6 Bed Detached House For Sale

A striking 6 bedroom detached family home with exceptionally spacious accommodation of over 6,000 square feet in the popular village of Coombe Bissett with an acre of grounds. With self-contained annexe and indoor pool.


Northfield House is an impressive detached family property with spacious and versatile accommodation extending to some 6,000 square feet to include a one bedroom self contained annexe and an indoor pool. The original property in the centre is thought to date back to the 1930s and has been extended subsequently in the 1990s to the East and West creating much larger house as well as the annexe over the garage. The current owners have been in occupation for 13 years and have made sensible improvements and maintained the property to a high standard. Despite its size a great effort has been made to heat the property as efficiently as possible with air source heat pumps providing the central heating and supplemented by both photovoltaic for power generation and solar thermals for heating water.

Northfield House sits delightfully in well presented grounds of an acre and is accessed via metal electric gates onto the drive which leads up to the property and its pleasing facade. There is parking for several vehicles to the East of the building as well as an electric car charging point by the double garage. Internally the ground and first floor accommodation have been sensibly laid out and are ideal for either a growing or mature family . There is a large entrance hall from the front door with stairs to the first floor, a cloakroom with door into the WC. There is an exceptionally large sitting room, separate dining room, kitchen/breakfast/family room, large utility room with pantry cupboards, cellar/hobby room, garden room and an art room. Part of one of the extensions is a heated indoor swimming pool (ASHP and Solar thermals) with plant room and changing room. On the first floor there is an impressive landing, bedroom 1 is an attractive suite with a selection of fitted wardrobes and and en-suite. There are 4 further bedrooms in the main section of the house, 3 of them doubles and one single. There is a large family bathroom which is Jack & Jill with bedroom 2. Also off of the landing there is access into the annexe via a hallway which comprises a large sitting room/dining room area, double bedroom, shower room and a kitchen/breakfast room. The annexe is self contained and can be accessed by its own front door at ground level.

Northfield Houses size and quality can only be appreciated by an internal inspection which is highly recommended.

Northfield House is located on the fringe of Coombe Bissett, a very sought after village at the entrance to the picturesque Chalke (Ebble) Valley and on the edge of Cranborne Chase. It is a busy and thriving village with a good range of local amenities including a shop and post office (owned and operated by the villagers), a pub (the Fox & Goose), a successful primary school, a church and busy village hall. For a wider range of essential services and amenities, Salisbury is only a short drive away with its excellent shopping centre, theatre, cinema and range of other facilities. A regular bus services runs into Salisbury from the centre of the village. The striking and varied countryside around the village makes Coombe Bissett a lovely place to be. There are many good opportunities for leisure and recreation with excellent walking, riding and cycling all around.

The area is renowned for its shooting and fishing and there are local golf, tennis, rugby and football clubs nearby, as well as racing at Salisbury and Wincanton, and motor racing at Thruxton. The coast is under an hour's drive to the south. The area has become very well known for its wide selection of secondary schools at all levels, including the Cathedral School, Godolphin, Chafyn Grove and Leadon Hall Prep school in Salisbury. Claysmore, Sandroyd, Port Regis and St Mary's Shaftesbury are also nearby and Salisbury has retained its boys and girls grammar schools.
The valley is also well placed for those who travel or commute to work outside the area on a regular basis. The A303/M3 is about 14 miles to the north, bringing the business centres along the M3 and M25 corridors within easy reach, and the business centres along the south coast from Bournemouth through to Southampton and Portsmouth are also within reasonable driving distance, as are Heathrow, Southampton and Bournemouth airports. There are fast regular trains to London Waterloo from Salisbury station.

Northfield House is set in wonderful gardens of around an acre and is accessed via large electric gates onto a tarmac drive which leads up to the property. There is parking for several vehicles on the driveway as well as an external electric charge point for a vehicle by the double garage. The garage has electric up and over doors. The front drive has lawns either side and a selection of specimen trees as well as mature hedgerows, flowerbeds and a garden pond. The property can be accessed down both sides. There is an attractive landscaped patio leading off of the dining room and garden room which is an ideal outdoor dining area. Leading from the pool room there is a amphitheatre which leads up to a covered walk way and in turn onto the main rear lawn which is a particularly good size. The rear garden is extensive and has a good selection of mature shrubs and plants and specimen trees as well as a greenhouse and garden shed.

Council Tax Band H.

Mains water and electricity are available to the property. Drainage is via a private septic tank. Heating is via air source heat pumps and Solar Thermals plus Solar Voltaic panels to keep the running costs down.

Leaving Salisbury on the Blandford Road proceed into the village of Coombe Bissett and before the pub take the right hand turn onto the Stratford Toney road heading towards Bishopstone. The property will be found after approximately 750 meters on the right.