Hound Street, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9

VACANT - NO FURTHER CHAIN! Bookend House, 30 Hound Street is a simply stunning, substantial, natural stone, period-style, three storey end of terrace house enjoying lovely southerly views of Sherborne town and the hills and countryside beyond. This deceptively spacious house (1641 square feet) is located in one of Sherborne’s top residential backwaters – Hound Street – just a hop, skip and a jump to the high street and mainline railway station to London Waterloo. There is allocated parking for one car and a single carport (parking for two cars in total). There are paved gardens at the rear and side, offering sunny easterly and southerly aspects. It is currently heated by a gas-fired radiator central heating system and has bespoke timber double glazing. It offers well laid out, spacious accommodation enjoying excellent levels of natural light with many of the rooms enjoying dual aspects. It comprises entrance reception hall, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen, rear lobby / utility area and cloakroom, On the first floor, there is a landing area, three generous bedrooms and a family bathroom. On the second floor, there is a landing / study area and large double master bedroom with en-suite shower room / WC. It is a very short walk to the historic town centre of Sherborne with its superb boutique high street with cafes, restaurants, Waitrose store and independent shops plus the breath-taking Abbey, Almshouses and Sherborne's world-famous private schools. It is also a short walk to the mainline railway station in Sherborne, making London Waterloo directly in just over two hours. The property is perfect for those aspiring families or couples looking for the ideal Sherborne lifestyle, couples cashing out of the South East and London market or cash buyers looking for their perfect West Country home to settle in, potentially linked to the wonderful selection of local schools. It may also be of interest to the holiday letting or pied-a-terre market. THIS RARE PROPERTY MUST BE VIEWD INTERNALLY TO BE FULLY APPRECIATED. VACANT - NO FURTHER CHAIN.

Steps rise to storm porch with outside light, panelled period style front door leads to entrance reception hall.

Entrance Reception Hall – 11’7 Maximum x 5’9 Maximum
A useful greeting area providing a heart to the home, moulded skirting boards and architraves, solid oak floors, radiator, telephone point, staircase rises to the first floor, doors lead off the entrance reception hall to the main ground floor rooms, multi-pane glazed double doors lead from the entrance reception hall to the sitting room giving a full through-measurement of 22’3 maximum.

Sitting Room – 20’9 Maximum x 16’9 Maximum
A beautifully proportioned main reception room, enjoying a light dual aspect with two double glazed windows to the front enjoying a sunny westerly aspect, double glazed window to the side enjoying a sunny southerly aspect, cut stone period style fireplace and hearth with living flame gas fire, extensive period style fireside recess, book shelving and cupboard space, moulded skirting boards and architraves, two radiators, telephone point, TV ariel attachment, further panelled doors lead to cupboard space under the window, double glazed double French doors with sidelight opens on to the conservatory. When open, it provides a full through-measurement of 31’ maximum.

Conservatory – 10’6 Maximum x 11’8 Maximum
Timber double glazed construction with windows to both sides and the rear garden, lime stone floor, power connected, fitted plantation shutters, double glazed double French doors open on to the rear garden.

Panelled door from the entrance hall gives access to the kitchen breakfast room.

Kitchen Breakfast Room – 16’5 Maximum x 12’1 Maximum
A range of contemporary white kitchen units comprising stone effect laminated work surface, decorative tiled surrounds, inset stainless steel one and a half Franke sink bowl with mixer tap over, food waste disposal unit, inset stainless steel five burner gas hob with stainless steel electric Bosch oven under, a range of drawers and cupboards under, space and plumbing for dishwasher and washing machine, space for upright American style fridge freezer, a range of matching wall mounted cupboards, wall mounted cooker hood extractor fan, oak flooring, wall mounted cupboard houses Worcester Bosch gas fired boiler, extractor fan, spot lighting, double glazed window to the rear, telephone point, moulded skirting boards and architraves, a range of matching wall mounted cupboards, glazed and panelled door leads to the rear garden.

Panelled door from the entrance reception hall leads to the cloak room.

Cloak Room – Low level WC, wall mounted wash basin, tiled splashback, radiator, double glazed window to the front, oak flooring.

Staircase rises from the entrance reception hall to the first flooring landing, moulded skirting boards and architraves, panelled doors lead off the landing to the first floor rooms.

Bedroom Two – 15’5 Maximum x 10’7 Maximum
A generous double bedroom, double glazed window to the rear overlooks the rear garden and enjoys views to countryside and hills beyond neighbouring properties, window seat, radiator, TV ariel attachment, telephone point, moulded skirting boards and architraves, two sets of double panelled doors lead to fitted wardrobes cupboards.

Bedroom Three – 16’11 Maximum x 10’2 Maximum
A third double bedroom enjoying a light dual aspect with double glazed window to the front and side, views to the town and Sherborne Abbey, moulded skirting boards and architraves, fitted bookshelves, radiator, two panelled doors lead to fitted wardrobe cupboard space, telephone point.

Bedroom Four / Office – 10’6 Maximum x 5’9 Maximum
Double glazed window to the rear overlooks the rear garden enjoying views to countryside and hills beyond neighbouring properties, radiator, moulded skirting boards and architraves.

Family Bathroom – 10’6 Maximum x 6’3 Maximum
A modern white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash basin, bidet, panelled bath with mains shower tap arrangement over, tiling to splash prone areas, ceramic floor tiles, heated towel rail, extractor fan, double glazed window to the front, illuminated shave mirror, mirrored bathroom cabinet, panelled door leads to linen cupboard with slatted shelving and radiator.

Staircase from the first-floor landing rises to the second floor landing. Second floor landing provides a small study area measuring 7’ x 6’7 maximum, double glazed window to the rear enjoying views to hill and countryside beyond neighbouring properties, moulded skirting boards and architraves, door leads to eaves storage cupboard space with electric light connected, panelled doors lead off the landing to the second floor rooms.

Bedroom One – 14’7 Maximum x 12’3 Maximum
A generous double bedroom enjoying a dual aspect with double glazed windows to the front and rear, rear enjoys views across neighbouring properties to hills and countryside beyond, moulded skirting boards and architraves, two doors lead to wardrobe cupboard space.

Second floor shower room / WC – 7’11 Maximum x 7’ Maximum
A modern white suite comprising low level WC, pedestal wash basin, tiled splashback, glazed corner shower cubicle with wall mounted electric shower over, tiling to splash prone areas, ceramic floor tiles, chrome heated towel rail, illuminated mirror, double glazed window to the front, shaver point, extractor fan, door leads to eaves storage cupboard space with electric light connected.

Outside
At the front of the property, steps rises to a storm porch with outside lighting. Private timber side gate leads from