3 Bed Detached House For Sale

This fine detached house is situated in an excellent residential location on the northern outskirts of Swanage, adjacent to Days Park and within easy reach of the beach via Burlington Chine and local primary school. It is thought to have been constructed in 1936 and has external elevations of part brick, the remainder being cement rendered under a pitched roof covered with concrete tiles.

St. Michaels offers well planned family accommodation with an attractive landscaped South facing rear garden, detached garage and off-road parking. The property is in need of some updating but has been well maintained throughout.

The seaside resort of Swanage lies at the eastern tip of the Isle of Purbeck, delightfully situated between the Purbeck Hills.  It has a fine, safe, sandy beach, and is an attractive mixture of old stone cottages and more modern properties.  To the South is the Durlston Country Park renowned for being the gateway to the Jurassic Coast and World Heritage Coastline. The market town of Wareham which has main line rail link to London Waterloo (approx. 2.5 hours) is some 9 miles distant with the conurbation of Poole and Bournemouth being in easy reach via the Sandbanks ferry.

The spacious entrance hall welcomes you to St. Michaels and leads through to the large South facing living room with tiled fireplace and double doors opening to the rear garden. A second reception room, currently used as a dining room is at the front of the property. Beyond, the kitchen is fitted with a range of light units, contrasting worktops, a freestanding cooker, and has access to the side porch.

Living Room   4.17m x 3.71m max (13'8" x 12'2" max)
Dining Room    3.28m max x 2.9m max (10'9" max x 9'6" max)
Kitchen    3.3m x 2.9m (10'10" x 9'6")

On the first floor there are three bedrooms, two good sized doubles and a single. The principal bedroom is a particularly spacious South facing double with a fitted cupboard. Bedroom two is also South facing, overlooking the garden. Bedroom three is a good sized single at the front of the property. The bathroom and a separate WC completes the accommodation.

Bedroom 1    4.17m x 3.72m max (13'8" x 12'2" max)
Bedroom 2   3.7m max 2.9m (12'2" max x 9'6")
Bedroom 3   3.38m x 1.93m (11'1" x 6'4")
Bathroom   1.96m x 1.45m (6'5" x 4'9")
WC   1.39m x 1.14m (4'7" x 3'9")

Outside, there is gated access to the driveway which provides off-road parking for 1-2 vehicles and leads to the detached garage. The front garden is mostly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders. At the rear, the South facing garden is attractively landscaped with a sweeping lawn, well established shrub and flower borders and beds and kitchen garden section.

Garage   4.26m x 1.8m (14' x 5'11")

All viewings must be accompanied and these are strictly by appointment through the Sole Agents, Corbens, .  The postcode is BH19 1PL.

Property Ref BON2147