ShareSave
Guide Price£975,000

Higher Ansty, Dorchester

Land size
3.53 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Countryside views
  • Residence & two bedroom self contained annexe
  • Successful holiday lettings
  • Gardens & paddock totalling 3.53 acres
  • Modern kitchen dining room
  • Sitting room with wood burner & bi folding doors
  • Spacious
  • Garage & utility room

Description

A well presented and versatile home with a self contained two bedroom annexe, enjoying a beautifully landscaped garden with outstanding countryside views and a paddock totalling 3.53 acres.

Accommodation - Field End is a well presented and versatile home situated at the edge of a sought after rural village with an active community, enjoying beautifully maintained gardens, a useful paddock and outstanding views of rolling countryside. The main residence has been thoughtfully renovated to a high standard with the additional benefit of a self contained annexe offering potential for multi generation living and currently utilised as a successful holiday lettings business. The heart of the home is the modern and informal kitchen dining room which consists of quality units set with a stone counter top and includes a range of integrated appliances. The generous and light sitting room has a modern wood burner as a focal point with a large bi folding door overlooking the landscaped garden, paddock and surrounding countryside.
The main bedroom is a particularly generous room with a modern fully tiled ensuite shower room. The second and third bedrooms are good size doubles and the fourth bedroom is currently arranged as a study with built in furniture but could accommodate a double bed. The family bathroom comprises of a bath, shower, basin and w.c.

Outside - The property is accessed via a five bar wooden gate leading to a substantial gravel driveway with parking for several vehicles and access to the double garage. The frontage has been landscaped with raised flower borders bound by railway sleepers. The main residence enjoys a good size rear garden with a large patio adjoining the sitting room for outside dining with the remainder of the garden laid to lawn with established flower beds and trees. A further garden is arranged to the side of the dwelling which has a variety of uses with wonderful views of the paddock and surrounding rolling countryside. The side garden comprises of wild flowers and a kitchen garden which is ideal for growing fruit and vegetables. A paddock sits behind the dwelling and garden which could be used for grazing horses or other animals.

Annexe - The self contained annexe is affectionately named The Retreat as it enjoys a peaceful outlook and has been successfully run by the current owners as a holiday lettings business. Alternatively the annexe would make an ideal home for multi generations as it enjoys a good degree of privacy from the main residence. Upon entry there is a welcoming hallway providing access to all the principal rooms and benefitting from three built in storage cupboards. The kitchen comprises of a range of wall and base units, set with a counter top, included is a sink, hob, and single oven with space for white goods. The sitting dining room enjoys a wood burner as a focal point to the room. with sliding patio doors boasting elevated views of the garden and countryside beyond. The main bedroom is of a good size accommodating a large double bed, the second bedroom is a good sized room currently arranged with two singles bed. Completing the accommodation is a modern shower room comprising of a shower, basin and w.c together with an additional cloakroom.

Outside a patio adjoins the annexe which is ideal for al-fresco dining and leads to the pretty rear garden, predominantly laid to lawn with established flower beds and a gate leading to a parking area for several vehicles.

Situation - Higher Ansty is a hamlet set approximately 9 miles from the market town of Blandford Forum and 11 miles from the county town of Dorchester. The Fox public house is approximately half a mile away along with a farm shop which incorporates a post office. The local beauty spot of Bulbarrow Hill is about 3 miles.

Directions - what3words///washable.pelt.needed

Services - Mains electricity and water. Oil central heating. Septic tank.
Annexe - Mains electricity and water. Septic tank, Electric room heaters.
Income generating solar panels.

Material Information - Dorset Council Tax Band - F
Tel:
EPC- B
Annexe EPC - C

There is broadband and mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
Please refer to the government website for more details.
Photographs – May 2026 © Symonds & Sampson

Please note there is a track set to the bottom of the accommodation which is owned by Wessex water providing access to a drainage system. The property has vehicle and pedestrian rights of way leading to the annexe parking and to a gate to the main garden and paddock.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-07-21

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,695 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£276,204 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £188,966 / acre
View full market data

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
85 B
89 B

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

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Oil Heating
Broadband
Ask Agent
Sewerage
Septic Tank / Private

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way
Ask Agent
Listed Property
Ask Agent
Restrictions
Ask Agent

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

Property Features

Accessibility
Ask Agent
Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

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

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

  • Cheselbourne Village School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 9
    Pupils
    49
    Type
    Community school
  • Hazelbury Bryan Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Community school
  • Milborne St Andrew First School4.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    43
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School4.7 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    110
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Piddle Valley Church of England First School4.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown6.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sturminster Newton High School6.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Blandford School7.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,103
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Dorset Studio School8.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    332
    Type
    Studio schools
  • St Osmund's Church of England Middle School10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

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

Spar - Red Barn, Hazelbury Bryan3.4 miles
Co-op Shillingstone Blandford Road, Shillingstone5.8 miles
Spar Puddletown, Puddletown6.2 miles

GP surgery

Milton Abbas Surgery2.9 miles

Pharmacy

Automeds Pharmacy Ltd5.5 miles

Hospital

Blandford Community Hospital7.4 miles

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

Moreton (Dorset) Rail Station9.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Brightsmead288 metres

Typical drive times

Dorchester28 min · 15 miles
Stalbridge29 min · 11 miles
Blandford Forum28 min · 12 miles
Salisbury (city)1 hr 1 min · 35 miles
Sturminster Newton30 min · 9.4 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)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

By LandSale, the platform. Not provided by the listing agent. Ready in about a minute.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

Contact Symonds & Sampson, Blandford

7 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AH

View agent profile

About you

Please note that LandSale will send the above details to Symonds & Sampson, Blandford only. By submitting this form, you confirm that you agree to our terms of use, our privacy policy.

Similar properties for sale