Detached house for sale in Wincanton, Somerset BA9

Location: The town of Wincanton is an appealing South Somerset town bordering the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire. Local amenities including a Co-Op supermarket, butcher, bakery, fruit and veg and whole foods shop, Morrisons, Lidl, Health Centre, Post Office, library, antique shops, cafes, eateries, the Bootmakers Workshop with crafts for both children and adults with a wood-fired pizza and a leisure centre with gym and swimming pool. The town has a thriving community with an active library as well as a community centre at the Balsam Centre which has a busy schedule of classes and groups. The town is a 10 minute drive from the fantastic offerings of Bruton including the Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery and Roth Bar & Grill, 10 minutes from the impressive highly-regarded Newt Hotel, 15 minutes from the pretty market town of Castle Cary and 20 minutes from the attractive Dorset town of Sherborne. It is also close to the A303 for an easy drive to/from London (approx 2 hours drive) and Berry’s coaches which operates a twice daily service to London. Other local attractions are a number of National Trust properties including Stourhead and approximately an hour’s drive from the beautiful Dorset coastline featuring some of the best beaches in the country. There is a Waitrose 10 minutes away in Gillingham or at Sherborne and an excellent local farm shop and restaurant at Kimbers (5 minutes away). There is also the renowned Wincanton racecourse and a pretty local park, Cale Park, which features a playground, café with ‘mini-town’ for children and the pretty river Cale which runs through to the countryside behind Loxton House.

Accommodation

Front door to entrance hall with stairs to first floor.

First floor

first floor landing: Radiator, smooth plastered ceiling with smoke detector and walk-in airing/storag cupboard housing wall mounted gas boiler (replaced 2019).

Living room/kitchen: 18’1” x 16’8” A modern open plan living room and kitchen comprising inset 11⁄4 bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit with cupboard below, further range of modern wall and base units with a drawer line and roll edge working surface over, built-in Hotpoint electric fan assisted oven with inset four burner gas hob above, stainless steel canopy hob extractor, space and plumbing for washing machine, recess for fridge/freezer, skylight windows, radiator, opening to: Living Area with double glazed French doors opening to a Juliet balcony, radiator, smooth plastered ceiling with downlighters and pendant lighting.

Bedroom 1: 14’9” (into bay) x 9’8” Walk-in bay with double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, smooth plastered ceiling, television and telephone points, two built-in double wardrobes and door to:

En-suite shower room: Shower cubicle, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, radiator, smooth plastered ceiling with extractor, tiled to splash prone areas and skylight windows.

Bedroom 2: 8’10” x 8’6” Radiator, telephone point and skylight window.

Bathroom: Panelled bath with shower over, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, tiled to splash prone areas, extractor, radiator, skylight window and electric shaver point.

Outside

A small easy to maintain front garden. To the rear of the property and beneath the Coach House there are four garages, three of which are owned by neighbouring properties. There is also an open plan area of lawn owned by the property which is mainly laid to lawn.

Garage: 22’ x 10’ (plus additional storage area) Up and over door. Light and power.

Agents note: There are four garages below the Coach House three of which are owned by neighbouring properties with a 999 year lease from 1st January 2006.

Tenure: Freehold.

Services Mains water, electricity, drainage, gas central heating and telephone all subject to the usual utility regulations.

Council tax band: B