5 Downlands

SP7 8FBTerracedFreehold

Last sold

£345,000

March 2025

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

March 2025 Freehold £345,000

January 2013 Freehold £215,000

August 2004 Freehold New build £216,950

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Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 333 pupils · Church of England

Report card, 2026

0.1 miles

The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Ages 4 to 11 · 201 pupils · Church of England

No grade

1.0 miles

Motcombe CofE Primary School Ages 4 to 11 · 146 pupils · Church of England

Good, 2023

1.9 miles

Secondary schools

Shaftesbury School Ages 11 to 18 · 782 pupils · Church of England

Good, 2023

0.6 miles

Gillingham School Ages 11 to 18

No grade

4.2 miles

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Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

27 Thomas Hardy Drive

July 2026

£200,000

2 Springfield Close

July 2026

£205,000

Flat 1 Beaufoy House, Beaufoy Close

June 2026 Leasehold

£135,000

36 Ten Acres

May 2026

£125,000

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Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

29 Maple Road, Shaftesbury

Bought May 2021£220,000

Sold November 2022£282,500

+£62,500 18 months Flipped

31 Thomas Hardy Drive, Shaftesbury

Bought December 2020£175,000

Sold September 2021£210,000

+£35,000 9 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for terraced houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area	Now	5 years ago	10 years ago	15 years ago	20 years ago
Downlands	–	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales	Not enough sales
Postcode sector SP7 8	£220,000	£220,000 +0% since	£170,000 +29% since	£161,500 +36% since	£140,000 +57% since
North Dorset	–	Not enough sales	£185,500	£160,000	£157,000

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

Sector SP7 8 North Dorset Typical price each year, terraced houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.

House prices across SP7 →

How homes change hands in SP7 8, over the last five years (1,093 sales):

What sells: 32% detached, 32% terraced, 22% semi-detached, 11% flats, 4% other.
11% sold leasehold, and 20% were new builds.
162 sales in the last twelve months, against 266 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it Price £ Stamp duty at second-home rates £

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0

Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

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Doing it up

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Refinancing

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