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7 bed house for sale North Bestwall, Wareham, BH20

Guide Price

£4,500,000

Added on 21/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 7
Bathrooms: 4
Size: £521 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band G £4,608 a year

Key features

An unlisted, Arts and Crafts, six-plus bedroom country house
Heated outdoor swimming pool
Overlooking own lake and island
Direct access into Poole Harbour
Planning permission for third floor suite plus new stable courtyard and orangery
Extremely private & quiet location
Incredible wildlife
In all about 160 acres (65ha)

About this property

Exclusive waterside estate with abundant wildlife

Situation

Within minutes of Wareham’s thriving town centre lies Bestwall Park, commanding exceptional seclusion on a largely private peninsula. The rivers Frome and Piddle, together with Poole Harbour, form natural boundaries around this remarkable property, which stands entirely free from neighbouring development.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band G £4,608 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

This home: £4,608
Band H

£5,530

This home is in band G, which costs £4,608 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

£521 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£376 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£274 / sq ft

£521 / sq ft

£490 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£521 per sq ft, above 9 in 10 recent sales in BH20 (£274–£490, 10th–90th percentile, 386 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 386 homes sold in BH20 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price.

Location

North Bestwall, Wareham, BH20

In the Dorset National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Contains Natural England data © Natural England, Open Government Licence v3.

Open map Street View

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £4,500,000

£2.3m £6.8m

Deposit10% £450,000

£0 £4.5m

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £4,050,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £900,000 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 in BH20. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
5, Laburnum Close BH20 7QJ Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	947 sq ft £486/sq ft	947 sq ft	£486	£460,000
89, Andover Green BH20 6LP Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	732 sq ft £342/sq ft	732 sq ft	£342	£250,000
3, Westerman Way BH20 4FL Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	1,464 sq ft £393/sq ft	1,464 sq ft	£393	£575,000
16, Woodlands Drive BH20 7QA Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	915 sq ft £410/sq ft	915 sq ft	£410	£375,000
84, East Street BH20 5EQ Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	452 sq ft £478/sq ft	452 sq ft	£478	£216,000
Mayfair Cottage, High Street BH20 6BP Detached	Detached	Aug 2026	n/a	n/a	n/a	£180,000
35, Trent Drive BH20 4DF Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	1,119 sq ft £268/sq ft	1,119 sq ft	£268	£300,000
8a, Cow Lane BH20 4RD Terraced	Terraced	Aug 2026	840 sq ft £357/sq ft	840 sq ft	£357	£300,000