The Old Market Gardens

The Old Market Gardens, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1WU (Sat Nav BH21 2BD)

Enjoy a rewarding start in your new Retirement Living Plus home with your service charge covered for one year, plus a £500 Bistro Credit*. It's our way of helping you settle in and make the most of your new lifestyle.

*T&Cs apply
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Over 65s retirement property for sale in Wimborne, Dorset

Call 0800 201 4811 now or sign up for updates to find out more about these superb new retirement homes in Wimborne, Dorset.

Part of the retirement village, 'The Old Market Village’, The Old Market Gardens offers retirement bungalows for sale, all set around a beautiful village green in a great location in the wonderful town of Wimborne – voted second place to live in Dorset by online lifestyle magazine Muddy Stilettos.

Spacious, light and contemporary, our two-bedroom retirement bungalows – or three-bedroom chalet bungalows – are designed to be a pleasure to live in, with high spec, high quality fixtures and fittings throughout, as well as a private patios and parking spaces.

This Dorset retirement village offers a variety of amenities to make your life easier too. You’ll find a bistro serving morning coffee and delicious lunches, a wellness zone with health and fitness studios, as well as a hair and beauty salon and a sociable homeowners’ lounge. There’s also a pretty rural walking trail running around the development.

Retirement Living with a big PLUS

Our properties for sale in Wimborne, Dorset offer you the complete privacy of your own spacious apartment, but with a friendly community outside your front door – and assisted living services to support you too.

Independence combined with support 

  • There’s a friendly manager on-site 24/7 
  • An hour’s domestic support each week is included – but you can have more if you want it. 
  • Tailored personal care should you need it.  

Apartments designed with you in mind 

All these retirement homes are cleverly designed with smart yet stylish features, like easy turn taps, to make life easier now and in the future. Low maintenance, warm and elegant, with the latest security and safety features built in, most of our homeowners enjoy cheaper bills. Parking is available and well-behaved pets are welcome

Key development information

The Old Market Gardens

View on map The Old Market Gardens, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1WU (Sat Nav BH21 2BD) View on map

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am–5pm

0800 201 4811

Purchase

  • 2 beds from £475,000

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Our service charge explained

Retirement Living PLUS benefits

  • Domestic support – one hour of cleaning (or similar) per week is included and we have a range of additional cleaning and laundry services available.
  • Low maintenance – with the bigger jobs, like gardening and window cleaning, taken care of there’s more time to enjoy the good things in life.
  • Tailored lifestyle support – if you need a helping hand now, or in the future, we can support you with personal grooming, shopping, convalescence and more.
  • Sociable – full independence in your own home, with your own front door, a welcoming community and lots of activities– so loneliness is never a problem.
  • Sociable – full independence in your own home, with your own front door, a welcoming community and lots of activities– so loneliness is never a problem.
  • Beautifully designed apartments – with lifts to all floors, walk-in showers, contemporary easy-to-use kitchens–and plenty of storage.
  • A chef-run bistro/restaurant – serving subsidised seasonal fresh food daily in a stylish and sociable setting. Friends and family are welcome too.
  • Shared space and amenities – including a guest suite to make hosting simple, a pampering wellness suite and lovely landscaped gardens.
  • Independent but secure – you’ll feel safe and sound with a 24/7 emergency alarm and friendly staff on-site day and night.

Development highlights

  • Located in the charming town of Wimborne Minster, with easy access to the Dorset Countryside
  • Onsite chef-run bistro serving hot meals daily, plus barista coffee and cake
  • Close to amenities including shops in the town
  • Exclusively for the over 65s
  • Exclusively for the over 65s
  • Manager onsite 24/7 for your peace of mind, plus tailored domestic support and personal care should you need it
  • Wellness Suite for onsite pampering and hotel-style Guest Suite to make hosting a breeze

Key features Key features for The Old Market Gardens retirement properties

  • Bistro
  • Communal lounge
  • Car parking
  • Guest parking
  • Care provisions
  • Salon
  • 24/7 call system
  • Landscaped gardens
  • Storage facilities
  • 24 hour staffing
  • Available to buy now
  • Balconies
  • Care and lifestyle services
  • Estates Manager
  • Close to amenities
  • Function Room
  • Lifts to all floors
  • Village green
  • Wellness suite

Explore retirement properties at The Old Market Gardens

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These properties are available for sale

When you decide to buy, we’re here to support you every step of the way from selling your existing home to packing up and settling into your new one. Ask us about Part Exchange and Smooth Move.

The properties at this development are freehold

You can buy properties on this development. If you’d like to own your retirement property, we can help make the move as stress-free as possible, including support with packing and removals. If you have a home to sell, we can even act as a cash buyer, so you’ll avoid chains and estate agent fees.

That depends on your individual circumstances, but in many cases, service charges are lower than like-for-like costs in a previous property. Our research shows you could save over £2,300 a year on household bills in a McCarthy & Stone retirement apartment when compared to a typical home*. Read about how we can save money on your cost of living.

Call 0800 201 4811 or contact us online to find out more about our service charges.

*Typical net saving when running a McCarthy & Stone Retirement Living apartment when compared to the cost of running a typical home is £2,312 per year. Source: Internal research carried out by McCarthy & Stone, 2022. Based on information from Address Intelligence using a combination of census, EPC, and planning permission.

Once you’ve reserved your retirement property, it’s likely you’ll need to sell your current home. Part exchange means you'll have a cash buyer for your property, making the process quicker and easier.

Our Part Exchange offer includes:

  • Certainty: relax in the knowledge that you’ll move in on a set date and that the sale price is fixed.
  • Convenience: enjoy a stress-free way to sell your home without redecorating or having to prepare your home for viewings.
  • Access: to your sold property for up to two weeks after completion.
  • Financial benefits:  there is no need to pay for estate agent fees and we’ll provide up to £1,000 towards solicitor fees*.
  • A smooth move: our part exchange offer includes a free specialist removals service

Part Exchange in just 3 simple steps:

  1. Valuation:
    Three independent local estate agents and a surveyor will value your property.
  2. Offer:
    You’ll receive an offer from us based on these valuations. There’s no obligation to accept, and you may get a higher price on the open market. It’s up to you whether the benefits of part exchange outweigh this.
  3. Sold:
    Should you accept this offer, we’ll work with your legal representatives to finalise the contracts — and even contribute £1,000 towards your solicitor fees*.

*T&Cs apply. Read the full T&Cs.

Usually people take between 12 to 16 weeks to complete the purchase of their new retirement home, but we will try to be as flexible as possible to suit your individual circumstances.

We have an expert resales team for people selling our retirement properties, with an extensive database of customers waiting to move in. This helps us to sell faster and at a better price than traditional estate agents, and the majority of our resale prices increase in net value. View resale retirement homes.

How much is the service charge?

Buying?

Standard service charge model*

Pay a regular weekly cost and a 1% contingency fee when you sell your property.

  • £160.07 2 bedroom bungalow

Read more about service charge options or call us on 0800 201 4811

* Service charge cost per week, reviewed annually. Examples show prices available at this development.

Your service charge covers the services and amenities you enjoy at this development for a safe, comfortable, sociable and happy retirement. It includes things like wages for your on-site team, security systems and keeping communal spaces and gardens spick and span—and it’s all provided at cost price.

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What is included in the service charge

  • Electricity, heating and lighting (communal areas)
  • Maintenance of communal areas and gardens
  • Development staff
  • Professional fees
  • Emergency call system
  • 1 hour domestic help per week
  • Window and gutter cleans
  • Patio and hedge maintenance
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You could save thousands of pounds with a move to McCarthy & Stone

From savings on household bills, to avoiding the cost of home adaptions and renovations, with care on hand so you live independently for longer.

Find out more

Key features of our retirement properties

Frequently asked questions

Find out more with our FAQs. Still got a question? Call our friendly team on 0800 201 4811 or get in touch online.

Retirement Living PLUS allows you to lead an independent lifestyle with optional assisted living facilities on hand if you need them. Exclusively for those aged 70 and over, you’ll benefit from luxurious and low-maintenance retirement apartments in fabulous UK locations, alongside an on-site restaurant/bistro, a manager on-site 24-hours and the option of bespoke domestic and personal care packages.

Exclusively for those over 70, Retirement Living PLUS developments provide an independent lifestyle with assisted living facilities and additional lifestyle and care services as and when you need them. There’s an on-site restaurant/bistro providing delicious meals every day in a sociable environment and a member of our management team is on-site 24 hours-a-day, 365 days a year to provide reassurance.

  • An hour’s domestic assistance every week is included in the service charge. This is for light cleaning of your apartment. We also offer a range of additional services on a pay as you go basis such as laundry and bedding change, shopping and general errands including prescription collection, help with technology and paperwork and lots more. For those who may need it, we can provide personal care and support packages, these are individually tailored to suit your needs, and can cover any aspect of personal care. We are also here if you’d like and extra companionship or to escort you to your favourite activities. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission and our rates are highly competitive and our staff team fully trained and supervised.
  • Care and support services are delivered by our staff who are employed on-site.
  • You only pay for additional care and support when you  need it. We understand things change in life so you can dial up or down the support you receive from us at any time, putting you in control.

We can arrange a private and confidential Wellbeing Assessment to put a personalised support  plan in place, which means you have all the care and support you need from the moment you move in. Talk to us on 0800 201 4811 or get in touch online to find out more about our flexible care and support packages.

Our Retirement Living PLUS assisted living properties include ‘hidden care’ designed so people can age in place in style and comfort. This includes telecare technology so if you choose, we can remotely monitor your wellbeing without being intrusive to your privacy.

Our apartments are designed with waist-height ovens and plug sockets, slip-resistant flooring, hearing loops for the TV and lever taps in the bathrooms, as standard. Our retirement properties are also designed to be usable by people with mobility aids/walkers as well as being easily adapted to be wheelchair users. It’s also just as important that the homes look beautiful and feel homely. We design homes people feel proud and happy to live in where any adaptations are as discreet as possible.

To make life easy:

  • There are lifts to all floors
  • Apartments are fitted with personal emergency alarms, as well as integrated fire alarms and camera entry systems.
  • As well as having a contemporary kitchen in their own apartment, customers can eat at the bistro-style restaurant on-site.
  • There are sociable shared areas, including a homeowners’ lounge, function room and maintained gardens.
  • Our sites offer a calendar of events, clubs and activities to suit all interests.
  • Having guests and relatives stay over is easy as they are welcome to stay overnight in our guest suites.
  • One hour of domestic assistance per week is included in the service charge.
  • Have the security of knowing additional care and support is available from our in-house staff teams, if any, when you want it. 
  • There are staff on-site 24/7 day and night, so always someone here should you need help.

Service charges cover the day-to-day costs of management and maintenance within our retirement developments, such as the heating and cleaning of communal areas, buildings insurance and redecoration. They are tightly regulated by national legislation and must relate to the management services provided within the development, not to construction or repair costs. Our service charges are ‘pass through’ costs which we do not mark up in any way. They are the costs of running your development.

Our service charge varies from development to development reflecting their different sizes and facilities, but they are calculated in the same way across the country.

Costs in Retirement Living PLUS developments are higher than in Retirement Living developments to reflect the increased staffing costs, the provision of care and lifestyle support packages, and the table-service restaurants/bistros provided on-site.

Call 0800 201 4811 or contact us online to find out more about our service charges.

Yes. Most of our retirement developments are more than happy for you to move in with a well-behaved pet – most of our retirement rentals are pet friendly too. Call 0800 201 4811 for details, contact us online or read more about our pet-friendly policy.

Meet the team at The Old Market Gardens

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Jackie

Manager

Our managers are on-site 24/7 to ensure communal areas and gardens are well maintained, services are delivered, and for your peace of mind.

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Kevin

Chef

Our chef prepares fresh, seasonal menus daily and can also cater for special occasions like birthday parties and anniversaries.

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Allison

Manager

Our managers are on-site 24/7 to ensure communal areas and gardens are well maintained, services are delivered, and for your peace of mind.

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Retirement living in Wimborne

Nestled in the heart of Dorset, Wimborne Minster is a wonderful place to live - in fact this picturesque market town was voted the best place to live in Dorset by the online lifestyle magazine Muddy Stilettos. And it's not hard to see why. 

Idyllically positioned on the banks of the rivers Stour and Allen, Wimborne is a lively community with plenty to do and see. 

 Local retirees enjoy:

  • Amenities including cafes, restaurants, pubs and an eclectic mix of independent and high-street stores housed in attractive historic buildings.  
  • Meandering around the many trails, including the Willow Walk and the wild-life rich riverbanks. 
  • Visiting the Jurassic Coast, just a 40-minute drive away - with fossil hunting and kayaking available at Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door.  
More information about Wimborne

Community news

From homeowner stories to events and fundraising, read the latest news from in and around The Old Market Gardens.

What's on at The Old Market Gardens

Join us for our upcoming events

Summer Garden Party

Whether you’re just starting to explore your next move or have already fallen in love with one of our stunning homes, this is the perfect opportunity to see what life could be like.

Chat with our welcoming homeowners, explore our beautifully designed properties, and see for yourself why so many say, “I only wish I’d moved sooner.”

Summer Garden Party

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The Old Market Gardens, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1WU

Join us for a Summer Garden Party and experience firsthand the community spirit that makes The Old Market Gardens so special. There will be light refreshments and gardens games.

Whether you’re just starting to explore your next move or have already fallen in love with one of our stunning homes, this is the perfect opportunity to see what life could be like.

Chat with our welcoming homeowners, explore our beautifully designed properties, and see for yourself why so many say, “I only wish I’d moved sooner.”

Special offers

Find the latest promotions and seasonal special offers here

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Summer Moving Offer: Service charge covered for a year

Enjoy a rewarding start in your new Retirement Living Plus home with your service charge covered for one year, plus a £500 Bistro Credit*. It's our way of helping you settle in and make the most of your new lifestyle.

Smooth Move

Smooth Move

Nobody expects moving home to be easy, but we’re here to help you every step of the way; from the moment you make a reservation, through to the day you move in. Our Smooth Move service ensures everything goes like clockwork, which includes helping with the cost*.

To find our more please call 0800 201 4811.

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