House For Sale £395,000
LOCATION: The town of Wincanton is an appealing South Somerset town bordering the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire. Local amenities including a Co-Op supermarket, butcher, bakery, fruit and veg and whole foods shop, Morrisons, Lidl, Health Centre, Post Office, library, antique shops, cafes, eateries, the Bootmakers Workshop with crafts for both children and adults with a wood-fired pizza and a leisure centre with gym and swimming pool. The town has a thriving community with an active library as well as a community centre at the Balsam Centre which has a busy schedule of classes and groups. The town is a 10 minute drive from the fantastic offerings of Bruton including the Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery and Roth Bar & Grill, 10 minutes from the impressive highly-regarded Newt Hotel, 15 minutes from the pretty market town of Castle Cary and 20 minutes from the attractive Dorset town of Sherborne. It is also close to the A303 for an easy drive to/from London (approx 2 hours drive) and Berry’s coaches which operates a twice daily service to London. Other local attractions are a number of National Trust properties including Stourhead and approximately an hour’s drive from the beautiful Dorset coastline featuring some of the best beaches in the country. There is a Waitrose 10 minutes away in Gillingham or at Sherborne and an excellent local farm shop and restaurant at Kimbers (5 minutes away). There is also the renowned Wincanton racecourse and a pretty local park, Cale Park, which features a playground, café with ‘mini-town’ for children and the pretty river Cale which runs through to the countryside behind Loxton House.
ACCOMMODATION
Storm porch to UPVC double glazed front door.
ENTRANCE HALL: A particularly spacious hallway with radiator, coved and smooth plastered ceiling, dado rail, vinyl plank flooring and cloaks cupboard.
CLOAKROOM: Low level WC with tiled splashback, extractor and vinyl plank flooring.
SITTING ROOM: 17’6” x 12’8” A light and airy room featuring an attractive fireplace with wood burning stove providing the focal point of the room. Double glazed window to rear aspect with an outlook over the garden, coved ceiling, three wall light points, vinyl plank flooring and double doors to:
DINING ROOM: 9’9” x 9’9” Radiator, solid wood flooring, coved ceiling and patio doors leading out to a small raised terrace enjoying far reaching views.
KITCHEN: 14’4” x 9’8” A modern stylish kitchen comprising inset 1¼ bowl ceramic sink, range of matching wall and base units with a drawer line topped with a solid wood block work top, space and plumbing for washing machine, built-in electric oven with inset gas hob over, solid wood flooring, double glazed window to front aspect, dado rail and door to garden.
FAMILY ROOM: 17’11” x 8’8” Converted from the garage providing a versatile room with many uses. Radiator, dual aspect double glazed windows, laminate wood flooring and coved and smooth plastered ceiling.
From the entrance hall stairs to first floor.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING: Smooth plastered ceiling with downlighters and hatch to loft, dado rail, airing cupboard housing gas boiler and hot water tank with shelving for linen and useful storage cupboard.
BEDROOM 1: 15’5” x 10’1” A large master bedroom with far reaching views over Wincanton and the Blackmore Vale beyond. Radiator, coved and smooth plastered ceiling and window to rear aspect.
BEDROOM 2: 12’ x 12’8” (narrowing to 10’) A spacious bedroom enjoying far reaching views. Radiator, coved and smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed window to rear aspect.
BEDROOM 3: 11’4” x 8’9” Radiator, coved and smooth plastered ceiling and double glazed window to front aspect.
BEDROOM 4: 15’6” x 7’10” Two double glazed windows to front aspect, radiator and coved and smooth plastered ceiling.
BATH/SHOWER ROOM: Panelled bath, shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash basin, heated towel rail, tiled floor, smooth plastered ceiling with downlighters and tiled to splash prone areas.
OUTSIDE
An attractive front garden with a raised bed laid with bark chippings and interspersed with an abundance of mature shrubs. A resin driveway and path provides off road parking with an additional parking area to one side laid with loose stones. A side gate leads through to the rear garden which is of a generous size with far reaching views, area of lawn, paved terrace, raised flower and shrub borders, ornamental fish pond and pergola tunnel that leads through to a pleasant seating area. Useful timber shed and rear gate provides a short cut to the town centre.
SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, drainage, gas central heating and telephone all subject to the usual utility regulations.
COUNCIL TAX BAND: D
TENURE: Freehold
VIEWING: Strictly by appointment through the agents.
