Melcombe Bingham, Dorchester
- Land size
- 0.14 acres
Key Features
- For sale by Auction on Thursday 24 September 2026
- A parcel of land in a village location
- Extending to approximately 0.14 acres
- Adjoining residential properties
- Vehicular access
- Scope for a range of uses (subject to planning permission/consents)
- Blandford Forum 9 miles, Dorchester 8 miles, Weymouth 14 miles
- Local amenities available in Ansty 0.9 miles
Description
For sale by auction: A parcel of land measuring approximately 0.14 acres (575.2sqm.), adjoining residential properties in the popular village of Melcombe Bingham.
The Site - A parcel of land extending to approximately 0.14 acres (575.2 sqm.), situated in the popular village of Melcombe Bingham. The land is currently overgrown and adjoins residential properties to the northeast and southwest, with boundaries formed in part by fencing and hedging. Vehicular access is available both via Cross Lanes and the estate road to the rear of the property. The freehold land provides an opportunity to acquire a useful parcel in a desirable rural village location with scope for a range of uses, subject to any relevant rights, restrictions and consents.
Situation - Cross Lanes enjoys a peaceful setting within the picturesque rural hamlet of Melcombe Bingham, surrounded by the rolling Dorset countryside while remaining conveniently accessible to nearby market towns and villages. Local amenities include a farm shop and village pub. Everyday facilities can be found in nearby Blandford Forum and Dorchester, with both offering a range of shops, supermarkets, schools, cafés and leisure facilities, while the A35 and A37 provide good road links across the county and to the wider region. There is a mainline station to London Waterloo at Dorchester.
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Services - Mains electricity and water are nearby but not connected
Local Authority - Dorset Council
Agents Notes - Please note that the physical boundaries on site do not appear to match the boundaries shown on the Land Registry title plan which suggests that adjoining properties may be encroaching onto the legal title. It will be for the purchaser to deal with any encroachment.
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Dorset Council
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester DT1 1XJ
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Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- 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
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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
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 92% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
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
- Cheselbourne Village School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Pupils
- 49
- Type
- Community school
- Milborne St Andrew First School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Pupils
- 43
- Type
- Academy converter
- Piddle Valley Church of England First School3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Pupils
- 40
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School3.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 114
- Type
- Community school
- Buckland Newton Church of England Primary School4.6 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 110
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown5.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 441
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dorset Studio School7.4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 332
- Type
- Studio schools
- The Blandford School8.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,103
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sturminster Newton High School8.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 605
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Osmund's Church of England Middle School8.8 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
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)
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