3 Bed Detached House For Sale

AN IMMACULATELY KEPT DETACHED HOUSE IN A LARGE GARDEN WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO EXTEND OR REDEVELOP.

The Retreat is an immaculately well kept three bedroom detached house that sits in a large mature garden in one of the prime spots in the village. Unseen from the road, the original house was built in the 1940’s but it has been much altered and extended since then and the accommodation now comprises an entrance hall off which there is a snug sitting room with a fireplace and wood burning stove, a study/second sitting room and a generous country style kitchen and dining room. Upstairs there are three good bedrooms and a large family bathroom. Our clients acquired the house in 1998 and over the years they have thoroughly refurbished and updated the property, installing a new kitchen and bathroom shortly after they moved in, replacing most of the windows in 2000 and installing a new boiler in 2015. The services are in good working order and the house is simply but neatly presented throughout and while The Retreat is a very comfortable house just as it is, the large garden and extensive outbuildings add enormously to the appeal, and for anyone who wants to build a larger house in the heart of this very popular village, there is huge potential for extension and/or redevelopment.

The large private garden is an important feature of the property providing a lovely setting for the house and great potential for extension and/or redevelopment. The house is set well back from Church Road hidden from view behind a tall wall and a clipped Beech hedge. Double gates open onto a drive on either side of which there is parking for 5 or 6 cars, a substantial detached garage and workshop, and a small barn with a hayloft. A path leads from the drive up to the house which sits roughly in the middle of the garden with a sunny terrace and automatic awning on the south side (next to kitchen). The large lawns back and front are planted with a fine display of spring bulbs and interspersed with a variety of fruit and other specimen trees, and attractively stocked mature borders and hedge screens. To one side there is former vegetable garden with a large greenhouse and secure garden store.

About three miles northeast of Blandford Forum, Pimperne is a popular and thriving village with a successful primary school, a busy village hall, its own gym and a popular pub (The Anvil). For everyday shops and services, it is only a short drive into Blandford with its busy Georgian market square and other amenities including an M&S food hall, Lidl and Tesco superstores, doctors and dentists etc. Communication links around the village are good and the easy drive to Poole, Bournemouth and Ferndown makes it a convenient location for people who commute to work in that area, and easy access on to the A31 provides a quick link to the M27 for Southampton and Portsmouth, and the M3 to London. The A303/M3 via Salisbury is an alternative route to London and Salisbury is the most convenient train station (London Waterloo from 1½ hours). Pimperne is situated on the edge of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape and a brisk walk will take you out into the rolling countryside that this part of Dorset is famed for. There are also lots of good opportunities for sport and recreation in the area with numerous golf courses and plenty of sport clubs in and around Blandford, and within half and hours drive you can be enjoying water sports and boating in Poole Harbour and Studland Bay or walking along Dorset’s renowned Jurassic coastline.

All mains services available. Gas central heating.
Broadband and Mobile: Good broadband (FFTC available in village) and mobile coverage.
Covenants and Easements: The Land Registry Official copy of the title suggests covenants and easements affect this property. Please seek specific advice from a solicitor.
EPC: Current Band D (potentially Band C)
Local Authorities: Dorset Council. /
Council Tax: Band E. Charge for the year 2024/25 £2,958.52