The Property

Accommodation

Inside

Ground Floor
At the front of the property there is a spacious shared porch with room for boots and has access in between the cottages to the rear garden. The covered path to the garden is laid to the original flagstone and there is also a covered well. The cottage's front door opens into a welcoming entrance hall with space for coats and doors lead off to the kitchen/dining room and to the sitting room

The sitting room has an original sash window with outlook over Gold Street and the fireplace offers the potential for an open fire or log burner. The dining area has double doors leading out to the courtyard part of the garden and opens into the kitchen. The kitchen is fitted with a range of country style units consisting of floor cupboards with drawers and eye level cupboards and cabinets with open ended display shelves and counter lighting beneath. There is a good amount of wood effect work surfaces with a tiled splash back and sink and drainer with a swan neck mixer tap. The electric eye level double oven is built in and there is a gas hob with an extractor hood above plus space for a fridge/freezer and plumbing for a washing machine and dishwasher.

From the kitchen the stairs rise to the first floor and there is a door to the rear lobby, which has a door to the outside and a large storage cupboard plus a further door to the bathroom. The bathroom is fitted with a modern suite consisting of a bath with central swan neck mixer tap and mains shower over plus a combination unit with storage cupboards and a low level WC and wash hand basin. The bathroom benefits from underfloor heating.

First Floor
On this floor there are two double bedrooms, main with the original sash windows, built in wardrobes and an en-suite shower room.

Second Floor
Stairs rise to a spacious double bedroom with windows to the front and rear, both with window seats beneath.

Outside

Immediately to the back of the cottage there is a courtyard style garden that is laid to paving stone, gravelled beds and planted with trees and shrubs. It is enclosed in part by old stone walls and timber fencing. There is also the original brick built laundry house. From the courtyard there is a further part of the garden that is surprisingly large and laid to lawn. At the bottom of the garden is the old stable block with cobbled floor. Both the outbuildings benefit from power. The courtyard and garden offer excellent privacy and a sunny aspect.
Laundry House - 3.07 m x 2.44 m/10'1'' x 8'
Stable Block - 4.06 m x 5.08 m/13'4'' x 16'8''

Useful Information

Energy Efficiency Rating E
Council Tax Band D
Original Sash Windows to the front and uPVC Double Glazing to the rear
Gas Fired Central Heating - wall mounted boiler in the kitchen
Mains Drainage
Freehold

Directions

From Sturminster Newton

Leave Sturminster via Bridge Street at the traffic lights go over the bridge and turn right onto the A357. Continue on this road for approximately 5 miles turning left where Stalbridge is signposted. On entering the town go through the single lane onto the High Street and turn left at the Cross onto Gold Street. Proceed to about way up the hill where the cottage will be found on the left hand side. Postcode DT10 2LY