4 bedroom detached house
Leigh, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6HT
Guide Price
£975,000
Residential Tags: N/A
Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
Land Tags: Paddock
Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2022
- Removed: Date Not Available
- Residential Tags: N/A
- Property Tags: Holiday Cottage
- Land Tags: Paddock
EPC Band E
Situation - The property is situated within the quiet hamlet of Totnell, which lies approximately ½ mile from the village of Leigh with it’s village shop, garage, church and village hall. Chetnole is within 1 ½ miles with it’s pub/restaurant and Yetminster 3 miles with a larger range of facilities, primary school and railway station on the Weymouth to Bath/Bristol line. Both Sherborne and Yeovil are within a 15 minute drive where an excellent range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities can be found. Dorchester and the Jurassic coastline are within easy reach.
Description - A fascinating four/five bedroom detached country house constructed of stone and brick elevations with latter additions and contained beneath a mainly tiled roof. The property offers versatile accommodation over two floors and has in recent times been upgraded. The property benefits from uPVC double glazed windows together with oil fired central heating, but also enjoys many character features for a property of this age, including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace with inset log burner. Outside there is extensive parking together with a useful range of outbuildings including a timber barn and traditional stone outbuildings along with level gardens of approximately ½ acre and adjoining paddock of approximately 1.3 acres.
Accommodation - Glazed door leads into the entrance porch with quarry tiled floor, mat well and arch doorway to the entrance hall, again with quarry tiled floor, door to kitchen and opening into the inner hall with open tread staircase to the first floor and large storage cupboard under, together with a cloakroom. Further door to sitting room with a inglenook stone fireplace with inset log burner and bread oven. Dado rail, exposed beams and three windows to rear. Glazed French doors to the family room divided into two rooms with window to front and adjoining wet room with Mira advance electric shower, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. The kitchen/dining room is a great entertaining space with some exposed stone work and ceramic tiled flooring throughout.
Glazed French doors leading out onto the garden, large dining area and well fitted kitchen comprising two bowl single drainer ceramic sink with mixer tap over, adjoining worktops with an excellent range of floor and wall mounted cupboards and drawers. Integrated appliances including Neff five burner hob with extractor hood over and Indesit electric oven and grill. Door to utility room with windows on two aspects, ceramic tiled flooring and space/plumbing for various white goods including washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, fridges and freezers, together with oil fired boiler. Adjoining airing cupboard housing the lagged copper cylinder with slatted shelving.
On the first floor can be found a skylight and window overlooking the garden. The principal bedroom is spacious with two windows, exposed beam and door to the dressing room with fitted wardrobes and cupboards and en suite bathroom comprising bath with shower attachment, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin, bidet and large eaves cupboard. There are three further bedrooms one with a loft hatch, together with a family bathroom comprising Jacuzzi style bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and low level WC.
Outside - The property is approached over a by-way open to all traffic (BOAT) turning into a gravelled area providing ample parking and turning for numerous vehicles including horse boxes, caravans etc. Here there can also be found a large timber barn divided into two separate rooms, one measuring 23 ft 8’ x 11 ft 9’, and the other 23 ft 9’ x 23 ft 7’. From here there is direct access into the paddock which is protected by post and rail fencing and extends to approximately 1.33 acres.
To the front of the property is a large levelled lawn together with a paved brick and pebble sun terrace with low stone walling and covered seating area, together with an outside tap. Also within the gardens is a useful stone outbuilding contained beneath a part tiled and slate roof, comprising workshop connected with power and light, together with work bench. An adjoining storage area and outside WC. This building has potential for conversion into a small holiday let/office/annexe subject to the necessary planning consents. In total the grounds extend to approximately 1.85 acres.
Services - Mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Viewings - Strictly by appointment with the vendor’s agent, Stags Yeovil Office
Tel:
Directions - From Yeovil take the A37 towards Dorchester. After approximately 7 miles turn left signposted Stockwood/Chetnole and Leigh. On reaching Chetnole turn left, then turn right by the pub and follow the signs to Leigh. In the village turn right passing the village stores on your left and continue up the hill for approximately ½ mile, then turn left onto Bailey Ridge.
Marketed by: Stags, Yeovil
Situation - The property is situated within the quiet hamlet of Totnell, which lies approximately ½ mile from the village of Leigh with it’s village shop, garage, church and village hall. Chetnole is within 1 ½ miles with it’s pub/restaurant and Yetminster 3 miles with a larger range of facilities, primary school and railway station on the Weymouth to Bath/Bristol line. Both Sherborne and Yeovil are within a 15 minute drive where an excellent range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities can be found. Dorchester and the Jurassic coastline are within easy reach.
Description - A fascinating four/five bedroom detached country house constructed of stone and brick elevations with latter additions and contained beneath a mainly tiled roof. The property offers versatile accommodation over two floors and has in recent times been upgraded. The property benefits from uPVC double glazed windows together with oil fired central heating, but also enjoys many character features for a property of this age, including exposed beams and an inglenook fireplace with inset log burner. Outside there is extensive parking together with a useful range of outbuildings including a timber barn and traditional stone outbuildings along with level gardens of approximately ½ acre and adjoining paddock of approximately 1.3 acres.
Accommodation - Glazed door leads into the entrance porch with quarry tiled floor, mat well and arch doorway to the entrance hall, again with quarry tiled floor, door to kitchen and opening into the inner hall with open tread staircase to the first floor and large storage cupboard under, together with a cloakroom. Further door to sitting room with a inglenook stone fireplace with inset log burner and bread oven. Dado rail, exposed beams and three windows to rear. Glazed French doors to the family room divided into two rooms with window to front and adjoining wet room with Mira advance electric shower, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin. The kitchen/dining room is a great entertaining space with some exposed stone work and ceramic tiled flooring throughout.
Glazed French doors leading out onto the garden, large dining area and well fitted kitchen comprising two bowl single drainer ceramic sink with mixer tap over, adjoining worktops with an excellent range of floor and wall mounted cupboards and drawers. Integrated appliances including Neff five burner hob with extractor hood over and Indesit electric oven and grill. Door to utility room with windows on two aspects, ceramic tiled flooring and space/plumbing for various white goods including washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, fridges and freezers, together with oil fired boiler. Adjoining airing cupboard housing the lagged copper cylinder with slatted shelving.
On the first floor can be found a skylight and window overlooking the garden. The principal bedroom is spacious with two windows, exposed beam and door to the dressing room with fitted wardrobes and cupboards and en suite bathroom comprising bath with shower attachment, low level WC and pedestal wash hand basin, bidet and large eaves cupboard. There are three further bedrooms one with a loft hatch, together with a family bathroom comprising Jacuzzi style bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and low level WC.
Outside - The property is approached over a by-way open to all traffic (BOAT) turning into a gravelled area providing ample parking and turning for numerous vehicles including horse boxes, caravans etc. Here there can also be found a large timber barn divided into two separate rooms, one measuring 23 ft 8’ x 11 ft 9’, and the other 23 ft 9’ x 23 ft 7’. From here there is direct access into the paddock which is protected by post and rail fencing and extends to approximately 1.33 acres.
To the front of the property is a large levelled lawn together with a paved brick and pebble sun terrace with low stone walling and covered seating area, together with an outside tap. Also within the gardens is a useful stone outbuilding contained beneath a part tiled and slate roof, comprising workshop connected with power and light, together with work bench. An adjoining storage area and outside WC. This building has potential for conversion into a small holiday let/office/annexe subject to the necessary planning consents. In total the grounds extend to approximately 1.85 acres.
Services - Mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Viewings - Strictly by appointment with the vendor’s agent, Stags Yeovil Office
Tel:
Directions - From Yeovil take the A37 towards Dorchester. After approximately 7 miles turn left signposted Stockwood/Chetnole and Leigh. On reaching Chetnole turn left, then turn right by the pub and follow the signs to Leigh. In the village turn right passing the village stores on your left and continue up the hill for approximately ½ mile, then turn left onto Bailey Ridge.
Marketed by: Stags, Yeovil
Land Registry Data
- No historical data found.