Codford, Warminster, BA12

Previously part of the renowned White Horse Trekking and Carriage Driving Centre, Cleeve House offers a rare opportunity to purchase a substantial, well maintained character home set in mature gardens and paddocks and occupies several outbuildings.
The balance and layout of the home and grounds lends itself perfectly to families or couples alike, equestrian or not. The combination of the Wylye Valley location, local amenities and excellent communication links make this a rare find. The house and grounds have been significantly improved with necessary improvements and updates carried out, including the installation of a new sewage treatment plant. The home offers characterful, highly versatile, well-balanced accommodation set over two floors, whilst still boasting ample scope for further reimagination or development.

Upon entering the home you are greeted by a welcoming entrance hall that gives way to the principal living areas. The separate formal sitting and dining rooms flank the entrance hall. The lovely sitting room has a focal point feature fireplace and large window. The elegant dining room is perfect for formal entertaining. The ground floor continues through to the farmhouse style kitchen/breakfast room which has plenty of wall and base units, space for appliances and a warming fully functional AGA. The large utility/boot room is beyond, a must for any rural home. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a useful study next to a cloakroom and a large WC with external access.

On the first floor are four generous double bedrooms and a single, all of which boast wonderful rural views, and a family bathroom. The principal bedroom is of particular note with built-in storage within the eaves as well as built-in wardrobes located in the en-suite shower room. The secondary bedroom has access to a large under-eave space with ample headroom.

There is an attached annexe comprising a modern, open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room, a double bedroom and a shower room with WC, an ideal ancillary annexe or holiday let (STPP) yet could easily be integrated back into the main home.

Outside

The home occupies a commanding position on the hillside, situated within circa 4.92 acres of gardens and grounds. The house is approached via a sweeping driveway, allowing parking for several vehicles. There is an oversize oak double garage with useful storage above. The loft space has dormer windows and could easily be converted to a studio space (STPP). There is a workshop and large kennel/storage space, combined with an additional garage that is accessed from a neighbouring track, ideally positioned for conversion to a stable complex due to its location adjoining primary paddocks.

The gardens lie predominantly to the front of the home and boast an excellent degree of privacy. The mature lawn is flanked by shrub borders and interspersed with specimen trees. There are pretty floral borders that wrap around the home, perfectly framing the frontage and creating an inviting entrance and aesthetic. There is a kitchen garden with two green houses, a shed and an area currently used for chickens, with a large chicken house. The paddocks are located to the north and southern sides. They have new fencing and water, with a separate access to the fields so horses and machinery do not have to come across the gardens or driveway to ride out.

Situation

The property sits only a short distance from Codford St. Peter and Codford St. Mary. The villages are situated in the Wylye Valley, renowned for having some of the most attractive and unspoilt countryside in Wiltshire, offering many good walks, riding, shooting, fishing, and other country pursuits. The village provides a wide range of convenient facilities - a good general store, newsagent and post office, garage and filling station which are then enhanced by a superb farm shop, delicatessen, butchery, and café in the nearby village of Boyton. Codford retains its primary school and a toddlers group as well as having a modern doctors surgery and dispensary, veterinary clinic and a number of local liveries. This area has become particularly sought after because of the exceptional number of good schools, both state and private, at all levels, including Warminster School, Marlborough College, St Mary’s Calne, Port Regis and Dauntsey’s as well as the schools in Salisbury.

Property Ref Number:

HAM-57120