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Longburton, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Beautiful three bedroom home with dual aspect living spaces
  • South-facing front garden with terrace and rear garden access
  • Ground-floor bedroom and two generous doubles upstairs
  • Exclusive courtyard development by renowened developer
  • Traditional stone and brick design with sage-toned joinery
  • High specification with oak beams and vaulted ceilings
  • Underfloor heating and integrated Howdens kitchen
  • Private gardens, carport parking and visitor spaces
  • Just 3.5 miles from Sherborne and its excellent amenities

Description

LAST UNIT NOW REMAINING

Longburton Barns forms part of an exclusive courtyard development by Stonecombe Properties, combining original local stonework with sympathetic brick detailing and high performance double glazed joinery in a soft sage hue. The barns sit around an embedded gravel courtyard with attractive stone walling and oak framed carports to the rear, all finished to a superb standard.

Unit D is a beautifully appointed three-bedroom home with a south-facing front garden. Large double doors open onto a terrace and lawn, while to the rear a further garden is accessed from the living room. Upstairs there are two generous double bedrooms, family bathroom and large storage cupboard, with a further third bedroom on the ground floor, enjoying a dual aspect to both the front and rear gardens.

OUTSIDE
Each property enjoys its own private garden enclosed by stone walls or Portuguese laurel hedging and laid to lawn with terrace areas for outdoor dining.
A large walled courtyard provides allocated parking beneath oak framed carports together with visitor spaces and a shared bin store.

SPECIFICATION
Electric underfloor heating to all units and radiators to first floor.
Dedicated car parking spaces in an oak framed car port as well as further visitor parking on site.
Finished to include the original features of the barns with oak beams and some vaulted ceilings.
10 year ICW Warranty.
Howdens kitchens are Halesworth with varying colours depending on the unit.
Howden’s Lamona integrated appliances including Bosch cooker and hob, Hotpoint washing machine and Hisense fridge/freezer
Double glazed aluminium and timber framed doors and windows.
Oak internal doors.
Telecom and TV points provided.
Conservation Velux roof lights.

LOCATION
Longburton lies in the scenic county of Dorset about 3.5 miles south of Sherborne, one of England’s most attractive market towns.
Sherborne is renowned for its Abbey, two castles and medieval architecture and provides excellent amenities including cafés, restaurants, boutiques and a mainline station to London Waterloo and the West Country.
At the heart of the village is the award winning Rose & Crown, a 14th century thatched pub, while the surrounding landscape offers a wealth of rural walks and glorious views.

SPORTING AND RECREATION
This part of Dorset offers an abundance of outdoor pursuits amidst unspoilt countryside.
There are miles of footpaths, bridleways and quiet lanes ideal for walking, cycling and riding, together with fishing at Sherborne Lake within the grounds of Sherborne Castle.
Sherborne itself is a cultural centre for the region with its celebrated Abbey, music and literary festivals and The Sherborne arts venue.

EDUCATION
The area offers an exceptional range of schooling both state and independent.
Locally, Longburton Church of England Primary School serves the village while Leweston School, an independent day and boarding school, is only a short distance away.
Within nearby Sherborne are Sherborne Preparatory School, Sherborne Girls and Sherborne School for Boys, all of which enjoy national reputations for academic and sporting excellence.

AGENTS NOTE
Please note that some of the images shown are computer generated (CGI) and are provided for illustrative purposes only. They may not represent the exact property, layout, specification or landscaping of the individual unit being marketed. All descriptions, dimensions and specifications are subject to change and should not be relied upon as statements of fact.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Electric Heating, Underfloor Heating
Broadband
Full Fibre (FTTP)
Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
Yes
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
Allocated Spot
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

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; 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

  • Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School2.3 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    336
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Thornford CofE Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    104
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sherborne Primary School3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    304
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Andrew's Church of England Primary School3.6 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    99
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Gryphon School3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Buckler's Mead School6.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    812
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westfield Academy7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,013
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Preston School Academy7.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,003
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Sturminster Newton High School8.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter

* 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

Sainsburys Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset2.3 miles
Co-op Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset2.5 miles
Waitrose Sherborne, Sherborne, Dorset2.7 miles

GP surgery

The Apples Medical Centre2.5 miles

Pharmacy

The Abbey Pharmacy2.5 miles

Hospital

Yeatman Hospital2.7 miles

Green space

Play Space506 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Sherborne Rail Station2.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rose and Crown136 metres

Typical drive times

Yeovil14 min · 8.1 miles
Sherborne7 min · 3.6 miles
Stalbridge18 min · 11 miles
Wells (city)55 min · 31 miles
Sturminster Newton20 min · 12 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

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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