House For Sale £285,000
Milestone Cottage is a charming Grade II terrace three-bedroom period cottage located in the centre of the attractive village of Bayford. The property has undergone some improvements that have been sympathetically carried out enhancing many of the property’s features; three good size bedrooms, a newly fitted bathroom, sitting room and a separate dining room, galley style kitchen with a good size utility room. To the rear of the property is an enclosed cottage garden with a small outbuilding, and a useful space that could be utilised as a home office or a gym. Delightful countryside views can be seen from the first-floor bedroom towards Wincanton Racecourse and Charlton Musgrove Church. Internal viewing is essential to appreciate this superb cottage, offered with the benefit of no onward chain.
ACCOMMODATION
PORCH: Covered entrance porch, leading to an inner hall with obscure panelled glass to the side and obscure panelled door leading through into the:
ENTRANCE RECEPTION HALL: Exposed timbers, window corner seat, understairs storage cupboard, fireplace, double glazed window to the front aspect, stairs rising to the first floor, inner hall leading through to the dining room.
DINING ROOM: Exposed timbers, inset bookshelf, brick feature open fireplace, double glazed paned door to the rear garden, glazed paned door leading to an inner hallway.
SITTING ROOM: Light airy room with two double glazed windows to the front aspect, feature fireplace with woodburning stove with mantle over and stone hearth, wall lights, telephone point, aerial point and glazed paned door leading to:
INNER HALLWAY: Accessed from the sitting and dining room and leading to a low-level step to the:
KITCHEN: Galley style kitchen fitted with cream hi-gloss range of wall and base units with worksurfaces over, stainless sink unit with mixer tap and drainer with cupboards below, part tiled walls, tiled floor, space for a cooker and fridge freezer, two double glazed windows to the side and double glazed paned door to the garden. Step leading to the bathroom and utility room.
DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM: Three-piece suite comprising of panel enclosed bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, contemporary wash hand basin with mixer tap, low level WC, part tiled walls, tiled flooring, heated towel rail, extractor fan, double glazed window to the side aspect.
UTILITY ROOM: Useful versatile space with a double glazed window to the side and rear aspect, newly tiled flooring, downlighters and plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer.
From the Entrance Reception Hall stairs rising to the first floor landing with two double glazed windows to the rear.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING: Doors to all rooms, loft access.
BEDROOM 1: Fantastic size room with two double glazed windows to the front aspect, loft access and built in jack and jill cupboard with hanging rail.
BEDROOM 2: Cupboard housing the immersion for the hot water, double glazed window to the rear aspect with views towards Wincanton Racecourse and Charlton Musgrove village.
UPSTAIRS WC: Pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, oak flooring, high port hole window and double-glazed window to the rear.
BEDROOM 3: Irregular shaped room, built in jack and jill cupboard with hanging rail and deep sill double-glazed window to the front aspect.
STUDIO: Previously used as a carport, double aspect double glazed with oak flooring could be utilised as an office/studio or potential gym subject to the usual planning constraints.
OUTSIDE
GARDEN: Sunny aspect rear garden mainly laid to lawn with mature shrubs and trees and hedging boarders, all enclosed with stone wall, shed and small brick outbuilding. Gravel path leads to low level double gates giving access to a track leading out to the front of the house and main road.
LOCATION: Wincanton is a small Somerset town lying just north of the A303 and offers a range of day-to-day facilities including doctors' surgery, post office, library, schools, independent shops and two supermarkets. It is approximately six miles from the main-line railway stations at Gillingham and Templecombe with services to London, Waterloo, and Exeter. A few miles to the north are Castle Cary and Bruton, which are on the London Paddington line and the much-improved A303 which links with the M3 is literally minutes away and provides east-west road travel. Wincanton is a typical Somerset town close to many delightful villages and places of interest such as the Abbey town of Sherborne, the Cathedral City of Salisbury, and the ancient hilltop town of Shaftesbury. The larger town of Yeovil is approximately 15 miles distance.
SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, mains drainage, and telephone all subject to the usual utility regulations.
CAUTION: NB All services and fittings mentioned in these particulars have NOT been tested; hence, we cannot confirm that they are in working order.
COUNCIL TAX BAND: C
TENURE: Freehold
VIEWING: Strictly by appointment through the agents.
