All Greener Homes

Almost all the open homes have efficient LED lighting, double or triple glazing, and solar PV panels. The categories below show the features of our greener homes in addition to these. By 'retrofit' we mean work on an existing house to make it more efficient, better insulated, drier etc. Find a home on the map, or the list below, and click on the name (in blue) for more details.

Outline of Dorset and BCP was derived from the Ordnance Survey - Boundary Line product and prepared by Barry Cornelius of www.rowmaps.com into a GeoJSON format.
Anglers, Tytherleigh

Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round

New-Build using locally sourced sustainable material; heat pump, airtight with demand control ventilation.

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West Drive, Uplyme

Heat Pump Retrofit

A 1960s building with a modern extension. Extensively fitted with insulation and underfloor heating powered by the Air Source Heat Pump. Solar panels with planned battery .

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Shire End West, Lyme Regis

Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit

A Victorian Listed building extensively eco- retrofitted with sustainable materials.

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Brook Cottage, Lyme Regis

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit

1930's house with wood frame extensions, photovoltaic panels and battery, electric car and charger and rainwater collection system.

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Amity, Lyme Regis

Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round

Well insulated 2008 house with AS heat pump, solar panels on West facing .roof; 100% renewable electrical supplier; car charging point.

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Conifers, Lyme Regis

Heat Pump Retrofit Solar PV with Battery

A tired 1979 bungalow transformed into a light filled family home.

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23 Redlands Lane, Broadwindsor

Heat Pump Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round

Built in 1995, Cavity wall and loft insulation and glazing has been added, Then a Mitsubishi Ecodan Heat Pump, new radiators and Solar Edge Solar Panels were installed in 2021. Plenty of surplus energy is exported to Octopus for 15pkWh, an EV charger charges the car via the Solar PV

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Watercleaves, Bridport

Low Cost Improvements Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round

At Watercleaves, a former nursery school, John and Debbie have used ingenuity and imagination to create low cost solutions for double glazing, solar panels, batteries and rainwater harvesting.

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Marles Farm Beaminster

Solar Hot Water Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round Retrofit

This 200 yr old farmhouse has been brought up to modern standards with extensive insulation and renovations, with Solar Panels, and a Solar Boost, and a 25kw Wood Pellet Boiler.

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Sailcloth House, Bridport

Sustainable Materials Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Open by Appointment all year round

Near Passive-house with timber frame. Air-tight building with made of structurally insulated panels, filled with wood fibre insulation. Air Source Heat pump. 14 PV panels and a battery to store excess electricity. Triple glazed windows., MVHR ventilation..

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18 South Lawns, Bridport

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round Low Cost Improvements

A seventies house with extensive interior and exterior insulation; PV panels charge a battery and the car, and heat water, and a solar thermal panel also heats the water. Extensive rainwater harvesting.

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3 Hardy Road, Bridport

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

A 1950s bungalow with insulation added as improvements have been made. PV panels with batteries and effective use of the electricity tariff are likely to reduce electricity charges to nearly nothing over the year.

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Springfield House, Waytown

Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round

A 1989 building which Grahame and Yvonne have extensively renovated, with cavity wall insulation, much thicker loft and underfloor insulation and new double glazed windows. Two sets of PV panels, and a solar thermal panel. The house is heated with air source Heat Pump with underfloor heating.s

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Glenhaven, Bothenhampton

Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round

1950s chalet bungalow fully refurbished in 2020 with removal of gas boiler and retro fitting of PV panels, air source heat pump and EV charger. Addition in 2024 of extra PV panels, battery and back up system in case of power cut. We also have a log burner.

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12 Hillingdon, Bridport

Solar PV with Battery Open by Appointment all year round

Smart Home with many energy saving improvements • Solar 12 PV panels, House battery storage • Intelligent electricity tariff: • Load shifting strategies implemented * Intelligent smart home with presence sensing, Electric vehicle

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Proctors Sherborne

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

We renovated this 1920's home in 2021. We have tried to maintain the period feel so we have solar panels on the side elevation, a battery, full insulation and Reynaer's aluminium double glazed windows and doors.

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Wood Cottage, Weymouth

Heat Pump Retrofit

Thatched cottage with heat pumps and solar PV on garage.

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17 St Martinsfield, Martinstown

Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

1950's brick built ex-council house with cavity wall insulation, high spec windows, solar panels, battery, air source heat pump, organic garden of vegetables and flower, wild flower meadow and 7 water butts. Recycled materials in conservatory and porch and built-in cupboards

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Yew Tree House

Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump

Built from SIPS, air-tight with solar panels over whole roof. Two 10kWh batteries. Air-source heat pump and MVHR. And a beautiful garden.

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The Barn, Charlton Down

Heat Pump Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Open by Appointment all year round

A highly insulated converted barn, the build included repurposing materials onsite. It boasts passivhaus triple glazing, Mechanical ventilation and Heat Recovery. Also Underfloor Heating from a ground source heat pump.

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67 Chafeys Ave, Weymouth

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round

How do you turn a sixties bungalow with an EPC D into a highly efficient , nearly net zero home with an EPC of A? Here's how!

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Solar PV House, Weymouth

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Sustainable Materials

Solar PV House is a conversion of a mid-terraced Victorian home, and the addition of a full width loft conversion and a three story extension at the back, clad in metal with flexible PV panels, From EPC: F to EPC: A

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Weymouth Passivhaus

Sustainable Materials

One of the only homes in Dorset built and certified to Passivhaus standard. The house is so well insulated that the heating is almost never turned on. The owner was the architect for the project.

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Weavers, Sturminster Newton

Low Cost Improvements Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

70s building with extensive insulation, different materials for each wall allowing comparison. PV panels with Tesla battery.

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Appletree Cottage Fifehead Magdalen

Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

Well insulated house with 15 solar panels. Tesla Powerwall battery and air source Heat Pump.. Good advice on electricity tariffs.

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Hawkers Farm, Stour Provost

Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

The use of traditional and renewable materials and ensuring that the 500 year old building would be as energy efficient as possible were the principles behind the restoration.

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Shaftesbury Homegrown, Shaftesbury

Lifestyle Changes

Shaftesbury's Community Farm attracts volunteers who enjoy one another's company as they use sustainable approaches to growing fruit and a range of salads and vegetables, as well as keeping chickens (for eggs) and bees (mainly for pollination).

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Alcester Cottage, Shaftesbury

Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump

'A newly built green sandstone cottage, with an A rated EPC. Heat pumo, PV with battery, extensive insulation.

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18 Tudor Gardens, Blandford

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit

A modest house with extensive new insulation, and new solar PV and battery.

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23 Walls View Road, Wareham

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Retrofit Heat Pump

Retrofitted bungalow with PV panels and batteries, ventilation system, rainwater recovery and a keen recycler.

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14 West Walls

Open by Appointment all year round Solar PV with Battery Heat Pump Solar Hot Water

Early 1900s mid terrace. Cavity wall insulation, high spec loft insulation. 7.1kW solar PV with iboost and 10kWh battery. Heat pump. Permaculture productive garden

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33 Bestwall Road, Wareham

Solar PV with Battery

Hanse Haus A+ rated SIP- built, near-passive house. MVHR, 6kV from 25 solar PV panels, Tesla Powerwall battery., Bi-directional car charger to use EV car battery as a backup. Rainwater harvesting.

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South View, Langton Matravers

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round

Solar PV with a diverter to heat water and charge the EV, Solar thermal tubes, air-air-heat pumps; wildlife friendly and organic garden. garden d

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California Meadow campsite, Swanage

Solar PV with Battery

Campsite with two large solar arrays, a guided wildlife walk and possibly an archaeological dig of a Neolithic flint collection. Bring a picnic.

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Knap Swanage

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes

Come along and enjoy our bee friendly garden and see our new living roof(s) on the shed and summer house. We also hope to show a range of bee keeping and honey extraction equipment. And if you have time, you can enjoy a slice of honey cake and a cup of tea. 

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Farndreg Swanage

Low Cost Improvements Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round

This 1970's bungalow has had extensive insulation to improve the house, solar panels and an air source heat pump. They have also done a lot in the garden to encourage nature.

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6 Crane Street, Cranborne

Solar PV with Battery Lifestyle Changes Heat Pump Retrofit

In-roof PV Panels with Battery, Air source Heat pump. The owners have undertaken a pretty extensive thermal upgrade to the house.

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55 Parkwood Road, Southbourne

Retrofit Heat Pump Solar PV with Battery Solar Hot Water Open by Appointment all year round

This 1906 Edwardian House has been extensively Retrofitted and Insulated. Electricity is produced from the many Solar PV Panels with Battery, Along with Solar Thermal Panels, an Iboost and an Air Source Heat Pump. The Garden is pollinator friendly.

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