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Guide Price£875,000

Long Cross, Shaftesbury

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • c.19th Century Early Georgian Grade II Listed Home Located On The Western Fringe Of Shaftesbury
  • Over 3,500 Sq Ft Of Flexible, Beautifully Presented Accommodation Space
  • Four Double Bedrooms & Two Bathrooms
  • Charming & Characterful Features Throughout
  • Kitchen / Breakfast Room & Additional Dining Room
  • 26ft External Office / Summer House
  • 32ft Games Room With Annexe Potential
  • Double Garage
  • Total Plot Size Of Approx. 1.5 Acres
  • 0.8 Acre Adjoining Paddock

Description

A gorgeous Grade II Listed, executive, charming house located on the outskirts of Shaftesbury offering exceptional accommodation as well as outbuildings and a 0.8 acre adjoining paddock.

THE PROPERTY

Welcome, to the very handsome, Long Cross Farm.
Believed to have been originally constructed during the 19th Century, this stunning Georgian home has all the period features you would expect to see and so much more.
Totalling over 3,500 sq. ft of flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, the balanced lay out and high-quality fixtures and fittings are truly exceptional. Briefly comprising on the ground floor of an entrance hall, dining room, sitting room, study, downstairs WC, kitchen/breakfast room and utility. Upstairs is a spacious main bathroom, four excellent sized double bedrooms with en suite facilities to the principle room. There is also a significant amount of eaves storage.

OUTSIDE

Externally, the property continues to impress with attractive gardens both front and back including a covered BBQ area and a gorgeous sun terrace with a sunken Hot Tub. The gardens are mainly laid to lawn with established shrub boarders and specimen trees. There is ample parking for several vehicles and a double garage with power and lighting. Above the garage is a fantastic triple aspect Games Room complete with internal staircase leading from the garage. In addition is an excellent Greenhouse, vibrant and productive vegetable patch as well as a separate 26ft outbuilding which is currently used as a Summer House / Home Office.

GAMES ROOM

Above the double Garage is a substantial, triple aspect games room complete with a WC as well as power and lighting. Should any purchasers desire, and with the correct permissions, this part of the property could be developed into an Annexe/Ancillary Accommodation with very little effort.
We'd advise any purchasers looking at this as a possibility to conduct their own research.

THE PADDOCK

Located to the north east of the property is a c.0.8 of an Acre Paddock. There is a direct access gate from the property to the paddock and the perimeter fencing/hedging is in excellent order.

LOCATION

The North Dorset Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury is famed for the iconic cobbled street of Gold Hill and rich history going back to the times of King Alfred.
Shaftesbury is a delightful community orientated town with an attractive and bustling High Street that provides most everyday requirements including a farmer's market, cafés, charity shops, various retail shops and a cottage hospital.
Families are drawn to this area by the quality of life and excellent choice of state and independent schools including Port Regis, Clayesmore, Sandroyd and Bryanston amongst many others. Shaftesbury also offers several ways to explore the stunning countryside and traditional English villages of the Blackmore Vale, Cranborne Chase and Wiltshire Downs with their many miles of public footpaths and bridleways.

TENURE

Freehold.

SERVICES

All mains services are connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY

Dorset Council, Band F.

VIEWINGS

Strictly by appointment only via Boatwrights Estate Agents in Shaftesbury.

ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING

As of 2017, Estate Agents are legally required to undertake Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on all parties involved in the sale or purchase of a property.
Boatwrights Estate Agents Ltd are members of The Guild of Property Professionals and therefore use a professional service called Guild 365 to facilitate these checks. These checks must be completed before a property is listed for sale and as soon as an offer is accepted. There is a charge for this service at a cost of £30+VAT (per person) which is non-refundable. Boatwrights do receive small proportion of this fee in order to cover our administrative costs.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-10-13

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,628 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£583,333 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £198,656 / acre
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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 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
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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

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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

  • The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Motcombe CofE Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    146
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    333
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stower Provost Community School3.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Shaftesbury School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    782
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gillingham School3.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sturminster Newton High School6.5 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • King Arthur's School9.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Blandford School10 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,103
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school

* 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

Morrisons Daily Shaftesbury, Shaftesbury0.7 miles
Asda Ivy Cross Express Petrol, Shaftesbury0.9 miles
Tesco Shaftesbury Superstore, Shaftesbury0.9 miles

GP surgery

Gillingham Medical Practice3.1 miles

Pharmacy

Boots0.8 miles

Hospital

Westminster Memorial Hospital0.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden420 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 Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Long Cross77 metres

Typical drive times

Mere18 min · 13 miles
Gillingham9 min · 3.7 miles
Shaftesbury2 min · 0.8 miles
Salisbury (city)36 min · 22 miles
Sturminster Newton17 min · 8.5 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

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

Very 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.

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.

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