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Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton

South West

£350,000

Listed on 24/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Area
1229 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This four-bedroom detached house is set in an established residential area of Sturminster Newton, within walking distance of the town centre and local schools. The two-storey layout includes an entrance hall, ground-floor WC, kitchen and two reception areas, with four bedrooms upstairs, a family bathroom and an en-suite shower room to the principal bedroom. The sitting room has an open fire and connects to the dining area, which opens onto the rear garden through sliding doors. The kitchen has a service hatch to the dining area. The accommodation is described as being in clean decorative order, with scope for cosmetic updating and personalisation rather than fundamental alteration. Outside, the enclosed rear garden includes a patio and shed. At the front there is a lawn and two apple trees, with an established hedge. A garage and driveway parking for around three cars provide off-road parking and storage.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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68out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £350,000, this detached four-bedroom home is priced around 11.5% below the local average per square foot, making it an attractive opportunity to acquire a well-proportioned family house with two reception areas, driveway parking and an enclosed garden. Its clean, usable interiors provide a light cosmetic canvas: refresh the dated kitchen and bathrooms, update the living spaces and carpets, and tidy the garden borders to make the most of the existing layout and patio.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh the dated but functional kitchen and bathroom finishes to give the home a more contemporary feel.
  • Update the two reception areas and marked carpets while retaining the existing family-friendly layout.
  • Clear and maintain the garden borders to complement the lawn and paved patio.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Selwood Close, Sturminster Newton
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Templecombe Rail Station

    7.0 miles

    Train · Templecombe

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

    7.1 miles

    Train · Gillingham

  • Sherborne Rail Station

    9.4 miles

    Train · Sherborne

  • Yetminster Rail Station

    12.3 miles

    Train · Yetminster

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Finance

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 4.45%

Current average variable rate is 6.60%

Monthly Repayments
£1,322
Based on a loan of £262,500 over 30 years at 4.45% interest

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