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Guide Price£695,000

Boys Hill, Sherborne

Land size
3 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Detached Farmhouse
  • 2747 sq ft/255 sq,m
  • Set in circa 3 Acres
  • Four Double Bedrooms
  • Three Reception Rooms
  • Sand School
  • No Onward Chain
  • Energy Efficiency Rating E

Description

Much-Loved Family Home with Land – Ideal for Modern Families & Multi-Generational Living

On the market for the first time in over 40 years, this charming detached farmhouse has been a much-loved family home, offering warmth, character, and space in abundance. Set within circa 3 acres of peaceful countryside just a short drive from Sherborne, it’s perfectly suited for growing families, multi-generational living, or those craving the freedom of rural life.

Inside, this generously proportioned home offers 2,747 sq ft/255 sq. m of versatile living space. A spacious and welcoming entrance hall leads to a light-filled sitting room with a fireplace, a large formal dining room, and a kitchen/breakfast room that has hosted decades of family meals and memories. The office/games room with an adjoining store is ideal as a home office, teen hangout, or potential annexe space. A utility/boot room completes the practical ground floor layout.

Upstairs, there are four comfortable double bedrooms, including a stunning principal suite with a large walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom, plus a spacious family bathroom – ideal for busy mornings or winding down in the evening.

Outside, the property offers a true taste of country life with a formal garden, ample parking, and paddocks with a sand school, perfect for equestrian use, hobby farming, or just enjoying open space with children and pets. Whether you're looking to keep animals, start a smallholding, or simply unwind in nature, this property has room for it all.

With no onward chain and scope to personalize, this is a rare opportunity to own a home that has been treasured for generations – and now ready to welcome yours.

The Property -

Inside - Ground Floor
On the ground floor you will find a spacious and welcoming reception hall with stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading off to all main rooms. The sitting room enjoys plenty of natural light and has a large inglenook fireplace with a wood burner. The large formal dining room benefits from a triple aspect and double doors open out to the paved seating area and has ample room to host family gatherings. There is further reception room that is currently used as an office but lends itself to other options - potential for a ground floor bedroom and convert the store to an en-suite.

Also on the ground floor there is a generously sized kitchen/breakfast room with a double aspect and fitted with ample modern units consisting of floor cupboards, larder style cupboard, separate drawer units with cutlery and deep pan drawers plus eye level cupboards and shelves. There is a good amount of wood work surfaces with a tiled splash back and a stainless steel sink and drainer with a mixer tap. The fridge/freezer is integrated and there is a tri-fuel range cooker.

From the kitchen there is step down into a generously sized utility/boot room, which is fitted with floor and eye level cupboards and has space for appliances and plumbing for a washing machine. The door opens to the paved seating area. Also on the ground floor is a WC.

First Floor
On this floor you will find a generously sized family bathroom and four spacious double bedrooms, principal with an en-suite bathroom and walk in wardrobe.

Outside - Parking
The property is approached from the lane via double five bar timber gates onto a good sized parking area with enough room to park multiple vehicles.

Formal Garden
This has paved seating area to the back of the house with the majority of the garden being laid to lawn offering scope to landscape to your own needs and taste.

Paddocks and Sand School
These are accessed from the parking area where a five bar gate opens to the paddocks and a grassy path leads up to the sand school. Total grounds extend to circa 3 acres.

Useful Information -

Energy Efficiency Rating tba
Council Tax Band G
uPVC Double Glazing
Septic Tank Drainage
Oil Fired Central Heating
Freehold
No Onward Chain

Location And Directions -

Set in the peaceful hamlet of Boys Hill, this property offers the best of rural Dorset living while remaining within easy reach of the historic town of Sherborne. With its charming architecture, boutique shops, cafés, and a mainline station offering direct services to London Waterloo, Sherborne blends small-town charm with excellent connectivity.A perfect setting for families or those relocating from further afield, Boys Hill offers country living with exceptional schools and town amenities close by.

Postcode - DT9 5PJ

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
G
Date Posted
2026-04-16

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,729 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£231,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £196,537 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
50 E
75 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
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

1 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 83% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School4.4 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    336
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thornford CofE Primary School4.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sherborne Primary School5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    304
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • The Gryphon School5.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sturminster Newton High School7.7 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckler's Mead School8.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westfield Academy9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,013
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Preston School Academy9.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,003
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Sainsburys Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset4.3 miles
Spar - Red Barn, Hazelbury Bryan4.5 miles
Co-op Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset4.7 miles

GP surgery

The Apples Medical Centre4.4 miles

Pharmacy

The Abbey Pharmacy4.5 miles

Hospital

Yeatman Hospital4.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Sherborne Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Dyers Farm1 mile

Typical drive times

Yeovil21 min · 11 miles
Sherborne15 min · 6.3 miles
Stalbridge21 min · 9.4 miles
Wells (city)1 hr 3 min · 34 miles
Sturminster Newton23 min · 10 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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)

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