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See how verdicts work3-bedroom detached house · SP7 8QG
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An interesting detached 3 bedroom period dwelling located in a secretive location in Shaftesbury, this is a rare find.
Description The home is not listed and offers the opportunity to reconfigure to the ground floor by possibly incorporating the large single garage to form a family/farmhouse style kitchen, subject to p/p etc.
Please note the property does require some updating/modernisation.
In brief, the current accommodation offers an entrance porch, entrance hall with stairs rising to first floor, a large dining room with understairs cupboard, well proportioned sitting room with exposed stone walling and electric fire/ Additionally, lying at the rear of the property to the ground floor is a kitchen, utility and a cloakroom.
To the first floor is a landing, wonderful master bedroom with wash hand basin and shower, two further bedrooms, one with ensuite and a main bathroom.
The property has oil central heating and double glazing.
Externally, there is a parking space to the front of the garage with adjoining lawn with further potential parking area, further parking space to the rear.
The rear garden is accessed via a side gate, path to rear entrance. The garden is of a good size, mainly lawned with hedging and fencing to boundaries.
Also within the garden is a detached conservatory with power. Situation - Shaftesbury Shaftesbury is an ancient Saxon hilltop town enjoying superb views over the surrounding countryside.
It has a good range of facilities including supermarkets, theatre, banks, schools, cafes, inns, restaurants, small hospital, dentists, health centre, Churches, and shops including High Street names such as Boots, W H Smiths, Superdrug, and Costa.
There are local bus and long distance coach services, Gillingham about 5 miles away, has a main line railway station on the Exeter / Waterloo line.
The A303 is approximately 7 miles to the north giving access to the South-West and to London.
The cathedral city of Salisbury is approximately 22 miles, and the Dorset Coast is approximately 35 miles away.
Additional Information Services: Mains Water, Electricity, Oil central heating & Private drainage.
Council Authority: Dorset Council ~ Council Tax Band: E Caution: Nb All services and fittings mentioned in these particulars have not been tested and hence we cannot confirm that they are in working order.
Energy Performance Certificate: Rated: F
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About Mampitts Farm Cottage, (Formerley Langdale Farm), Shaftesbury
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