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Guide Price£2,500,000

Spencer Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13

Land size
1.3 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4

Key Features

  • Secluded setting down a private driveway
  • Gorgeous landscaped grounds offering complete privacy
  • Characterful home with potential to extend and update STPP
  • Almost 4,000 sq ft of accommodation arranged over three floors
  • Large carport and plenty of driveway parking
  • Beautiful sunny garden with patio areas, picturesque mature planting, lawns and wooded borders
  • 600m flat walk from Canford Cliffs village centre
  • Less than a mile from local Blue Flag sandy beaches
  • No forward chain

Description

A magical home in a tranquil woodland setting down a private driveway just 600m from Canford Cliffs high street! A beautiful setting and a characterful home coming to market for the first time in over 40 years.

Viewing is highly recommended.

This exceptional and characterful residence presents a rare opportunity to acquire a truly private home in an enviable setting just a short walk from Canford Cliffs high street.

Approached via a secluded, tree-lined driveway from Spencer Road, the generous plot extends to approximately 1.3 acres and offers a remarkable sense of tranquillity, with no immediate neighbours and a peaceful, woodland atmosphere reminiscent of the New Forest.

The property itself showcases charming Tudor-style architecture and offers significant potential for modernisation and extension, subject to the necessary planning consents, making it an exciting prospect for those seeking to create a bespoke home.

The sweeping driveway provides ample parking for multiple vehicles, complemented by a substantial double carport—ideal for covered parking or boat storage.

Internally, the home is well arranged for both family living and entertaining. A formal entrance from the garden aspect is complemented by a practical side entrance from the driveway. The ground floor features a spacious and sociable kitchen/dining room, supported by a utility room, larder and additional storage, providing excellent functionality.

A choice of reception rooms to both the front and rear aspects offers flexible living space, ideal for a formal sitting room and a separate family room. The south facing lounge/reception room benefits from French doors opening onto the beautiful gardens, allowing for an abundance of natural light and delightful views across the surrounding grounds.

The first floor hosts three well-proportioned double bedrooms arranged around an attractive galleried landing. The principal bedroom and second bedroom both enjoy en suite shower facilities, while a well-appointed family bathroom serves the third bedroom. Bedrooms are complemented by excellent fitted wardrobes, providing exceptional storage and seamlessly integrated to maintain the rooms’ spacious and airy feel.

The second floor provides a further large bedroom suite/living area, offering excellent versatility and potential for use as a self-contained annexe, complete with a spacious bedroom/living area, additional storage and a bathroom.

Set within a beautifully secluded plot, this is a truly unique home offering privacy, character and outstanding potential. Viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate the setting and opportunity on offer.

Set within a beautifully secluded plot, this is a truly unique home offering privacy, character and outstanding potential. Viewing is highly recommended to fully appreciate the setting and opportunity on offer.

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Location

Spencer Road enjoys a quiet location that is still so accessible for local attractions and amenities.

Canford Cliffs Village is around 600m (approx. 10 minutes walk) and offers a deli, bakeries, and a weekly market as well as a selection of coffee shops, restaurants and pubs.

The golden sandy beaches at Branksome and Canford Cliffs are circa 2km away (around 20 minutes walk) where in summer you can enjoy lifeguard stewarded beaches for sea swimming, paddle boarding, windsurfing and family seaside fun. The beach at Branksome is dog friendly all year around so ideal for coastal dog walks towards Bournemouth. There are various water sports on offer in the summer season including a Surf School at Branksome Dene Chine.

Rockwater is also situated at Branksome Chine offering plenty of events and activities to help you make the most of the coastal lifestyle.

The wider area includes award winning Parkstone Golf Course, Tennis and Padel clubs, sailing and water sports opportunities, cycling clubs and so much more.

There is an outstanding selection of local schools both public and private offering an unrivalled education for day students or weekly boarders.

London is within easy reach by road or rail within around 2 hours to Waterloo.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
H
Date Posted
2026-05-12

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,680 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£1,923,077 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £187,989 / acre
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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
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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

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 82% 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

  • Lilliput Church of England Infant School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    343
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Courthill Infant School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    354
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    718
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Heatherlands Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    616
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Michael's Church of England Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    599
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Aldhelm's Academy2.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    808
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Livingstone Academy Bournemouth2.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 19
    Pupils
    1,006
    Type
    Free schools
  • St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,093
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England/Roman Catholic
  • Poole High School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,891
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Winton Academy3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    902
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Gender
    Boys

* 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

Tesco Canford Cliffs Express, Poole377 metres
Tesco Shore Rd Express, Poole1 mile
Tesco Lilliput Express, Poole1.1 miles

GP surgery

Westbourne Medical Centre1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Day Lewis Pharmacy336 metres

Hospital

St Ann'S Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden400 metres

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

Branksome Rail Station1.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Compton Acres277 metres

Typical drive times

Poole9 min · 3.4 miles
Ferndown19 min · 7.7 miles
Bournemouth9 min · 3.4 miles
Christchurch19 min · 8.5 miles
Southampton (city)48 min · 35 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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