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Saddlers

ELM HILL, SHAFTESBURY, MOTCOMBE, DORSET SP7 9HL

5 beds 3 baths 474 sq ft Listed 1 Nov 2024 (-589d)

£675,000

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Front Elevation Kitchen Sitting Room Family Room Office Bedroom Bedroom Bedroom Annexe Garden and Annexe Annexe Annexe Bedroom Rear Elevation Annexe Car Parking Front Elevation

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

44 m²

Council tax band

D

Year built

England and Wales: 2007-2011

Last sold

£670,000 Feb 2025

Price per m²

£15,341/m²

Local average

£588,372 (+14.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (26,938 of 33,755)

Street crime

1 incident within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Lovely village house
  • Adaptable accommodation
  • 2 bedroom annexe
  • Delightful outlook
  • Popular village with amenities

Additional details

Electricity
Mains supply
Broadband
FTTP (fibre to the premises)
Water
Mains supply
Sewerage
Mains supply
Heating
Gas
Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Bought over 30 years ago by the current owner, Saddlers which was formerly a saddlery, is a very attractive rendered and part timber clad cottage set well back from the road. Within the last 16 years the former garage has been imaginatively converted into an annexe with two bedrooms and has been recently successfully let on Air B & B. Saddlers has been well looked after and has been comprehensively modernised; works have included a new pressurised water system installed 5-6 years ago. Within the last six months the property has had electrical rewiring throughout the ground floor, new floor and wall units and re-plastering in the kitchen. Other improvements within the last 6 months have included redecoration throughout, a new family bathroom, new carpets in the sitting room and upstairs. Saddlers now appears to be in excellent order and is ready to move into without any additional expense.
The property is approached off the road through timber gates onto a large gravelled car parking and turning area, adjoining which is an area of wild garden. The front garden is screened by a tall fence and hedging from the lane and is to lawn with well stocked flower and shrubs borders. There is a substantial secure lean- to store attached to the northern elevation with light and power. The majority of the garden is to the rear and is to lawn with tall laurel hedging on one side with post and rail fencing backing onto open fields. There is a raised pond, and an area of timber decking. Adjoining the annex, there is a small gravelled area flanked by picket fencing.
The annexe is approached via the rear garden and comprises a large living room/kitchen, a downstairs bedroom with en-suite shower room and a further bedroom (with restricted ceiling height) at first floor level.

Services:
Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.
Tenure: Freehold with vacant possession on completion
Local Authority: dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Council Tax: Band D
EPC: Band C

Motcombe is a thriving and popular North Dorset village with a highly rated community shop/Post Office, primary school, church, Methodist chapel and village hall. Nearby Shaftesbury, a Saxon hilltop town, has an excellent range of facilities, which include cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, supermarkets, a small hospital, library, health centre and an arts centre. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the Cathedral city of Salisbury to the east, the Georgian spa town of Bath to the north and Sherborne to the west. There are mainline railway stations at both Gillingham and Tisbury (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some 6 miles to the north, giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.

Listed by

Shaftesbury

Jackson-Stops & Staff

Reference: 154506263

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Address Current Potential Floor area Age band Type
Annex, Saddlers, Elm Hill, Motcombe, Shaftesbury 76 93 44 m² England and Wales: 2007-2011 Detached

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 28/02/2025 (1 year ago) £670,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
PANTILES, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HJ £607,500 29/07/2025 Detached
14 ELM CLOSE, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HN £305,000 13/03/2025 Detached
Same street HINTOCKS ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HL £557,750 15/12/2023 Detached
Same street HONEYDALE ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HL £640,000 22/06/2023 Detached
9 HUNTERS MEAD, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9QG £450,000 30/11/2022 Detached
CURLY TAILS, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HJ £700,000 11/11/2022 Detached
PANTILES, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HJ £580,000 07/09/2022 Detached
10 HUNTERS MEAD, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9QG £300,000 01/07/2022 Detached
THE CHASE ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HR £345,000 28/01/2022 Detached
Same street HINTOCKS ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HL £555,000 28/09/2021 Detached
THE HIVE ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HR £415,000 24/09/2021 Detached
Same street HEATHFIELD ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HL £800,000 19/08/2021 Detached

Street average: £638,188 (4 sales)

Area average: £462,813 (8 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 41.2%
10y growth 61.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Dorset. Series: Detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.5%
5y (index) 12.8%
10y (index) 30.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Dorset. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £935/mo
Realistic £1,039/mo
Optimistic £1,143/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Dorset.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for West Wiltshire: £1,197/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Address

The Street

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Shop Screwfix 1.6 miles
Shop Langfords Car Spares 1.6 miles
Train station Gillingham 2.3 miles
Bus stop Gillingham Station 2.3 miles
Bus stop The Town Hall 2.4 miles
Hospital Westminster Memorial Hospital 2.4 miles
Train station Tisbury 6.4 miles
Hospital Wincanton Community Hospital 8.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Criminal damage and arson 1
Total incidents 1

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Motcombe CofE Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 14 Sep 2023
Port Regis Preparatory School Other 1.2 miles (No rating)
St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Good — 9 Nov 2017
Gillingham School Secondary 2.1 miles Good — 4 Jul 2023
Gillingham Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Requires improvement — 25 Nov 2018

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.15%
Max investor price (0.8%) £129,875
Target investor price (1%) £103,900
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

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