Description
A large house of nearly 3000 sq ft with scope to modernise standing in a good plot of about 1/3 of an acre, nicely tucked away yet a short walk from the town centre.
The Dwelling - Bonslea Gate is a spacious detached house with well laid out family accommodation over two floors and located in a peaceful location yet a convenient short walk from the town centre. There are some lovely features such as open fires and wooden parquet floors but the house now gives an incoming buyer the opportunity to modernise to their tastes. The principal reception rooms on the ground floor have lovely proportions with the heart of the house being a superb 30' kitchen / dining room which is a great family and entertaining space. The sitting room has an open fire in a brick fireplace and the study has double doors to the garden which in turn opens out to the terrace and west-facing garden. On the first floor the bedrooms are all good doubles and there is a family bathroom and two ensuites.
Accommodation - See floorplan but in brief:
Ground floor - Hall, sitting room, study, kitchen/dining room, garden room, utility room and cloakroom.
First floor - Five double bedrooms, three bath/shower rooms (2 e/s).
Outside - The property is approached through double wrought iron leading up to the garages. There is a walled garden to the front of the house, laid to lawn and having flower and shrub borders and mature trees. A gate at the side of the house leads to the rear garden with patio and neat lawns with flower and shrub borders and trees.
Situation - Sturminster Newton is a traditional market town. The town has a weekly market on Mondays, a range of shops including traditional butchers and delicatessen, supermarket, cafes, pub, library, doctor and dental practices, health centre, churches and schools. The town also has an exceptional and active arts centre which provides a wide range of music, theatre and other events, a recreation ground and the surrounding area has some fantastic walking countryside. The larger towns of Blandford Forum, Shaftesbury and Sherborne are within easy reach by road and Gillingham has a main line station to London Waterloo (approximately 2 hours).
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Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating system.
Material Information - Standard, superfast and ultrafast broadband is available.
Mobile phone network coverage is limited inside and likely outside - (coverage is best provided by O2 & EE Network)
(Information from Ofcom https://www.ofcom.org.uk)
Council Tax Band: F
