Auction: Friday 11 December 2026 at 2pm
Winterborne Clenston, Blandford Forum
- Land size
- 8.55 acres
Key Features
- 8.55 acres (3.46 hectares) of productive permanent pasture
- Attractive single paddock with gently undulating topography
- Direct access from the public highway
- Metered mains water supply
- Secure stock-proof fencing and mature hedgerow boundaries
- Suitable for a range of uses subject to the necessary consents
- No restrictive covenants or overage provisions
Description
An attractive parcel of permanent pasture extending to approximately 8.55 acres (3.46 hectares), situated in an accessible rural position on the edge of the village of Winterborne Clenston.
Auction - For Sale by Public Auction and via Livestream on Friday 11th December 2026 at 2.00pm at the Digby Memorial Church Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3NL. Register to bid in the room, online, by telephone or by proxy via our website.
Situation - The paddock occupies an attractive yet accessible rural position on the northern edge of the small village and parish of Winterborne Clenston. The neighbouring village of Winterborne Stickland lies to the north and is home to The Crown public house.
The market town of Blandford Forum is situated approximately 5 miles to the east, whilst the A354 (2.4 miles to the south), provides convenient access to the county town of Dorchester, approximately 14 miles to the southwest. Both towns offer a extensive range of amenities and services and are within a 30 minute drive of the property.
The Property - The property extends to approximately 8.55 acres (3.46 hectares) and comprises a single paddock of productive permanent pasture with gently undulating and level topography. The land benefits from its own access directly off the highway, a metered mains water supply with concrete trough, and secure stock-proof fencing with mature hedgerow boundaries.
Previously occupied under licence for sheep grazing, the land is well-suited to a variety of equestrian, agricultural, conservation and recreational uses, subject to obtaining any necessary consents.
Services - Metred mains water, supplying concrete trough
Mains electricity present but not connected
Agents Notes - - The land is situated in the Dorset National Landscape (formerly AONB)
- The land is situated in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone
- The eastern part of the land lies within Flood Zone 3
- There is a public bridleway passing along the northern boundary of the property
- The bridleway is enclosed by stockproof fencing
- The vendors are retaining ownership of the access track lying to the south of the southern boundary of the paddock
- No restrictive covenants or overage provisions
Local Authority - Dorset Council -
Tenure - Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Solicitors - Mogers Drewett LLP
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What3words - ///gossiping.parkway.basis
Wayleaves, Easements And Rights Of Way - The property is sold subject to and with the benefit of all rights including; rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements and quasieasements and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains, water and gas and other pipes whether referred to in these particulars or not.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-30
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 210 Farmland & Pasture listings in South West England (5+ acres).
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
- 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
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
- Dunbury Church of England Academy2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 131
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Blandford St Mary Church of England Primary School3.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Durweston Church of England Primary School3.4 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 144
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Milldown CofE Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 200
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Archbishop Wake Church of England Primary School4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Pupils
- 411
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- The Blandford School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,103
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sturminster Newton High School7.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 605
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown7.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 441
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Lytchett Minster School9.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,624
- Type
- Foundation school
- Lockyer's Middle School10 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Pupils
- 436
- Type
- Academy converter
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
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
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
Not at the pin: mapped about 50 metres away.
Planning map: Flood Zone 3.
Surface water
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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