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3 bedroom detached house for sale

Blackbirds, Thornford, Sherborne, DT9
Chain-free
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Detached house
3 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: C*
1,334 sq ft / 124 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band D
Broadband: Super-fast 75Mbps *
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: Freehold
  • 3 Double Bedrooms
  • Onward Chain Complete
  • Extended Family Home
  • Central Village Location
  • Energy Saving Feautures
  • Integral Garage
  • Low Maintenance Garden
OFFERS INVITED. A very well-presented and significantly extended three double bedroom detached family home situated in the highly desirable village of Thornford. Garage, car port, parking and generous garden. NO ONWARD CHAIN.

1 Blackbirds is a very well presented three bedroom detached family home that has been well loved and tastefully updated by our current vendors, modernising and significantly extending. The ground floor accommodation is well connected offering a vast amount of reception space. The kitchen has an excellent range of cupboards and drawers with work tops over, an integral washing machine, dishwasher, two wine coolers, Neff double oven and a four ring induction hob with space for an American style fridge freezer. There is also a useful fitted breakfast bar with storage and a side door out to the garden, as well as integral access into the garage. The snug/dining room is adjacent from the kitchen. This space in recent years has had an insulated composite roof added.
The first floor has three bedrooms which are all of double proportion and have great built in storage. The main bedroom has extensive built in wardrobes and an ensuite shower room which is fully tiled, and equipped with a basin vanity unit/storage, wc and walk in shower. The family bathroom is large and is fitted with a corner bath, walk in rain shower, wc, heated towel rail and vanity basin with a light up LED mirror above.

Services
Mains connected – less gas, oil central heating and solar panels owned outright. 15pence perkwh. Battery storage.
Council Tax Band D, EPC pending.

Bedroom 1 - fitted wardrobe measurements width 3mtrs x depth 580

Bedroom 2 wardrobe measurements
width 1780 x depth 510

Bedroom3 fitted wardrobe measurements
width 1320 x depth 580

Thornford has a number of amenities that include a church, a village hall, a primary school (outstanding Ofsted rating), a village shop/post office and a thriving village pub. The historic Abbey town of Sherborne lies within short motoring distance providing an excellent range of cultural, recreational and shopping facilities. Sporting, walking and riding opportunities abound within the area with many walks to be had from the village itself and golf clubs at both Sherborne and Yeovil while the region is well known for both its private and publicly funded schools. Communications links are good with a train halt on the west side of the village on the Weymouth to Bristol line and a main line station at Sherborne linking directly with London Waterloo while road links are along the A303 joined at Wincanton giving swift access to London and the Home Counties along the M3, M25 route.

A block paved driveway provides parking for approximately two vehicles and gives access into the garage with electric roller door, light and power. There is also a carport providing sheltered parking.
The garden is private, secure and fully enclosed and is laid to artificial lawn with raised beds. This garden is a great space for entertaining and enjoying summer evenings.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on January 13, 2023

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