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£850,000

The Street, Stour Provost, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8

Land size
1.5 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Paddocks with river frontage
  • Beautifully stocked gardens
  • Garage, workshop and outbuildings
  • Stunning Views

Description

Stour Provost is a delightful village to the west of the popular market town of Shaftesbury. Shaftesbury has weekly markets and lies in the heart of the Blackmoor Vale.

Mill Cottage was extended in the early 2000s from an original 18th century stone cottage under a slate tile roof to create a fabulous light and airy family home over two floors. The entrance is via the porch through to an entrance hall, leading to a study/bedroom, WC/shower room, kitchen/dining room with French doors opening out onto a paved terrace with stunning views towards the River Stour and the open countryside. From the kitchen/dining room a door leads you into the sun room with a stone tile floor with doors leading out to the garden again with stunning views across the surrounding countryside. The double aspect sitting room has a timber floor, exposed beams, a large open fire with French doors leading out onto the gravel terrace area with views across the countryside. The staircase situated outside the sitting room leads up to the first floor landing. The main bedroom has a vaulted ceiling with a stunning view out onto the countryside, across the paddock. The ensuite has a tiled floor, bath and shower. There is a separate family shower room outside the master bedroom and two further bedrooms.

Mill Cottage is approached from the lane through a double gate onto a concrete parking area. From the parking area there is access to the single garage, with a stone pathway with well kept borders either side leading down stone steps to the front door of the house. A further lawn with a mixture of trees and shrubs is predominantly on the western side of the property. There is a potting shed and access to two paddocks on the northern side of the property which overlooks the River Stour and the adjoining countryside to the east side of the property. There is access from the lane to the paddocks extending to approximately 1.5 acres and a delightful stone cart shed.
Property Information

Services
Mains water, electricity, private drainage. Oil Fired Central Heating.

Tenure
Freehold with vacant possession on completion.

Local Authority
Dorset County Council Telephone:

Council Tax
Band D

EPC
Current Band E

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
D
Date Posted
2026-10-14

Market Value Analysis

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

This Property£566,667 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £198,635 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Broadband
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Sewerage
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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
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

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

  • Stower Provost Community School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    82
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull2 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 School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    242
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Wyke Primary School3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    161
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Secondary

  • Gillingham School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sturminster Newton High School4.1 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Shaftesbury School4.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    782
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • King Arthur's School7.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gryphon School9.9 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 Stour0.7 miles
Spar - Marnhull, Marnhull2.2 miles
Aldi Kingsmead Business Park, Gillingham, Dorset3 miles

GP surgery

Gillingham Medical Practice3.1 miles

Pharmacy

Marnhull Pharmacy1.8 miles

Hospital

Westminster Memorial Hospital4.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field189 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 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Crossroads209 metres

Typical drive times

Gillingham9 min · 4 miles
Stalbridge17 min · 8.2 miles
Shaftesbury10 min · 5.5 miles
Salisbury (city)44 min · 26 miles
Sturminster Newton12 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

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

Medium to low risk (1 in 100 to 1 in 1000)

Not at the pin: mapped about 30 metres away.

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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