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Alington Avenue, Dorchester

South West

£350,000

Listed on 20/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
End Of Terrace
Area
1511 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden

Description

This three-bedroom period house is set on a private road on the outskirts of Dorchester and is offered with vacant possession. The accommodation is arranged over two floors and includes an entrance hall, kitchen/breakfast room, large utility room, shower room, sitting room and a separate dining room with French doors to the garden. Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property requires modernisation throughout, providing scope to update the existing accommodation. All main services are connected and gas-fired central heating is installed. Ultrafast broadband is available, with mobile coverage in the area. The house occupies a generous plot with a rear and side garden, mainly laid to lawn, with a patio, greenhouse, mature trees and shrubs, and side access to the front. There is a gravelled front garden and an attached single garage; the listing notes potential for further off-road parking at the front. An overage provision applies to the garden in relation to any future development, and access is via a shared private driveway, with arrangements still to be confirmed. Several tall trees and two telegraph poles are within the boundary. The property is within reach of Dorchester town centre and is stated to fall within the catchment areas of several local schools. Dorchester has rail services from Dorchester South and Dorchester West. The Jurassic Coast is a few miles to the south.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

78out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £350,000, this is a notably affordable way into the local market: its £232/sqf asking price is around 33% below the local average. The dated finishes create a clear, manageable canvas for improvement, with spacious sitting and dining rooms, three double bedrooms, an attached garage and an unusually large garden for a town location. The main bathroom is dated, while the separate shower room appears more recently fitted.

The £18,000–£35,000 renovation range points to a light-to-typical modernisation project, with scope to update the kitchen, refresh decoration and flooring, and tidy the garden. The numbers support a good opportunity, though the location component is more average than exceptional.

Key opportunities

  • Update the dated kitchen and refresh older decoration and flooring to give the spacious living and dining rooms a more current feel.
  • Make the most of the unusually large garden, patio and greenhouse with routine tidying and considered improvements.
  • Retain the useful attached garage and explore the described potential for additional off-road parking at the front.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Alington Avenue, Dorchester
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£1,322
Based on a loan of £262,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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