A substantial period semi-detached 4 bedroom/3 receptions town house in need of refurbishment with very large walled garden and substantial outbuilding and potential for extension, subject to planning permission

SITUATION: The property is situated along St Andrews Road just past the Co-op and Lidl supermarkets within easy walking distance of both primary and secondary schools and with close by access to hillside and riverside walks. The Kings Head pub is a short walk away as is the indoor bowls centre and a play centre. There are also bus stops close by.

The centre of the town of Bridport lies about 1 mile to the south with its comprehensive range of shops (mainly independents), twice-weekly street market, art centre, Electric Palace theatre/cinema, vintage and artists' quadrant and leisure centre with fitness suites and indoor swimming pool. The town hosts many activities, festivals and events throughout the year and is well known for its culinary delights, together with a wide range of leisure, sporting and cultural organisations including well supported U3A groups.

The sea and coast at West Bay is easily accessed by footpaths and cycle routes and is a gateway to the Jurassic Coastline and South West Coastal Paths.

THE PROPERTY comprises a semi-detached Victorian 3-storey house featuring attractive brick elevations with front bay window section under a slate roof with single storey extension at the rear providing further potential for additional accommodation.

The property has been in the same ownership for some 56 years and adapted simply for personal needs over that period. This is a unique opportunity to walk back in time with characteristics including high skirtings, ceiling cornices, picture rails, original doors, wood panelling, mainly sash windows, a mint condition mosaic tiled floor in the entrance hall and original fireplaces and built-in wooden cupboards to most principal rooms. The large windows attract good natural light to the interior and offer views over the gardens to distant hillsides both to the front and rear. The property is now in need of renovation.

The main advantage of this property is the delightful large gardens extending to the rear enclosed by high brick walls providing a large patio area and lawns and which are a blank canvas for cultivation and landscaping. The large brick built outbuilding would provide work from home office/studio.

This property offers a unique opportunity to revitalise as a family home, to convert to flats or an HMO investment subject to any necessary planning consents.

There is no potential for parking on site but on-street parking is available immediately outside.

DIRECTIONS: From the centre of Bridport travelling east along East Street, take the first exit off the roundabout signposted to Beaminster and proceed for approximately 1 mile. Just past the Co-op and Lidl supermarkets on the right, the property will be found on the left-hand side of the road.

THE ACCOMMODATION affords:
Recessed side entrance door opening to an
ENTRANCE HALL and PASSAGEWAY with Victorian mosaic tiled flooring, high-level electric consumer unit and staircase rising to the first floor with wood panelled base incorporating a CLOAKROOM with modern toilet and basin and window to the side.
GRACIOUS LIVING ROOM with bay window to the front overlooking the front raised garden and feature marble fireplace with tiled reveals. Mirror tiled recess.
DINING ROOM (recently used as a bedroom) with built-in cupboards and old part-glazed double wooden doors opening to the garden.
BREAKFAST ROOM with secondary glazed window to the north and built-in range of cupboards. Modern, wall-mounted Vaillant gas boiler. Step up to:
KITCHEN well fitted with older-style range of units comprising base cupboards and drawers with work surfaces over incorporating a single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap and Heatrae Sadia Express water heater over. Range of wall-mounted cupboards including glazed display cabinets and a cooker hood and shelving. Plumbing for dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer. Secondary glazed window over the sink to the north and double doors opening to the rear patio and gardens.
FIRST FLOOR
SIDE LANDING with large built-in corner cupboard, BATHROOM comprising a pink cast iron bath, basin, shower cubicle with Mira shower unit and former airing cupboard and a SEPARATE WC with modern low level toilet and roof light.
MAIN LANDING
BEDROOM 1 (rear) affording a double bedroom overlooking the gardens to the hillside beyond with wrought iron fireplace surround and built-in wardrobe to the side. Pedestal wash basin in room and partitioned cubicle with toilet.
BEDROOM 2 with double-glazed bay window to the front, ornate former fireplace surround with built-in wardrobe adjoining.
SECOND FLOOR
A dog-leg staircase rises from the first floor with pitched eaves to the rear with restricted head height. Balustraded LANDING with window to the south once providing a small kitchenette.
BEDROOM 3: A double bedroom with dormer window to the west enjoying country views.
BEDROOM 4 comprises a long room with deep pitched ceiling and a low double-glazed window to the east.

OUTSIDE
A wrought iron garden gate opens in the walled frontage to a stepped path leading to the main side door and which is flanked with cultivated beds providing a pleasant display.

The pathway to the south side provides access to the rear of the property where there is a large patio space and utility space and a large mainly derelict OUTBUILDING of brick construction under a corrugated asbestos and perspex roof and with two former windows ensuring light to the interior.

A flight of three high steps rises to the large lawned area extending to the west which has some established shrubs and which leads to a second garden area where there is an old wooden shed and plastic covering presently protecting the once, cultivated garden area (offering a blank canvas for garden creation).

SERVICES: All mains services are connected. A modern gas combi-boiler was installed in recent years providing hot water and central heating. Windows are a mixture of old timber single glazing, some secondary glazed and some modern uPVC double glazed. Council Tax Band 'D'.
EPC and floorplan to follow.
Preliminary particulars prepared 9.6.23
TC/LL/KEA230041/9.6.23