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5 bed house for sale Swyre, Dorchester, DT2

Guide price

£2,250,000

Added on 16/09/2026

Type: House
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 2
Size: £426 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band G £4,608 a year EPC F 23 potential D

Key features

Attractive unlisted period property
Village location
Mature gardens
Close to the coast
Distant sea views
Separate stone coach house

About this property

Most handsome Georgian village house with attractive mature gardens, pretty stone Coach House and garaging available for sale for the first time in over 40 years.

Thought to have been built in 1830 and extended in 1850, Swyre House has part-stone, part-rendered elevations under a slate roof and spacious accommodation arranged over two floors extending to just over 4000 sq ft.

Floorplan

Energy performance

F 23

Current

Potential

92+

81-91

69-80

55-68

65 D

39-54

21-38

23 F

1-20

This home is rated band F, scoring 23 out of 100. The average British home is band D. Its certificate says it could reach band D (65) if the improvements it recommends were carried out.

Read from the certificate published with this listing, so it may not be the latest one. Check the government EPC register for the full certificate and its recommendations.

Council tax

Band G £4,608 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,843
Band B

£2,151
Band C

£2,458
Band D

£2,765
Band E

£3,379
Band F

£3,994
Band G

This home: £4,608
Band H

£5,530

This home is in band G, which costs £4,608 a year in Dorset for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Dorset, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£426 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£341 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£241 / sq ft

£426 / sq ft

£431 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£426 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in DT2 (£241–£431, 10th–90th percentile, 557 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 557 homes sold in DT2 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in DT2 →

Location

Swyre, Dorchester, DT2

In the Dorset National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contains Natural England data © Natural England, Open Government Licence v3.

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £2,250,000

£1.1m £3.4m

Deposit10% £225,000

£0 £2.3m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £2,025,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £450,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Knoll View Detached	Detached	Sept 2025	n/a	n/a	n/a	£420,000
12 Detached	Detached	Sept 2023	n/a	n/a	n/a	£370,000
13 Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Sept 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£315,000
Swyre Gate Detached	Detached	Jun 2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	£690,000
3, Green Barton Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2020	1,711 sq ft £307/sq ft	1,711 sq ft	£307	£525,000
18 Terraced	Terraced	Jan 2020	n/a	n/a	n/a	£290,000
Candleford, 11 Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2018	1,227 sq ft £346/sq ft	1,227 sq ft	£346	£425,000
Paddock Lodge Detached	Detached	Aug 2017	n/a	n/a	n/a	£840,000