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Guide price£875,000
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4 bedroom detached house for sale

Higher Halstock Leigh
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Detached house
4 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: D*
1.77 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Quiet rural Location
  • Four Bedroom Farmhouse
  • Large Stocked Wildlife Pond ideal for Fishing & Wild Swimming
  • Kitchen Garden & Studio & Garaging
  • Selection of Outbuildings, Barn measuring 85ft x 40ft
  • Heated Swimming Pool
  • In all Approximately 1.77 Acres
  • Freehold
  • Council Tax Band F
A wonderful opportunity to purchase a four bedroom detached farmhouse with a selection of outbuildings, heated swimming pool and wildlife pond. In all approximately 1.77 acres. EPC Band D

Situation - Winford Farm is situated within this wonderful hamlet, which lies approximately 1 ½ miles west of Halstock, which boasts a community general store/post office, together with a most active community hall. Sutton Bingham Reservoir is located within 3 ½ miles of the property where you can enjoy fishing, sailing and wildlife walks. The market town of Beaminster is within 6 ½ miles and Yeovil 7 ½ miles where an excellent range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities can be found, together with a mainline rail link to Exeter and London Waterloo.

Description - Winford Farm comes to the market for only the 3rd time since it was constructed 100 years ago in 1924. It is constructed principally of stone with part-rendered exterior elevations, with brick quoins and contained beneath a mostly slate roof with a small tiled roof section to the rear. The property benefits from well proportioned rooms, oil fired central heating and fully double glazed windows.

The farmhouse sits within gardens and grounds of approximately 1.77 acres and include extensive parking, garaging, studio and former poultry barn, providing extensive storage, along with gardens, a large wildlife pond with island, stocked with fish and has been used for wild swimming, heated swimming pool, orchard and kitchen garden.

Accommodation - Entrance porch with quarry tiled floor and glazed door to the entrance hall with tessellated floor, stairs to first floor and glazed door to rear veranda. Sitting room with bay window to front, recessed Aga log burner with recessed cupboards on either side, two steps rise to a glazed door which opens into the garden room with tiled floor and door to front. Adjoining room with tiled floor and shelving. Door to veranda and door to the shower room comprising; shower cubicle, high level WC and wash hand basin. On the far side of the hallway can be found the dining room with bay window to front, recessed log burner with recessed cupboards and shelving to either side. Study with flagstone flooring, window to side and extensive shelving. Walk-in pantry and adjoining laundry room with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, original water pump and door to the veranda. Kitchen/breakfast room comprising 2 ¼ bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer taps and adjoining stainless steel worktop, range of floor and wall mounted cupboards and drawers, recessed former fireplace with inset Grant oil fired boiler with over mantle. Range of built in cupboards, space for cooker with hood over, quarry tiled floor and window bench seat.

Landing with sash window to rear and trap access to the fully insulated roof void. Bedroom one with two sash windows to front, porcelain sink and marble shelving. Bedroom three with window to front, picture rail, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin. Bathroom comprising; enamelled bath with shower over, bidet and wash hand basin. Bedroom four with window to rear and corner shelf. Cloakroom with low level WC. Bedroom two with window to rear, vanity unit with inset wash hand basin with cupboards under, wall mounted cupboard and fitted bookshelves.

Outside - To the west of the farmhouse is a driveway providing ample parking and turning along with access to the detached garage and carport, connected with power, water and light, with a log store to the rear and oil tank.

To the front of the farmhouse is a stone wall with a picket gate and pathway leading to the front door. To the rear of the property is a covered veranda with a glass roof and plant room for the swimming pool. This rear garden also houses a useful studio known as ‘The Sleepout’ which is of timber construction under a corrugated fibre roof, with an adjoining decking area and veranda. It is approached through a potting shed and leads to a spacious room with double glazed windows on two aspects, together with pine exposed floorboards and an adjoining room with Belfast sink and a separate cloakroom with high level WC. Beyond is a wonderful wildlife area with large expanses of lawn, large wildlife pond with jetty and an island stocked with fish and has been used for wild swimming. This are is bounded by a fine selection of trees including three oaks planted in 1895.

The former poultry barn known as ‘The Red Shed’ measuring 85ft x 40ft, which is of block and galvanised tin roof, providing extensive storage, along with an adjoining orchard and kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds and a selection of soft fruits. From here there is access to the heated swimming pool with paved surround, together with a summerhouse/changing room, connected with power and light with an adjoining air source heat pump.

Viewings - Strictly by appointment through the vendors selling agents. Stags, Yeovil office, telephone[use Contact Agent Button]

Services - Mains water and electricity are connected. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Broadband Available: ADSL under 24 Mbps Ultrafast 100 - 999 Mbps (ofcom)
Mobile Available: O2 (limited) (ofcom)

Rights Of Way And Footpaths - A public footpath also crosses the near section of the pond area.

Directions - From Yeovil head south on the A37 towards Dorchester. After approximately 2 miles turn right signposted Sutton Bingham and Halstock. After 3.5 miles in the centre of Halstock turn right at the grass triangle and leave the village passing the village hall on your right hand side. Continue on this lane and after approximately 1.5 miles, Winford Farm will be seen on the right hand side clearly identified by our For Sale board.
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Flood Risk Status - Very low risk status (environmental agency)

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    Established in 2006, Stags Yeovil office is ideally positioned on the Dorset/Somerset border and is the firm's most easterly branch. The office can be easily found in Park Road, with convenient parking close by.  The town has good communications, being a short distance from the A303 to London (130 miles) and Taunton (30 miles). Its rail links are excellent and there are two railway stations: Yeovil Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction. Ham Hill, just to the south of Yeovil, has for centuries provided the lovely honey coloured stone for the construction of property in pretty villages, such as East and West Coker. Stags also deal with properties going out towards the Somerset Levels, up to the Mendip Hills and to the east into the Blackmore Vale. Yeovil has close associations with the aircraft and defence industries and is home to Augusta Westland (helicopter manufacturers), as well as Normalair Garratt (who make aircraft oxygen systems). The town has two aerodromes, Yeovil Aerodrome and RNAS Yeovilton. The Quedam Shopping Centre has around 45 shops, plus there are many good independent shops.

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