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Guide Price£550,000

Athelstan Road, Dorchester, DT1 1

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3

Key Features

  • Exclusive Electric Gated Development
  • Stunning Grade II Listed Barn Conversion Sympathetically Converted from a Former Dairy
  • Five Spacious Bedrooms and Three Bathrooms
  • Many Original Character Features Throughout
  • Generous Kitchen/Dining Room Opening to Vaulted Ceiling Sitting Room
  • Freehold Property
  • Private Parking
  • Located Close to Amenities and Regular Transport Links

Description

Unique opportunity to purchase a SPACIOUS BARN CONVERSION sympathetically converted from a former dairy that offers many ORIGINAL FEATURES and complete versatility throughout. The property is set within an EXCLUSIVE GATED DEVELOPMENT and is located CLOSE to ALL AMENITIES.

Entrance Hallway

Door to bathroom

Main front door to property, door to bedroom and steps down to bathroom.

Bathroom

Part tiled walls, panel bath with wall mounted mains fed shower, with shower screen, hand wash basin with chrome taps, low level W.C. radiator, spotlights, extractor fan.

Bedroom 2

15 (4.75) x 9 (3.28)



Side aspect double glazed window, radiator, space for king size bed

Hallway Downstairs

Under stairs storage cupboard, with lights, radiator, 2 built in storage cupboards, door to master bedroom.

Master bedroom

Front aspect double glazed window, radiator, stairs up to En-suite

13 11 (4.24) x 13 5 (4.09)

En-suite

Spotlights, large shower cubicle, with wall mounted mains fed shower, part tiled walls plus shower boarded shower, handwash basin with chrome taps, low level W.C. heated towel rail.

Bedroom 3

Double glazed front aspect window, large double & a radiator.

13 4 (4.06) x 11 (3.35)

Reception

Double wooden glazed doors, spiral staircase to first floor, wooden glazed doors in arch window, allowing lots of light into the room.

Spotlights, terracotta floor, indoor water feature, exposed stone & brick walls, radiator.

20 6 (6.28) x 13 4 (4.06)

Main Hallway

Staircase up to first floor landing, with exposed beams and exposed brick wall, radiator, double wooden glazed doors into the top reception room, exposed brick work and cast-iron supports, large glazed roof light/skylight, more exposed brickwork, spiral staircase, with view of arched window, 2 x radiators, steps up to a double glazed door to the kitchen.

22 6 (6.86) x 21 1 (6.43)

Kitchen

Access from the hallway and reception room

Exposed beams and cast-iron supports, large arched double-glazed window with exposed stone & brick work, 2x radiator, island unit with cupboards for storage, stainless steel 1 & ½ bowl sink with chrome mixer tap, built in mini fridge, wall and base units, space for washing machine, space for dishwasher, built in 5 ring gas hob with extractor fan overhead, built in electric double oven, part tiled walls, boiler in kitchen, roll top work surfaces, pully maid airer for washing, space for large dining table, space for American style fridge- freezer.

23 3 (7.09( x 13 4 ( 4.06)

Agents notes**

Agent notes** all property in the Fordington Dairy properties need to know they cannot hang washing outside.

Bedroom 4

Exposed beams and iron supports, large skylight, radiator, feature cut out alcove.

9 9 (2.97) x 8 10 (2.69)

Bedroom 5/ Study

Side aspect double glazed window, exposed beams and cast-iron supports, radiator.

11 1 (3.38) x 9 11 (3.02)

Upstairs Bathroom

Exposed beams, extractor fan,

Shower board plus part tiled walls, hand wash basin with chrome taps, radiator, shower enclosure with a wall mounted mains fed shower, level W.C

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-05-02

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Private Rights of Way
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Listed Property
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Restrictions
Yes

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good NoneThree Good LimitedVodafone Good None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • St Mary's Catholic First School, Dorchester339 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    177
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Manor Park Church of England First School740 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    396
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Prince of Wales School1.3 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    156
    Type
    Community school
  • Damers First School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    475
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Mary's Church of England First School, Charminster2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    148
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • St Osmund's Church of England Middle School736 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    714
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Dorchester Middle School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    527
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dorset Studio School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    332
    Type
    Studio schools
  • The Thomas Hardye School1.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    2,014
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Mary's Church of England Middle School, Puddletown4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    441
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Waitrose Dorchester, Dorchester660 metres
Cook Dorchester, Dorchester681 metres
Iceland Dorchester, Dorchester769 metres

GP surgery

Fordington Surgery197 metres

Pharmacy

Superdrug Pharmacy685 metres

Hospital

Dorset County Hospital0.9 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden226 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Dorchester South Rail Station712 metres

Nearest bus stop

Fordington Cross148 metres

Typical drive times

Bridport23 min · 15 miles
Weymouth15 min · 8.8 miles
Chickerell16 min · 9.1 miles
Dorchester2 min · 0.6 miles
Salisbury (city)57 min · 40 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

Planning map: Flood Zone 1.

Surface water

High risk (1 in 30)

Not at the pin: mapped about 20 metres away.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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