3 bedroom detached house for sale

A beautifully presented 3-bedroom detached Victorian cottage with well appointed family bathroom, separate cloakroom, a detached garage and useful home office/gym with cloakroom, peacefully located within the sought after Downland village of Damerham set in approximately 0.17 acre.

Dating from 1860, an attractive detached cottage of traditional red brick elevation with extended accommodation that occupies a superb, quiet location within Mill End on the southerly outskirts of the village. The cottage was enlarged in the early 1990s to create the generous sitting/dining room, which is complemented by a separate snug/study and well fitted modern kitchen. The first-floor is home to three bedrooms and a good-sized family bathroom. Externally, the cottage sits in a landscaped garden plot totalling approximately 0.17 acre, within which is a single garage with an adjoining room that offers ideal work-from-home or gym/studio space.

The cottage is located towards the far end of a no through road at the southern end of the picturesque Hampshire village of Damerham, with much of the surrounding countryside designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village provides a superb Primary School (Western Downland) which is within walking distance, a Church and popular Public House, whilst the near-by Avonside town of Fordingbridge (about 4 miles) caters for most everyday needs, including a range of independent shops, well respected Primary and Secondary schooling, a health centre and sporting facilities. Communications in the area are good, with the regional centres of Salisbury, Bournemouth, Poole and Southampton all within convenient driving distance. All can provide mainline rail links to London Waterloo. Damerham is well placed for those wishing to enjoy the area on foot, wheel or in the saddle. A number of bridleways and footpaths exist in and around Damerham itself, whilst the New Forest, with it's thousands of acres of walking and riding countryside, lies about 7 miles to the East.

The house is approached via a 5 bar gate that opens to a generous gravelled driveway area that provides parking for 4 - 5 vehicles. The driveway leads to the detached SINGLE GARAGE with power and light connected and generous roof storage. Alongside the garage is a lean-to COVERED STORE and at the rear of the garage is an attached GYM/OFFICE/STUDIO with cloakroom. A stone path flanked by lawn leads to the front entrance porch. The lawn continues to the south-easterly elevation where a generous stone patio area provides outdoor dining and entertaining space. At the far end of the garden is a further area of decking and a series of raised vegetable beds and a greenhouse. In all the plot totals approximately 0.17 acre.

New Forest District Council. Tax Band E.

Mains water and electricity. Oil fired central heating. Klargester treatment plant private drainage system.

Leave Fordingbridge in the signposted direction of Sandleheath/Damerham. Proceed through Sandleheath and descend Court Hill into Damerham. Navigate the steep left hand bend and pass the Compasses Inn, continue over the bridge and turn next left. After about 500 yards turn left and pass the village school. The cottage will be found on the right hand side about 700 yards beyond the school.