£6m Sandbanks house set to be demolished for new mansion

The two-storey house, called Samphire Sands, was built in the 1960s on the 'panhandle' of the famous Sandbanks peninsula in Poole Harbour. This beachfront property is set to be demolished despite it just going on the market for whopping £6m. (Image: BNPS) It enjoys magnificent dual aspect views, overlooking the harbour to the front and backing onto Sandbanks beach. It's understood that the owner only bought the property in October 2024 for £5.3m and has since secured planning permission for it to be demolished so a bigger house can be built in its place. This beachfront property is set to be demolished despite it just going on the market for whopping £6m. (Image: BNPS) Experts say it would cost at least £3m to build the luxury three storey mansion from plan. Pictured: Plans for the new home (Image: EllisBelk/BNPS) The new home will have a large open plan living area, four bedrooms, a study, a gym, a jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, a lift to all floors and balconies to the front and back. Once complete it will be worth about £10m. This beachfront property is set to be demolished despite it just going on the market for whopping £6m. (Image: BNPS) The owner has now listed it for sale with Sandbanks estate agents Tailor Made. Adrian Dunford, of Tailor Made, said: "Quite often on Sandbanks the value of the land is worth more than the house that is on it because it is all about the potential. "In this case the land value isn't too dissimilar to the value of the actual property. "I would imagine a scenario where somebody buys the house and lives in it for a year so they can get a really clear idea of what rooms they use the most, what views they want to make the most of and where the sun comes up and goes down. "They might then make some alterations to the plans for the three storey house that have already been approved to make it more bespoke to them. "It would probably cost about £3m to build and at the end of it they will have a house worth £10m. "People really have the best of both worlds in that area of Sandbanks. "There are breathtaking views of the sea at the back and incredible sunset views of Poole Harbour to the front."