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Guide Price£350,000Greenslade Taylor Hunt - Taunton Land & Planning

Closing date for offers: Monday 16 November 2026 at 5pm

Houndstone Close, Yeovil, BA21

Land size
1.2 acres

Key Features

  • The property comprises a detached single storey building of brick construction.
  • Accommodation comprises range of classrooms, sensory rooms, dining areas.
  • Office, special care room, toilets, and other ancillary accommodation.
  • Two conservatories.

Description

Former Resource Centre suitable for a range of alternative uses (subject to planning).

Offers are invited on an unconditional basis.

For sale by informal tender.

Deadline for submission of offers is no later than 5pm on Monday 16th November 2026.

PROPERTY
The property comprises a detached single-storey former resource centre of brick construction with a pitched tiled roof, together with a large garden area and associated car park.
The internal layout comprises a range of classrooms, activity and sensory rooms, dining areas, group rooms and associated ancillary accommodation. The property benefits from a reception area, office, special care room, male, female and disabled WC facilities, boiler room, stores, cleaner’s cupboard and circulation space throughout. In addition, the property includes two conservatories.
The gross internal area (GIA) of the property is approximately 5,694-sq. ft (529-sq. m). The floorplan is shown overleaf. It is shown for identification purposes only and is not to be relied upon.
The site extends, in total, to approximately 0.4-hectares (1.2-acres). The site that is being offered for sale is shown outlined red on the site plan overleaf. It is shown for identification purposes only and the plan is not to be relied upon.

COMMUNICATIONS
Road - Yeovil is approximately 1.3-kilometres (0.8-miles) to the south
of the A303, which provides access to Exeter and Cornwall to the west
and Ilchester, Sparkford, Wincanton, Mere, Andover and the M3
motorway to the east.
Rail - Yeovil is served by 2no. railway stations: Yeovil Pen Mill and
Yeovil Junction. These operate on the Heart of Wessex Line
Air - Exeter Airport is approximately 19-miles to the north-east via the
A380 and M5. The airport offers a range of domestic and international
scheduled flights, serving destinations across the UK and Europe.

The town of Yeovil is located within the administrative area of Somerset Council (SC) (formerly South Somerset District Council
(SSDC)). It has a population of approximately 50,176no. Residents (2021 Census).
Yeovil has a comprehensive range of ecclesiastical, educational, employment , cultural, leisure and shopping facilities and amenities. These include (but are not limited to): BAE Systems, Honeywell Aerospace, Yeovil County Park, Yeovil Golf Club, Yeovil College, Screwfix (Head Office), Leonardo Helicopters, Yeovil Hospital and the Fleet Air Arm Museum.
The town benefits from access to the Dorset National Landscape (NL) formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), which is
approximately 6.4-kilometres (4.0-miles) to the south. Taunton, the County town of Somerset, is approximately 40.3 kilometres (25.1-miles) to the west. Taunton has an extensive range of shopping facilities, including many independent high street stores, cafes, pubs and fine dining restaurants and a thriving farmer’s market every Thursday. Musgrove Park Hospital and Nuffield Health Hospital serve the town and there are an excellent range of independent and state schools within the area. Taunton is also home to the Somerset
County Cricket Club.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-10-20

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 178 Development Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£291,667 / acre
Development Land Average (1+ acres) £197,023 / acre
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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

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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

10 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good GoodO2 Good LimitedThree Good LimitedVodafone Good Limited

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

  • Preston CofE Primary School448 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Oaklands Primary School0.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    420
    Type
    Community school
  • Kingfisher Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    265
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Holy Trinity Church School0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    419
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Huish Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    420
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Preston School Academy537 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,003
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westfield Academy0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,013
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckler's Mead School2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Stanchester Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    829
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wadham School6.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    763
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    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

Asda Yeovil Superstore, Yeovil303 metres
Tesco Yeovil Abbey Manor Express, Yeovil634 metres
Co-op Westfield - Yeovil, Yeovil0.9 miles

GP surgery

Preston Grove Medical Centre, Yeovil0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Asda Pharmacy310 metres

Hospital

Yeovil District Hospital1.3 miles

Green space

Play Space154 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

Yeovil Pen Mill Rail Station2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

St James Church115 metres

Typical drive times

Yeovil8 min · 3 miles
Crewkerne15 min · 8.9 miles
Sherborne15 min · 7.8 miles
Wells (city)45 min · 26 miles
South Petherton14 min · 8.7 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

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 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.

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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