Listed for £965,000
May 1, 2025
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OUTSIDE
The property has extensive grounds amounting to around 0.82 of an acre and won the accolade as the Dorset Wildlife Friendly Garden of 2018. These include areas of lawn, well stocked and established flower, shrub and rose borders, a magnificent iron framed wisteria walk, open and covered seating areas, an ornamental pond (not in use), small vegetable garden, wild garden and a variety of mature and ornamental trees. A particular feature is the large, attractively landscaped pond with a wooden jetty and large summer house from which to enjoy the garden’s diverse flora and fauna.
SITUATION
Oaklands is located off a country lane in the small rural hamlet of East Orchard and is surrounded by the glorious countryside of North Dorset’s Blackmore Vale, famous for its gently undulating dairy farmland. The charming market town of Sturminster Newton is just 4.5 miles away and known for its picturesque stone bridge and mill on the River Stour. It has a good range of independent shops, a supermarket, primary and secondary schools, doctors’ surgery and traditional inns.
The Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury, famous for the steep cobbled street of Gold Hill, and Blandford Forum with its fine Georgian architecture, both offer further shopping and educational options as well as cottage hospitals. The nearest railway station is at Gillingham (8 miles), which has mainline services to London (Waterloo) and the West Country.
The local road network gives ready access to the other towns in the area including Bath, Dorchester, Poole, Salisbury, Sherborne, Warminster and Wincanton as well as to the South Coast whilst the A303 trunk road, linking with the M3 motorway, makes London accessible for the motorist. There are several well-respected private schools in the area including Sandroyd, Port Regis, Clayesmore, Hanford, Bryanston, Canford, Sherborne, Downside and Milton Abbey.
East Orchard is an ideal base from which to explore the beautiful countryside of North Dorset and for a variety of rural pursuits such as walking, riding and cycling as well as traditional field sports. There are golf courses at Blandford, Salisbury, Tollard Royal and Warminster with racing at Bath, Salisbury and Wincanton and sailing at Poole Harbour. There are many places of interest to visit in the locality such as Old Wardour Castle, the Longleat Estate, Sherborne Castle, Stourhead Gardens, Wilton House and Kingston Lacy.
TENURE
Freehold.
SERVICES
Mains water and electricity, private sewage treatment plant, air sourced heating supplemented by oil fired Alpha range and solar panels.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dorset Council.
Council tax band F
EPC
D (55) - Please refer to the agents for the complete certificate.
BROADBAND
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125Mbps.
VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment with Rural View.