End terrace house for sale in Downside Close, Blandford Forum DT11

A modern extended, end of terrace family home with planning permission to further extend over the garage*. The property has been re-modelled during the vendors ownership, and offers versatile accommodation, including a ground floor shower room beside the dining room, which could be utilised as a ground floor bedroom. Features include; gas central heating, uPVC double glazing throughout, Oak doors and full fibre broadband connected. A covered walkway leads to the large garage/workshop, which offers ample space for a car, motorbikes or similar, and could be used as a utility room. Outside there is a timber Lodge/workroom, landscaped gardens, gravelled and hardstanding parking areas.

Entrance to the property from the gated driveway and gravel parking area via the triple aspect uPVC front porch. Glazed double doors open into the entrance hall, from which wide Oak stairs rise to the first floor with useful storage cupboard beneath. There is a cloaks cupboard to the right with basin and heated towel rail, to the left there is a wet-room with window to the front, wall mounted shower, basin over vanity and WC. The hall opens into the well proportioned living room, featuring French windows opening to the lounge area of the conservatory, feature fireplace with inset living flame electric fire, door to dining room, and linking with the kitchen via the breakfast bar.

The kitchen was re-modelled within the last two years and offers contemporary cabinets with woodblock style worktops, engineered oak flooring, a half wall above the breakfast bar provides extra storage and to the front of the breakfast bar which creates a half island, and makes for a social cooking area when entertaining guests. The kitchen opens into the dining room with matching flooring, this room offers potential to be a bedroom with en-suite. The conservatory, which is uPVC double glazed with a glass roof on dwarf walls, has been divided into two areas; the utility area, accessed from the rear of the kitchen, features matching cabinets, worktops and flooring, this leads into a lounge area which can also be accessed from the living room. This offers an outlook over the enclosed rear garden, a lovely relaxing spot whatever the time of year.

On the first floor there are three well proportioned bedrooms, two of which are double and the third is a generous single. The master which features built in wardrobes and the third bedroom offers a pleasant outlook over the school grounds. The second bedroom has a useful built in over stairs storage cupboard with light. The landing offers pull down ladder access to the loft, which is boarded and lit and there is a spacious airing cupboard which houses the tank and boiler.

Outside, from the conservatory a door opens to the covered porch allowing weather protection to access the attached garage. The garage has been used as a workshop, and has a well proportioned working area with window to the rear, storage area to the front and an electric up and over door, ample power points and lighting throughout. To the front of the property there is a timber lodge, which is insulated and lined, engineered oak flooring, two windows and French doors to the front, and ample power points. Ideal as a hobby room, overflow bedroom or just as somewhere from which to enjoy the garden.

The rear garden is enclosed with gate to pedestrian walkway. The garden offers raised floral borders, fruit and floral beds, timber garden shed, patio, gravel areas and pathways, useful side access to the front garden. The front garden is laid to gravel with plant and flower beds and two greenhouses, raised deck for the lodge, pedestrian gate access to driveway and double gates to gravel parking area, suitable for several vehicles.

The property is situated on the edge of a mature residential area within walking distance of the town centre. Blandford Forum is an interesting Georgian market town which offers a good variety of shopping with a twice weekly market, banks, doctor surgeries, dentists, community hospital, supermarkets, recreational and cultural facilities and education for all ages. The larger towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Dorchester are easily accessible. Recreation in the area includes golf at Blandford, Wareham and Broadstone, water sports on Poole Harbour and the Jurassic Coast. Communications in the area include the A31 at Wimborne which provides a route to London along the M3/M27 and there are regular train services to London Waterloo from Salisbury, Poole and Dorchester.

*Planning permission for an extension over the garage with pitched roof and dormers to the rear. Further planning permission for a second timber building to be erected in the front garden. (Details on request).