4 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

FOUR bedroom SEMI-DETACHED home with OFF STREET PARKING. Situated in the sought village of CERNE ABBAS. Requires modernisation through and is subject to a 157 Local occupancy clause.

Constructed in the early 1950s this four bedroom semi-detached property is situated in the ever popular village of Cerne Abbas and offers the incoming purchaser a fantastic renovation opportunity. The property is of red brick construction set under a tile hung roof with a mixture of single and double glazed units throughout. On entrance to the property, a hallway provides access to the principle rooms and stairs ascending to the first floor. There are two adjoining reception rooms situated at the front and rear of the property respectively both with original fireplaces and space for a range of free standing furniture. The rear reception room also benefits from double doors opening to the rear garden. The kitchen has a mixture of floor level and wall mounted units and benefits from useful larder cupboard and outlook over the rear garden and fields beyond. Adjacent to the kitchen is a WC with hand-wash basin, separate store, integral access to the garage as well as pedestrian access out to the front of the property.
Stairs ascend to the first floor and accommodation comprising four bedrooms, serviced by a family bathroom. The master bedroom is a well-proportioned double room enjoying a view over the rear garden and fields beyond and also features an original fireplace and built in cupboard. The second bedroom offers similar proportions also benefitting from a built in cupboard and overlooks the front of the property and communal green beyond. Bedrooms three and four are also double rooms with space for additional furniture and are positioned at the front and rear of the property respectively. Completing the first floor is a family bathroom comprising bath, pedestal sink unit and WC.

SERVICES AND OUTGOINGS
All mains services – Less gas
Electric heating
Council Tax Band C - Band C: £2,156.32 (2024/25)

The property is situated close to the centre of this highly sought after Dorset village: Cerne Abbas has become immensely popular due to its many amenities which include a church, medieval abbey, tea room, village shop and three pubs. There is also a village primary school, doctors surgery and a bus service to the surrounding towns of Dorchester, Sherborne and Yeovil. The larger regional centres of Yeovil and Dorchester are approximately 15 miles and 8 miles North and South respectively, where a wider range of facilities will be found. The A37 is within a mile and provides good motoring links to the North and South. Mainline rail links to London can be found at Dorchester, Yeovil and Sherborne with airports at Exeter, Bournemouth and Bristol.

To the front of the property is a gated driveway providing parking for a number of vehicles. There is not presently a conventional front garden area, being laid as hardstanding and concrete slabs but offers the incoming purchaser the potential to develop this. Double gates to the side of property provide access to the rear garden. Abutting the rear of the property is a large paved patio, providing the ideal space for alfresco seating/ dining. The deceptively large rear garden currently houses a number of wooden sheds and fruit cages with breeze block walled boundaries to either side. The rear garden also enjoys views out over the surrounding rolling countryside.