Recent home sales south of Boston (July 21)
ABINGTON
2 Edgar D Bascomb Road One-family Colonial, built in 2003, 3,100 square feet, 9 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 30,473-square-foot lot. $830,000
11 Broadmeadow Lane One-family Cape Cod, built in 1989, 3,049 square feet, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 24,810-square-foot lot. $782,000
116 Lady Slipper Lane One-family Raised Ranch, built in 1992, 3,614 square feet, 10 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, on 75,776-square-foot lot. $779,000
232 Ashland St. One-family Colonial, built in 2014, 2,473 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 304,901-square-foot lot. $700,000
80 Strawberry Lane One-family Colonial, built in 1981, 2,642 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 20,019-square-foot lot. $700,000
157 Mountain Laurel Lane One-family Colonial, built in 1992, 2,160 square feet, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 31,344-square-foot lot. $675,000
738 Randolph St. Two-Family, built in 1920, 2,112 square feet, 7 rooms,
It should ensure that emergency services and deliveries are more efficient for new properties. Dorchester councillor Les Fry, a former police officer, said that during his career trying to find a house in a village in the middle of the night, which only had a name, had been a re-occurring problem. “Names are frustrating. How do you find Manor Farm or Holly Cottage when you are in a hurry? There should also be a number there. “Postcodes take you to the area but you need a number after that,” he said. Cabinet member Cllr Peter Wharf said the lack of logic to addresses was also a cause of ambulances arriving later than they should. He said it also caused occasional problems for gas, electricity and water services as well as delivery by courier companies.
Recent home sales south of Boston (Apr. 14)
ABINGTON
5 Dale St. One-family Colonial, built in 2019, 2,184 square feet, 6 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 117,593-square-foot lot. $675,000
65 Block St. One-family Conventional, built in 1880, 1,500 square feet, 6 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 10,436-square-foot lot. $405,000
70 Coleman St. One-family Ranch, built in 1950, 534 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, on 6,714-square-foot lot. $315,000
15 Davis St. #2 Condo, built in 1985, 1,150 square feet, 4 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. $255,000
BRAINTREE
16 Spruce St. One-family Colonial, built in 1926, 2,200 square feet, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 6,673-square-foot lot. $769,000
57 Weston Ave. One-family Old Style, built in 1926, 1,776 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 6,268-square-foot lot. $761,000
358-360 Commercial St. Two-family Conventional, built in 1900, 1,306 square feet, 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 5,001-square-foot lot. $638,000