Map4 bedroom detached house
Detached house
4 beds
2 baths
4,196 sq ft / 390 sq m
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Service charge: £0 per annum
Council tax: Band TBC
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Features and description
- Tenure: Freehold
- Sought after Location
- Handsome listed Farmhouse
- Useful Outbuildings
- Attractive Gardens and Grounds
- Quiet Location
- Garden and Land - in total about 6.5 acres
Grade II listed and dating from the 17th century, Lower Farm is a handsome stone and flint farmhouse under a tiled roof, and is in need of updating. Lower Farm has many attributes typical of the period with extensive plank and muntin panelling, beamed ceilings, window seats and fine stone flooring. In recent years the front hall has been added to connect the utility/boot room with the main house which has significantly enhanced the layout of the building. Until the 1980’s there were two bedrooms on the second floor which could be re-instated with scope to create an additional bathroom (subject to necessary consents) and further storage space; this would substantially increase the accommodation
The property is approached off the lane up a gated tarmac drive which also leads to the outbuildings including the garage, workshop and barn. The majority of the garden lies to the front and side of the house. There is a delightful terrace adjoining the rear hall with an area of formal gardens lined by box parterre, and a number of mature trees including yew, beech, hawthorn and chestnut all of which provide a delightful backdrop to the property. The orchard of apple, pear and plum trees sits behind the barn. Adjoining the garden there is a separate post and rail enclosed paddock, a large vegetable plot with poly tunnel and gates leading to the 5.5-acre field which has a water trough and vehicular access via a field gate onto the lane. In total the gardens and land extend to about 6.5 acres.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
SERVICES : Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
TENURE: Freehold with vacant possession on completion.
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Dorset Council
COUNCIL TAX: Band G
EPC RATING: Exempt
Situated in the Cranborne Chase in a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Minchington is a traditional Dorset hamlet principally made up of period buildings, many of which are thatched. Nearby is the village of Farnham, with the highly regarded Museum Inn, built by Augustus Pitt-Rivers to house his collections. The Georgian market town of Blandford is within 8 miles and offers facilities for most everyday needs including shops, restaurants, banks, health centre, library, hospital and schools. Tisbury has a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo, as has the Cathedral city of Salisbury which has more extensive facilities. The A303 is approximately 19 miles to the north while Bournemouth Airport is within 19 miles; Poole and the Jurassic coast are within an hours’ drive.
The property is approached off the lane up a gated tarmac drive which also leads to the outbuildings including the garage, workshop and barn. The majority of the garden lies to the front and side of the house. There is a delightful terrace adjoining the rear hall with an area of formal gardens lined by box parterre, and a number of mature trees including yew, beech, hawthorn and chestnut all of which provide a delightful backdrop to the property. The orchard of apple, pear and plum trees sits behind the barn. Adjoining the garden there is a separate post and rail enclosed paddock, a large vegetable plot with poly tunnel and gates leading to the 5.5-acre field which has a water trough and vehicular access via a field gate onto the lane. In total the gardens and land extend to about 6.5 acres.
PROPERTY INFORMATION
SERVICES : Mains water, electricity and private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
TENURE: Freehold with vacant possession on completion.
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Dorset Council
COUNCIL TAX: Band G
EPC RATING: Exempt
Situated in the Cranborne Chase in a Conservation Area and an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Minchington is a traditional Dorset hamlet principally made up of period buildings, many of which are thatched. Nearby is the village of Farnham, with the highly regarded Museum Inn, built by Augustus Pitt-Rivers to house his collections. The Georgian market town of Blandford is within 8 miles and offers facilities for most everyday needs including shops, restaurants, banks, health centre, library, hospital and schools. Tisbury has a mainline railway station with services to London Waterloo, as has the Cathedral city of Salisbury which has more extensive facilities. The A303 is approximately 19 miles to the north while Bournemouth Airport is within 19 miles; Poole and the Jurassic coast are within an hours’ drive.
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Our office is located in the centre of Shaftesbury, and is one of eight offices covering the West Country, giving us a reach unrivalled by any other national sales agency. We specialise in the sale and valuation of a broad range of properties in North Dorset, West Wiltshire and South-East Somerset. James Wilson MRICS has over 30 years’ experience in the property market. The key to the success of the Shaftesbury office is personal Director level service, high quality marketing and presentation combined with detailed local and regional knowledge and national connections, backed up by our local team. Our competitors often brand us incorrectly as a franchise - we are independently owned businesses that make decisions on how best to market your property, to the strength of our local market working closely with our neighbouring and national offices. Jackson-Stops has more than a century of experience in the property market with 45 offices nationwide, from Cheshire and Yorkshire in the north, through East Anglia, the South East of England and onwards to the West Country, including a London based International Department. Our eight London offices are an important source of buyers looking for homes in the West Country. All our properties are marketed on onthemarket.com Our area is particularly well known for its educational facilities, with a highly regarded range of private and state schools and good communications. The A303 lies six miles to the north of Shaftesbury, giving access to London via the M3, and there are mainline railway stations at Tisbury and Gillingham (London Waterloo) and at Castle Cary, Westbury and Frome (London Paddington). Our Professional Valuation Department is run by Julian Bunkall FRICS with over 35 years' experience, and covers Dorset, South Somerset, South Wiltshire and Devon.