Chivrick Close, Sturminster Newton

Spacious and Stylish Family Home in a Peaceful Woodland Setting:-

Located on a quiet road with a lovely view of the woodland opposite, this well-maintained, detached double-fronted family home offers generous living space and a safe, welcoming environment for family life. Ideally located within easy reach of highly regarded schools, beautiful riverside and countryside walks, and the town centre, it combines the best of nature, convenience, and community.

Inside, the home features a spacious entrance hall with elegant wood flooring, leading to a bright double-aspect sitting room with a feature fireplace and double doors opening to the garden—perfect for both everyday living and entertaining. The separate formal dining room has double doors into the sitting room, which allows the table to be extended for festive occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas gatherings. The kitchen/breakfast room offers ample space for family meals and leads to a practical utility room, with access to the drive. A cloakroom completes the ground floor. Upstairs, a galleried landing connects to four generously sized bedrooms: three doubles and a spacious single. The principal suite includes a dressing area and private en-suite, while the additional bedrooms are served by a modern family bathroom.

To the rear, the fully enclosed garden offers a safe and sunny outdoor space for children to play and adults to unwind, with plenty of room for outdoor dining, gardening, or summer barbecues. The drive provides parking for four cars and a double garage, adds to the home’s practical family-friendly appeal.

This is a wonderful opportunity to own a warm and inviting home that’s perfectly suited to growing families looking for space, security, and access to nature.

The Property -

Accommodation -

Inside - Ground Floor
The front door opens into good sized, welcoming entrance hall with a window to the front, stairs rising to the first floor and doors leading off to the sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room and to the cloakroom, which is fitted with a WC and vanity wash hand basin. There is plenty of space for coats, boots and shoes and the floor is laid in an attractive dark wood. The large sitting room boasts a double aspect with a window to the front and double doors leading out to the rear garden. You will find ample room for settees and armchairs and there is a lovely feature fireplace that adds a focal point to the room. Double doors open into the formal dining room, which has space for a large table and chairs and is excellent for entertaining or having the whole family to dinner.

The spacious kitchen/breakfast room overlooks the rear garden and is fitted with a range of country style units consisting of floor cupboards with drawers and eye level cupboards. You will find a generous amount of work surfaces with a tiled splash back and a one and a half bowl sink and drainer with a swan neck mixer tap and separate drinking water tap. The eye level double electric oven is built in and there is a ceramic hob with an extractor hood above. There is also space for an American style fridge/freezer and plumbing for a dishwasher. For practicality, the floor is laid to tiles that continue into the utility room. This houses the gas fired central heating boiler and is fitted with floor cupboards, wall shelves and work surface with space for a tumble dryer and plumbing for a washing machine, underneath. A door opens to the drive.

First Floor
On this floor you will find a galleried landing with the airing cupboard and access to the loft space plus doors to the family bathroom and the bedrooms. The main bathroom is fitted with a modern suite consisting of a bath, WC and pedestal wash hand basin. There are four bedrooms, a very generously sized single bedroom plus three double bedrooms, all with wardrobes and the principal bedroom benefiting from a dressing area and an en-suite shower room.

Outside - 4.95m'' x 4.90m'' (16'3'' x 16'1'') - Parking and Double Garage
Located to one side of the house is a large tarmacadam drive with space to park four cars comfortably and leads up to the double garage. This has two sets of double doors that open outwards and is fitted with light and power.

Gardens
The front garden is enclosed by a low timber rail with a central path that leads up to the front door. The rest of the frontage is laid to lawn and planted with a variety of trees and shrubs. A timber gate in between the house and the garage opens to the rear garden. This has been attractively landscaped and provides a private and sunny place to enjoy. Immediately to the back of the house is a paved seating area and the lawn is bordered by well stocked beds planted with trees, shrubs and flowers. Behind the garage there is space for bins and a useful garden shed plus an outside water tap.

Useful Information -

Energy Efficiency Rating C
Council Tax Band E
uPVC Double Glazing
Gas Fired Central Heating
Mains Drainage
Freehold

Location And Directions -

The property lies close to the heart of the market town of Sturminster Newton. Steeped in history and tradition, the town still has a Monday Market and offers a combination of country and town living with easy access to some fabulous walking tracks, including the Trailway and nearby is the famous water mill. There is a range of independent shops and chain stores, doctor and dentist surgeries, schooling for all ages and a variety of entertainment venues. Further facilities which are all about 10 miles away, may be found at Blandford, Shaftesbury, Sherborne and Gillingham both of, which have mainline train stations, serving London Waterloo and Exeter St. David's.
Postcode - DT10 1QJ
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