Conservatory Garden Garage Open fire Double glazing Off-street parking Central heating No Chain

Well Cottage is a detached rendered brick house dating from the late 1920s and situated on a "no through road". The property retains many period features with the added benefit of two conservatories. The ground floor also offers hall, dining room, kitchen, third bedroom and cloakroom/w.c. and lounge with attractive wood-burning stove. First floor accommodation comprises two double bedrooms with open country views, family bathroom and linen cupboard. There is also full planning permission for an extension which allows for a fourth bedroom and en-suite bathroom. The grounds include a front garden laid to decorative stone, with shrub borders, raised flower beds, lawned area, pond, orchard, summer-house, two sheds and polytunnel and extend to 3/4 acre. There is a gravelled car park and separate garage.Motcombe is a particularly sought after village lying between Gillingham and Shaftesbury. The village benefits from a post office/store, primary school, inn, and country house hotel. The nearby market towns of Shaftesbury and Gillingham provide all usual amenities. There are excellent communication links with the main line railway station to London Waterloo, and easy access to the A303The area is renowned for its excellent schools including Port Regis, St.Mary’s, Shaftesbury, Sandroyd, Sherbourne, Sherbourne School for Girls, King Bruton, and Bryantston
ACCOMODATION

Attractive porch with stained glass panels leads into

Hall: 5.5m (17ft 8in) x 1.9m (6ft 3in) Stairs to first floor with shoe storage under. Radiator, dado rail.

Cloakroom; 1.4m (4ft 7in) x 1.1m ( 3ft 6in) Suite comprising low level WC, wash hand basin with tiled surround, tongue and groove panelling to dado rail, radiator, period glazed star pattern window to rear. Fitted mirror.

Sitting Room: 5.1m (16ft 6in) into bay window x 3.65m (12ft) with wood-burner on brick hearth and timber mantel. Sash windows with secondary glazing, dado rail, television aerial socket and French doors to ;

West Conservatory: 5m (16ft) x 4.8m (15ft 3 in) max. Wooden framed with sealed unit double glazed panes, French style chandelier fitting, views over gardens to the west and Duncliffe Hill to the south. French doors to garden.

Dining Room : 3.3m (10ft 11 in) x 3.2m (10ft 5 in) into bay window. Brick fireplace with wood-burning stove, original built-in shelved cupboard, inset halogen ceiling lights, radiator, sash windows with secondary glazing panels. Paired bi-fold doors to :

East Conservatory : 4.8m (15ft 2 in) x 3.6m ( 11ft 9 in) max. Wooden framed with sealed double glazed panes, telephone and fax points, views to feature arbour and Duncliffe Woods. French style chandelier fitting, French doors to garden.

Kitchen / Breakfast room : 3.63m (13ft 11 in) x 3.53m (13ft 7in). Fitted with a good range of floor and wall units in Shaker style with worktop surfaces over. Sink with mixer tap, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, electric cooker point, large LPG range style cooker, radiator, display unit, inset halogen ceiling lights. Newly fitted sealed double glazed windows and double doors giving fabulous light open views over farmland to Duncliffe Hill.

Bedroom 3 / Study : 3.28m (10ft 9in) x 2.46m (8ft 1in) . Dual aspect. Radiator, fitted shelving views to Duncliffe Hill and French doors to garden.

FIRST FLOOR

Landing: radiator, built-in linen cupboard with Vallient LPG boiler.

Bedroom One:
5.25m (16ft 10 in) to bay x 3.65m ( 12ft) . Triple aspected with tiled fireplace, built-in louvred wardrobe, picture rail, original circular window, country views, radiator.

Bedroom Two:
4.26m (14ft) x 3.26m (10ft 9in) to bay. Dual aspect telephone and fax point, tiled fireplace, built-in cupboard over stairwell, picture rail, radiator, hatch to roof space.

Bathroom:
3m (9ft 10 in) x 2.13m (7ft). Dual aspect, with suite comprising roll top bath with shower tap, pedestal wash basin, low level WC, tiled fireplace, heated towel rail, original star-pattern glazing, panelling to dado rail, hatch to roof space.

OUTSIDE
The front garden is laid to ornamental stone behind picket fence and low hedge. A path leads to the east of the house to old wall with feature pool under trellis arbour surrounded by shrubbery with shed and LPG tank. A grassed area in front of kitchen leads to the main lawn and flowerbeds with further shrubbery. An attractive summerhouse is sited next to the wildlife pond, the path leading on through orchard and soft fruit cage, further shed and polytunnel. Beyond this is a gravelled car park area accessed via two five bar gates from lane. There is further land currently unused, in all nearly ¾ acre. Across the lane from the house is the tandem garage 26ft 8 in x 7ft 10 in with concrete floor and double timber doors. In front of this is a concrete standing with pedestrian access for our neighbour to access their orchard.

SERVICES

Mains water and electricity are connected.
LPG central heating and LPG storage tank.
A new underground septic tank has been installed with new drainage system.
The original well has been fitted with a pump to supply water for the garden.

COUNCIL TAX
Band E