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Asking Price £250,000

Hillside, Manston

  • Semi Detached House
  • Three Generously Sized Bedrooms
  • Combined Sitting/Dining Room
  • Good Sized Kitchen
  • Large Front & Rear Gardens
  • Refurbishment Required
  • No Onward Chain
  • Energy Efficiency Rating C
An opportunity to purchase a well proportioned, mature semi detached family home, which is in need of total refurbishment, benefitting from three good sized bedrooms and offered for sale with the bonus of no onward chain. The property is situated in the small village of Manston and enjoys an elevated position taking in views over the neighbouring countryside. The village is just three miles from the market town of Sturminster Newton, and has the advantage of a public house and village hall, with Child Okeford about two miles away, which has an active community and many events centred around the village hall and community centre. Child Okeford also has a post office/stores, primary school, doctors surgery, two public houses and garden centre with an organic farm shop, art gallery and café.

The property is ideally suited to those seeking a first time project or a first-time buy. Inside, the house offers a practical layout with a blank canvas allowing you to tailor and modernise the space to suit your own personal taste. There is a useful porch, good sized sitting room with potential for a feature fire and ample space for a dining table and chairs making it a great family and social space. To the back of the house, there is the kitchen that provides the chance to have it your way, and has access to the rear garden. Upstairs, there are the bedrooms and bathroom.

Outside, there is a long front garden plus a large rear garden that backs onto pastureland and again, there is the option to landscape to your own design. The range of outbuildings offers further potential for storage or creative use, adding to the overall appeal of this home.

This property is a rare find - it is not that often that this type of house becomes available - a chance to create the home of your dreams in a rural but not isolated location. Don't miss out - book a viewing now and start planning your future home.

The Property

Accommodation

Inside

Ground Floor
A part glazed uPVC door opens into a useful porch with windows to the rear and side. An original high level part glazed door opens into the entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor and door to the combined sitting and dining room. This room overlooks the front garden with partial countryside views in the distance. It benefits from the original picture rail and has a feature fireplace.

The kitchen has a view over the rear garden and is fitted with a range of floor and eye level cupboards, good amount of wood effect work surfaces, including a breakfast bar and a stainless steel sink and drainer with a mixer tap. There is space for a slot in cooker and understairs recess for a fridge/freezer. There is also the wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler and airing cupboard that houses the hot water cylinder. A part glazed door opens to the rear garden.

First Floor
Stairs rise and curve up to a galleried landing with window to the rear and enjoying field views. There is also access to the loft space, bedrooms and bathroom. The bathroom is fitted with a suite consisting of pedestal wash hand basin, bath with electric shower over and full height tiling to the surrounding walls plus a low level WC.

Outside

Parking and Garden
There is plenty of on road parking in front of the house. From the road a path rises to the front door. The rest of the garden is laid to grass and enclosed by hedgerow. A timber gate opens to the rear garden. This is mostly laid to grass and provides a blank canvas for your own landscaping design. There is a timber shed and numerous outbuildings. The garden is of a good size, adjoining pastureland and is enclosed.

Useful Information

Energy Efficiency Rating C
Council Tax Band C
uPVC Double Glazing
Gas Fired Central Heating
Mains Drainage
Freehold
No Onward Chain

Directions

From Sturminster Newton

At the traffic lights turn onto Old Market Hill. Turn left at the next set of lights heading towards Shaftesbury. Continue through the village of Manston where the property will be found on the left hand side just before the left hand bend. Postcode DT10 1EY

Floorplan for Hillside, Manston

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1 Market House, Market Place, Sturminster Newton DT10 1AS

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