4-bedroom detached house · SP7 8SN
Under offerListed 145 days
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About
A spacious four bedroom detached house with a good sized garden and a garage, offered for sale with no forward chain.
The Property A four bedroom detached house offered for sale with no forward chain.
The property offers generous living accommodation as well as a good sized garden, with a single garage and ample off road parking.
The property is entered into a hallway with a cloakroom with a double aspect sitting room to the left, and the dining room to the right.
The dining room has an archway opening into the kitchen which is fitted with wall and base units, and space for appliances.
There is a further opening into the utility room which has a door opening into the rear garden. Upstairs, there are four good sized bedrooms.
There are two single bedrooms, both with a fitted wardrobe, a double bedroom also with a fitted double wardrobe, and the large main bedroom with an en-suite shower room.
The first floor also has a family bathroom. Outside To the front of the property is a gated driveway which offers ample off road parking, and leading to single garage.
The rear garden is mostly laid to lawn with a patio area adjacent the house, and offers a blank canvas for the new owner.
Location The North Dorset Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury is famed for the iconic cobbled street of Gold Hill and rich history going back to the times of King Alfred.
Shaftesbury is a delightful community orientated town with an attractive and bustling High Street that provides most everyday requirements including a farmer's market, cafés, charity shops, various retail shops and a cottage hospital.
Families are drawn to this area by the quality of life and excellent choice of state and independent schools including Port Regis, Clayesmore, Sandroyd and Bryanston amongst many others.
Shaftesbury also offers several ways to explore the stunning countryside and traditional English villages of the Blackmore Vale, Cranborne Chase and Wiltshire Downs with their many miles of public footpaths and bridleways.
Transport Links The local road network offers strong connections to the other main towns in the region including Gillingham, Salisbury, Sherborne, Warminster and Yeovil as well as to the South Coast.
In addition the A303 links with the M3 that makes London accessible for the motorist.
There are railway stations at Gillingham (4.5 miles) and Tisbury (8 miles) with mainline services to London (Waterloo) and the West Country. Services Mains services are connected.
Tenure Freehold Council Tax Dorset Council Tax Band E. What3Words ///certainly.start.sugars Viewings Strictly by appointment only via Boatwrights Estate Agents.
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