No bars, no signal predictedOne bar, reliable signal unlikelyTwo bars, may experience problems with connectivityThree bars, likely to have good coverage and receive a data rate to support basic web servicesFull bars, likely to have good coverage indoors and to receive an enhanced data rate to support multimedia services
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5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
5 bed
3 bath
2,553 sq ft / 237 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Super-fast 33Mbps *
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
  • Spectacular views
  • 5 bedrooms
  • Flexible accommodation
  • Annexe potential
  • Extensive local walks
  • Peaceful location
Constructed of stone and rendered elevations under a largely pitched tiled roof, Melbury Beacon has been imaginatively extended over the years and offers expansive accommodation over two floors. The vaulted garden room is the most recent extension with a recently installed woodburner. This extension has significantly enhanced the accommodation. The property is sensibly configured with flexible accommodation and has spectacular views all around; other attributes worthy of mention include parquet flooring in the hall, dining room and sitting room and an open fireplace. The sitting room and garden room have bi-fold doors which can be opened up to provide excellent entertaining space. The kitchen is well appointed with a four oven oil fired AGA, gas hob (LPG Gas) and electric Stoves oven; Melbury Beacon has a direct pressure plumbing system and a new Worcester oil fired boiler.
The property is approached from the lane onto concrete hardstanding adjoining which is the two bay car port with additional storeroom. Directly opposite there is a garage with a store behind and useful playroom/office. The majority of the garden lies to the south and is laid to lawn with a variety of trees including damson, weeping silver birch, willow, ornamental cherries and an apple tree. To the east there is a terrace adjoining the garden room and utility room.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
Services: Mains water, electricity, LPG bottled gas and private drainage. Oil fired central heating and oil fired Aga.

Local Authority: Wiltshire County Council

Council Tax: Band F

EPC: Band D

Situated in the Cranborne Chase, an area of outstanding natural beauty, Melbury Beacon is accessed off a quiet lane and lies on the edge of Donhead St Andrew which is north-east of Shaftesbury. Within the village there is an excellent pub, The Foresters (about 20 minutes’ walk) while the nearby village of Ludwell has a highly acclaimed shop/post office, together with a butcher and pub. 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, arts centre and small cinema. 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.

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    Our office is located in the centre of Shaftesbury, and is one of eight offices covering the West Country, giving us a reach unrivalled by any other national sales agency. We specialise in the sale and valuation of a broad range of properties in North Dorset, West Wiltshire and South-East Somerset.   James Wilson MRICS has over 30 years’ experience in the property market. The key to the success of the Shaftesbury office is personal Director level service, high quality marketing and presentation combined with detailed local and regional knowledge and national connections, backed up by our local team.   Our competitors often brand us incorrectly as a franchise - we are independently owned businesses that make decisions on how best to market your property, to the strength of our local market working closely with our neighbouring and national offices.   Jackson-Stops has more than a century of experience in the property market with 45 offices nationwide, from Cheshire and Yorkshire in the north, through East Anglia, the South East of England and onwards to the West Country, including a London based International Department. Our eight London offices are an important source of buyers looking for homes in the West Country. All our properties are marketed on onthemarket.com   Our area is particularly well known for its educational facilities, with a highly regarded range of private and state schools and good communications. The A303 lies six miles to the north of Shaftesbury, giving access to London via the M3, and there are mainline railway stations at Tisbury and Gillingham (London Waterloo) and at Castle Cary, Westbury and Frome (London Paddington).   Our Professional Valuation Department is run by Julian Bunkall FRICS with over 35 years' experience, and covers Dorset, South Somerset, South Wiltshire and Devon.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on January 18, 2024

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on January 18, 2024

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    Clear: No bars, no signal predicted
    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

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