Guide price
£600,000
3 bed end terrace house for saleNorth Street, Bradford Abbas, Sherborne, Dorset DT9
3 beds
2 baths
3 receptions
- Freehold
Greenslade Taylor Hunt
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About this property
3 Bedrooms
Beautiful Character Features
Versatile Detached Office/Studio
Garage and Parking
A beautifully presented Grade II Listed character cottage positioned in a peaceful central village location. Benefitting from beautiful gardens amounting to approximately a quarter of an acre. Versatile detached studio/office, parking and garage (in block).
Virginia Cottage has been a much loved family home, beautifully maintained and cared for over the years of ownership. This beautifully presented property has charming period features running throughout, a generously sized, private rear garden, two reception rooms and three double bedrooms. Situated in a sought after village, location it would make for a perfect family home. There is even the opportunity to further enhance the property, with planning permission to provide a contemporary ground floor extension; planning ref P/cle/2023/02844.
The front door leads to an entrance porch with windows looking into the hall/dining room. The dining room has a beautiful inglenook fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove as well as three radiators. There are windows looking to the front and rear, two of which are fitted with secondary glazing. Adjacent to the dining room is the charming dual aspect sitting room, again with a characterful inglenook fireplace, wood burning fire and exposed beams.
A garden room provides further living accommodation which is flooded with natural light and access to the gardens. From the garden room you come to the kitchen, fitted with a range of units, a ceramic 1 1⁄2 bowl sink with a mixer tap and drainer, an electric oven, grill, four ring hob, integral dishwasher, extractor fan and a radiator. To complete the ground floor, there is a ground floor shower room and large utility room with back door to garden.
On the first floor there are three double bedrooms, the family bathroom and loft hatch to large open loft with window. The bathroom is fitted with a WC, hand wash basin, heated towel rail, and a shower over the bath. There is a built in cupboard fitted with shelving units and a radiator creating an excellent storage space.
Services & outgoings
Mains Water, electric and drainage. Calor bulk lpg gas central heating.
Council Tax: Dorset Council—Band E.
Additional information
Broadband: FTTP—Ultrafast broadband is connected to the property—highest available download speed 1800 Mbps, highest available upload speed 220 Mbps. (Openreach).
Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, three and vodafone. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.
Flooding: The property is in an area at a very low risk from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding.
Virgina Cottage lies to the centre of the popular village of Bradford Abbas which is conveniently placed mid-way between the historic Abbey town of Sherborne and the local regional centre of Yeovil. The village has a good number of amenities including a church, a primary school, a public house and a sports centre, while both Sherborne and Yeovil provide between them an excellent range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities. Sporting, walking and riding opportunities abound within the area with golf clubs at both Sherborne and Yeovil while the region is well known for both its public and privately funded schooling. Communication links are good with a main line station at Sherborne linking directly with London Waterloo while road links are along the A303 joined at Wincanton giving swift access to London and the Home Counties along the M3, M25 route.
To the front of the property there is a garden comprising of mature shrubs, bushes and flowers enclosed by forged iron railings. A path leads up to the front door of the property. To the rear of the property there is a sun terrace immediately abutting the property, perfect for outside entertaining. The garden is private and enclosed. It is mostly laid to lawn, bordered by floral beds, mature shrubs and an array of fruit and specimen trees. A pathway leads up to the studio/workshop and parking area. The studio has mains power, lighting and super-fast fibre broadband connection. There is a double-glazed window to the front and patio doors to the side deck and private garden area. The studio has the possibility of water and drainage connection, providing the option of a self-contained office/annexe.
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