3-bedroom detached house · SP8 5PA
Listing removedListed 133 daysAuction 19 Jun · ended
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About
For Sale by Auction. A detached cottage requiring full renovation, set in a peaceful rural location and offering excellent renovation potential.
The property benefits from a generous garden, large car barn, office and single garage.
Auction - For sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Friday 19 June 2026 at 1pm The Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, DT9 3NL and via Livestream.
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The Property - A charming three-bedroom detached cottage set in a peaceful rural location, offering excellent potential for full renovation.
The property retains a wealth of character features, including an impressive inglenook fireplace in the sitting room, along with a desirable south-facing garden.
Further benefits include a large car barn and a single garage with an office or workshop behind, alongside plenty of parking and turning space. Services - Mains water and electricity.
Oil central heating. Private drainage tank* Ultrafast broadband is available (Source: Ofcom). There is limited outdoor mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
Situation - Set in a rural location, the house is amongst good countryside. Gillingham is the nearest town with its mainline railway connecting London (Waterloo) or Exeter in the West.
There are a fine array of supermarkets, such as Waitrose, and both private and state schooling are in abundance in the wider area.
The A303 is only approximately 2 miles to the north giving access East to Salisbury or London or The West Country.
Agents Note - *A septic tank visual survey report was completed in April 2026 and a copy of the report will be available in the legal pack.
The property is currently unregistered and it will be for the buyer to register the property with HMLR post completion.
What3words - ///intelligible.broccoli.unopposed Local Authority - Dorset Council Council tax band F Solicitors - Rutters Solicitors Shaftesbury SP7 8AY c.
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Properties like this can earn 2–3x BTL yields when converted to HMO, with retrofit costs around £10k/room. Sign in to see the full tier, yield projection, and cost breakdown.
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