7 bedroom house

A charming late 18th Century Grade II listed village house with a large garden and garaging prominently situated in the well regarded and highly sought after Wylye Valley village of Heytesbury.

The house has been in the same ownership for over 40 years and much enjoyed as a ‘gentleman’s residence’. During this time it has been well maintained yet, naturally, it now also offers scope for remodelling and updating for the next decades. It is unusual for a property such as this to come onto the market and an early viewing is therefore recommended.

The short path from the High Street leads to a sturdy, 6-pannelled front door with Georgian fan light above. Inside the welcoming hallway a wide straight staircase leads to the first floor and has a coat-hanging recess beneath. To the left and ahead are doors into the wonderful double length drawing room. This light and airy room features twin arches, an open fireplace with log storage cupboard to the right, and a further door opening directly onto the garden. To the right side of the hall is the elegant traditional dining room with generous, square dimensions and original window shutters. Adjoining the drawing room is the sitting room, presently used as a snug/TV room, with a large window onto the garden and a door to the rear lobby with garden access.

The good-sized kitchen breakfast room has a two-oven oil fired Aga housed in a recess decorated with hand painted tiles. A secondary electric oven sits beside the one and a half bowl stainless sink sits with dishwasher and other units. A full height double width larder has stone slab shelving, there is a fitted dresser for crockery, and an airing cupboard with hot water tank and slatted shelves. Two large airing racks hang from the high ceiling. The breakfast area affords more units and appliance space and has a back door to the yard area comprising a small storeroom, woodstore, washing line, and the 1250 litre bunded plastic oil tank.

The side hall links the kitchen to the side front door, also providing built in storage cupboards, access to the cellar, as well as serving hatches to each of the dining room and snug. The passage continues with a butler sink and washing machine, then on to a utility area currently occupied by a large chest freezer. This rear lobby is completed by a small cloakroom with high level cistern, hand basin and a further large storage cupboard.

On the first floor the principal bedroom area has twin aspect windows and a fitted wardrobe. A step up leads to the bathroom with white suite of panelled bath, oval hand basin, and wc, plus electric towel rail. Opposite the bathroom is a second hot water tank with linen storage. The area continues with two small adjoining bedrooms, one with hand basin, that could be dressing areas or otherwise used.

There are a further three double bedrooms and a single bedroom, and a useful store room, together with a family bathroom (bath, shower cubicle, basin) and a separate wc. These all lead off a corridor which has double glazed doors opening to a small roof terrace with an external wooden staircase down to the garden.

The property is pleasantly situated in the well regarded and highly sought after Wylye village of Heytesbury where there is a thriving community and facilities which include a Post Office, primary school, church and two popular pubs (The Angel and the Red Lion). The busy market town of Warminster is easily accessible by bus or car where there is an excellent range of shops and amenities, while the A36 brings the historic cities of Bath and Salisbury within easy reach (approximately 20 miles in each direction) as well as access to the A303 to London and the West Country. Nearby mainline railway stations of Warminster (4 miles) and Westbury (11 miles) both have regular services to London (Paddington and Waterloo), Southampton, Bristol and Bath. Airports at Bristol, Heathrow and Gatwick are also accessible. The immediate area provides many opportunities for country pursuits including walking, riding, cycling and fishing and local places of interest include Longleat, Stourhead and Stonehenge. The surrounding area is also well served by both private and state schools.

To the front of the property there is an enclosed mature garden and established holly boundary hedging, whilst access around the side leads to a large mature garden which incorporates a York stone paved patio and path, lawn, flowerbeds and borders and numerous trees and shrubs including a yew tree. There is also an open fronted tiled pergola used as a garden store, a greenhouse, an outside tap and an archway to the back yard area with the oil tank and a gate to the side. Beyond the garden gate, but still within curtilage, a path leads to the twin garages with up and over doors behind which is a further area of land currently uncultivated and the location of the septic tank.

Council Tax band G.

From Salisbury take the A36 in a westerly direction towards Warminster and after
approximately 18 miles turn left signposted Heytesbury and continue into
the village bearing right into the High Street whereupon the property will be seen
immediately beyond the Angel Public House.