Motcombe, Shaftesbury, SP7

A rare and exciting opportunity to purchase a substantial detached village property boasting ample generous accommodation extending to 2275 sq. ft. with a detached double garage and wrap around garden.

The property has been meticulously maintained yet offers scope for cosmetic modernisation or further re-imagination, subject to usual consents. The open, flowing layout and generous proportions ensure the home is perfectly suited to couples or families alike. The principal living accommodation is perfectly orientated to enjoy view across the private gardens and has a light and airy ambience throughout. The current layout allows versatility in how it can be used. The ground floor accommodation is arranged around the wonderful, wide central entrance hall and comprises a substantial kitchen/dining room that is comprehensively appointed with ample stylish wall and base units under attractive work surfaces with some integrated appliances. There is a space for a large dining suite beyond and an adjoining utility room that has excellent built in storage and an external doorway. To the rear of the home are two excellent double bedrooms, one of which has French doors that open out to a rear terrace, a study or single bedroom and a family bathroom. The formal sitting room is to the front and is superb size with a focal point feature fireplace. There generous inner hallway has space for a further quiet seating area, a perfect spot to look out over the garden. A staircase rises to the first floor where there is a further double bedroom and a shower room.

Outside

The home is set centrally within is plot. The gated entrance leads onto the private driveway that in turn gives way to the detached double garage. The garage has an up and over door, a loft space accessed via stairs and a cloakroom. The established hedged boundaries provide a wonderful degree of privacy. The garden wraps around the home and is predominantly laid to lawn that is flanked by well stocked, sweeping floral borders.

Situation

The property is located on the north western edge of the popular village of Motcombe which has an award winning village shop/Post Office with banking facilities, an Inn with rooms and a popular restaurant, two churches, a primary school and a village hall which has regular live streaming of West End and other shows. The village is also within easy walking distance of the popular Motcombe Park Sports Club at Port Regis and boasts excellent communication links with the A303 to the north and the A350 to the East. To the north, Gillingham has a newly opened Aldi and a major garden centre and restaurant just two miles away and the town centre has a large Waitrose, an ASDA and a Lidl as well as a mainline station with frequent services to Exeter, Salisbury and Waterloo. Nearby Shaftesbury provides a good range of additional services and amenities including a Tesco, an excellent medical centre and a Community Hospital as well as independent and high street shops. The Cathedral City of Salisbury is 22 miles to the East with a full range of shops and services including a major hospital and Warminster and Bath are to the North. Bournemouth, Poole and Weymouth are to the South via the A350. There is an excellent selection of both state and private schools in the area including Port Regis, Sandroyd, Clayesmore and Bryanston to name a few. There is excellent walking in the unspoilt local countryside and sailing and water sports activities on the South Coast.