5 bedroom detached house for sale

A privately positioned and delightful five bedroom detached home located within a most desirable residential area. Set in grounds amounting to approximately 0.4 acre with countryside views. Driveway parking and detached double garage. No Onward Chain.



Situated off Bradford Road, 30 Gainsborough Drive was built in the late 1980's and forms part of an exclusive development on the west side of Sherborne. The private position at the head of the development, substantial plot and enviable views are key salient features of the property. The property is accessed via a welcoming open porch leading to a bright and spacious entrance hall providing access to the varied living accommodation, with study to the front of the property and a good sized cloakroom and cloaks cupboard. The kitchen and remaining reception rooms have a wonderful outlook over the rear gardens and fields beyond. The dual aspect sitting room with feature fireplace is a light and airy room with sliding doors to the garden. A well-proportioned dining room serves the tastefully updated and extended kitchen fitted with an excellent range of base and wall units with granite worktops over, central island unit, sink and half bowl drainer unit, eye level electric double oven, warming drawer and dishwasher. Further storage is available in the adjacent open utility area with cupboards, worktops and ample space for white goods. There is a wonderful open plan feel with the kitchen, with the addition of a garden room extension, a superb entertaining area with pleasant garden views. Stairs rise to the first floor with equally generous bedroom accommodation, in total five bedrooms two of which are served by en-suite facilities and the remainder having the benefit of a spacious family bathroom. Testament to the finish of the property 30 Gainsborough Drive benefits from double glazing throughout, solar panels and gas central heating.

Services
All mains services. Gas central heating. Solar panels.
Council Tax Band G - West Dorset District Council

Additional Information
Broadband: Ultrafast broadband is available—highest available download speed 1000 Mbps, highest available upload speed 1000 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider. 

Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).

Gainsborough Drive lies on the west side of the historic Abbey town of Sherborne. The town has a beautiful period conservation area to its centre with facilities that include the Abbey, a main line train station, two doctors surgeries, a library and a comprehensive range of shops, public houses and restaurants. Yeovil lies within short motoring distance providing, with Sherborne, an excellent range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities. The region is well known for both its public and privately funded schooling. Sporting, walking and riding opportunities abound within the area with golf clubs at both Sherborne and Yeovil. Communication links are good with a main line station at Sherborne linking with London Waterloo while road links are along the A303 joined at Wincanton giving swift access to London and the Home Counties along the M3, M25 route.

Situated at the head of the development, the property is positioned away from any passing traffic and has wonderful viewings over countryside. The corner plot measures approximately 0.4 acre and allows for a superb brick paved drive leading to a detached double garage with remote operated up and over doors. The front garden is a generous plot surrounded with ornamental trees providing a good deal of  privacy, alongside a wonderful pathway of roses leading to the front door. The rear gardens are predominantly laid to level lawn with sun terrace abutting the property. The lawn is broken up by well-kept borders, hedging, alongside a variety of fruit and specimen trees. A section of the garden has been designated with fruit and vegetable growing in mind, supported by a greenhouse and shed storage. A summerhouse is cleverly positioned in the westerly corner of the garden, to enjoy the grounds and countryside beyond.