House For Sale £695,000
Reputedly dating from the late 1930’s, Barakat is a substantial brick and part rendered bungalow under a slate roof that has been imaginatively extended in the 1990’s. This has significantly enhanced the accommodation by adding a study, a bedroom, an integrated garage and a utility room. The accommodation is now sensibly configured with a large nicely proportioned sitting room/dining area adjoining the conservatory which makes the most of the outstanding southerly views. The kitchen is well equipped with an electric hob and an AEG double oven; other attributes include a Worcester gas boiler, good quality finishes and generously proportioned bedrooms with built in wardrobes. In recent years a number of windows have been replaced including the roof of the conservatory.
Barakat stands in a large plot of approximately 0.37 of an acre and has the benefit of access from both Station Road and Knotts Close with tarmac drives leading to the integral garage with electric up and over doors at either end. The majority of the garden is south facing; there is a large area of grass, flanked with well stocked flower and shrub borders and specimen trees including copper beech, rowan, red hawthorn and a variety of fruit trees including apple, greengage and quince. There are productive beds with rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries. In addition, there is a useful timber shed/workshop. The gardens are well screened at both front and rear; the access off Knotts Close is flanked by a rendered wall clad with wisteria.
Council Tax Band F
Child Okeford is a thriving village, lying to the south of Shaftesbury between the River Stour to the west and Hambledon Hill to the east. It has an excellent range of facilities including a general store and post office, an organic farm shop and cafe, a parish church, two public houses, doctor’s surgery with dispensary, village hall, community centre and a primary school with nursery. The nearby towns of Sturminster Newton, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury offer a wide range of facilities including shops, supermarkets, small hospitals and libraries, whilst Gillingham has a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). For more sophisticated requirements, there is Salisbury to the east and Bath to the north. The A303 is approximately 30 minutes to the north, giving access to the south-west and London via the M3.
Barakat stands in a large plot of approximately 0.37 of an acre and has the benefit of access from both Station Road and Knotts Close with tarmac drives leading to the integral garage with electric up and over doors at either end. The majority of the garden is south facing; there is a large area of grass, flanked with well stocked flower and shrub borders and specimen trees including copper beech, rowan, red hawthorn and a variety of fruit trees including apple, greengage and quince. There are productive beds with rhubarb, strawberries and raspberries. In addition, there is a useful timber shed/workshop. The gardens are well screened at both front and rear; the access off Knotts Close is flanked by a rendered wall clad with wisteria.
Council Tax Band F
Child Okeford is a thriving village, lying to the south of Shaftesbury between the River Stour to the west and Hambledon Hill to the east. It has an excellent range of facilities including a general store and post office, an organic farm shop and cafe, a parish church, two public houses, doctor’s surgery with dispensary, village hall, community centre and a primary school with nursery. The nearby towns of Sturminster Newton, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury offer a wide range of facilities including shops, supermarkets, small hospitals and libraries, whilst Gillingham has a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). For more sophisticated requirements, there is Salisbury to the east and Bath to the north. The A303 is approximately 30 minutes to the north, giving access to the south-west and London via the M3.
