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GREENHAM HOUSE

SHERBORNE, LEIGH, DORSET DT9 6HW

5 beds 2 baths 2,756 sq ft Listed 15 Nov 2023 (-948d)

£800,000

Guide Price

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

256 m²

Council tax band

G

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£750,000 Dec 2023

Price per m²

£3,125/m²

Local average

£515,466 (+55.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 5 (16,654 of 33,755)

Street crime

2 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Additional details

Parking
Garage
Garden
Yes

Description

Greenham House is made of stone under a slate roof and has lovely detailing around the windows; there is a bay to the left of the front door and large timber Sash Windows; a date stone tells us the house was constructed in 1892.
This fabulous house enjoys a wonderful symmetry, which enables a sense of grandeur, especially with the retention of many period features. High ceilings further enhance the feeling of space, allowing light to fill the well-proportioned rooms.
The house extends to some 2943 sq. ft spread over three floors. While there are modern attributes such as energy-saving solar panels and a garden room extension, it also presents a would-be buyer with the opportunity for cosmetic improvements and re-modelling of the accommodation. The house has the added benefit of not being listed.
The front door opens into a hallway with fabulous flagstones. While the bay takes away the symmetry on the outside, inside, the rooms are arranged symmetrically off the wide hallway with two rooms on either side (ground floor rear extension aside). There are two reception rooms to the front; one used as a sitting room and the other as an office, both with fireplaces and Sash windows overlooking the front.
To the rear is a kitchen/breakfast room and a snug, the snug also having a fireplace with doors out to a lovely sun-room that, in turn, opens onto the garden. The kitchen and hallway provide access to the utility room, leading to the downstairs loo.
The first floor comprises three generous double bedrooms, and a family bathroom with a separate shower. For anyone wishing to put their stamp on the house, the large bathroom could be divided to provide an en-suite and a family bathroom.
There is further scope for reconfiguration on spacious second floor which currently consists of two double bedrooms, a dressing room and a bathroom.

Services
Mains water and drainage, electricity. Oil fired central heating. Solar panels. Council Tax band G.

Location
Greenham House is situated within the attractive and popular village of Leigh with wonderful walks and riding opportunities to be had from the doorstep. Leigh has a vibrant village community, with a church, village shop, village hall and sub post office and is just 6 miles to the beautiful historic Abbey town of Sherborne and its amenities including many private and local authority schools both primary and secondary. The breathtaking Jurassic coast can be reached within an hour by car and Yeovil and Dorchester are larger nearby towns. A train station can be found at Sherborne with trains to London Waterloo at hourly intervals, Chetnole halt provides access to Weymouth, Bath and Bristol. The A303 leads to the M3 and M25 connecting the West Country with London and the Home Counties.

Outside
The house is approached via an IN-OUT driveway with a double garage to the side and hedging providing privacy.
A garden shed and brick workshop provide useful storage/work-spaces.
The gardens wrap around the house and include areas of terrace and lawn with beds and trees. The vendors are keen gardeners and have cultivated a separate working garden area with a green house, vegetable area and fruit cages.

The pretty Orchard adjoining the property is available to purchase by separate negotiation.

Directions
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Listed by

Covering The West Country

GP Weston LTD

Reference: 142044983

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 27/03/2023

Expiry date: 26/03/2033

Current heating cost: £4,808/year

Potential heating cost: £2,687/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,700

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 01/12/2023 (2 years ago) £750,000

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
CROSSLANDS, LEIGH, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6HP £610,000 04/09/2023 Detached
LONG BARN, LEIGH, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6HW £550,000 24/05/2023 Detached
OLD ORCHARD, LEIGH, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6HW £318,750 14/11/2022 Detached
BYCHURCH, LEIGH, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6HL £550,000 24/08/2022 Detached
THE OLD POST LODGE CHETNOLE ROAD, LEIGH, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 6HL £691,000 08/03/2022 Detached

Area average: £543,950 (5 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -3.4%
10y growth 44.5%

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 Yeovil: £1,247/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Train station Chetnole 1.6 miles
Train station Yetminster 2.1 miles
Shop Thornford Garage 3.0 miles
Shop Lake Autos 3.3 miles
Bus stop Evershot, School Corner 3.8 miles
Bus stop South Avenue 4.6 miles
Hospital Yeatman Hospital 5.3 miles
University University Centre Yeovil 6.9 miles
Hospital NG Cleaning Services 10.2 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Burglary 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
Total incidents 2

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
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Good — 17 Oct 2021
Leweston School Other 2.6 miles (No rating)
Thornford CofE Primary School Primary 3.2 miles (Inspected (no overall grade))
Sticklands Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.8 miles (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bradford Abbas Primary 4.2 miles Good — 20 Mar 2022

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.13%
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).