Mead End, Bowerchalke, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5

Charming family house on the edge of the village, with studio and garden.

Description

Mead End House is a pretty detached family house, thought to date back in part to about 1830, with a more recent extension in 2007. The house is not listed and stands on the edge of the village, with gardens and the River Chalke on its boundary. The property lies in a Conservation Area which protects the wider area from extensive development.

Extending to just over 2,300sq ft, Mead End House provides a great balance of rooms on the ground floor, with a superb dual aspect sitting room offering a large inglenook fireplace with log burner and French doors out to the side garden. The kitchen is fitted with ‘shaker style’ floor and wall-mounted units, with an induction hob and integrated fridge/freezer. It opens into the stunning glazed dining room, built in 2007, with a vaulted ceiling and offering a lovely view over the garden, with full width bi-folding doors. The utility/boot room has a door out to the garden.

There is a family room, with Amdega conservatory off with a stone-flagged floor and 180 degree views of the garden. The study is fitted with book shelves, and overlooks the entrance in to the property. A shower room with WC lies off the entrance hall, with stairs up to the first floor. There are four bedrooms which share a family bathroom, with separate walk-in shower.

Approached off the track into a wide gravelled parking area, Mead End House offers immediate grounds of just over 0.4 acre, abutting the River Chalke on one side. There is plenty of lawned garden, with a raised area of terrace providing a quiet seating area. A terrace wraps around two sides of the house providing south and west facing sitting areas.

The oak framed outbuilding offers a secure garage and open carport, with studio/home office above and shower room at one end. There is a covered log store to the rear.

LOT 2 (by separate negotiation)
Located on the northern side of the track and separate from the main garden, a further area of garden extends to about 0.22 acre, with level lawn, a boules pitch and alfresco dining area. There is a covenant restricting development of this area of land.

LOT 3 (by separate negotiation)
Lot 3 comprises a field adjoining Lot 2, with separate gated access off the track, extending to about 3.7 acres, running parallel with the stream.

Location

Mead End is a hamlet on the northern fringe of Bowerchalke, a picturesque and highly sought-after village in the Chalke Valley. It is approximately nine miles from the beautiful Cathedral City of Salisbury and is located within an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the edge of the famous Cranborne Chase. Its Church of the Holy Trinity dates back to the 13th Century and William Golding, renowned author of Lord of the Flies, is buried within the grounds. There is a well-established market in the village hall on Saturdays and a fantastic cricket club, popular with all ages.

The neighbouring village of Broad Chalke has a pub, The Queens Head, a community hub providing a shop and tearoom, doctors surgery and village primary school.

Salisbury, with its wide range of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational activities, offers a direct train service to London Waterloo (journey time from 85 minutes). Alternatively, trains travel to London Waterloo from Tisbury (9 miles from the village) taking from 108 minutes. The A303 provides access to the South West and London via the M3.

The surrounding area boasts numerous excellent schools, both private and state, including Canford, Bryanston, Clayesmore, Dauntseys, Warminster School, Port Regis, Sandroyd, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin. This property is also within the catchment area of both the South Wilts and Bishop Wordsworth Grammar Schools with the school bus to both from outside the property. The Broad Chalke primary school is a popular village school with Good Ofsted rating.

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at South Wilts Golf Club, High Post and Rushmore. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River A von, Test and outlying chalk streams.

Square Footage: 2,335 sq ft


Acreage: 0.41 Acres

Directions

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Approaching Bowerchalke from Broad Chalke, Mead End House is the first house on your left hand side, approached over a bridge from Church Street to the track.

Additional Info

SERVICES : Mains water and electricity. Oil-fired central heating. Private Drainage (septic tank). Fibre Broadband to the Premises.

AGENTS’ NOTE : A bridleway runs along the track to the north of the house, between the house and Lot 2. There is extant planning permission from 2017 (now lapsed) for ‘Remove conservatory and replace with two storey extension to provide second bathroom and additional upstairs bedroom, and general enhancement of the property’ (Ref: 17/06404/FUL).

ENERGY PERFORMANCE : EPC E

LOCAL AUTHORITY : Wiltshire Council –

OUTGOINGS : The property is subject to Council Tax Band G

TENURE : Freehold

FIXTURES AND FITTINGS : Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

VIEWING : Strictly by appointment with sole selling agents Savills.