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See how verdicts work3-bedroom semi-detached house · BH9 1RG
Sold STCListed 98 days
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About
Available for the first time in approximately 58 years & offered with no forward chain, this family home offers two reception rooms, an enclosed rear garden and excellent potential to modernise, conveniently located close to local amenities, schools and transport links.
Conveniently situated within a well-established residential area, Ripon Road enjoys excellent access to local amenities, well-regarded primary and secondary schools, regular bus routes and convenient road links to Bournemouth town centre, Castlepoint Shopping Centre, Bournemouth Hospital and Bournemouth University.
Lovingly maintained by the same family over many decades, this three-bedroom semi-detached home combines character features with practical family living, presenting an excellent opportunity for a purchaser to modernise and create a home to their own individual taste.
The accommodation comprises an entrance hall with useful understairs storage, a bay-fronted lounge with feature fireplace, a separate dining room opening directly onto the rear garden, a fitted kitchen and a rear porch with ground floor cloakroom/W.C.
To the first floor are three well-proportioned bedrooms together with a family wet room.
Externally, the property benefits from a low-maintenance front garden, an enclosed tiered rear garden with patio, lawn and mature planting, together with a generous hard-landscaped side garden offering gated access and excellent versatility.
Further benefits include gas-fired central heating with a regularly serviced boiler, UPVC double glazing, excellent storage throughout and superb scope to sympathetically enhance a home that has clearly been cared for over many years.
Viewing is highly recommended to appreciate the space, potential and convenient location this property has to offer.
FEATURES & BENEFITS *For Sale with No Forward Chain *Same Family Ownership for Approximately 58 Years *Three Bedroom Semi-Detached Family Home *Opportunity to Modernise and Create Your Ideal Home *Popular Residential Location Close to Local Schools, Shops and Transport Links *Entrance Hall with Understairs Storage *Bay Fronted Lounge with Feature Fireplace *Separate Dining Room with French Doors to Rear Garden *Well-Appointed Fitted Kitchen with Integrated Appliances Included *Ground Floor Cloakroom/W.C.
*Three Well-Proportioned Bedrooms *First Floor Wet Room *Gas Fired Central Heating *Boiler Regularly Serviced *Double Glazed Windows and Doors *Enclosed Tiered Rear Garden *Large Hard Landscaped Side Garden with Gated Access *Low Maintenance Front Garden *Excellent Storage Throughout *Viewing Highly Recommended ACCOMMODATION: Entrance Steps leading to double glazed entrance door.
Entrance Hall Double glazed entrance door. Staircase to first floor. Built-in understairs storage cupboards housing utility meters. Radiator. Wood flooring. Doors to lounge and dining room.
Lounge 14'8" x 12'0" (4.47m x 3.66m) Front aspect double glazed bay window. Feature fireplace with timber surround, marble-effect inset and hearth incorporating a gas fire. Television point.
Fitted display shelving. Radiator. Coved and textured ceiling. Dining Room 11'11" x 9'8" (3.63m x 2.95m) French doors opening onto the rear garden.
Feature stone fireplace with timber mantel and inset gas fire. Wood flooring. Radiator.
Opening through to: Kitchen Fitted with a range of oak-effect base and wall mounted units with contrasting work surfaces incorporating a stainless steel sink and drainer with mixer tap.
Four-ring gas hob with extractor hood over and integrated electric double oven. Integrated slimline dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer (all included within the sale).
Wall-mounted Glow-worm gas-fired boiler. Part tiled walls. Tiled flooring.
Rear aspect window and glazed door leading to: Rear Porch & Cloakroom Rear porch with double glazed door providing access to the rear garden. Cloakroom fitted with low-level W.C.
First Floor Landing Side aspect window. Loft hatch. Doors to all first floor accommodation. Bedroom One 14'9" x 11'0" (4.50m x 3.35m) Front aspect window. Radiator.
Fitted display shelving to chimney breast alcove. Coved and textured ceiling. Bedroom Two 11'11" x 10'8" (3.63m x 3.25m) Front aspect window.
Fitted mirror-fronted sliding wardrobes providing excellent hanging and storage space. Radiator. Coved and textured ceiling. Bedroom Three 9'9" x 8'6" (2.97m x 2.59m) Rear aspect window.
Built-in worktop with base storage cupboards providing useful workspace and storage. Radiator.
Wet Room Fully tiled and fitted with a white suite comprising low-level W.C., pedestal wash hand basin and wall-mounted electric shower with floor drain. Heated towel rail. Airing/storage cupboard.
Obscure rear aspect window.
Outside To the front, the property is enclosed by a low brick wall and benefits from a low maintenance gravelled garden with established planting and a pathway leading to the front entrance.
The enclosed rear garden is arranged over two levels, comprising a paved patio adjoining the property with steps leading to a lawned garden bordered by mature shrubs and hedging.
A substantial hard landscaped side garden provides additional outdoor space with raised planters and gated pedestrian access to the front of the property.
The gardens are enclosed by a combination of timber fencing, boundary walls and mature hedging.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Title Number: DT95652 Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: C (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council) Flood Risk: Very Low UTILITIES & CONNECTIVITY Broadband: Basic 11 Mbps, Superfast 80 Mbps, Ultrafast up to 5500 Mbps Mobile Coverage: Vodafone, O2 TV: BT, Sky, Virgin Media
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