House For Sale £695,000
Tucked away in a peaceful position and backing onto open farmland, Old Orchard House was built in 2012 adjacent to an attractive development of period-style houses. The house is built of local stone under a tiled roof with contrasting, pale stone window surrounds and integrally double glazed casements with leaded lights. It was designed with multi-generational use and has three good-sized double bedrooms, one of which is downstairs with an ensuite wet room, making it ideal for an older relative who is perhaps not as sprightly as they once were. It has a charming sitting room with a carved stone fireplace (currently fitted with a gas fire) and windows on two sides including French windows that open onto the terrace. The adjacent garden room, which also doubles as a dining room, has a stone-tiled floor and tall windows including bi-fold doors to the terrace that allow the house to be opened up in fine weather. The kitchen/breakfast room is a good size too and is fully fitted with a range of units under granite work surfaces including a long, central island with a built-in breakfast bar. It also incorporates a comprehensive range of built-in Siemens appliances that includes a tall fridge, under-counter freezer, generously sized hob and three built-in ovens. The ground floor accommodation also includes a compact study, plenty of storage cupboards and direct access to the attached double garage. Off the galleried landing on the first floor are the principal bedroom suite and a further double bedroom with an ensuite shower room. The former faces south-west and is consequently very well-lit by natural light and has French windows opening to a roof terrace with lovely countryside views. It also has its own ensuite bathroom with a separate shower and plenty of built-in wardrobes .
The house is accessed via a short, shared approach drive owned by the neighbouring property and over which Old Orchard House has a right of access. This opens out to an L-shaped, brick-paved parking area with space for several cars. The garden surrounds the house and is bound by a mix of walling and close-boarded timber fencing and is very private. Brick-paved paths lead around two sides of the house to the compact, south-west facing rear garden that is designed to be easily maintained. It has a small central lawn with a timber garden shed on one side and a flight of stone steps leading up to a paved seating area and summer house. The summer house has electric light and oil-filled electric heater and would make an ideal home office.
Stalbridge centre 3 minute walk, A30 1.9 miles, Templecombe 4.3 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Sherborne 6.7 miles, Wincanton/A303 8.1 miles, Castle Cary Station 13.6 miles (Paddington 90 Minutes). (Distances and times approximate).
The house is accessed via a short, shared approach drive owned by the neighbouring property and over which Old Orchard House has a right of access. This opens out to an L-shaped, brick-paved parking area with space for several cars. The garden surrounds the house and is bound by a mix of walling and close-boarded timber fencing and is very private. Brick-paved paths lead around two sides of the house to the compact, south-west facing rear garden that is designed to be easily maintained. It has a small central lawn with a timber garden shed on one side and a flight of stone steps leading up to a paved seating area and summer house. The summer house has electric light and oil-filled electric heater and would make an ideal home office.
Stalbridge centre 3 minute walk, A30 1.9 miles, Templecombe 4.3 miles (Waterloo 2.25 hours), Sherborne 6.7 miles, Wincanton/A303 8.1 miles, Castle Cary Station 13.6 miles (Paddington 90 Minutes). (Distances and times approximate).
