Property valuation in Weymouth

A property valuation in Weymouth is free, carries no obligation and is based on a visit, because the view from a terrace flat or the bustle outside a harbour cottage cannot be judged from a listing. We give you a sale price, a long-let rent or a holiday let comparison, in writing, with the reasons. This is the Weymouth detail behind our property valuation service.

What we look at in a Weymouth home

• Position. Esplanade, harbour, the Nothe, Park District, Rodwell or the suburbs, and the walk to the beach, the station and the town centre.
• The view. From each main room: the bay, the harbour, the Nothe or Portland.
• The building. Render, windows, roof and the shared parts in a terrace; whether it is listed.
• Layout and access. Floor, stairs, any lift, and level access for older buyers.
• Parking. A space, a garage, a permit or nothing.
• Tenure. Lease length, freehold share, service charge and letting rules.

For the town, see our Weymouth area page.

Sale, long let or holiday let

For a sale we compare with recent sales of similar homes in the same part of town and adjust for the view, the floor, condition and tenure. For a long let we look at recent lets and the likely tenant, from hospital and port workers to retirees and families. As a holiday let we look at the season from Easter to September, the costs of changeovers, Sea Breeze's 16% commission and the tax position: at the time of writing a furnished home that is nobody's main residence pays Dorset Council's 100% council tax premium unless, as a holiday let, it is available for 140 nights and let for 70, when business rates apply. We set the three figures side by side.

The instant rent estimate

The instant rent estimate gives a first long-let range from the postcode, bedrooms and property type. In Weymouth the gap between a seafront flat and one a street back is large, so the visit decides the figure.

Booking the visit

Because Weymouth is about an hour from our office, we book visits in advance and can group them with a second appointment in the town. We spend about an hour at the home, in daylight where the view matters. Have the lease, the EPC and any maintenance or letting records ready. The written figure follows.

Chickerell, Preston and the edges

Homes on the edges of Weymouth, from Preston and Overcombe in the east to Chickerell and Wyke Regis in the west, are valued on different grounds from the seafront. Views of the bay from Preston, the Fleet and Chesil Beach from Wyke Regis, the schools, the garden and the drive to Dorchester count for more than the walk to the harbour. We compare them with recent sales on the same side of town.

Next steps

To sell, see selling your property in Weymouth; for a tenancy, see letting agents in Weymouth. Our guide on how property valuations work explains the method, and we value on the same basis in Poole.