Listed for £745,000
March 3, 2026
Sold for £430,000
2011
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In the kitchen, a pillar box-red Aga sits in an alcove with tiled splashback. Cabinetry is washed in an off-white hue, and a Belfast sink is inset into its wooden worktops. Grey flagstones run underfoot, while original timber beams are intersected overhead. A pantry with a stable door to the garden provides additional storage space.
From the dining room, an elm staircase winds up to the first floor. The principal bedroom lies to the left of the plan, its wood-panelled walls painted in white and pastel blue. It has fitted storage and a spacious dressing room with a pitched ceiling. The original chimney breast forms part of the dressing room wall, and wooden floorboards run underfoot. An oak staircase, believed to date from c.1470, descends from here to the kitchen, and there is an en suite shower room.
A further two bedrooms sit on the main first-floor landing, each with exposed timber beams. A shared bathroom has a freestanding bathtub and is finished with neat tiling and wood panelling.
Accessed from a third staircase in the extension on the right-hand side of the plan, there are two further double bedrooms, each illuminated by light from leaded windows. There is a shared shower room, plus a box room.
The Great Outdoors
The house is surrounded by verdant gardens to the front and to the rear. Two distinct paved patio areas provide opportunities for outdoor dining and entertaining, and the garden is a paradise for green-fingered gardeners. It has a vegetable garden, a greenhouse, a polytunnel and fruit cages, perfect for growing strawberries and raspberries. Apple and apricot trees provide additional fruit, and there is also a glorious oak tree. A summer house is the perfect spot for relaxing after an afternoon of pottering.
The garden is also home to a pretty well with a pump, stone surround and tiled roof. There is parking for six cars, in addition to a garage with an attached workshop and separate loft area.
Out and About
Grass Hill lies in Hardington Mandeville, a quiet village on the leafy outskirts of Yeovil. Just north of the Dorset National Landscape and east of the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it lies within a peaceful part of Somerset, surrounded in the immediate vicinity by field upon field of pastureland.
It is brilliantly positioned between some of the South West's most coveted towns and delightful stretches of countryside, making it a fantastic foothold for discovering all that Somerset, Devon and Dorset have to offer. Hardington Mandeville has a convenience store and post office, a village hall and a pub, The Royal Oak, which serves a wonderful Sunday roast.
The nearby village of West Coker has a butcher, a doctor's surgery and two pubs. In Yeovil, a number of larger supermarkets can be found, including outposts of Waitrose and M&S Simply Food.
Only slightly further afield is Sherborne, a pretty historic market town. A stellar offering of shops can be found here, as can its monthly farmers' market. There are some excellent food spots too: The Cross Keys is an atmospheric pub that serves locally sourced food and drink, and The Green has a Michelin Bib Gourmand award as well as a pretty terrace garden.
There are several National Trust properties within easy reach of Grass Hill, including Montacute House, Tintinhull Garden and Barrington Court. Only slightly further afield, to the north and north-east respectively, are Glastonbury Tor and Stourhead. The coast is also within easy reach, with Lyme Regis and its wonderful shops, restaurants and coffee shops around a 50-minute drive south. From here, the Jurassic Coast - a 96-mile-long UNESCO World Heritage Site - can be explored, as can the South West Coast Path.
There are plenty of schools within easy reach of the house, including West Coker CofE VC Primary School and Holy Trinity Church School, with several state-run secondary options in Yeovil. Sherborne has several well-regarded private options, including Sherborne Prep, Sherborne School and Sherborne Girls.
Yeovil Junction station is a 17-minute drive from the house, and runs services both east and west, to London Waterloo in two hours and 20 minutes, or to Exeter St David's in a little over an hour. The A37 is also a short drive away.
Council Tax Band: G