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About
A three bedroom detached cottage requiring modernisation with approximately 0.5 of an acre. Situated in a sought after location with no onward chain.
October Cottage is an attractive, extended detached cottage which requires modernisation, but offers great potential.
Fovant is a very popular village and the cottage warrants a viewing to appreciate the size, layout and potential.
The accommodation comprises: Entrance hall, study, sitting/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, rear hall, cloakroom. First floor landing, three bedrooms, en suite shower, bathroom.
The triple aspect kitchen comprises of wall units, base units and drawers, work top surfaces.
Inset twin sink and drainer, plumbing and space for a slimline dishwasher, electric hob and electric oven oil boiler, walk in larder, plumbing for a washing machine.
Rear Hallway with storage, window to side and door to outside. Cloakroom with basin and WC.
The sitting room opens to the dining area and has triple aspect, with windows to front, rear and side, along with French doors to the rear providing access to the rear garden.
Wondeful inglenook fire place with wood burner. Exposed ceiling beam. Three radiators. Stairs to the first floor and doors to entrance lobby, with doors then on into the study.
The study/snug has double aspect with window to front and to side. Fire surround, radiator. First floor landing with two windows to the front aspect. Bedroom 1 with double aspect and built in storage.
Radiator. Bedroom 2 with aspect to rear, built in cupboard. Radiator. Bedroom 3 with double aspect, radiator, archway into en suite, with WC, shower unit with thermostatic shower.
Bathroom with aspect to rear, bath and thermostatic shower, shower screen, WC, basin. Airing cupboard.
The ever popular semi rural village of Fovant is located between Salisbury and Shaftesbury on the A30 in the Nadder Valley and is home to the Fovant WW1 Military Badges.
The village offers recreational grounds, playground, village hall, shop, Post Office, church and doctors surgery.
The local Cathedral city of Salisbury provides a comprehensive choice of schooling, further shopping, restaurants, leisure facilities and a theatre.
The city has a range of supermarkets as well as 5 Park & Ride services for ease of access into the city centre.
Accessed via a lane off Moor Hill, October Cottage is set in a plot of approximatley 0.5 of an acre.
There is generous off road parking which leads to a large detached garage 6.671m x 3.822m The gardens are mainly laid to lawn and are to the rear and sides. Hedging to boundaries.
Steps lead down to the rear of the cottage with pathway to back door and continues to the front with pathway to the front door and pedestrian gate to the road.
Further steps lead up to further area of garden with a small shed, greenhouse, open store 3.688m x 2.576m and store room 4.143m x 3.474m. Oil tank.
Council Tax Band G Mains electricity and drainage are connected to the property, heating via oil fired central heating boiler.
Leave Salisbury via A36 Wilton Road, on outskirts of Wilton take the first exit off the roundabout onto the A30. Continue through Wilton on the A30.
On reaching Fovant, turn right onto the High Street and continue through the village. Take a turning on the left onto Tisbury Road, continue through Tisbury Road and on into Moor Hill.
As Moor Hill bears round to the right, October Cottage will be found on the left hand side, with vehicular access via the lane to the left of October Cottage.
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