Dorset
Sherborne
development finance.
Expert property development finance in Sherborne, Dorset. Median price £335,000, 306 annual sales. We connect developers with competitive funding from 100+ lenders.
- Median price
- £335k
- Sales (12m)
- 306
- YoY change
- +1.5%
Property finance
in Sherborne.
Sherborne - historic North Dorset town with abbey precinct heritage and premium buyer demographic. With a median property price of £335,000 and 306 transactions in the last twelve months, Sherborne represents a focused market with prices up 1.5% year-on-year.
Detached homes command a median of £520,200 while flats average £150,000, reflecting the breadth of Sherborne's residential market. Terraced houses sit at £275,000, offering developers a range of scheme types from conversions to ground-up residential.
Whether you need development finance for a ground-up scheme, bridging finance to secure a site at auction, or mezzanine finance to stretch your capital stack, our brokers arrange the full range of property finance across Sherborne and the wider Dorset area. Each deal is structured around your specific project, with terms negotiated from our panel of over 100 lenders.
The capital stack
Seven funding routes for
every Sherborne scheme.
Senior debt, mezzanine, bridging, equity, refurbishment, commercial mortgages and exit finance — arranged for Sherborne developers on the deal, not the product sheet.
Development Finance
Senior debt funding for ground-up residential and commercial developments.
Mezzanine Finance
Stretch your capital stack beyond senior debt to reduce equity requirements.
Bridging Loans
Short-term finance for acquisitions, auction purchases and time-sensitive deals.
Equity & Joint Ventures
Equity partnerships and JV structures for developers seeking capital partners.
Refurbishment Finance
Funding for light and heavy refurbishment projects including conversions.
Commercial Mortgages
Long-term finance for commercial property acquisition and refinancing.
Development Exit Finance
Short-term funding to repay development finance while you sell completed units.
Live market data
Sherborne
market snapshot.
HM Land Registry sold-price data for Sherborne over the last twelve months, alongside the live local planning pipeline. Updated weekly.
- Median price
- £335,000
- Sales (12m)
- 306
- YoY change
- +1.5%
- Approved (recent)
- 289
- Pipeline units
- 3,827
- Pipeline GDV
- £1241.2M
Sherborne development appraisal
Model the numbers
for your scheme.
Pre-populated with Sherborne median prices and typical senior-debt pricing. Adjust the inputs to match your deal and we will hand the working assumptions through to the Deal Room.
Scheme Inputs
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Build cost pre-filled at £2,330/sqm (regional benchmark) for a 6-unit scheme. Assumes 10% professional fees, 10% contingency, 65% LTGDV senior debt, 18-month term. Full calculator →
Capital Structure
Land Registry data
Recent property sales
in Sherborne.
306 residential transactions in the last twelve months. Median sold price £335,000 (+1.5% YoY)
Detached
£520,200
Semi-Detached
£310,000
Terraced
£275,000
Flat
£150,000
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | 7, SOUTH STREETDT9 3LT | Terraced | £420,000 | Freehold |
| 18 Aug 2026 | STONEHAM, TINNEYS LANEDT9 3DY | Detached | £475,000 | Freehold |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1, TERRACE VIEWDT9 4AF | Terraced | £315,000 | Freehold |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 6, ALBERT ROWDT9 3JR | Terraced | £202,000 | Freehold |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 18, SHUTLER STREETDT9 4FP | Terraced | £282,000 | Freehold |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 25, RIDGEWAYDT9 6DA | Semi-Detached | £295,000 | Freehold |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7, CRICKET VIEWDT9 3RE | Terraced | £315,000 | Freehold |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 21, HILL VIEWDT9 5NH | Semi-Detached | £265,000 | Freehold |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 11, AMORS DROVEDT9 4ER | Terraced | £325,000 | Freehold |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 8, LUSH PATHDT9 3SQ | Terraced | £445,000 | Freehold |
Planning pipeline
Planning activity
in Sherborne.
Recently Approved
| Ref | Proposal | Units | Est. GDV | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/RES/2024/06695 | Demolish existing barn and erect 8 No. dwellings, new vehicular access and ancil… Near SP8 5BU | 8 | £2.7M | Pending | 30/09/2026 |
| P/FUL/2026/02669 | Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to form a dwelling (use cl… Near SP7 8QP | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 28/09/2026 |
| P/OUT/2025/06511 | Erection of 1no. dwelling (outline application to determine access & layout) Near DT1 2ER | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 24/09/2026 |
| P/PIP/2026/04574 | Erect 1no. dwellinghouse Near DT10 2AE | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 24/09/2026 |
| P/FUL/2026/04471 | Erect 1no. new dwelling & 2no. parking spaces. Near DT4 9BB | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 22/09/2026 |
Current Applications
| Ref | Proposal | Units | Est. GDV | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/FUL/2026/04412 | Proposed new dwelling (to replace caravan) Near BH21 8NE | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 25/09/2026 |
| P/FUL/2026/05155 | Erect 1 no. dwelling & car port (demolish existing dwelling) Near DT6 6BL | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 24/09/2026 |
| P/FUL/2026/04479 | Sever land and erect 3no. dwellings and associated works Near DT6 4JF | 3 | £1.0M | Pending | 23/09/2026 |
| P/LBC/2026/05020 | Demolish remains of existing former stable to facilitate the erection No.1 dwell… Near DT6 3PZ | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 21/09/2026 |
| P/PAAC/2026/05225 | Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to create 1no. dwellings (… Near BH21 3DP | 1 | £335,000 | Pending | 21/09/2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry price paid data, 12 months to October 2026 · Dorset planning register, retrieved October 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Sherborne,
Dorset.
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Ready when you are
Tell us the deal.
We’ll recommend the structure.
Submit your development finance enquiry in Sherborne and a partner will come back with an initial structure and indicative terms within one working day. No forms-for-forms’-sake — a short note on the scheme is enough.