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St. Marys Road, Sherborne, Dorset

South West

£200,000Guide Price

Listed on 16/09/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Detached Bungalow
Area
897 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

Offered at auction, this three-bedroom link-detached bungalow occupies a corner plot in Sherborne and is described as requiring renovation and updating. Its accommodation includes an entrance hall, three bedrooms, a family bathroom, a kitchen with garden access, and a sitting/dining room in a later extension with sliding doors to the patio. The rear bedroom also opens onto the garden and could be used as an additional reception room, subject to the purchaser's needs. The property has gardens to the front and rear, a driveway and a single garage. The rear garden is mainly lawn with established hedging and shrubs, alongside a patio and pedestrian access to the garage. Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage are connected, and the stated heating is a warm-air system. The listing notes gaps between the skirting and floor in two bedrooms and recommends independent structural advice. The property is sold as seen, including furnishings and other items. The auction is scheduled for 20 November 2026, with in-room, online, telephone and proxy bidding stated as available. Sherborne's high street and mainline station are described as nearby, with Yeovil and Dorchester also within reach.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

68out of 100
Grade CPotential opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

At £200,000, this detached three-bedroom bungalow is priced well below the local average per square foot, giving buyers a strong-value entry point for a substantial improvement project. The later sitting/dining extension, garden access from the principal bedroom, driveway, garage and generous corner plot offer a flexible base to reshape and improve. The visible scope includes updating worn interiors, replacing the tired kitchen and bathroom finishes, and bringing the overgrown garden back into use; the £45,000–£75,000 renovation range indicates a meaningful project rather than a light refresh.

The asking price and project scope support a C-grade potential opportunity, though the works and moderate risk mean it is not a turnkey buy. The listing is being sold by auction: bidding can take the hammer above the guide, so the eventual price may not stay this cheap.

Key opportunities

  • Use the later sitting/dining extension and its garden-facing doors as a strong reception space, with scope to refresh the layout and finishes.
  • The principal bedroom’s direct garden access offers flexibility to adapt the accommodation to a buyer’s needs.
  • A generous corner plot with driveway and garage provides scope to restore the overgrown garden and make better use of the outdoor space.

Key risks

  • The worn finishes across living and bedroom areas, dated kitchen and bathroom, damaged kitchen flooring and neglected garden make the £45,000–£75,000 works range a substantial budget and programme commitment, not a cosmetic refresh.
  • The reported floor-to-skirting gaps in two bedrooms need investigation.

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