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This property is no longer on the market
Floorplan
Map5 bedroom detached house
Air source heat pump
Air source heating
Photovoltaic
Solar panels
Detached house
5 beds
4 baths
3311
Key information
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Ask agent
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal:
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Features and description
- Quiet sought after location
- Architect designed contemporary property in lovely position
- Wonderful views
- Light and bright accommodation
- Thermally efficient
- Air source heating
- Photovoltaic and solar panels
- Gardens and paddock
- In all about 2 acres
Bought from new in 2016 by the current owners, Swyncombe was constructed by Pearce Properties Ltd of Sherborne, a well known and reputable local firm. The property has the benefit of a NHBC warranty and has been built to high standard throughout with a clear emphasis on energy efficiency, with underfloor heating sourced via an air source heat pump, photovoltaic and solar panels, complimented by a direct pressure plumbing system. Other attributes include a large open plan kitchen/ dining/ sitting room which extends to approximately forty-three feet, oak and tiled floors and a spectacular outlook over the surrounding lightly wooded countryside. The adaptable accommodation is sensibly configured and extends to approximately 3,300 square feet.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private treatment plant. Air source heating system. Photovoltaic solar panels.
Local Authority Wiltshire County Council: wiltshire.gov.uk
Council Tax: Band G
EPC: Band B
The property is approached from the lane onto a large gravel parking and turning area joining which is the former garage which has been converted to a playroom/office. Steps lead from the gravel area to the side of the house where a paved terrace extends around the full length of the large sitting/dining room/kitchen. The grounds are mainly to lawn interspersed with a variety of mature trees including beech, pine and hawthorn and flanked on one side by woodland. The majority of the garden lies to the north east and is bisected by a stream which runs through the grounds; there is a separate paddock with field gate providing vehicular access. Large timber shed.
West Knoyle is a small Wiltshire village surrounded by countryside which has been designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. The village has a pretty church (St Mary the Virgin) reputedly dating from the twelfth century and a village hall. East Knoyle is within a couple of miles with the highly regarded Wren’s Community Shop and village post office and the Fox and Hounds Inn while the thriving town of Mere, has an excellent range of local shops including the Sprout and Flower, Yapps Brothers Wine Merchants, a butcher, small supermarket, library, primary school, post office, a number of churches, both Church of England and Roman Catholic, doctor and dentist’s surgeries and a hotel. Shaftesbury has an excellent range of facilities including cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, a small hospital, a library, a health centre and an arts centre with cinema. In nearby Gillingham there is a Waitrose as well as a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). Bruton is a fashionable and popular town in the heart of the Somerset countryside. The town has several well-known restaurants, pubs and bars including At the Chapel, The Roth Bar at the world-renowned Hauser & Wirth Gallery and The Newt Hotel and Gardens. A wider range of facilities can be found in Sherborne, Bath and Salisbury, all of which are within easy motoring distance. The A303 lies approximately two miles to the north giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.
Services
Mains water and electricity. Private treatment plant. Air source heating system. Photovoltaic solar panels.
Local Authority Wiltshire County Council: wiltshire.gov.uk
Council Tax: Band G
EPC: Band B
The property is approached from the lane onto a large gravel parking and turning area joining which is the former garage which has been converted to a playroom/office. Steps lead from the gravel area to the side of the house where a paved terrace extends around the full length of the large sitting/dining room/kitchen. The grounds are mainly to lawn interspersed with a variety of mature trees including beech, pine and hawthorn and flanked on one side by woodland. The majority of the garden lies to the north east and is bisected by a stream which runs through the grounds; there is a separate paddock with field gate providing vehicular access. Large timber shed.
West Knoyle is a small Wiltshire village surrounded by countryside which has been designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty. The village has a pretty church (St Mary the Virgin) reputedly dating from the twelfth century and a village hall. East Knoyle is within a couple of miles with the highly regarded Wren’s Community Shop and village post office and the Fox and Hounds Inn while the thriving town of Mere, has an excellent range of local shops including the Sprout and Flower, Yapps Brothers Wine Merchants, a butcher, small supermarket, library, primary school, post office, a number of churches, both Church of England and Roman Catholic, doctor and dentist’s surgeries and a hotel. Shaftesbury has an excellent range of facilities including cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, banks, a small hospital, a library, a health centre and an arts centre with cinema. In nearby Gillingham there is a Waitrose as well as a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). Bruton is a fashionable and popular town in the heart of the Somerset countryside. The town has several well-known restaurants, pubs and bars including At the Chapel, The Roth Bar at the world-renowned Hauser & Wirth Gallery and The Newt Hotel and Gardens. A wider range of facilities can be found in Sherborne, Bath and Salisbury, all of which are within easy motoring distance. The A303 lies approximately two 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. 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. 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.