3 bedroom house

DETACHED HOME OFFERING AMPLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY set within approx. 0.3 acres and befitting from surrounding hillside views.

Constructed in circa 1846 this former station masters' house is offered to the market for the first time in over 50 years. The property has rendered elevations set under a slate tile roof and is situated in an elevated position in the ever popular village of Maiden Newton. The main access to the property is currently situated at the rear, leading in from the spacious parking area. A glazed wooden passageway leads to the kitchen and could be utilised further as a boot room or utility space. There is also access to two brick built stores and WC. The fair sized kitchen is in need of modernisation but does benefit from a dual aspect and southerly hillside views. Leading from the kitchen is the open plan living/dining room, which enjoys a triple aspect and views of the surrounding rolling hills. From the hallway there is a further sitting room with feature fireplace and overlooks the extensive front garden. There is also a large porch space providing an area in from the garden, ideal for muddy boots and paws alike. Stairs ascend to the first floor, which is comprised of three bedrooms and a shower room. The master bedroom is situated to the front of the property with three windows flooding the room with natural light. This bedroom also benefits from a most useful built in wardrobe. The second bedroom is a smaller double room overlooking the rear of the property and bedroom three is a single room that could also be utilised as an office/study. The bedrooms are serviced by a walk-in wet room, comprising WC, basin and walk-in shower.

Externally a long hedge lined driveway leads to the rear of the property where a large gravel parking area provides space for at least four vehicles. A breezeblock double garage provides ample storage space and additional parking as well as an attached lean-to garden store. The large tiered front garden is one of the property's most beneficial features. Currently laid mostly to lawn there is also a range of established bushes, plants and trees. The extensive front garden also presents opportunity for building development subject to the required consents. Currently situated in the garden is a mobile home, comprising bedroom, kitchen area and wet room. This space provides the opportunity for multiple uses.

SERVICES AND OUTGOINGS
Mains electric and water. Private drainage

Maiden Newton has a good range of local amenities including primary school, shop/post office, doctors' surgery, grocery store, garage, restaurant, public house and mainline railway station on the Bristol/Weymouth line. Also within relatively easy distance are Dorchester and Yeovil which offer a broader range of shopping, commercial, educational and leisure facilities. The World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast is only a few miles away. Sport in the area includes golf at Came Down, Yeovil and Dorchester Cricket, Football and Rugby Clubs and Sailing at Portland and Weymouth. Communications are excellent with main line railway links to London Waterloo from Dorchester South station. Cross channel services operate from Poole and there are International airports at Bournemouth, Exeter and Bristol.



Marketed by: Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Dorchester