Largely rebuilt, and extended in 2017, Swakeleys is now in immaculate order and has been totally refurbished with real attention to detail. Remedial works have included well insulated timber cladding in douglas fir, re-wiring, re-plumbing, the installation of new bath/shower rooms, flooring and redecoration throughout. The accommodation is now sensibly configured with a delightful open plan sitting room/dining room with two pairs of French windows opening onto the delightful garden bordered by a stream (a tributary of the River Nadder). Swakeleys has a beautifully fitted kitchen with granite worktops, and an Everhot range cooker. Engineered oak flooring has been laid in the open plan sitting/dining room and all bedrooms, and slate flooring in the kitchen, hall and bathrooms. In addition, the property has been fitted with aluminium framed double glazed windows with an emphasis on thermal efficiency.

The property is approached from the lane via solid timber gates onto a gravelled car parking area. The front garden is gravelled with two areas of terracing; one by the front door and the second in the south corner of the garden which has been imaginatively landscaped. There are raised beds, with a wide variety of flowering shrubs and trees including eucalyptus, copper beech and colourful plants including hydrangeas, roses, geraniums and dahlias amongst many others. At the rear a slate terrace extends to the width of the facade and into a covered area with steps leading to the rear garden which is to lawn, and bordered on one side by tall beech hedging and close boarded fencing on the other. At the end there is a raised area of decking with a delightful stream (a tributary of the River Nadder) and a garden shed.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Services: Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating. Electric Everhot range cooker.

Local Authority: Wiltshire County Council

Council Tax: Band E

EPC: Band D

Tenure: Full vacant possession on completion.

Swakeleys lies in Donhead St Andrew which is north-east of Shaftesbury. Within walking distance there is an excellent pub, The Foresters, while the nearby village of Ludwell has a highly acclaimed shop/post office, together with a butcher. For more extensive requirements there is the hilltop Saxon town of Shaftesbury which has a wide range of facilities including niche retailers, cafes and supermarkets, together with a health centre, small hospital, a library and an arts centre. More comprehensive facilities can be found in Sherborne and the cathedral city of Salisbury. There is a mainline railway station at Tisbury (London Waterloo) and the A303 lies some seven miles to the north giving access to the South West and London, via the M3.