House For Sale £1,200,000
A light, airy and spacious home, reputedly modelled on a tea planters house, within recent years the property has been subject to a major programme of extension and refurbishment. Works have been wide ranging and include re-wiring, re-plumbing, overhaul of the roof, extension and creation of a new entrance hall/study and essentially a re-build of the existing property. Planning also exists (application no. 2/2016/0228/FUL) to extend the kitchen and create a new sunroom together with an additional bedroom and utility room at lower ground and ground floor level.
The property has many attributes worthy of particular mention, including versatile and adaptable accommodation; the ground floor office could easily revert to an impressive reception room or large master bedroom. Real emphasis has been placed on energy efficiency with heavily insulated cedar clad elevations over brick; there are attractive timber floorboards in a number of rooms and the property has been totally re-decorated throughout. Other attributes include open fireplaces in the sitting room and dining room, with a wood burner in the office/drawing room.
Approached off French Mill Lane the property is accessed through electric gates up a part tarmac and gravelled drive with sensor lighting, which culminates in a large car parking and turning area with concrete hard standing, and an electric charging point. There is planning permission for a triple garage, with storage above.
Designed by Muriel Hoare in the 1930’s and completed in 1974, the gardens are a real delight and provide a spectacular backdrop to the property. Characterised by skilful landscaping and careful planting, there are a wide variety of rare trees and shrubs accessed through a number of interconnecting paths and intermingled with areas of terracing. Specimen trees include a handkerchief tree, a variety of ornamental acers, a Persian ironwood, paperbark maple and an Atlas cedar. Unusual shrubs abound including rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias. Beds and borders contain colourful perennials and there is an abundance of spring bulbs such as snowdrops, alliums, tulips and bluebells. Strategically placed seating areas provide magnificent views over the surrounding countryside. There are also separate raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse and a large timber shed with power and light. Council Tax Band G
Woodridge is situated in an elevated position on the southern slopes of Shaftesbury within a Conservation Area and an officially designated Important Open Space/Woodland Area. Shaftesbury, a Saxon hilltop town, which dates back to the times of Alfred the Great who founded the Abbey in the 9th century, has a good range of facilities. These include cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, supermarkets, a small hospital, library, health centre and an arts centre with dance studio. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the cathedral city of Salisbury to the east, the Georgian spa town of Bath to the north and Sherborne to the west. There are mainline railway stations at both Gillingham and Tisbury (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some 8 miles to the north, giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.
The property has many attributes worthy of particular mention, including versatile and adaptable accommodation; the ground floor office could easily revert to an impressive reception room or large master bedroom. Real emphasis has been placed on energy efficiency with heavily insulated cedar clad elevations over brick; there are attractive timber floorboards in a number of rooms and the property has been totally re-decorated throughout. Other attributes include open fireplaces in the sitting room and dining room, with a wood burner in the office/drawing room.
Approached off French Mill Lane the property is accessed through electric gates up a part tarmac and gravelled drive with sensor lighting, which culminates in a large car parking and turning area with concrete hard standing, and an electric charging point. There is planning permission for a triple garage, with storage above.
Designed by Muriel Hoare in the 1930’s and completed in 1974, the gardens are a real delight and provide a spectacular backdrop to the property. Characterised by skilful landscaping and careful planting, there are a wide variety of rare trees and shrubs accessed through a number of interconnecting paths and intermingled with areas of terracing. Specimen trees include a handkerchief tree, a variety of ornamental acers, a Persian ironwood, paperbark maple and an Atlas cedar. Unusual shrubs abound including rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias. Beds and borders contain colourful perennials and there is an abundance of spring bulbs such as snowdrops, alliums, tulips and bluebells. Strategically placed seating areas provide magnificent views over the surrounding countryside. There are also separate raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse and a large timber shed with power and light. Council Tax Band G
Woodridge is situated in an elevated position on the southern slopes of Shaftesbury within a Conservation Area and an officially designated Important Open Space/Woodland Area. Shaftesbury, a Saxon hilltop town, which dates back to the times of Alfred the Great who founded the Abbey in the 9th century, has a good range of facilities. These include cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, supermarkets, a small hospital, library, health centre and an arts centre with dance studio. More comprehensive facilities can be found in the cathedral city of Salisbury to the east, the Georgian spa town of Bath to the north and Sherborne to the west. There are mainline railway stations at both Gillingham and Tisbury (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some 8 miles to the north, giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.
