About the property

TWO BEDROOM BUNGALOW WITH LARGE GARDEN AND OFF ROAD PARKING

Shillingstone is a thriving village with a Co-op convenience store, petrol station, a post office at the Church centre, pub (The Old Ox) and primary school. More local services are nearby in Sturminster Newton, and for a wider range of shops and amenities it is only a short drive into Blandford Forum, where there is a MandS Food Hall, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco superstores. There is good walking, cycling and riding in the lovely countryside. The coast is within easy reach and there are many other opportunities for sport and recreation in the area. Nearby Gillingham station has regular trains to London Waterloo (approximately 2hrs).

Upon entering the property there is a useful inner porch area ideal for storing shoes and coats. The sitting room is to the front of the property and benefits from a cosy wood burning stove. The two bedrooms are both good size double rooms with bedroom 1 being to the front aspect with ample storage space, bedroom 2 is to the rear of the property overlooking the garden with a cupboard housing the wall mounted boiler. The bathroom has been beautifully designed and benefits from a modern white suite to include bath with wall mounted shower and glass shower screen, W/C and wash hand basin. The kitchen is to the rear of the property and overlooks the garden. It has been fitted with a selection of wall base units and drawers under an oak effect worktop with a tiled splashback, there is a Belfast sink underneath the window and space for freestanding cooker and fridge/freezer. A rear lobby gives access from the kitchen across to a store room which currently houses the washing machine and tumble dryer. An additional door from the lobby opens out to the rear garden.

Externally the large rear garden offers a useful gravel and paved section offering ample space for an outdoor table and chairs for entertaining in the warmer months, there is also an ornamental fish pond, paved steps lead up to the lawned section of the garden, where you can enjoy far-reaching views across to Eastcombe Woods and Okeford Hill. There is a useful timber storage shed, a section of the garden is currently being used for chickens. A side gate gives access to the front of the property where there is a gravel driveway offering off road parking for two cars and a pretty front garden which has been mainly laid to lawn with a paved footpath.

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Council Tax Band: B

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