The property is situated on the outskirts of the village of Dauntsey and has been utilised by the vendors for private residential and private equestrian use for almost twenty years.
Within the village there is an infant school and nearby Great Somerford has a shop and public house. More extensive facilities are offered by the historic market town of Malmesbury to the north with coffee shops, restaurants, Waitrose and small boutique shops.
There are mainline rail links at Chippenham and also Swindon. We understand that the village is also on the bus route to the junior school in Brinkworth, and there are two excellent secondary schools in Malmesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett. Both Bristol and Bath are very accessible via the M4 Motorway and the River Avon is about five minutes drive providing beautiful riverside walks.
The residence, in the agent’s opinion, offers comfortable and very characterful accommodation with period origins and there are a number of period features retained including fireplace and exposed beams etc.
The property has some excellent equestrian facilities including an excellent manege with sand and fibre surface as well a separate stable block and we understand that there is hacking in the area with a bridleway in the village.
Price Guide £800,000 Under OfferRef: JN6224
THE RESIDENCE
A detached house of much character, offering, in the agent’s opinion, comfortable and flexible accommodation, arranged on three floors. The property has oil-fired central heating and double glazing and the accommodation in brief is as follows (please refer to floor plan for approx. room sizes)
An Entrance Porch leads into an Inner Hall Area off which there are doors to the lovely Kitchen / Dining Room with an attractive former brick fireplace, stone tile flooring, a breakfast island unit, a handmade, bespoke fitted kitchen, electric and gas fitted range, as well as granite and timber worksurfaces. There are then double doors leading out to the Conservatory and a stable door leading to the Utility Room, and a separate door leading to the Cloakroom, which has a wash hand basin and WC.
Off the Hallway the stairs rise to the First Floor and a further door leads to the Main Reception Room which has a very nice brick fireplace with a wood-burning stove and understairs store cupboard.
From the Hall there is also access to the Ground Floor Bathroom which has a double shower cubicle, a ball and claw bath with mixer tap and shower attachment, a wash hand basin and WC, as well as stone tile flooring and underfloor heating.
On the First Floor there are Three Good Size Bedrooms off a Landing with stairs leading up to the Second Floor and steps leading to Bedroom Five, which the vendors currently utilise as a Home Office. Up the second flight of stairs Bedroom Four is divided into two areas, each with rooflights and has a built in bed.
Approached from the outside of the property, on the ground floor there are double doors to a very useful Workshop with light, power and heating and immediately to the rear there is an exterior Boiler Room with oil-fired boiler.
Price Guide £800,000Under OfferRef: JN6224
OUTSIDE, OUTBUILDINGS & LAND
The property is approached off the no through lane that gives access to one other property beyond. To the left hand side a private brick pillared entrance with double gates leads into a gravel driveway which leads on up to the side of the house providing parking and turning facilities, and there is gated access out to the land, and to the Stable Yard at the rear. There are pleasant lawned gardens and grounds with attractive, mainly hedged boundaries and mature shrubs. Off the parking area there is a Garage Block with Two Garages, and a Field Shelter utilised as a Store at present. Leading on round there is then a gated access into the Yard Area, off which lies the Stable Block, which is L-shaped and comprises Three Timber Loose Boxes with Tack Room and Yard to front, with light, power and water supplies. Immediately adjoining lies the first part of the land, within which lies an excellent Manege c. 40m x 20m with sand and fibre surface and a railed surround, with a paddock adjoining that could easily be divided by electric fencing. The main body of The Land (approx. 5 acres) lies immediately opposite the house, over the lane and comprises one main block of level pasture land which is currently divided into four field areas, with water supply and field shelter. This field adjoins the M4 Motorway embankment, and has a leylandii hedge screen running along one side. We understand that the land is productive and grows a prolific grass crop.
ALL APPROX. 6.5 ACRES (About 2.7 Hectares)
NB it should be noted that the M4 can be heard from the property in varying degrees, depending on weather conditions.
Price Guide £800,000Under OfferRef: JN6224
