Rectory Cottage, Cheselbourne, Dorchester DT2 7NP

Detached house · Built before 1900 · 177 m² · Rented (Private) · Boiler and radiators, oil

Upgrade Plan

DC for £18,905 · £18,905 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Hot water cylinder insulation£130 – £180£1261.2 yrs+3.4 pts
Cavity wall insulation£900 – £1,500£11010.9 yrs+3.0 pts
Loft insulation£900 – £1,200£7015.0 yrs+1.9 pts
Floor insulation£5,000 – £10,000£14750+ yrs+4.0 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels£8,000 – £10,000£13650+ yrs+3.7 pts · reaches C

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£2,182
per year at grade D
£1,592
per year at grade C

The full plan saves £590 a year — a 3.1% annual return on £18,905.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £2,421 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Cheselbourne Village SchoolPrimary0.2 mi
Milborne St Andrew First SchoolPrimary2.6 mi
Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolPrimary3.4 mi
Dorset Studio SchoolSecondary6.2 miProgress 8 -0.50 · below average (2023/24)
The Thomas Hardye SchoolSecondary7.9 miProgress 8 +0.30 · above average (2023/24)
Wey Valley AcademySecondary12.1 miProgress 8 -0.36 · below average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

5.5
crimes a month
60
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 35% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020540, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.