average August 2024 detached price in the Dorset local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2023, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Dorset local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2024 9 AUG	£275,000	£522,251	47% below HPI
2015 27 AUG	£195,000	£379,098	49% below HPI
2002 14 JAN	£66,000	£197,035	67% below HPI

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Dorset local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE sales between January 2002 and August 2024 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the August 2015 sale was for 49% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 49% below the HPI over time, until the August 2024 sale, where it rises to 47% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 47% below the HPI.

What might OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE be worth now?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £274,347.

This is based on house price deflation of 0.2%, between August 2024 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Dorset local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.2% deflationary decrease is applied to the most recent sale price for OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE of £275,000 on 9th August 2024. For the value to have decreased from £275,000 to £274,347 over the eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Dorset local authority area.
• The August 2024 sale price of £275,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE has not materially changed since August 2024.

How Large is OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is 76m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2023. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Child Okeford, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Child Okeford, and where OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses houses are smaller than OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Child Okeford.

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.030 of an acre, or 121m². The below map shows the location of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is located on HIGH STREET in CHILD OKEFORD, in the DT11 postcode district. The below map shows the position of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE on HIGH STREET.