5 bed detached house for sale

Bournemouth Road, Charlton Marshall, Blandford Forum DT11

A spacious and charming home boasting spacious and versatile accommodation with a wealth of character features, cellar, outbuilding and useable loft.

Accommodation

The heart of the home is the renovated kitchen/dining room, which sympathetically blends modern living with character charm. The bespoke kitchen comprises of a range of shelves and base units, larder cupboard and an island set with quartz worktops. Included is a ceramic sink, range style cooker and integrated appliances. The room is laid with tiled flooring and has beautifully exposed brickwork to highlight the age and character of the building. The dining area has hanging pendant lights above the dining table and French doors leading to the sunny rear garden. The dual aspect sitting room has a feature brick fireplace as a focal point, the room has a cosy seating area with wooden beams and leads to a section overlooking the rear garden with a part vaulted ceiling revealing a gallery landing. Included within the ground floor accommodation is a sitting room, utility, shower room and bedroom with fitted wardrobes and access to the cellar. This area could be altered to become further reception rooms depending on need.

The master bedroom enjoys a dual aspect flooding the room with light and includes a built in wardrobe and an ensuite bathroom, fitted with a classic white suite. The room includes French doors leading to a wonderful balcony, which is ideal for a morning coffee overlooking the rear garden. The second bedroom is currently arranged as child's bedroom but would accommodate a double bed and includes an ensuite bathroom and a built in wardrobe. The third bedroom includes a built in wardrobe. Completing this floor is a family shower room, comprising of a large shower cubicle, basin and W.C. Rising to the top floor there is a loft room, which is currently used as an office and store, which is ideal for anyone working from home.

Outside

To the front of the property is a parking area suitable for one large car. The rear garden is a particular feature, enjoying a sunny aspect and part walled providing a fair degree of privacy. A stone patio adjoins the cottage and is ideal for outside dining, a stone path leads to the rear boundary and provides access to the shed, currently used for storage but could be utilised as a home office. The remainder of the garden is laid to lawn interspersed with trees and colourful beds with a side access gate to the front. The property also includes a section of land stretching to the river on the opposite side of the road accessed via pedestrian gate and comes with fishing rights.

Situation

Charlton Marshall is a village set some 2 miles from the market town of Blandford. There are local facilities including a public house, village hall and parish church. Blandford Forum is an interesting Georgian market town with a range of shopping, commercial and sporting facilities. The larger towns of Poole (11 miles approx.) and Bournemouth (17 miles approx.) offer a wide range of facilities as well as mainline railway stations to London Waterloo. There is a bus service from Charlton Marshall to both of these centres. The coast can be reached within a thirty minute drive (approx.). There is an excellent range of education within the area to include Bryanston School and The Blandford School. Primary education can be found within Blandford Forum.

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Services

Mains electric, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating.

Material Information

Dorset Council Tax Band - E
Tel: There is mobile signal and Ultrafast broadband provided to the property as stated by the Ofcom website. There is no recorded flood risk at the property.