6 bed detached house for sale

Purns Mill Lane, Colesbrook, Gillingham, Dorset SP8

A substantial family home with great character situated in a rural location overlooking fields on the outskirts of this popular town.

Northmoor House is a spacious family home in an attractive setting around a courtyard. The house is built of stone elevations beneath a slate roof and has been remodelled and sympathetically extended over time, whilst retaining a wealth of character throughout, including flagstone flooring, inglenook fireplace and exposed beams. The current owners have carried out major works and the property is stylishly presented offering flexible and spacious accommodation over three floors.

The main house has a big family kitchen and a dining hall. A formal sitting room with a vaulted ceiling and open fireplace, a study with an inglenook fireplace, and views overlooking the garden and a ground floor bedroom with ensuite shower room. Upstairs are five further bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is a separate office accessed from the outside with a bath/shower room.

There are two separate annexes; annexe one has a good-sized sitting room with kitchen, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Annexe two is currently used as a great games room with kitchen and a sleepover room above.

Outside
The location is very convenient for all the facilities that Gillingham has to offer and yet you enjoy a peaceful and rural outlook. The entrance gate to the property leads to the courtyard with ample parking for several cars. The variety of outbuildings and barns have the potential to be developed further (subject to necessary planning consents) The private garden to the side of the property is mainly laid to lawn with mature flower borders and trees.

Services
Mains electricity and water. Private drainage. Oil Fired central heating.

Local Authority
Dorset Council

Council Tax
Main house – Band F
Annex – Band A
EPC

Main house = E
Annexe 1 = D

Northmoor House is situated in a tranquil, rural location overlooking fields on the outskirts of Gillingham. The town itself caters for most everyday requirements with a range of supermarkets to include Waitrose and Aldi. A doctor’s surgery, pharmacy, pubs, cafes and a well-regarded school.

Gillingham has a mainline railway station to London Waterloo and the Southwest. The A303 is nearby giving access to London and the West, whilst the A350 provides a route to the coast.

Nearby attractions are Stonehenge, Stourhead house and gardens. The Georgian city of Bath is under an hour’s drive away and further shopping and dining can be found in Frome