Detached house for sale in Litton Cheney, Dorchester, Dorset DT2

A handsome four bedroom contemporary house built in a traditional style in a lovely edge of village location.

The Property

Rainbow Cottage was built in 1994 by the renowned Poundbury builder, cg Fry, using traditional materials including stone, thatch and slate blending seamlessly in the village vernacular. Not only is this house more spacious than many of the Fry’s houses built in the neighbouring villages it also occupies an unusually good position adjoining open farmland on the east side of Litton Cheney deep in the Bride Valley.

The property is conventionally arranged around a spacious hallway on the ground floor and an equally light and airy landing above. On the ground floor to the left-hand side of the hall there is a sitting room with a focal point of an open stone fireplace and double doors out into a garden room to one end. The garden room is laid to ceramic tile floor with double doors out onto the gardens. To the other side of the hallway is a kitchen equipped with a comprehensive range of floor and wall mounted units and cupboards with space for an every day dining table to its centre with an electric aga to one side. Beyond the kitchen is a useful utility room. To the end of the hallway is a second door to the garden room and a door to a formal dining room that looks out over the garden behind. Upstairs there are four good bedrooms the principal of which has an en suite shower room with the three remaining bedrooms sharing a family bathroom with a shower over the bath. The property is double glazed, has oil fired central heating and a fire alarm system.

Outside

To the front of the property a gate leads through to a substantial area of drive laid to gravel providing parking and access to the garage which is equipped with light, power and an up and over door. Either side of a paved path, that leads up to the front door, there are areas of lawn edged by mature hedging. The rear gardens are laid out in a cottage style with a lawn to the centre and mature herbaceous and shrub planting to the edges with a large paved area accessed off the garden room that makes a good outside entertaining space during the summer months.

Situation

Litton Cheney is situated in the sought-after Bride Valley, and has an active community with public house, village hall, excellent primary school and church. There are plenty of footpaths leading to Puncknowle, Long Bredy etc.

The village is in the West Dorset aonb and there are views all around towards the sea at Burton Bradstock, which is about 10 minutes away by car. Bridport is 6 miles away and is a bustling and vibrant market town. It has a variety of independent shops, supermarkets, public houses and restaurants catering for a range of tastes and excellent arts and music events. The county town of Dorchester is 9 miles to the East, with a further selection of shops and amenities. Communication links are good with road links along the A35 and mainline stations at Maiden Newton, Dorchester and Yeovil.

Services

Mains water, electricity and drainage.
Broadband speed: Superfast broadband is available.
Mobile phone coverage: Network coverage is good both indoors and out.

Local Authority

Dorset Council: Council Tax Band: G
EPC: F