3 bedroom detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- Period Link Detached Cottage
- Social Kitchen/Dining Room
- Wood burner
- Bathroom, Ensuite & downstairs Cloakroom Pretty Courtyard Garden
- Detached Garden with Studio
- Off road Parking Walking distance to Shaftesbury town centre
Step through the pedestrian gate into the welcoming PORCH, an ideal spot for stowing coats and shoes. Waterpump Cottage has a very bright and welcoming atmosphere, evident the moment you enter the spacious KITCHEN/DINING ROOM, undoubtedly the heart of this delightful home. The well-designed kitchen has ample storage, and space for a fridge/freezer, cooker, dishwasher and plumbing for a washing machine. A peninsula unit serves as an ideal spot for casual dining or chatting with the chef, while an adjacent dining area is perfect for more formal meals or leisurely breakfasts with views of the green.
The SITTING ROOM is a bright spacious room flooded with light from the two large windows. The current owners have thoughtfully installed a cosy wood burner, complete with an integrated cooking shelf, ideal for pizzas and baked potatoes.
A rear LOBBY provides a convenient downstairs cloakroom, an understairs cupboard, and a door leading outside.
Ascending the stairs to the first floor, you'll find three double bedrooms. The PRINCIPAL BEDROOM is generously proportioned and flooded with natural light from windows on two sides, offering delightful views across rooftops to the countryside beyond. It also has built-in wardrobes. The FAMILY BATHROOM is fitted with a white suite, including a bath with shower over, WC, and hand basin. BEDROOM 2, overlooks the green to the front, and has an ensuite shower room. And BEDROOM 3, currently used as a home office, provides flexibility to suit your needs.
Outside
Waterpump Cottage has pretty COURTYARD GARDENS to the front and side, including a southwest facing seating area perfect for relaxing. A gate leads to a private PARKING SPACE, with additional on-road parking conveniently available. A pathway owned by Waterpump Cottage, leads to an additional detached, enclosed GARDEN AREA away from the main house. With a lawn, established borders, and a vegetable patch, this is a sizeable area and ideal for a keen gardener, as an allotment, or for further seating and entertaining. This garden area also houses a brilliant, insulated STUDIO, equipped with power, lighting and broadband, perfect for working from home, or as an art or pottery studio, or a teenager's den. It's a short commute down the pathway and a brilliant bonus to the property. At the entrance to this garden, there is a row of brick storage sheds, one of which belongs to the property.
Agent's Notes - The neighbours have right of way over the path behind Waterpump Cottage to access their properties.
Location
Located in the Enmore Green area of Shaftesbury, Waterpump Cottage, is within walking distance of Shaftesbury town centre.
Shaftesbury is a Saxon market town steeped in cultural history and offering stunning views over Thomas Hardy’s Blackmore Vale. The town offers a thriving community, a variety of independent shops, quality restaurants, cosy pubs, and welcoming cafés. The iconic cobbled street of Gold Hill adds to the town's charm. Excellent road and rail connections provide easy access to Bath, Gillingham, Salisbury, Sherborne, and Warminster, with London just a train ride away. The area also offers a choice of excellent independent and state schools, making it an ideal location for families.
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Rooms
ROOM MEASUREMENTS
Please refer to floor plan.
SERVICES
Mains drainage, electricity & gas. Gas central heating.
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Dorset (North Dorset) Council. Tax band D.
BROADBAND
Standard download 17 Mbps, upload 1 Mbps. Superfast download 60 Mbps, upload 15 Mbps. Ultrafast download 1000 Mbps, upload 200 Mbps. Please note all available speeds quoted are 'up to'.
MOBILE PHONE COVERAGE
EE, Three, O2 & Vodafone (Indoors & Outdoors).
TENURE
Freehold.
LETTINGS
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