# 5 bedroom detached house for sale (SP7 9HL) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | SADDLERS, ELM HILL, SHAFTESBURY, MOTCOMBE, DORSET SP7 9HL | | Price | £675,000 | | Bedrooms | 5 | | Bathrooms | 3 | | Council tax | D | | Last sold | £670,000 Feb 2025 | ## 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. ## Property Photos - ![Front Elevation](/listings/photos/154506263/557291) - Front Elevation - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/154506263/557297) - Kitchen - ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/154506263/557301) - Sitting Room - ![Family Room](/listings/photos/154506263/557310) - Family Room - ![Office](/listings/photos/154506263/557312) - Office - ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/154506263/557326) - Bedroom - ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/154506263/557328) - Bedroom - ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/154506263/557332) - Bedroom - ![Annexe](/listings/photos/154506263/557340) - Annexe - ![Garden and Annexe](/listings/photos/154506263/557344) - Garden and Annexe - ![Annexe](/listings/photos/154506263/557350) - Annexe - ![Annexe Bedroom](/listings/photos/154506263/557351) - Annexe Bedroom - ![Rear Elevation](/listings/photos/154506263/557358) - Rear Elevation - ![Annexe](/listings/photos/154506263/557360) - Annexe - ![Car Parking](/listings/photos/154506263/557363) - Car Parking - ![Front Elevation](/listings/photos/154506263/557370) - Front Elevation ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/154506263/557383) - Floorplan ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/154506263/557389) - EPC Rating Graph ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | SADDLERS ELM HILL, MOTCOMBE, SHAFTESBURY, DORSET, SP7 9HL | £670,000 | 28/02/2025 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | 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) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £588,372 (28 Detached, SP7, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +14.7% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Dorset). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £935/mo - **Realistic:** £1,039/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,143/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for West Wiltshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,197/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £129,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £103,900 *Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 38.2% - **10y growth:** 59.2% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Dorset; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** -0.5% - **5y growth (index):** 12.8% - **10y growth (index):** 30.7% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)