The Forge, Piddletrenthide, Dorchester DT2 7QF

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built before 1900 · 87 m² · Rented (Private) · Electric storage heaters

Upgrade Plan

This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.

Running costs

£1,680
per year at grade D
£1,218
per year at grade A

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2017, states £949 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

No sale recorded for this address since 1995.

Kirby Cottages: 1 sales since 1995 · £273,500 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

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

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
Piddle Valley Church of England First SchoolPrimary0.2 mi
Cerne Abbas CofE VC First SchoolPrimary2.7 mi
Cheselbourne Village SchoolPrimary3.4 mi
Dorset Studio SchoolSecondary5.4 miProgress 8 -0.50 · below average (2023/24)
The Thomas Hardye SchoolSecondary6.3 miProgress 8 +0.30 · above average (2023/24)
Wey Valley AcademySecondary10.9 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.

7.9
crimes a month
71
in the last 12 months
Violence and sexual offences
most common · 34% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01020539, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Kirby Cottages

How this home sits against its street.

12
graded homes
48.9
average score
E
most common grade
+13.1
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.