Penny Street, Sturminster Newton

A Glorious Slice of History with Room to Grow – Ideal for Families and Multi-Generational Living

Welcome to this magnificent Grade II listed home, a true gem bursting with character, history, and incredible space – perfect for growing families, multi-generational households, or anyone seeking a home with heart, soul, and potential.

Dating back to the 17th century, with elegant 18th-century additions, this substantial residence spans approximately 7,000 sq ft, including a range of versatile outbuildings just waiting to be reimagined. Whether you’re looking for space to work from home, hobbies, or future development, this home offers it all.

Inside, discover seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, and an impressive five reception rooms, making it easy to adapt to modern family life. A warm and welcoming atmosphere runs throughout, with fireplaces in nearly every room, beautiful stone mullioned windows, leaded lights, and rich wood panelling in the reception hall. The formal dining room features a striking door case – just one of many period details that bring this home to life.

An attached self-contained one-bedroom annexe is perfect for extended family, guests, or even as a private retreat for teens or grandparents. And with attic rooms offering scope for conversion, there’s still more potential to grow.

Outside, the home enjoys extensive, private lawned gardens – ideal for children to explore, family gatherings, or lazy summer afternoons. A garage and generous parking make everyday logistics easy.

All of this, set in a location that offers the perfect balance of town convenience and countryside charm – a rare find.

This is more than a home – it’s a lifestyle, a legacy, and an opportunity to create something truly special.

The Property -

Accommodation -

Inside - Ground Floor
The original front door with fanlight above opens into a useful hall with plenty of space for coats, boots and shoes. A further door opens into a spacious snug with an open fireplace, exposed beams and doors leading to another hall, dining room and further reception room. The reception room is currently used as an office and has a lift to the first floor and scope for an open fireplace.

The dining room has a wealth of period features, such as stone mullioned leaded light windows with window seats, exposed ceiling beams, an open fireplace and wood flooring. A door with an impressive case opens to the main reception hall. This could have been the main entrance at some point - there is a fabulous staircase, wood panelled walls, wood flooring, and doors leading to the porch that opens to the garden, further hall and the sitting room. The sitting room is a bright and spacious room with picture rails and an open fireplace with a stone surround. Double doors open to a small room that is idea as a potting shed.

From the inner hall there is access to the drive to the side of the house, WC and the annexe, pus the kitchen. The kitchen has ample room for a table and chairs and is fitted with a range of modern units consisting of floor cupboards, separate drawer units and eye level cupboards. You will find a good amount of work surfaces with a matching upstand and tiled splash back plus a ceramic sink with a mixer tap. There is a built in electric oven and gas hob with an extractor hood above plus an Aga. From the kitchen, there is a pantry and utility/boot room with a door to the rear courtyard - both with flagstone floors.

In addition, you will also find the single storey annexe, which has scope to create a kitchen and there is a good sized sitting room plus a bedroom and bathroom.

First Floor
The beautiful staircase rises and divides to two landings. At the front of the house - overlooking the lane - are four generously sized double bedrooms, two with fireplaces and one with a Jack and Jill bathroom. The principal bedroom enjoys a view over the garden, it also has a fireplace plus a Jack and Jill shower room, which opens to another landing where there is another staircase to the hall and doors to bedroom 7/study and a walk in airing cupboards. From the front landing there is the main family bathroom and an inner hall leads to the Jack and Jill bathroom plus another double bedroom that has a rear and side aspect.

Second Floor
The main staircase continues to the second floor and divides - on one side a door opens to a small hall with access to two rooms. On the opposite side the stairs rise to another landing where a door opens into another room. This floor offers scope to develop into usable space.

Outside - Garage and Parking
The property is approached from the lane onto drive with space to park at least four cars and leads up to the garage. This has an up and over door, plus light and power. From the drive there is a gate that opens to the rear courtyard where there are two stores that offer potential to develop.

Garden
This lies predominately to the side of the house where there is a spacious sun terrace with the rest of the garden being laid to lawn and enclosed by mature trees. Behind the trees at the far end of the garden is more land with fruit trees. The garden is an excellent size, enjoying a sunny aspect with view of the church tower and has a high degree of privacy.

Useful Information -

Energy Efficiency Rating 'Exempt' due to Grade II Listed Status
Council Tax Band G
Original Windows and Doors
Gas Fired Central Heating from two recently installed boilers
Mains Drainage
Freehold
No Onward Chain
Scope to Enhance - subject to the necessary permissions

Location -

Sturminster Newton - The property is situated just a few strides from the centre of the market town of Sturminster Newton. Steeped in history and tradition, the town still has a Monday Market and offers a combination of country and town living with easy access to some fabulous walking tracks, including the Trailway and nearby is the famous water mill. There is a range of independent shops and chain stores, doctor and dentist surgeries, schooling for all ages including easy access to private education, such as Clayesmore and Bryanston, Leweston and the Sherborne schools. Sturminster Newton has a variety of entertainment venues. Further facilities which are all about 10 miles away, may be found at Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Gillingham both of, which have mainline train stations, serving London Waterloo and Exeter St. David's.

Directions -

Postcode DT10 1DE - What3words - chair.unwind.whirlwind