Dalwoods, Westbury, Sherborne
Key Features
- A small parcel of land, 214 square meters
- Located in the heart of Sherborne
- Offering potential for a variety of uses (subject the the necessary permissions)
- Main water connected to the plot
- Situated within a conservation area
- Local Authority - Dorset County Council
Description
A small parcel of land, 214 square meters just off Dalwoods in a quiet location close to the centre of the town. The land offers potential (subject to any planning permission).
The Plot - A small parcel of land, 214 square meters just off Dalwoods in a quiet location close to the centre of the town. The land offers potential (subject to any planning permission).
Mains drainage, water and electric on site.
The plot situated within a conservation area.
Local Authority
Dorset County Council
The land has previously been identified as being identified within Sherborne’s potential development sites for review. We advise any interested parties seek professional and or legal advice regarding this.
Situation - Westbury, an area well known for its easy access to Sherborne’s town centre and all its facilities. Within a short walk you will find an excellent range of boutique shops, cafes and restaurants, along with two supermarkets, fabulous sporting facilities and the railway station which has direct trains to London Waterloo and Exeter.
For more extensive shopping there is the busier town of Yeovil just 6 miles away.
Sherborne is surrounded by beautiful countryside which offers a host of leisure pursuits, and to the south is the fabulous Jurassic Coastline and the popular towns of Dorchester and Poundbury.
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Viewing Arrangements - Viewings can be carried out independently once the agent has been informed and you have a copy of the particulars with you.
Solicitors - Parsonage & Co
Mr Tony Wilson
62A, High Street Hampton Hill, Hampton, TW12 1PD
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-04-02
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
- Mains
- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
- Yes
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
80 Mbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School0.7 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 336
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Sherborne Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 304
- Type
- Academy converter
- Thornford CofE Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 104
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Milborne Port Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 169
- Type
- Academy converter
- Trent Young's CofE Primary School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 143
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Gryphon School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Buckler's Mead School4.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 812
- Type
- Academy converter
- Westfield Academy5.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,013
- Type
- Academy converter
- Preston School Academy6.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,003
- Type
- Academy converter
- King Arthur's School8.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 450
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
£14.99 · one-off purchase
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4 Abbey Corner Half Moon Street, Sherborne, DT9 3LN
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