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"A detached bungalow situated on its own in an idyllic elevated rural setting with wonderful far reaching countryside views, extensive grounds & further potential

Property
An enviably located detached L shaped bungalow built in the mid 1980 s with bradstone external elevations under tiled roofs. The spacious and versatile accommodation would now benefit from some updating but offers a new owner with a marvelous opportunity to improve or even extend it to their own requirements, perhaps altering the layout to take advantage of the magnificent country views at the rear.
The present accommodation comprises a covered entrance porch leading to an entrance hall, a large triple aspect sitting dining room which has a woodburner and overlooks the front and side gardens. The good sized kitchen breakfast room has access to a utility boot room. There are three double bedrooms as well a fourth single bedroom office, bathroom and cloakroom. Accessed from both the drive and rear terrace is a light and airy garden room studio which enjoys a lovely rural outlook and which could be linked to the main living space.

Outside
The extensive grounds amount to around 0.64 of an acre and comprise a gravelled drive provides ample parking and leads to an attached double garage which has scope, with the appropriate consents, to be converted or built over. Leading off the drive on the South side of the property is a gently sloping garden which is mainly laid to lawn with mature hedging, a picket fence and a variety of trees. To the side are fenced paved patio areas leading to a gravelled and paved terrace at the rear of the property from which to enjoy the far reaching country views.
Steps lead down from the terrace to a level area of lawn with vegetable beds and a wooden summer house. Beyond the garden is a small paddock with a field gate leading to the restricted by way, an orchard area with a mix of fruit trees, covered wooden seating, a greenhouse and a wooden outbuilding with a stable and storage.


Situation
The property is situated on its own with no immediate neighbours on a ridge overlooking particularly attractive, undulating farmland on the edge of the pretty conservation village of Teffont Magna which has a church, village hall and reading room. Other nearby villages include Chilmark, Dinton and Hindon whilst the larger village of Tisbury is 4.5 miles away and has a fine reputation for the quality of its independent shops, boutiques and amenities such as a sports centre, garage, doctors, vets and a station with direct rail services to London Waterloo . It is also the home of Messums Wiltshire, a contemporary arts centre housed in a historic thatched tithe barn.
The medieval cathedral city of Salisbury is 11 miles away and has comprehensive shopping, arts and leisure facilities, a district hospital and a mainline railway station. The Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury is 15 miles away and has a good range of shops, supermarkets, eateries, secondary school, cottage hospital and is famous for the picturesque, steeply cobbled street of Gold Hill. The region s other principal towns including Andover, Bath, Blandford, Gillingham, Sherborne, Warminster and Wincanton are all linked via the local road network, as is the South Coast. The West Country, London and the motorway network are accessible by the A303 M3. Many families are drawn to South Wiltshire by the excellent choice and quality of the area s state and private schools.
Set amidst the famously beautiful countryside of the Nadder Valley, part of the Cranborne National Landscape, this is an excellent base from which to explore many miles of local footpaths and bridleways and there are a variety of rural pursuits available including walking, riding, cycling and field sports. Sailing can be found at Shearwater near Warminster, racing is at Salisbury, Bath and Wincanton and golf at Tollard Royal, Warminster and Salisbury. There are several excellent dining pubs in the vicinity as well as many places of interest such as the Longleat Estate, Old Wardour Castle, Stourhead Gardens, Wilton House and the Fovant Badges.

Services Mains electricity & water, private drainage, oil fired heating and hot water

Broadband Standard 17 Mbps Superfast 44 Mbps Ofcom

Local Authority Wiltshire Council , Tax Band F

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating Current 41 E
Please refer to the agents for the complete EPC

Tenure Freehold



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