4 Rickyard Cottages, BH20 5RR

Terraced house96 m²EPC DBand CFreehold

4 Rickyard Cottages, in BH20, is a freehold terraced house on Rickyard Cottages. It last sold for £125,000 in 2000, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 26 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax CGigabit broadband 86%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached house
Semi-detached
Floor area
96 m²
1,033 sq ft
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
1.6 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

BH20 £/m² (recent sales)£3,763this home £1,302 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Dorset, the official average home value is £325,696-1% in a year, +10% over five.

Detached£515,757
Semi-detached£330,601
Terraced£265,409
Flat / maisonette£167,694

Covers the whole Dorset area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Every comparable — address, date, size, sold & adjusted price

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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 4 Rickyard Cottages, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2000.

£100k£200k£300k£400k2000200520102015202020252026£362kSold 2000: £125,000£125k
£100k£200k£300k£400k200020132026£362kSold 2000: £125,000£125k
BH20 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against BH20's yearly median.

Energy certificate 31 Jan 2014
Rated EPC D · 96 m² recorded
Energy certificate 31 Jan 2014
Rated EPC D · 96 m² recorded
Energy certificate 31 Jan 2014
Rated EPC D · 96 m² recorded
22 May 2000Most recent
£125,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Built 1950-1966
Property built
Post-war (1945–1964)
What a home of this era typically means
  • Cavity walls are common but frequently uninsulated as built.
  • Some homes of this era are “non-traditional” (concrete or steel-frame) construction — a few types can complicate mortgage lending, so confirm the build type.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 4 Rickyard Cottages's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (56/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £1,155 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 78
D55–68
This home · 56
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
1.6 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1950-1966
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£1,155/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
31 Jan 2014
latest of 3 on record
Heat pump?Possible — check first
Built 1950-1966 — older fabric, so radiator sizing and insulation need checking before a heat pump.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
Itemised running costs (heating / hot water / lighting)

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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band C (≈£2,458/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 86% of premises.

Council tax
Band C
£2,458/yr · Dorset Council
Gigabit broadband
86%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Purbeck 004A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 5/10mid-range for England; household income about 2% below the national average; shared/rented housing elevated.

5/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: income and employment score well, but a weaker living environment.

Breakdown by domain
Income8/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills6/10
Health7/10
Crime7/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment1/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 4 Rickyard Cottages sits in its local market.

BH20 median
£350,000
last 8 years
BH20 £/m²
£3,763
last 8 years

4 Rickyard Cottages: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 4 Rickyard Cottages last sell, and for how much?

4 Rickyard Cottages last sold for £125,000 on 22 May 2000, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 4 Rickyard Cottages been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 4 Rickyard Cottages. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 4 Rickyard Cottages?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 96 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 4 Rickyard Cottages?

4 Rickyard Cottages is in council tax band C, costing about £2,458 a year (Dorset Council).

How energy efficient is 4 Rickyard Cottages?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 56). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

How fast is broadband at 4 Rickyard Cottages?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at BH20 5RR

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Rickyard Cottages.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.