Auction: Friday 11 December 2026 at 2pm
Lower Street, Okeford Fitzpaine
- Land size
- 6.89 acres
Key Features
- FOR SALE BY AUCTION
- on Friday 11th December 2026
- Pleasant position off a quiet country lane
- Level Grade 3 permanent pasture
- 3 no. 12’x12’ stables and lockable tack room
- Post and rail fenced yard area
- Direct road access
Description
6.89 acres (2.79 hectares) of pasture land and a timber stable block
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.
The Property - A level field of permanent pasture on productive Grade 3 Kimmeridge clay and loam soil with mature hedgerow boundaries.
In one corner is a stable block comprising 3 no. 12ft x12ft stables and lockable tack room and in front a post and rail fenced yard area.
The property is well suited to a range of agricultural, equestrian, horticultural and recreational uses.
Location - The property is situated in a peaceful rural spot on the outskirts of the pretty Blackmore Vale village of Okeford Fitzpaine. The land has direct access off a quiet country lane. The immediate area has a good network of lanes, footpaths and bridleways including outstanding hacking onto Okeford Hill and the extensive Blandford Forest beyond. The small town of Sturminster Newton is only 4 miles and Georgian town of Blandford 7 miles.
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Services - Mains water is available. The vendors will install a submeter within 3 months of completion.
Designations - The land is not situated in the Dorset National Landscape (formerly AONB).
A public footpath crosses the field.
Overage Clause: 30% of the uplift in value for 25 years for residential planning consent only. See the legal pack for full details.
Local Authority - Dorset Council - ,
Solicitors - Mrs Jane Wilkinson
Tel: , Email:
Viewing - Unaccompanied during daylight hours with a set of sales particulars in hand, after first informing the agent.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-11-06
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 40 Equestrian listings in South West England (5+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
- Mains
- 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
- William Barnes Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 162
- Type
- Community school
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 103
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford2.4 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 125
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Hazelbury Bryan Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 114
- Type
- Community school
- Durweston Church of England Primary School4.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 144
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Sturminster Newton High School2.6 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 605
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Blandford School5.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,103
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Shaftesbury School8.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 782
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Gillingham School9.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Gryphon School11 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,569
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
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
Green space
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
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
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.
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Symonds & Sampson, Sturminster NewtonAgriculture House, Market Place, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1AR
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