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Guide Price£565,000

Stour Provost, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Detached Bungalow
  • Generous Garden
  • Adjoining Paddock
  • Sought After Village
  • Far Reaching Views
  • No Onward Chain

Description

A spacious and well-presented detached bungalow, occupying a generous plot on the outskirts of the highly regarded village of Stour Provost, with far-reaching countryside views and an adjoining paddock.

PROPERTY
The Old Quarry is a detached bungalow, constructed of local red brick and set within substantial front and rear gardens with an adjoining one and half acre paddock. The property has recently undergone a programme of refurbishment and is offered to the market for the first time in 80 years. The accommodation presented in great order, offering well-proportioned and versatile rooms on one level. A modern fitted kitchen, leads from the dining room and extends to a side porch. A good-sized sitting room, which features attractive wooden flooring and bow window is situated across the hallway. There are two generous double bedrooms, enjoying views across the rear garden with one benefitting from a adjoining dressing room/study. Both share a family bathroom.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a newly laid tarmac driveway, providing excellent parking for several vehicles. An attached single garage and adjoining store room provide valuable additional storage. The front and rear gardens are predominantly laid to lawn offering a blank canvas for garden enthusiasts and offer countryside views. The adjoining paddock extends to approximately one and half acres and is enclosed with a mix of fencing and hedging. A separate track ( edged blue on the map ) provides access to the paddock from the road, making this a particularly versatile addition to the property.
Note: There is a public right of way across the paddock see black dotted line on map.

SERVICES
Mains water and electricity are connected to the property. Drainage is private via the original septic tank. Heating and hot water is electric.
Ultrafast broadband is available and all mobile phone networks have good coverage

Dorset Council Tax D
EPC E

DIRECTIONS
Post code: SP8 5SB
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THE SITUATION
The property is located in a delightful position with far reaching views over surrounding farmland on the edge of this popular village in the heart of the Blackmore Vale. The village of Stour Provost includes a well-regarded primary school and church. Other villages in the area such as Marnhull, East Stour, West Stour all provide day to day facilities. The nearby hilltop town of Shaftesbury offers a full range of amenities including Tesco and Lidl supermarkets, a cottage hospital, butchers, green grocers, restaurants, pubs and cafes to name but a few. Communications are good with the A30 to the north at East Stour providing access to both the A350 travelling north and south and on to the A303 to London via the M3. There is a mainline railway service available at Gillingham with a regular service taking 1 hour 58 minutes to London Waterloo.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-18

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,727 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£376,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £198,060 / 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
46 E
79 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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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 status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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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

  • Stower Provost Community School940 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull1.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull2.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    51
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wyke Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Gillingham School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,684
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Sturminster Newton High School4.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shaftesbury School4.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    782
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • King Arthur's School7.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gryphon School10 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Spar - Riverside Garage, West Stour0.8 miles
Spar - Marnhull, Marnhull2.3 miles
Aldi Kingsmead Business Park, Gillingham, Dorset2.9 miles

GP surgery

Gillingham Medical Practice3 miles

Pharmacy

Marnhull Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

Westminster Memorial Hospital4.1 miles

Green space

Playing Field254 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

Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Stour Provost Crossroads171 metres

Typical drive times

Gillingham7 min · 3.6 miles
Stalbridge15 min · 7.9 miles
Shaftesbury9 min · 5.1 miles
Salisbury (city)43 min · 26 miles
Sturminster Newton11 min · 5.5 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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