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2 bedroom cottage for sale

Home Farm, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11
Retirement
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Cottage
2 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: F*
1,323 sq ft / 123 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Leasehold
Council tax, if payable: Band E
Broadband: Super-fast 74Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Leasehold
A charming two Bedroom Cottage forming part of this exclusive development, for the over 55's, set in approximately 3.5 acres of mature landscaped communal gardens.

Features Include:-

* Electric Underfloor & Ceiling Heating
* Sitting Room
* Open-Plan Dining Room/Kitchen
* Garden Room
* Cloak Room
* Alarm System
* Two Double Bedrooms
* Balcony
* Private Patio Garden
* Carport
* Visitor Parking

Accommodation see floorplan

Completed in 2005, Home Farm is a stylish development of 27 properties skilfully blending conversions of the original farm buildings with new build houses. Set in three and a half acres of mature, landscaped gardens offering many seating areas within the grounds offering a tranquil setting to while away the time. Home Farm is situated off Tower Hill, within walking distance of the village and shops.

5 Home Farm is a charming and contemporary cottage, well-presented both inside and out benefitting from underfloor & ceiling heating and double glazing. The triple aspect sitting room is accessed via double opening glazed doors and has French doors leading out to a south-west facing patio. Across the hallway is the kitchen, which is fitted with a range of base and wall units as well as built-in appliances. The open-plan design of the kitchen and dining area creates a large and welcoming space for entertaining. The south-west facing garden room has French doors to a second patio. There is a downstairs cloakroom off the hallway.

Upstairs, both bedrooms have fitted wardrobes, and sloping ceilings with Velux windows. The master bedroom has a sit-out balcony offering rural views beyond the village, and the second bedroom has an attractive and bright triple aspect again offering views. There is a family bathroom comprising the panelled bath with overhead shower, wash hand basin and low level WC.

A carport is located a short distance away.

OUTGOINGS
999 Year Lease (from 1984)
NO Ground Rent
Service Charge (2023) £5828pa,
paid quarterly to include Buildings Insurance & Alarm System

SERVICES
Cognatum Estates Limited maintains, repairs and insures all the buildings, arranges the window cleaning and refuse collection and tends to the gardens and grounds, thereby freeing owners and residents from these responsibilities. There is also an estate manager.

SITUATION
Iwerne Minster is a desirable village in the Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The village comprises a mixture of types of properties and boosts excellent local facilities including a post office/store and public house. The Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury offers further facilities to cater for most every day requirements including: supermarkets, Cottage hospital, dentists, doctors surgeries as well as a range of boutique shops, cafes, restaurants, hotels and local farmers market (Thursdays). The area offers some beautiful countryside which can be enjoyed via the many public footpaths and bridleways. There are several local golf courses, cycle and rugby clubs and nearby race courses as well as National Trust properties such as Stourhead, Win Green and Cley Hill.

Places of interest

    Set up in 1984 by Vivien Horder herself the company is now one of the longest established independent Estate Agents in the town. Her son David Horder MNAEA joined the company in 1986 and so offers in excess of 20 years experience of selling property in the local area, together with his dedicated staff all of whom grew up and still live in the Blandford Area. With their depth of local knowledge you can rest assured you are in the most capable hands.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on September 1, 2022

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    Basic: Up to 30 Mbit/s
    Super-fast: Between 30 Mbit/s and 300 Mbit/s
    Ultra-fast: Over 300 Mbit/s

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on September 1, 2022

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    Red: One bar, reliable signal unlikely
    Amber: Two bars, may experience problems with connectivity
    Green: Three bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web services
    Enhanced: Full bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services

    Energy Performance data and Internal floor area: obtained on August 18, 2016 from The Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 or the Home Report if in relation to a residential property in Scotland.

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