3 Bed Detached House For Sale

A delightful three bedroom semi-detached character cottage situated in the heart of the quaint Somerset village of Marston Magna, carport and off street parking, south facing courtyard and additional gardens. Council Tax Band A.
No Onward Chain.


3 Bridge Cottages is believed to have been built in 1888 of attractive brick elevations under a slate roof and has the benefit of being free from any listing status. This pretty period cottage is reached across a pedestrian bridge, but has the huge advantage of having a car port providing off street parking. The cottage is arranged over three floors and has a charming feel which is enhanced by dual aspect windows on the ground floor and character features such as fireplaces and exposed ceiling beams. The sitting room has a handsome exposed brick fireplace with multi-fuel stove and enjoys front and side outlooks. The kitchen/breakfast room has a peaceful green outlook over the churchyard and is fitted with floor and wall cupboards, an eye level double electric oven and hob and space for white goods. On the first floor a spacious landing with a window to the side leads to two double bedrooms, one of which features a pretty painted cast iron fireplace and the other has built in storage. The bathroom has a corner bath. with electric shower over, wc and basin. Stairs rise to the second floor attic bedroom which has a Velux window and far reaching aspect and would be ideal as a home office or hobby room.

Services
All main services connected, less gas. New electric boiler to radiators.
Council Tax Band A.

Additional Information
Broadband: FTTP—Ultrafast broadband is available—highest available download speed 1000 Mbps, highest available upload speed 1000 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via O2, and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider. 

Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea and HIGH from Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as 3.3%).

3 Bridge Cottages is situated in the centre of the popular village of Marston Magna which itself lies to the north of both the historic Abbey town of Sherborne and the local regional centre of Yeovil. The village has a church, a public house and active village hall, while both Sherborne and Yeovil provide between them an excellent range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities and lie within short motoring distance. Sporting, walking and riding opportunities abound within the area while the region is well known for both its public and privately funded schooling. Communication links are good with a main line station at Sherborne linking directly with London Waterloo while road links are along the A303 joined at Sparkford, giving swift access to London and the Home Counties along the M3, M25 route.

The cottage is reached across a pedestrian bridge, to the left hand side of the bridge there is an area of garden which has been used as a vegetable and flower patch. Besides this there are two timber sheds which are useful for bikes and garden equipment, a small greenhouse and a car port which provides off street parking. At the rear of the cottage there is a south facing courtyard garden laid to bloc paving, with raised flower beds and aspect across the churchyard with a view of the historic St. Mary’s Church which is thought to date back to 1360.