Cattistock, Dorchester, DT2

An impressive GII listed six bedroom detached village home offering seperate income potential, extensive external storage, seperate paddock and gardens.

Dating back to the 1750s this impressive and statuesque GII listed home offers versatile accommodation, separate income potential and grounds extending to just over an acre. The property’s build style, and construction varies where it was been extended over time comprising painted and rendered elevations set under a part thatched and tile hung roof. The property is most commonly accessed from the parking area leading into a central hallway providing access to the principal rooms. Immediately adjoining the hallway is a welcoming and cosy sitting room complete with open fire and oak mantel and the present owners have created direct access from the sitting room to the attached, one bedroom cottage. The open plan kitchen/ breakfast room is a light and social space enjoying a double aspect to either side of the property. The kitchen area is appointed with a range of floor and wall mounted units finished in cornflower blue with oak counter tops and central island equipped with breakfast bar and power points. The kitchen is also fitted with a dark blue oil-fired AGA with retaining oak beam over, separate single oven, butler sink as well as space and plumbing for additional white goods. The generous breakfast/informal dining area accommodates a large dining table and leads to a utility room fitted with butlers sink, plumbing for white goods, external side door and separate cloakroom. Steps lead from the kitchen to the formal entrance hallway and adjacent drawing and dining rooms. Both the sitting room and dining room are very well-proportioned reception spaces with feature fireplaces and inset log burners creating a focal point to the rooms. Both enjoy double aspects with an abundance of natural light as well as the drawing room also benefitting from doors opening out to the side lawns.

Two separate sets of stairs access the first floor, ascending from the central and side hallways respectively.
The first floor comprises five double rooms, two of which are en-suite and the remaining bedrooms are serviced by a family bathroom. The master enjoys an enviable outlook over the neighbouring playing fields, walk-in wardrobe, ample space for freestanding furniture and en-suite comprising both a bath and shower and his-and-hers sinks. The second bedroom, which is also a generous double room, is situated at the opposite end of the property and benefits from an en-suite comprising a corner shower, handwash basin and WC. Exposed ceiling beams provide an attractive feature to the room and exude the character this impressive property has to offer. The second bedroom has also previously been utilised for ‘BnB’ accommodation as it can be separated from the rest of the bedrooms via a lockable landing door as well being directly accessible from the secondary staircase from the side hallway. The remaining bedrooms are all double rooms enjoying pleasant outlooks of the surrounding gardens and fields respectively and are serviced by a family bathroom comprising bath with shower over and splash screen, WC and sink unit with integrated storge below.
The attached annexe which although is currently accessible through the sitting room does have its own separate external access and has been used in the past as a successful long term let. The annexe comprises a reception room, well appointed kitchen, double bedroom with integrated storage as well as an adjacent bathroom with both bath and shower, WC and pedestal sink.

SERVICES & OUTGOINGS
All mains services less gas
Oil fired central heating
Council Tax Band G (Fullers Earth) Band A (Annexe)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Broadband: FTTP—Superfast broadband is available—highest available download speed 80 Mbps, highest available upload speed 20 Mbps. (Openreach).
Mobile Coverage: Available via O2, Vodafone and EE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider. 
Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK surface water and VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea flooding.

The property is located within the village of Cattistock, a traditional, attractive and popular village in the middle of Hardy Country. The general character of the village is preserved in the main street with more recent architecture on the outskirts. The village has a very lively community with village hall, children’s playground, active cricket and tennis clubs, the Fox and Hounds public house and PO/Stores with tea rooms. The historic county town of Dorchester, the market town of Bridport, the seaside town of Weymouth, the Abbey town of Sherborne and Yeovil are within easy reach. Nearby Maiden Newton (about 1 mile) has an excellent range of local amenities including first school, doctor’s surgery and local connection by rail to Dorchester/Weymouth and Yeovil/Bath.

The manicured gardens encompass the house with the gardens to the right being mainly hedged with large lawn areas with well stocked beds and arch topiary with slate terrace that abuts the sitting room French doors and slate paths leading to the rear terrace at the rear of the house. There is also a large wood and glazed green house with shelving. To the left of the house double wrought iron gates open into the courtyard which is mainly gravelled providing parking for multiple vehicles. The original thatched stables and loose boxes face into the courtyard and provide ample storage and subject to the necessary consents, the potential of creating further accommodation. To the rear of the stabling is an area of raised beds, paved terrace and log store as well as a fenced paddock measuring approximately 0.15 acres. From the paddock there is also gated access to a pathway leading to the centre of the village.