Louise Road, Dorchester

Set in a popular residential part of Dorchester, this detached bungalow offers far more space and flexibility than you might initially expect - and the fantastic loft room is a real bonus.

The accommodation has a lovely, easy flow to it. You arrive through a useful entrance porch, with plenty of space for coats and shoes, before stepping into the open-plan kitchen and dining area.

The kitchen has been thoughtfully arranged with plenty of storage and workspace, together with space for appliances, while the dining area naturally leads through into the sunroom at the rear. With its skylight and doors opening directly onto the south-facing garden, this is a wonderfully light space and somewhere we can imagine being used throughout the day - morning coffee, somewhere to sit with a book or simply an extra living area overlooking the garden.

There's also a separate sitting room at the front of the property, giving the house that useful balance between sociable open-plan space and somewhere quieter to retreat to.

Three bedrooms are positioned on the ground floor. Two are comfortable doubles with fitted wardrobes, while the third is currently used as a home office and would work equally well as a single bedroom, study or hobby room. A modern shower room completes the main accommodation.

And then there's the loft room.

Far more than somewhere to put the Christmas decorations, this is a fantastic additional space and one of the features that really sets the property apart. With plenty of usable floor area, storage and its own WC, it gives the house another dimension entirely - whether you need a substantial home office, hobby space, occasional room or simply somewhere to escape to.

There is also a useful utility area beneath the stairs, with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer and housing the boiler. 

The rear garden faces south and has been designed to be both manageable and enjoyable, with a good-sized lawn and generous patio providing plenty of room for outdoor seating, entertaining and summer dining.

Side access leads back around to the front, where there is driveway parking together with an attractive front garden and established borders. 

The location

Louise Road is particularly convenient for day-to-day life in Dorchester, with shops, a pharmacy, doctors and schools all close by, while the town centre is also within easy reach.

Dorchester offers an excellent mix of independent shops, cafés, restaurants and leisure facilities, together with two railway stations providing connections towards London Waterloo and Bristol. Beyond the town, the Dorset countryside and Jurassic Coast are both within easy reach. Max 25

Our view

This is one of those homes where the floor space doesn't tell the whole story until you actually step inside.

You have three bedrooms on the ground floor, two separate living areas, a south-facing garden and then that brilliant loft room upstairs, which gives the house a level of flexibility you simply don't find in every bungalow.

For someone wanting predominantly single-storey living without sacrificing space for working from home, hobbies, visiting family or simply having somewhere extra to disappear to, we think this one works really well.