Penn Hill, Bedchester, Shaftesbury, SP7

A substantial 4/5-bedroom family home with adjoining 2-bedroom cottage standing in 2.75 acres. Dating from the 18th Century and subsequently extended in the 1920’s, Penn Hill Cottage is an attractive property which has been well looked after in recent years and is constructed of brick under a pitched tiled roof and sits in an elevated position with far reaching views to both east and west. Set back from the lane, it has sensibly configured accommodation with nicely proportioned reception rooms including the dining, drawing and sitting rooms; both the sitting room and dining room have open fireplaces with inset woodburners. There is parquet flooring in the dining room, sitting room, drawing room and in the kitchen. The property has good ceiling heights and a well proportioned kitchen/breakfast room with an Rangemaster stove. Other attributes include window seats in the dining room and drawing room and French windows from the sitting room onto the rear terrace. Photovoltaic panels and an air source heat pump have been installed (in 2012 and 2024 respectively).

Adjoining Penn Hill Cottage is Penn Ridge, which has been nicely converted and provides useful ancillary or rental accommodation. A new treatment plant was installed this year.

The property is approached off the lane onto a short tarmac drive adjoining which is the garage/workshop, flanked by a crab apple and two cherry trees. There is an attractive paved area immediately to the front of Penn Hill Cottage bordered by tall laurel hedging providing screening. The majority of the garden lies to the rear and can be approached from the car parking space through a timber pergola to a large paved terrace adjoining the rear façade. Steps lead from this to the lawn bordered by well stocked shrub and flower borders and a range of ornamental and indigenous trees including silver birch, hazel, and a magnolia tree. There is a separate vehicular access off the lane to the paddock, passing the stable and greenhouse. A path leads from the rear lawn to the paddock which is fenced and is laid to grass. To the south west of the property there is an area of woodland with a mixture of indigenous trees including silver birch, oak, hazel and conifers with a tree house and summer house overlooking the paddock.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services:
Penn Hill Cottage: Mains water and electricity, private drainage (this is currently non-compliant and estimates are being obtained for a modern treatment plant). Air source heat pump and photovoltaic panels.

Penn Ridge (Attached Cottage): Mains water and electricity. Night store heaters, recently installed WTE private treatment plant.

Council Tax:
Penn Hill Cottage: Band F
Penn Ridge: Band C

EPC:
Penn Hill Cottage: Band D
Penn Ridge: Band E

Penn Hill Cottage is situated in the hamlet of Bedchester in the heart of the Blackmore Vale, not far from the Cranborne Chase. Fontmell Magna is the nearest village of any size some 1½ miles to the East, much of which is a designated Conservation Area. There is a Post Office/Stores, Church of England Primary School, village hall, tennis court and playing fields, a well-reviewed popular village pub/restaurant and many public footpaths and bridleways. To the north, the hilltop town of Shaftesbury has facilities for most everyday needs, including an excellent range of shops, a boutique hotel, churches, health centre, small hospital, museums, library and arts centre. A more extensive range of facilities can be found in Salisbury, Bath, Sherborne and Yeovil. There are leisure facilities and a Waitrose in Gillingham, while the A303 (approximately 12 miles north of Shaftesbury) links to the M3 making London and the South -West readily accessible by road.