Detached house for sale in Back Lane, Sturminster Marshall, Wimborne BH21

Trafalgar Cottage is a Grade II Listed 3 bedroom detached thatched cottage situated in the heart of Sturminster Marshall, close to the maypole green. Trafalgar Cottage will appeal to purchasers looking for a traditional village home with a wonderful atmosphere, in a central location, close to the walks, open ground and embankment of the River Stour, with a delightful rear garden.

This quintessentially English cottage has much character and charm with some original features enjoying good ceiling height throughout. The Cottage was constructed in the 18th century with colour washed elevations, painted brick plinth, under a thatched roof.

A covered entrance way leads to a small lobby with a staircase leading to the first floor. The sitting room features a cast iron fireplace as does the separate dining room and under stairs storage cupboard. From the sitting room there is access to the kitchen/breakfast room comprising a range of floor and wall units, black polished work surfaces, Smeg Range cooker, integrated dishwasher, space for a washing machine and ceramic tiled floor, this room has an attractive outlook over the rear garden. The ground floor bathroom has a free-standing, ball and claw roll top bath with a Victorian mixer, wash hand basin, w.c, panelling, and cupboard housing the gas boiler. From the kitchen there is a door to a side hallway which has a ceramic flooring and door to outside. This area could easily be used as a family room, boot room or working area which leads through to a ground floor study. On the first floor, there is the good sized master bedroom with access to the loft and 2 further interlinking bedrooms.

Outside

There are 2 tarmac parking spaces and there is a small area in front of the cottage for garden pots. The delightful, enclosed, westerly facing rear garden has a large paved terrace with 3 steps which lead up to a raised lawn area which is well maintained. There are some established trees, shrubs, feature roses, greenhouse, and a garden shed. The garden is an attractive feature of the cottage.

Services
The property is connected to all mains services. Mains gas heating system (new Worcester Bosch boiler) and has timber casement windows throughout.

Local Authority
Dorset Council Tel: Council Tax Band: E
According to ofcom the broadband is superfast and mobile phone signal is good.
Tenure: Freehold

Situation

Sturminster Marshall has local amenities including shops, primary school, church and public house. The village is conveniently located 5 miles from Wimborne, 7 miles from Blandford and 6 miles from Poole. The Badbury Rings is between 2 and 3 miles away.
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, and education for all ages, recreational and cultural facilities. The larger towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Dorchester are easily accessible. There are good schools in the area particularly in the private sector including Bryanston, Clayesmore, Canford, Sherborne and Milton Abbey. 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.