House For Sale £725,000
Ballard Road, Poole, Dorset BH15

Superb home undergoing an extensive renovation and overlooking Poole Harbour.

Location

The area is well known for its natural beauty and micro climate with a reputation for having mild winters and more sunshine than most other parts of the country. Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world, whilst Sandbanks has award-winning Blue Flag beaches, and Bournemouth has just over 11km of golden beaches. Located in Dorset, these stars in the county provide an eclectic mix of town, country and coastal living.

The towns of Poole and Bournemouth are conveniently located for the perfect lifestyle where there is an abundance of shops, restaurants, cafes and bars together with excellent facilities for bathing, windsurfing, jet skiing, golfing and access to the flagship dealership for Sunseeker luxury yachts. You can also catch the daily ferry to Brownsea Island and Swanage which is a gateway town for exploring the Jurassic Coast, a 155km World Heritage Site.

Local mainline stations connect to London Waterloo in approximately 2 hours. The M27 and M3 provide links to major towns and cities, such as Southampton, Winchester and London. For international connections, Bournemouth Airport is 16 miles away.

Good local schools are numerous and include Canford School, Bournemouth and Poole Grammar schools, Bournemouth Collegiate, Talbot Heath and Park School.

Championship golf is available at Parkstone Golf Course and other local highly regarded clubs at Ferndown and Broadstone.

Poole Harbour 75 metres
Poole Quay 100 metres
Poole Marina 100 metres
Poole town centre 400 metres
Sandbanks 3 miles
Bournemouth Airport 16 miles
London 115 miles (2 hours by train)

All times and distances are approximate

Description

No.6 Ballard Road is among the earliest buildings constructed on what is locally known as 'Fisherman's Quay' dating from circa 1900. It is a traditional, stone built fisherman's cottage.

The property is undergoing an extensive renovation with new plumbing and heating and electrical systems, new period-style sash and casement windows and comprehensive redecoration and gentle remodelling to from a wonderful three-bedroom family home.

The accommodation will comprise an entrance hall from which is accessed a sitting room with 3 windows facing out towards the harbour. Located towards the rear of the property is the elegant kitchen/living/dining room with generous patio doors out onto the private courtyard garden.

Upstairs the property offers a beautiful principal bedroom with 3 windows giving access to the spectacular views over Poole Harbour and beyond. The principal bedroom also has the benefit of an en suite shower room, again, with a Harbour facing window.

There is also a family bathroom with WC, basin, bath and shower over.

Two further double bedrooms, each with windows with sea views, complete the accommodation.

Outside there is a garden to 2 sides and 1 dedicated parking space. The garden areas will be fully landscaped and planted.

Interior Finishes
• New timber panelled painted doors
• Natural limestone to entrance halls and luxury Karndean flooring to kitchen and living areas
• Deep pile fitted carpets to all bedrooms

Kitchen & Utility
• Custom designed kitchens by Kitchen Elegance
• Soft-close doors and large pan drawers
• Modern profile quartz worktop and upstands
• Undermounted sink
• Siemens oven, combination microwave oven and induction hob together with integrated fridge, dishwasher, freezer and wine cooler
• Concealed LED lighting

Bathrooms & En-suites
• High specification bathroom suites including VitrA sanitaryware and vanity units
• Vado concealed thermostatic shower and bath valves with rainfall showers and separate wall mounted shower heads
• Wall mounted WCs with soft-close seats
• Heated towel rails
• Porcelain floor and wall tiling

Wardrobes
• Principal bedroom suites include bespoke fitted wardrobes with hanging and storage space

Electrical & Lighting
• Low energy LED downlights throughout
• cat 6 and Sky plus / Sky Q wiring to reception rooms and bedrooms

Heating
• Central heating radiators to all rooms
• High output, efficient condensing gas boiler

Windows
• Composite sash and casement windows

Security & Communal Areas
• High security locks to all entrance doors
• Mains supply smoke and / or heat alarms

nb Photography taken July 2020

Square Footage: 1320 sq ft