Wincanton, Somerset, BA9

The original front door opens to the entrance hall. To your right a door leads through to the sitting room with a fireplace as its focal point and a useful understairs cupboard. The kitchen/diner is of a generous size with windows overlooking the rear garden. Moving upstairs, there is a family bathroom and three bedrooms. Venturing outside, the large garden offers great scope and potential with plenty of space to the side and rear of the house. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone looking for a project to create a home to their own taste and style.

LOCATION: The town of Wincanton is an appealing South Somerset town bordering the counties of Dorset and Wiltshire. Local amenities including a Co-Op supermarket, butcher, bakery, fruit and veg and whole foods shop, Morrisons, Lidl, Health Centre, Post Office, library, antique shops, cafes, eateries, the Bootmakers Workshop with crafts for both children and adults with a wood-fired pizza and a leisure centre with gym and swimming pool. The town has a thriving community with an active library as well as a community centre at the Balsam Centre which has a busy schedule of classes and groups. The town is a 10 minute drive from the fantastic offerings of Bruton including the Hauser & Wirth Art Gallery and Roth Bar & Grill, 10 minutes from the impressive highly-regarded Newt Hotel, 15 minutes from the pretty market town of Castle Cary and 20 minutes from the attractive Dorset town of Sherborne. It is also close to the A303 for an easy drive to/from London (approx 2 hours drive) and Berry’s coaches which operates a twice daily service to London. Other local attractions are a number of National Trust properties including Stourhead and approximately an hour’s drive from the beautiful Dorset coastline featuring some of the best beaches in the country. There is a Waitrose 10 minutes away in Gillingham or at Sherborne and an excellent local farm shop and restaurant at Kimbers (5 minutes away). There is also the renowned Wincanton racecourse and a pretty local park, Cale Park, which features a playground, café with ‘mini-town’ for children and the pretty river Cale which runs through to the countryside behind Loxton House.

ACCOMMODATION

Original front door with glazed panel to:

ENTRANCE LOBBY: Coat hooks, stairs to first floor and door to:

SITTING ROOM: 13’6” x 13’7” (max) Open tiled fireplace, fireside cupboard with fitted shelving, picture rail, understairs cupboard, window to front aspect and door to:

KITCHEN/DINER: 17’ x 8’1” Single drainer stainless steel sink unit with cupboard below, further wall and base units with work top over, gas boiler (not tested), double glazed windows to rear aspect and UPVC double glazed door to rear garden.

From the entrance hall stairs to first floor.

FIRST FLOOR

LANDING: Window to side aspect and hatch to loft.

BEDROOM 1: 11’7” x 8’8” Original cast iron fireplace, picture rail and window to rear aspect overlooking the garden.

BEDROOM 2: 10’8” (max) x 10’4” Original cast iron fireplace, window to front aspect and picture rail.

BEDROOM 3: 8’4” x 8’1” Window to rear aspect overlooking the garden and picture rail.

BATHROOM: Panelled bath, low level WC, pedestal wash basin, window to front aspect and tiled to splash prone areas. 

OUTSIDE

This is a particular feature due to its very generous size and substantial outbuilding which has many potential uses. There is also a driveway which leads to a single concrete section garage.

OUTBUILDING: 25’5” x 11’5” A substantial building being brick and block construction with a pitched tiled roof.

GARAGE: 18’1” x 9’ Concrete section garage.

SERVICES: Mains water, electricity, drainage and gas all subject to the usual utility regulations.

TENURE:  Freehold 

COUNCIL TAX BAND: B    

VIEWING:  Strictly by appointment through the agents.