House For Sale £600,000
PRICE GUIDE: £600,000-£625,000 FREEHOLD. A delightful 3 double bedroom detached period cottage standing in lovely gardens of just over half an acre, tucked away off a long private driveway in an idyllic rural location on the fringe of Lytchett Matravers village.
Originally part of the Dillon-Trenchard estate, the property is believed to date back to the 18th century. It has been occupied by the present owners since 1955 and is now for sale with vacant possession. The house is connected to mains electricity and water, with private drainage, and offers great potential for extension, subject to planning consent. It is largely built of cob with colour-washed render, and has a brick extension, all under a ridged roof of small plain tiles with tall brick chimneys.
Lytchett Matravers is a popular village offering a good range of amenities and easy access to the coastal town of Poole which has a mainline rail link to London Waterloo.
An open-fronted entrance porch with a quarry tiled floor leads to an entrance vestibule with a coat cupboard and a cloakroom. The dining hall has a (sealed) fireplace, woodblock flooring and exposed ceiling beams and timbers. A door leads to a triple aspect sitting room with a Minster stone and brick fireplace (with inset wood burning stove), exposed ceiling beams and timbers, a night storage heater and quarry tiled window sills. A glazed door gives access to a garden room with gabled roof, ceramic tiled floor, and large windows overlooking the rear garden. There is a kitchen/breakfast room with stainless steel sink, base and wall units, breakfast bar, space for washing machine, solid fuel Rayburn range, 4-plate ceramic hob, night storage heater, walk-in larder, and door to a lean-to greenhouse (with feature ceiling timbers, and access to the front and rear gardens.)
From the dining hall, stairs lead to the first floor landing which has a night storage heater, a built-in storage cupboard, and an airing cupboard housing a hot water cylinder. Bedroom 1 is a triple aspect room with fitted wardrobes, dressing table and drawers, and superb views over the garden and adjacent farmland towards the Purbeck Hills. Bedroom 2 is a double room with fitted furniture, and bedroom 3 is a double room overlooking the rear garden, with fitted wardrobes. The bathroom comprises bath, electric shower, vanity wash basin and WC.
A 5-bar gate gives access to a long tarmac driveway which provides excellent off road parking and leads to an attached garage. The lovely cottage gardens offer complete privacy, being enclosed by high mixed hedges. There are large lawns, a brick terrace across the width of the house, an area of rough pasture, a compost heap and brick beds. There are a wealth of trees, plants and shrubs including holly, rhododendrons, beech, conifers, willow, beech, oak, maple, bay, fothergilla, fuchsias, flag iris, sweet rocket, quince and a Portuguese laurel adorned with wisteria.
Directions: From the A350, take the turning into Lytchett Matravers along Wimborne Road. As you enter the village, this then becomes Lime Kiln Road and brings you to a crossroads with the High Street. Proceed straight across into Middle Road, and proceed past Eldons Drove on the left and Old Pound Close on the right. Proceed around a bend, and the property can be found on the left hand side.
Council Tax: Band E
EPC Rating: Band E
