1 St. Marys Barns, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10

Perfect "lockup-and-leave" nestled in the heart of Dorset!

Exceptional barn conversion looking out onto The Blackmore Vale.


Description

A rare opportunity to purchase an extraordinary and visionary home, which offers flexible and spacious internal accommodation.

This particular home offers upside down living and a first floor viewing terrace, perfect for making the most of the Dorset countryside vista. The first floor open plan kitchen, living & dining room is compact yet practical and offers all the quality you would expect from this price tag. With bespoke shaker kitchen and integrated Bosch appliances, the kitchen includes plenty of storage space and is finished to perfection with stone worktops.

To the ground floor there are two double bedrooms, 1 with en suite bathroom, the other with en suite shower. In addition, there is also a high specification shower room for guests and muddy paws. The attention to detail is evident throughout the finishing at St Marys Barns and the entrance hallway brings further grandeur to this little bolt hole with space for dining or even a secondary sitting area.

As well as the first floor terrace, there is a courtyard garden to the front of the house, with space for al fresco dining as well as a parking space set back slightly from the house. So charming in fact, on a balmy night, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the Mediterranean.

The property forms part of a small select development of just seven other properties that have been newly built using the original stone from the former agricultural buildings enabling it to merge and harmonise sympathetically with the surroundings.

The development lies towards the fringe of one of Dorset's smallest towns, sitting at the foot of the historic Grade II* Listed church of St Mary and boasts some spectacular views over Dorset's beautiful Blackmore Vale countryside.

These captivating properties has been meticulously designed to combine contemporary living at its finest with vaulted spaces and bespoke oak staircases that lead one through the intriguing layout without giving too much of the surprise away.

The homes have been completed to an exacting standard using high quality fixtures and fittings, which include hand built solid ash kitchen units supplied by Winscombe of Shaftesbury with granite work surfaces and Bosch appliances, solid oak doors and oak flooring plus carpeting to the bedrooms as well as bathroom and shower room suites by Burlington and tiling to the floors.

The property is covered by a ten year structural warranty and is incredibly thermally efficient due to the extensive insulation, heat pumps and solar generated electricity.

The property also benefits from modern technology including fibre connectivity (Wessex Internet), Bluetooth enabled mirrors in bathrooms, WIFI enabled central heating and EV Charging enablement.

This is a once in a lifetime chance to be the first owner of this desirable and unique home.

Location

The property is located in the popular Dorset town of Stalbridge, which is reputed to be the county's smallest town, steeped in history and dating back to Saxon times with a 15th Century Church and Market Cross.

The town has an approximate population of 2500 and caters well for everyday needs with an award winning supermarket, family run butchers, post office and community run library.

There is also a primary school with excellent OFSTED report, dental surgery and public house as well as a variety of takeaway shops. Further facilities are available at Sturminster Newton 4 miles to the East and Sherborne and Shaftesbury both within 7 miles.

The town is close to excellent communication links with the A30 and A303 within easy reach and just 3 miles from the mainline train station at Templecombe, serving London, Waterloo and the West Country.

There are many nearby by restaurants and pubs that offer a choice of fine dining and traditional cuisine, plenty of country walks to explore the Blackmore Vale and its historic villages and to the east there is Cranborne Chase, a designated area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which extends all the way from the Stour Valley to the New Forest.

The glorious coastline and beaches of Lyme Regis to Lulworth Cove to Studland are an hour’s drive away and form part of the famous Jurassic coast.

There are many choices of independent and state schools, all within easy reach and include preparatory, junior and senior schools as well as sixth forms.

Square Footage: 994 sq ft



Directions

Accessed just off the A357, St.Mary's Barns sits opposite the church.

Sat Nav Postcode: DT10 2LR

Additional Info

1. Images includes CGI's and photography from September 2023 and April 2024, plus some CGI staged images.

2. Any incentives are plot specific and not transferable.