Sold Detached

8 VEALS LANE

STURMINSTER NEWTON, HINTON ST MARY, DORSET DT10 1NE

4 beds Listed 9 Mar 2012 (-5209d)

£465,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Last sold

£446,500 Aug 2012

Local average

£518,524 (-10.3%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (26,153 of 33,755)

Street crime

15 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Entrance Hall
  • Sitting Room
  • Dining Room
  • Kitchen
  • Study Area
  • Utility Room
  • First Floor
  • Bedroom 1
  • Ensuite Shower Room
  • Bedroom 2

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

Amberwood Cottage provides excellent spacious, well designed family accommodation. The front door opens into a porch with a door to the entrance hall where there is an arch through to a study area and cloakroom. Leading off the hall the dual aspect kitchen has a tiled floor and comprehensive range of wooden floor standing and eye level units, one and a half bowl stainless steel sink, work surfaces with 4 ring Neff halogen hob, electric oven and grill, space and plumbing for dishwasher. Adjoining the kitchen is a good sized utility room with further range of floor standing and eye level units, space & plumbing for washing machine, Worcester oil fired boiler for central heating and hot water, back door to garden. From the kitchen another door opens into the dining room overlooking the garden with an archway into the sitting room which is also accessed from the hall. The sitting room is dual aspect with French doors to the patio and garden and has an open fire with marble surround and tiled hearth and painted wooden mantel.

On the first floor the master bedroom has a range of fitted wardrobes and ensuite shower room with fully tiled shower cubicle, inset wash hand basin in unit with worktop and wc. Both bedrooms 2 and 3 are double sized and have a range of fitted wardrobes. Bedroom 4 overlooks the garden. The bathroom has a panelled bath, wash hand basin, wc and shelved cupboard. On the landing there is an airing cupboard housing hot water tank and access to boarded loft.

Hinton St Mary is a delightful and sought after village with a good community originally part of the Pitt-Rivers Estate having a manor house, tithe barn, Parish Church and popular local pub with many period stone properties. The village is one mile to the north of Sturminster Newton, a popular traditional market town providing a number of amenities with good schools. The added benefits of Shaftesbury, Blandford Forum and Sherborne are all nearby. The surrounding area of the Blackmore Vale is very attractive with scenic rural views and country walks. North Dorset is becoming an increasingly popular place to live, with the coast within driving distance.



Outside
The property was built in 1997 with elevations of reconstituted Marnhull stone and a pitched tiled roof is approached via a shared drive and five bar gate to a gravelled drive with parking for 4 cars and leads around to a double Garage (19'6" x 15'8") with storage above. The large, south facing garden has been recently laid with an attractive patio with retaining wall and steps up to good sized lawn, further patio area, beds with trees, shrubs and pergolas. The garden is accessed from the front on both sides of the house. Amberwood Cottage has views from the front and particularly from upstairs over Blackmore Vale countryside and there are footpaths across the road from the property.

Services
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Dorset District Council Tel: 01258 454111
Tax Band F

Listed by

Sturminster Newton

Symonds & Sampson

Reference: 37224515

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #6562990

Property Details

Street: 8 Veals Lane

Town: Hinton St. Mary

Postcode: DT10 1NE

Installation Details

Items: 15 windows and 1 door

Certificate Issued: 25/05/2009

Work Completed: 11/03/2009

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

202% since 1997

Event Date Price % change
Sold 14/08/2012 (13 years ago) £446,500 0%
Sold 29/11/2007 (18 years ago) £446,500 +201.7%
Sold 08/12/1997 (28 years ago) £148,000

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
Same street 3 VEALS LANE, HINTON ST MARY, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1NE £850,000 17/10/2023 Detached
Same street 4 VEALS LANE, HINTON ST MARY, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DORSET, DT10 1NE £455,000 04/11/2022 Detached

Street average: £652,500 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 24.7%
10y growth 31.6%

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.

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Unknown 0.9 miles
Bus stop The High School 0.9 miles
Shop SOS Storage 1.1 miles
Shop Mark Billen 1.1 miles
Train station Pinesway Junction 5.4 miles
Train station Common Lane 5.4 miles
Hospital Blandford Community Hospital 8.4 miles
Hospital Medical Centre 9.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 9
Violence and sexual offences 3
Other theft 2
Possession of weapons 1
Total incidents 15

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
Sturminster Newton High School Secondary 0.8 miles Good — 29 Jun 2015
Yewstock School Other 0.9 miles Outstanding — 27 Jun 2013
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, Marnhull Primary 1.5 miles Requires improvement — 12 Jan 2023
William Barnes Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Good — 25 Jul 2013
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marnhull Primary 2.3 miles Good — 29 Jun 2023

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.22%
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).