Bennett Road, Bournemouth, BH8

Some houses are styled for the photos and forgotten about the day after completion. This one feels like it'll go on being exactly this — a detached family home where every room has clearly had thought put into it, from the sage-green hallway with its vintage coat rack through to a garden with a vine-covered pergola that looks like it's hosted more than a few long summer evenings.

Ground Floor

The kitchen leads straight through into the dining room and on into the living room at the back — an open-plan run rather than three separate boxes, with only a fireplace marking any real division between the living and dining space. The kitchen itself is a farmhouse arrangement with open shelving, exposed brick and timber worktops; the dining room takes a full-size table with room to spare; and the living room at the rear gets the benefit of that open flow, with space to actually live in rather than just look at. At the front of the house, there's a further room currently set up as a bedroom, though it works just as easily as a second reception room or snug for anyone who'd rather have the extra lounge space. A cloakroom completes this floor.

First Floor

Four bedrooms sit upstairs off a generous hallway with built-in storage, each with its own distinct character rather than a matching set of neutral finishes — vintage wrought-iron beds and a dedicated craft and sewing room among them. One room, currently used by the seller as a yoga space and dressed here as a nursery, works equally well as a home office, guest room or nursery, depending on what's needed. A family bathroom finished with metro tiles and period-style fittings serves the floor.

Outside

The garden is a good size and well planted, with a lawn, mature borders, and a pergola dripping in vines and grapes over the seating area beneath it. It's not a garden that needs describing so much as one that needs visiting.

The house comes in at 1,483 sq ft (137.8 sq m) across the two floors.

Hallway

7.3m x 1.8m

Bedroom/Lounge

3.87m x 3.57m

Kitchen

3.42m x 3.62m

Dining Room

5.32m x 3.39m

Living Room

5.32m x 3.69m

Hallway

5.89m x 2.75m

Bedroom

3.4m x 3.64m

Bedroom

2.75m x 2.29m

Bedroom

2.37m x 3.3m

Primary Bedroom

3.89m x 4.19m

Bathroom

1.86m x 2.27m