5 Bed Detached House For Sale

An individual and handsome family home providing flexible living accommodation and annex potential. Located at the end of a no-through lane in the village of Silton.

Stonelea is an individual and extremely handsome house built 30 years ago in a Georgian rectory style with high ceilings and attractive cornicing and ceiling roses. The property exudes a sense of grandeur with its sweeping gravel driveway leading up from double gates. All rooms are well proportioned with large windows allowing for plenty of light to flood in. The ground floor accommodation comprises a welcoming entrance hall with double doors to the 27’ sitting room on one side and the snug on the other side. There is under stairs storage with light and a WC, both located either side of the stairs. The kitchen/dining/ family room really is the heart of the home and features under floor heating and French doors opening onto the patio. There are further doors into the snug and the side hall where you will find the utility room and side doors to the drive and rear of the property. Along the hall is further accommodation currently used as a ‘games room with WC, gym and office / bedroom above. This could very easily be re-designed as an annex with its own entrance if desired. The first floor provides three double bedrooms sharing a large family bathroom and a master bedroom with ample built-in wardrobes and en-suite shower room.

SITUATION
Silton is a small, protracted hamlet that predominately lies to the south of the A303. The nearby village of Bourton provides a fuel station and convenience store, Primary School, Doctors surgery and Public House all within walking distance. Zeals also offers a Public House. The nearby town of Wincanton provides a selections of supermarkets and most everyday amenities including Doctors surgery, Opticians, Post Office, family Butchers and more. For more extensive shopping the towns of Bath and Salisbury are a relatively short drive. The area is well known for the choice of good state and independent, primary and secondary schools. Leisure activities include local leisure centres and gyms, shooting, horse-riding, golf, rugby, football and much more.
Road links are excellent with the A303 close by and mainline railway stations can be found at Gillingham and Bruton.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached from Fantley Lane, Zeals, through double wooden gates to a large drive flanked by areas of manicured lawns. There is space to park many vehicles in front of the house with additional parking to the rear of the garden adjacent to the double garage and store. The rear garden comprises a substantial lawn with borders planted with flowers, shrubs and bushes. A stone patio sits adjacent to the house enjoying a westerly aspect. Mature hedging encompasses the whole plot which measures approximately 0.55 acres and backs onto fields.

Dorset Council Tax Band G
EPC: D

SERVICES
Mains water, drainage, electricity are connected to the property. An Oil fired boiler provides heating and hot water. There is under floor heating in the kitchen / family room. Wood burning stove was installed in the sitting room in 2023.

DIRECTIONS
Post Code: SP8 5AJ
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From Shaftesbury take the B3081 to Gillingham and then the B3095 to Mere. At Milton-On-Stour, turn left then bear right and follow the signs to Bourton. At the junction, turn right, then right again onto Fantley Lane after approximately 200m. Stonelea is the second to last property on the right.