7 bedroom detached house for sale

A handsome Grade II listed Georgian village house

Description

The Elms is a Grade II listed Georgian village house constructed of mellow brick elevations under a slate roof. The house dates from 1730 with additions from the 18th and 19th centuries. The main portion of the house was enlarged in 1890 and the main elevation of the property has a classic Georgian façade with a central doorway with symmetrical windows on either side and bay windows.

The house provides spacious family accommodation extending to over 4,800 sq ft, with gracious main reception and bedrooms of good proportions. The house has been in the same ownership since 1994, and whilst well maintained externally, would benefit from some updating internally. There are many period features including wood panelling, moulded cornices, open fireplaces, dado rails, picture rails and moulded ceilings. The accommodation is arranged over three floors.

The main front door is off the road but for day-to-day access, there is a family entrance from the secure paved and gated courtyard parking area, through the garden and into the inner hall. The inner hall provides access to the main staircase hall and all principal ground floor rooms, including the dining room, drawing room, study and kitchen/breakfast room, with butler’s pantry and a conservatory just off. The drawing room and dining room are of particular note, with bay windows, tall windows and beautiful period features. There is also a cloakroom with WC and stairs lead down to the cellar with games area and wine store.

A door leads from the kitchen through to a suite of rooms to the side of the house that have been used as a separate annexe with its own access; the garden room, a kitchenette and bathroom.

Upstairs, there are five bedrooms on the first floor with a bathroom and separate shower room. There are two bedrooms on the second floor with a bathroom; note this needs to be completely updated.

OUTSIDE & OUTBUILDINGS
The garden is enclosed to the road by a traditional wall, part red brick and cob, providing privacy and screening. Wrought iron gates give access to the surfaced courtyard which is surrounded by knapped flint brick with tiled canopy walls giving access to the Coach House and garden.

The Coach House provides a large garage and a secondary smaller garage/store on the ground floor. Stairs lead up to the first floor annexe, with a living room, bedroom, kitchenette and shower room.

There is a stunning Victorian conservatory, on brick foundations, which the owners have recently undertaken some repair work to. It houses a magnificent old vine and hothouse for raising plants. There is a further summer house/garden store with rendered elevations. The owners have created some beautiful grounds, with different garden ‘rooms’, including terraces, an ornate pond, a kitchen garden, Box hedge parterre, lawns and garden walks.

Location

Winterbourne Dauntsey sits in the Bourne Valley, about 4 miles north east of Salisbury. Together with adjoining village Winterbourne Earls, there is a thriving community, with a village hall, St Michael’s & All Angels church, Winterbourne Earls C of E primary school, a local village nursery and
the Winterbourne Arms pub. A doctors surgery is in the nearby village of Porton.

The beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts and recreational facilities. Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes. Southampton International Airport is approximately 20 miles south and Bournemouth International Airport approximately 24 miles south of the village. The A303 provides access to the South-West and London, via the M3.

Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at South Wilts Golf Club and High Post. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.

There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.

All distances and travel times are approximate.

Square Footage: 4,876 sq ft


Acreage: 0.4 Acres

Directions

DIRECTIONS (SP4 6EW)
Coming from Salisbury, drive through the village of Winterbourne Earls, and as you pass signs marking the village of Winterbourne Dauntsey, you can see the house on the right hand side, just past St Michael’s & All Angels church. The entrance and parking area is just on the right hand side, past the house.

Additional Info

Fixtures and Fittings
Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.

Services
Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil-fired Aga and central heating. Mains gas to ground floor annexe adjoining the house and Coach House annexe.

Viewings
Strictly by appointment with Savills