3 bedroom country house for sale

A beautifully refurbished semi-detached Victorian cottage within the New Forest National Park.

Location:
The property is located in an elevated, semi-rural, position within the popular New Forest village of Stuckton adjoining paddock land to the rear.The village of Stuckton has a public house and garden centre. The nearby villages of Frogham and Hyde also have a public house, a village hall in Frogham and a church, primary school, a farm shop/garden centre and café in Hyde. Fordingbridge offers a good selection of independent shops and eateries, a building society, public library and churches of various denominations. Schooling is located in Hyde (primary) which feeds in to Burgate School and Sixth Form in Fordingbridge. There are a number of private schools in the area, with Forres Sandle Manor in Sandleheath and Moyles Court School near Ringwood. The area is convenient for access to a number of important centres with Salisbury approximately 11 miles north, Ringwood and Bournemouth 6 and 18 miles to the south and Southampton approximately 20 miles to the south east. Junction 1 of the M27 can be reached at Cadnam, about 10 miles distant via the B3078. On the doorstep, the New Forest offers thousands of acres for keen walkers, cyclists and horse riders to enjoy.

The property:
Seagars Farm comprises a handsome Victorian cottage which has been tastefully refurbished by the current owners, who have retained and introduced character with oak floors, cast iron style radiators, wood burning stoves and a country kitchen. A useful brick-built outbuilding, currently used as a bedroom, provides additional accommodation or office space.

Timber door to hall:

Dining room:
Engineered oak flooring. Wood burning stove standing on a brick hearth. Large storage cupboard. Stairs to first floor.

Sitting room:
Engineered oak flooring. Wood burning stove. Built-in alcove storage and shelving.

Kitchen:
Fitted with a range of country style base cupboards and drawers under oak work surfaces. Butlers sink. Wall units. Breakfast bar. Integrated fridge and freezer. Space for range cooker. Terracotta tiled floor. Stable door to rear porch and garden.Stairs from dining room to first floor landing: Radiator. Loft access.

Bedroom 1:
Radiator.

Bedroom 2:
Radiator.

Bedroom 3:
Radiator. (currently used as dressing room).

Shower room:
Walk in rain shower. Pedestal washbasin. WC. Heater towel rail. Exposed floorboards.

Separate annex/office:
Currently used as a bedroom. Vaulted ceiling. Electric heating. En-suite: Shower enclosure. Wash basin. WC.

Outside:
The property is set back from the lane and approached through an attractive front garden, laid mainly to lawn with an impressive yew tree to the front boundary. The remainder of the thoughtfully designed and well-planted garden is to the rear of the property and provides a number of seating areas to enjoy the garden from, gently sloping and laid mainly to lawn with established trees, herbaceous planting and a large patio adjoining the cottage. A single garage and an allocated parking space are located to the side of the property. Please note that the owners of the adjoining cottage and neighbouring barn have a right of access for maintenance of the shared septic tank only.

Outgoings:
Council tax band: D Amount payable 2024/25: £2215.95

Services:
Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. LPG central heating.

Council Tax Band: D
Tenure: Freehold