Open by Appointment all year round

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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Brooklands Lyme Regis

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

This Smart house was built in 2007 and upgraded with solar panels and battery, Air Source Heat Pump; electric car charger

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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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50 Broad Street, Lyme Regis

Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump Retrofit Lifestyle Changes

Extensive retrofit of a grade 2 Long House through insulation, solar PV, a heat pump and a pellet stove

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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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Seymour Farm Cottage, Bridport

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

Stone barn converted into highly insulated cottage with PV, Batteries, and Heat Pump

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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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11 Chestnut Road, Bridport

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

2 bed 1970 bungalow in Bridport which we have significantly extended and renovated with energy saving and modern living in mind. The property now has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and a large open plan living space. The build is about 95% complete at this time .

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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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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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Honeysuckle House, Beaminster

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

A nineties 90s house with added cavity wall insulation; heat pump, solar panels and a battery. Productive and wildlife friendly garden.

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1 Wheelwright Cottages, Thornford

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

Built in 2013 with an air source heat pump, this house has recently had solar panels and battery installed.

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Proctors Sherborne

Solar PV with Battery Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

1920's home extensively retrofitted with extra insulation; solar panels on the side elevation, a battery,

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Orchard Cottage, Sydling St Nicholas

Retrofit Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round

18th century grade II listed cottages made of rammed chalk and thatch, extensively retrofitted with sustainable materials, organic no-dig garden.

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Wood Cottage, Weymouth

Heat Pump Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round

Thatched cottage with heat pumps and solar PV on garage.

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Quarry Lea, Sherborne

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

90s detached house with solar panels, Air Source Heat Pump, improved insulation and new double glazed aluminium windows.

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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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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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1 Westcott street, Poundbury

Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump

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7 AshleyDrive West, Ringwood

Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump

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Gunville House, Holwell

Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump

Seventeenth Century House with modern addition, Groudn source heat Pump, PV panels set into the roof.

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5 Bellbury Close, Puddletown

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

5 Bellbury Close is a 1970s 2-bed semi-detached bungalow with cavity wall and loft insulation. An air source heat pump was installed in February 2025, at the same time as solar panels and a 10kw battery. An electric car charges on a 7p/kwh overnight tariff and 'spare' electricity is sold back to the grid once the battery is fully charged. .

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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

A 500 year old building restored using sustainable materials. 14kW PV with 22kWh of battery storage. Ground source heat pump to heat water and provide heating for the house.

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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 Open by Appointment all year round

Hanse Haus A+ rated SIP- built, near-passive house. MVHR, 6kW 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.

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8 Ancaster Road, Swanage,

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

Edwardian house with solar PV and batteries fitted, extensive insulation

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19 Gorsehill Road, Poole

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

1930s house which has been extensively renovated with extra insulation, PV panels and battery, and wildlife friendly garden

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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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14 Powell road, Poole

Open by Appointment all year round Solar PV with Battery

15 solar PV panels with two large storage batteries

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3 Haydon Gardens, Poole

Retrofit Sustainable Materials Open by Appointment all year round

Owned by a passivhaus architect , the ground floor flat is being extended and enhanced with a timber-framed garden office, using hemp blocks, woodfibre insulation, charred timber cladding, and timber-framed windows,

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Blackthorn Way, Verwood

Retrofit Open by Appointment all year round Heat Pump

1980's brick built bungalow with cavity wall insulation, 300mm loft insulation, 40mm double glazing, 32 solar panels, air source heat pump and electric car

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Ashley Heath Ringwood

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

1960s bungalow with cavity wall insulation, heat pump. PV panels with Powerwall Battery, Zappi EV charger

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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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