Shapley Court, Poundbury, Dorchester

Listed 16 Sept 2025 · price reduced 30 Mar 2026 · Dorchester
A deceptively spacious two bedroom ground floor apartment for the over-65’s. Offered with no onward chain.
Chesil Place is part of a quality development of close care apartments giving on site Nursing Home facilities within the centre of Dorchester. The close care package includes 24 hour emergency cover including the availability of trained staff, a daily visit, use of the lounge/dining room and other communal facilities. The apartment has been designed to cater for wheelchair access and is fitted with gas fired central heating.
The apartment has a security entry phone and a communal entrance which leads to a lobby with a private door to number 20.
The accommodation comprises of a spacious entrance hall, reception room with a bay window and views towards the landscaped garden. There is a fitted kitchen with integrated electric oven, hob, extractor fan, fridge/freezer and washing machine. Two double bedrooms both with fitted wardrobe cupboards and a shower room with an emergency pull cord.
Chesil Place enjoys a convenient location being in the heart of the County Town, just a short walk from the main shopping precinct. The new Brewery Square development is also close by which boasts a variety of shops, restaurants and a multi screen cinema. The nearby Dorchester South and Dorchester West stations in the town provide mainline rail services to London Waterloo and Bristol Temple Meads.
SERVICES & OUTGOINGS Gas fired central heating Council Tax Band D Service Charge - £702.90 p/m Leasehold 126 years remaining No ground rent
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Broadband: Ultrafast broadband available. Highest available upload speed - 1800 Mbps. Highest Available download speed - 220 Mbps Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider. Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea flooding.
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Median sold prices in DT1 over the last 12 months: flat £178k · terraced £300k · detached £530k · semi-detached £360k.
| Address | Type | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 4, The Old Rectory, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1PD | Flat Leasehold | 27 Aug 2026 | £190,000 |
| Flat 8, Benjamin Ferrey House, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1TL | Flat Leasehold | 30 Jun 2026 | £245,000 |
| 37 Hascombe Court, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1AG | Flat Freehold | 28 Nov 2025 | £350,000 |
| 28 Hascombe Court, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1AG | Flat Leasehold | 14 Oct 2025 | £350,000 |
| 10 Edgcumbe Manor, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1AE | Flat Leasehold | 16 Sept 2025 | £400,000 |
| 18 Chesil Place Dorchester DT1 1AF | Flat Leasehold | 8 May 2025 | £400,000 |
| 6 Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1TJ | Terraced Freehold | 24 Mar 2025 | £365,000 |
| 46 Hascombe Court, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1AG | Flat Leasehold | 1 Nov 2024 | £390,000 |
| 24 Chesil Place Dorchester DT1 1AF | Flat Leasehold | 9 May 2024 | £405,000 |
| 53 Hascombe Court, Somerleigh Road Dorchester DT1 1AG | Flat Leasehold | 28 Mar 2024 | £435,000 |
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Listed by Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Dorchester on Rightmove (original listing). First listed 16 Sept 2025; details checked 7 Nov 2026. Latest change: reduced on 30/03/2026.
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