House For Sale £895,000
A deceptively spacious, older style 5 bedroom detached chalet style home standing in superb grounds approaching 2 acres, with excellent equestrian facilities, backing onto and having superb views over open farmland and woodland, at the edge of the popular village of Cranborne.
Built circa 1930 as a bungalow, the property has been extended on 5 different occasions since 1990 and now amounts to almost 2500 square feet of accommodation, the majority of which is on the ground floor. It is of traditional construction, with brick and render elevations under a natural slate roof (with 2 gabled dormers and a tall brick chimney) and is connected to mains electricity and water, with private drainage, oil fired heating and UPVC double glazed windows and doors.
This individual home offers large, flexible accommodation which could easily support multi-generational living.
The thriving community of Cranborne is well served by a pre-school, first and middle schools, a GP surgery and pharmacy, a historic parish church, a garden centre, a post office/shop, pubs, restaurants, a village hall, a sports club and field and a children's play area. There is a limited bus service to Verwood and Ringwood, and the market town of Wimborne Minster is about 10 miles to the south. The picturesque setting is adjacent to the famous Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A small entrance hall leads into a large kitchen/breakfast room with a pair of wide double glazed doors giving outstanding views of the garden, a built-in coat cupboard and black ceramic tiled floor. It features polished black granite work surfaces and upstands, an excellent range of units (with curved features), a breakfast bar, a ceramic sink, a solid fuel range set in a fireplace with a timber mantel over, a Leisure range cooker (with ceramic hob, warming plate, 2 ovens and grill), a contemporary extractor, an integrated dishwasher and a Samsung American style fridge-freezer.
A walkway leads to a utility room with black worktops, units, a wall mounted oil fired boiler, space for washing machine, a black ceramic tiled floor, a walk-in larder, a stable door to outside, and a door to the garage.
Off the kitchen there is an inner hallway with wide oak flooring and a storage cupboard.
The large, triple aspect sitting room has a feature brick fireplace (with inset wood burning stove), picture rail, wall light points, and double doors to the front garden. There is a dining room/bedroom 5 with a Victorian style fireplace and a picture rail. Bedroom 4 has a dado rail.
There is a superb fully tiled bath/shower room with double-ended bath, corner shower cubicle, vanity unit with inset wash basin and cupboards under, WC, towel radiator and a black ceramic tiled floor.
From the inner hallway, open tread pine stairs lead to the first floor landing which has a rooflight, a built-in storage cupboard and a cloakroom (with WC, wash basin and access to eaves storage space.)
Bedroom 1 is a large, dual aspect room with a superb view over the garden, paddocks and woodland beyond, and an archway to an en suite shower room with shower cubicle, wash basin, WC, rooflight and tiled floor.
Bedroom 2 has a skylight and a built-in cupboard, and bedroom 3 overlooks the garden and farmland beyond.
There is a wide tarmac slipway with parking for 4 vehicles and a 5-bar gate to a tarmac courtyard. The integral double garage has an electric up-and-over door, a personal door to the house, storage space and a workbench, and an adjacent carport has a 5-bar gate and a shingle floor.
The front garden is enclosed by laurel hedges and post-and-rail fencing and has a large lawn, an oak tree, various shrubs and a paved terrace.
The rear garden is enclosed by laurels on 2 sides and has a flat lawn with brick edgings, full width entertaining terrace, barbecue area, shed, willow tree, and a wealth of established plants.
There is a former stable block (now used for storage) with 2 sections, one of which has a stable door, and a bunded oil storage tank.
A further stable block comprises a hay store and a single stable, with a small turnout area and a field shelter. There is a large, mostly flat paddock enclosed by post-and-rail fences and natural hedges, laid to grass, with an oak tree.
The Promap image is not intended as a precise representation of the property’s boundaries or area of land. It should be treated as an approximate guide only. Interested parties should have their solicitor check the exact dimensions on the Title Plan.
DIRECTIONS: From Wimborne, proceed north on the B3078 to Cranborne. As you enter the village, proceed past the garden centre on the left, and take the next turning on the right towards Alderholt. Proceed past the watercress beds on the right, and up a steep hill. As the road levels out, the property can be found on the right hand side.
COUNCIL TAX: Band D
EPC RATING: Band E
