Wallace House, South Street, Sherborne, DT9 3NE

The Property is currently utilised as a boarding house providing accommodation for c. 65 school pupils and is set within c. 1.31 acres (0.55 hectares).

The Property has been extended significantly in recent years. The original main house is broadly symmetrical and is has double‑storey bay windows to the principal elevation. The roofscape is enhanced by a series of dormer windows. This main house currently accommodates the house master and comprises a handsome four bedroom home with a separate two bedroom attic flat.

A more modern three‑storey rendered extension adjoins the main house, together with two further two-storey right‑angled modern extensions constructed with brick elevations beneath slate roofs. These two extensions accommodate the student living areas and lead to a further three bedroom tutor’s accommodation flat.

The two storey student accommodation comprises a mix of single, double and dormitory‑style bedrooms off of a single access corridor, together with communal living areas and shared washroom facilities.

Externally, The Property is approached via a gravel driveway from South Street. The driveway leads to an area of car parking. A low, picket‑fenced front garden area adjoins South Street and is laid predominantly to lawn.

Additional gardens wrap‑around the building and lead to a small field in the south‑eastern corner of The Property, currently used as a football pitch. A fenced tarmac hardstanding area, presently used as a basketball court and general play area, is located in the north-east corner of The Property.

Wallace House (The Property) is located in the abbey town of Sherborne and in one of the town’s most prestigious residential neighbourhoods.

The Property is closely situated to the local amenities on South Street and Cheap Street, including shops, cafes and galleries.

Sherborne Boys School and Sherborne Abbey are located c.200m to the northwest of The Property.

Transport connections to/from Sherborne are excellent, with Sherborne’s mainline railway station located c.260m to the south east of The Property, offering regular services to London Waterloo (with an average journey time of circa 2 hrs 31 minutes).

The A30 is also easily accessible via South Street and Cheap Street, connecting the town to Shaftesbury c.23 km to the east and Yeovil c.9 km to the west.