House For Sale £695,000
Built 18 years ago and owned by the current owner from new, The Stables is one of a development of ten individually designed houses carefully laid out to optimise each property's privacy. The close is set back about 80 yards from the lane leading through the village and positioned behind the pretty, 13th century parish church. This all combines to provide the property with a charming and peaceful setting with a gorgeous 180° view behind of completely unspoilt countryside. The house is built of local stone under a plain clay-tiled roof and is laid out in a t-shape. The base of the T is attached at one end to its neighbour at first floor level forming an arch beneath that leads through to the rear garden. It also has a warm, welcoming feel and is well-lit be natural light with plenty of good-sized windows that primarily look out east over the gorgeous view or west towards its three closest neighbours. On the ground floor are three reception rooms. The study is positioned at one end of the hall and is therefore apart from any hustle and bustle in the rest of the house, is a good size and looks out onto the close. At the other end of the hall the dining room and sitting room are adjacent to one another providing a single space for entertaining. The sitting room has an open fireplace fitted with a Jetmaster grate and windows on two sides including French windows that open out onto the rear-facing terrace. The kitchen/breakfast room is positioned centrally and is generously sized with ample space for a sofa and dining area and has windows on two sides including French windows to the garden and a panoramic view over the surrounding countryside behind the house. It is also fully fitted with a Rangemaster range cooker and a range of units including a central island. Upstairs is a galleried landing, well-lit by natural light that leads to all the first floor accommodation. The principal bedroom along with two other bedrooms share the lovely view and has an ensuite bathroom and ample built-in wardrobes. The guest bedroom has an ensuite shower room, whilst the remaining two bedrooms share the family bath and shower room supplemented by another shower room off the hall. One of these bedrooms leads through to a further occasional bedroom that would make an ideal ensuite bathroom or home office if extra bedroom space were not required.
The Stables is approached off a broad, open space at the beginning of the close. At the front is the attached double garage with off-road parking for two cars immediately in front of it, supplemented with additional parking within the close. Immediately in front of the house is the front garden consisting of a lawn enclosed with a timber picket fence and narrow borders filled with flowering shrubs and climbing roses. Paved paths extend along both sides of the house and provide extensive storage space, with the arch providing protection from the elements over one of them. The back of the house is fringed by a paved terrace that has direct access to the house via two sets of French windows and provides an outside dining area that looks out across the rear lawn to the view beyond. Spread out at intervals around the lawn are mature borders backing onto low, stock-proof hedging.
Stalbridge 2.5 miles, A30 3.5 miles, Sherborne 6.5 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Wincanton/A303 11.6 miles, Castle Cary station 17.1 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Bournemouth Airport 32.7 miles. (Distances and times approximate).
The Stables is tucked away on the edge of the village of Stourton Caundle, which is surrounded by unspoilt countryside and has a church, hall and pub (see ). The neighbouring town of Stalbridge, despite its small size, has a wide selection of local amenities including a church, independent supermarket and café, pharmacy, dentist and optician. For wider requirements, the towns of Sherborne and Wincanton are both within easy reach. There are direct rail services from Sherborne to Waterloo (2.25 hours) and from Castle Cary station to Paddington (90 minutes). The local area also offers a wide selection of excellent state and independent schools.
The Stables is approached off a broad, open space at the beginning of the close. At the front is the attached double garage with off-road parking for two cars immediately in front of it, supplemented with additional parking within the close. Immediately in front of the house is the front garden consisting of a lawn enclosed with a timber picket fence and narrow borders filled with flowering shrubs and climbing roses. Paved paths extend along both sides of the house and provide extensive storage space, with the arch providing protection from the elements over one of them. The back of the house is fringed by a paved terrace that has direct access to the house via two sets of French windows and provides an outside dining area that looks out across the rear lawn to the view beyond. Spread out at intervals around the lawn are mature borders backing onto low, stock-proof hedging.
Stalbridge 2.5 miles, A30 3.5 miles, Sherborne 6.5 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Wincanton/A303 11.6 miles, Castle Cary station 17.1 miles (Paddington 90 minutes), Bournemouth Airport 32.7 miles. (Distances and times approximate).
The Stables is tucked away on the edge of the village of Stourton Caundle, which is surrounded by unspoilt countryside and has a church, hall and pub (see ). The neighbouring town of Stalbridge, despite its small size, has a wide selection of local amenities including a church, independent supermarket and café, pharmacy, dentist and optician. For wider requirements, the towns of Sherborne and Wincanton are both within easy reach. There are direct rail services from Sherborne to Waterloo (2.25 hours) and from Castle Cary station to Paddington (90 minutes). The local area also offers a wide selection of excellent state and independent schools.
