House For Sale £600,000
The original house is believed to date back to the late 1700's. The extension was built in 2018.
A stylish extension at the rear of the property exudes light and space and includes a large family room with atrium, a study with atrium and a double bedroom with en suite shower room and walk in wardrobe. Both the study and the family room lead into the rear hall and kitchen providing seamless flow throughout the living spaces. The kitchen is a stunning large open plan room with breakfast bar perfect for casual dining and entertaining, with a further door to the utility room and downstairs WC. The kitchen also leads through an archway into the dining room. The dining room leads to the entrance hall where you can access the front door and finally into the snug with wood burner and French doors leading to the courtyard garden.
As you walk up the stairs there is a beautiful arched window on the landing, to the right it leads to two bedrooms and to the left it leads to another bedroom, the family bathroom and the master suite which includes a walk in wardrobe and en suite shower room.
Externally, the house is enhanced by a low-maintenance private garden with artificial lawn. A path that leads to the enclosed, private courtyard garden. There is a large driveway to accommodate multiple cars and to the side of there is a green house and raised beds. There is a also a vegetable patch raised above the driveway area, where the oil tank is also located. There are various out buildings, a large storeroom that spans the depth of the house and houses the oil fired boiler and water softener. Adjoining this is another room which could be a music room, office etc. Next to this is currently a gym, then the lovely outdoor dining area which houses a pizza oven and finally a store for garden furniture/appliances.
Longburton is a lovely traditional rural Dorset village approximately 3 miles south of Sherborne which has just been named the best place to live in 2024 by 'The Times'. There is a regular bus service into Sherborne. The village has a public house and a church. Sherborne has the amazing Abbey and the quaint, mainly independent high street outlets, restaurants and bars. There are 3 doctors surgeries and a library. Highly regarded gastro pubs and eateries are abundant in the surrounding villages. The larger thriving market town of Yeovil is approximately 8 miles away and offers a large shopping precinct with a good range of established brand outlets. It also has a good range of leisure facilities, multiplex cinema, 10 pin bowling, health clubs, sports centres and restaurants. Sherborne and Yeovil both have excellent golf clubs and as you would expect in the West Dorset/South Somerset border there are multiple opportunities for external sporting/walking/riding pursuits.
The area has a number of highly regarded schools in both state and independent sectors. Leweston school is very close and the Sherborne schools are approximately 3 miles to the north. Further afield are Millfield, Bryanston and Hazlegrove amongst others.
Within easy reach of the A303 to take you east or west. The cities of Exeter, Bath, Bristol and Salisbury are all within approx 1 hour's driving distance. Sherborne train station is 3 miles away and has excellent links to London Waterloo and Exeter. Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Bournemouth airports are all within 60-90 minutes drive.
