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8 bed house for sale Sedgehill, Shaftesbury, SP7

Guide price

£4,075,000

Added on 16/09/2026

For sale by auction

Type: House
Bedrooms: 8
Bathrooms: 5
Size: £482 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band H £5,530 a year

Key features

Unlisted eight bedroom period manor house
Cobbled stable yard of traditional outbuildings
Separate three bedroom cottage and garden
Swimming Pool and Tennis Court
42.3 acres of land including a bluebell wood, in a ring fence (lots 1-3)

About this property

A handsome house with separate cottage, traditional outbuildings, pool and tennis court set in exquisite gardens and grounds with far-reaching views totalling about 42.3 acres. Sedgehill Manor is a substantial country house with sensational views. It has been home to the present owners for over 40 years.

Although unlisted, the property has a lovely provenance; Thomas Hardy wrote the poem “To Agnes” about a previous owner. The main house extends to over 8,400 square feet, with a wealth of period features, sash and leaded windows and an enviable elevated position within extensive landscaped grounds.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band H £5,530 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,843
Band B

£2,151
Band C

£2,458
Band D

£2,765
Band E

£3,379
Band F

£3,994
Band G

£4,608
Band H

This home: £5,530

This home is in band H, which costs £5,530 a year in Dorset for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across Dorset, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£482 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£337 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£238 / sq ft

£482 / sq ft

£402 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£482 per sq ft, above 9 in 10 recent sales in SP7 (£238–£402, 10th–90th percentile, 433 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 433 homes sold in SP7 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in SP7 →

Location

Sedgehill, Shaftesbury, SP7

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £4,075,000

£2m £6.1m

Deposit10% £408,000

£0 £4.1m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £3,667,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £815,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
Dewberry Cottage Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2022	n/a	n/a	n/a	£580,000
Dewberry Cottage Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jul 2009	n/a	n/a	n/a	£230,000
Martlets Farm Detached	Detached	Jul 2002	n/a	n/a	n/a	£450,000