5 bedroom detached house for sale

Mount View is a beautifully presented family house with light, versatile accommodation; it is Grade II listed and is believed to date from 1841.

There is an impressive kitchen with quarry tile floor and island/breakfast bar. The adjacent conservatory has planning to be replaced with an oak-framed garden room. Beyond the kitchen is a family room with woodburning stove, double-aspect dining room, attractive sitting room with open fire and a study. A good-sized cellar provides useful storage. On the first floor there is a principal bedroom with shower room, four further bedrooms, a family bathroom and shower room. The rooms enjoy wonderful rural views or overlook the garden.

Mount View Cottage is tastefully presented and is attached to the house; it provides great potential to be let to generate income or it could be used for guests or family members. The attractive two-storey studio is currently used as a gym but could be used as a home office/games room or could potentially be let.

The rear garden is enclosed by a wall and is exceptionally private. There is a lawned area and sheltered courtyard terrace providing excellent outdoor entertaining space. The south-facing garden to the side of the house has fruit trees, vegetable beds, planted borders and a summerhouse with light and power. There is parking area to the rear of the property.

Mount View is an impressive family home situated on the edge of Potterne, a popular village lying to the south of the market town of Devizes. The village has a pub, church, village hall, playing fields and a shop/Post Office.

Devizes has a comprehensive range of shopping and recreational facilities including the Kennet & Avon canal and a thriving weekly market. The market town of Marlborough is easily accessible with the major centres of Bath, Swindon and Salisbury being within a 25 mile radius. Train services to London Paddington are available from Chippenham, Pewsey and Waterloo from Westbury and Andover. The M4 to the north and A303/M3 to the south provide fast access to London and the West Country.

There are many well-regarded state and independent schools in the area including Lavington School, Devizes School, Dauntsey's, Marlborough College, St Marys in Calne, Stonar and St Francis.

Devizes 1 miles, Pewsey 13 miles (Paddington from 60 minutes), Marlborough 15.5 miles, Salisbury 24 miles. Distances and times approximate.

Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Heating: house oil, cottage LPG and studio electric
Postcode: SN10 5LN
What3words: ///cherub.tidying.tastings