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Guide Price£350,000

Whitechurch Lane, Yenston, Henstridge

Land size
1.5 acres

Key Features

  • Individual building plot with PP for single dwelling
  • Substantial house of about 3400 sq ft
  • Separate detached garage of about 1200 sq ft
  • Stunning rural location
  • About 1.5 acres of garden and field
  • Ideal self-build project

Description

A building plot for a single detached dwelling of over 3000 sq ft with garaging in 1.5 acres with a lovely rural outlook on a quiet lane.

The Site - A residential development site for a single detached house of about 318m2 (3422 sq ft) built of natural stone elevations under a pitched double Roman Tiled roof. The extremely impressive family accommodation is set over two floors and there is a separate detached garage / car port of about 112m 2 (1205 sq ft) with an external staircase to a room above. The house will have a stunning main kitchen / dining / living room with bi-fold doors opening to the south and a master bedroom with ensuite and Juliet balcony above with wonderful views. There are 3 further bedrooms and 3 bath / shower rooms.

Location - The site is found on Whitechurch Lane and measures about 1.5 acres. Yenston lies in attractive rolling countryside with lovely views over the Blackmore Vale. The historic Abbey town of Sherborne is about 7 miles to the east with Wincanton being a similar distance to the north. Yenston is a pretty hamlet of predominantly period houses and gives easy access to the A357 with the A303 at Wincanton to the north and the A30 at Henstridge just over one mile to the south with Templecombe station also one mile away. Sherborne, Wincanton and the larger regional centre of Yeovil are within easy driving distance and provide an excellent range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities. The area has an abundance of excellent state and private schools and the surrounding countryside offers wonderful walking and riding. Templecombe station is on the main London Waterloo to Exeter line.

Proposed Accommodation - Ground floor
Hall, kitchen / dining / family room, sitting room, study, utility room, boot room, 2 cloakrooms.
First floor
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms (2 e/s).

Services - A water pipe is at the entrance to the site but requires connection to the mains in the A357. Mains electricity nearby. Buyer to connect to services.

Planning Permission - Outline planning permission was granted by Somerset Council on 7th June 2022 for a detached dwelling with matters reserved. An application for approval of reserved matters was subsequently approved on 12th March 2024 - ref 24/00137/REM. See Somerset's planning portal for full information.

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From the Virginia Ash junction on the A30 in Henstridge head north on the A357 for about a mile. Whitechurch Lane will be found on the right hand side with the entrance to the site found a few hundred yards down the lane on the right.

Material Information - Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: To be assessed.
Agent's Note: The whole property is sold subject to an overage provision of 25 years from 2014. The overage is triggered by the granting of planning permission for any purpose that is not agricultural. The seller has paid the overage due on the land designated as building plot.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-05-06

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 45 Building Plots listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£233,333 / acre
Building Plots Average (1+ acres) £101,128 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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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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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
Garden

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 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 14% of premises

Suitable for

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

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good NoneO2 Good NoneThree Good NoneVodafone Limited 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 Nicholas CofE Primary School, Henstridge0.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    92
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Abbas and Templecombe Church School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    109
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Stalbridge Church of England Primary School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    188
    Type
    Foundation school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Horsington Church School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    93
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Milborne Port Primary School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    169
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • King Arthur's School4.6 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    450
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Gryphon School5.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,569
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Sturminster Newton High School5.8 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Gillingham School6.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,684
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
  • Sexey's School8.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    633
    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

Co-op Templecombe High Street, Templecombe1 mile
Co-op Milborne Port - Gainsborough, Milborne Port3.2 miles
Spar - Marnhull, Marnhull4.1 miles

GP surgery

Milborne Port Surgery3.3 miles

Pharmacy

Stalbridge Pharmacy2.3 miles

Hospital

Wincanton Community Hospital4.8 miles

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

Templecombe Rail Station1 mile

Nearest bus stop

Chapel Lane198 metres

Typical drive times

Sherborne13 min · 7.2 miles
Wincanton16 min · 6.3 miles
Gillingham17 min · 8.9 miles
Stalbridge6 min · 2.5 miles
Wells (city)49 min · 24 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

Very low risk

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.

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