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Shaftesbury Road, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12

South West

£275,000

Listed on 05/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Bungalow
Area
1022 sqft

Features

  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom bungalow on the edge of Mere offers spacious, single-level accommodation and scope for a purchaser to update it. The entrance hall connects to a utility room and a large kitchen/dining room, which includes a walk-in larder and an airing cupboard housing the recently fitted gas central heating boiler. An inner hall leads to the sitting room, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom with a bath and separate shower cubicle. There is also a rear porch with access to the garden. The rear garden includes a lawn, planted borders, paths, a patio, a fish pond and an outside storage shed. A parking area provides space for two vehicles. The listing notes that the property would benefit from updating and suggests possible extension or building into the garden, subject to the necessary permissions. Any such potential would need to be checked for planning and other constraints. Mere has local shops and services, including a pharmacy, doctors' surgery, library and primary school, as well as access to countryside walks. The town is close to the A303, with Gillingham, Shaftesbury and Warminster offering further amenities. The property is freehold, with mains services stated, although the agent notes that services, fittings and equipment have not been tested.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

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

72out of 100
Grade BGood opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This is a good-value, light-updating opportunity: the £275,000 asking price is 16.9% below the local average on a £/sqf basis, while the photographed rooms are clean and usable. There is scope to refresh dated finishes and colours at your own pace, with a generous established garden, parking for two cars and a fireplace adding to the appeal. The description also mentions possible extension or building into the garden, subject to planning permission; feasibility is not established.

Key opportunities

  • Refresh dated interior finishes and colour choices while retaining rooms that appear clean and usable.
  • Make the most of the established garden, patio, pond and parking for two vehicles.
  • Explore the extension or garden-building potential, subject to planning permission and feasibility.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Location

Shaftesbury Road, Mere, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Gillingham (Dorset) Rail Station

    3.5 miles

    Train · Gillingham

  • Tisbury Rail Station

    8.1 miles

    Train · Tisbury

  • Bruton Rail Station

    8.4 miles

    Train · Bruton

  • Templecombe Rail Station

    8.9 miles

    Train · Templecombe

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,124
Based on a loan of £206,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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