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5 bedroom detached house for sale

Forest Road, BRANKSOME PARK, BH13
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Detached house
5 beds
3 baths
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Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand G

Features and description

  • Sought after branksome park location
  • Character detached home
  • Generous entrance hall
  • Ground floor cloakroom/utility
  • Three reception rooms
  • Five bedrooms
  • Two en suites plus bathroom
  • South/westerly aspect garden
  • Large driveway (garage to rear)
  • Updating required

An exceptional opportunity to acquire this charming, older-style detached property, offered to the market for the first time in over 40 years. Set within a generous plot and enjoying a desirable south-westerly aspect, this substantial home provides beautifully proportioned accommodation and a wealth of original character. The property comprises five well-sized bedrooms, including two with en-suite facilities, three versatile reception rooms ideal for family living and entertaining, and a spacious kitchen/breakfast room. Throughout, the home retains many attractive period features, creating a wonderful foundation for sympathetic enhancement. Although the property now requires updating, it represents an exciting opportunity for purchasers to design and create a truly stunning family home, tailored to their own lifestyle and tastes. The mature gardens offer excellent privacy and outdoor space, whilst the generous plot provides scope for extension or reconfiguration, subject to the usual planning consents. Properties of this nature, size, and potential are rarely available - early viewing is strongly recommended to appreciate the character, setting, and outstanding opportunity on offer.

The property occupies a delightful position on a quiet, leafy, tree-lined road, surrounded by homes of similar character, in the highly sought-after area of Branksome Park. Perfectly placed for embracing the coastal lifestyle, the golden sandy shores are just moments away, with the promenade stretching from the famous Sandbanks in one direction and to Bournemouth and beyond in the other. The vibrant village of Westbourne, renowned for its café-bar culture, excellent restaurants, and boutique shopping alongside the usual high street names to include a Marks & Spencer Foodhall is also close by. Excellent transport links are provided via regular bus services and nearby train stations at Branksome and Bournemouth railway stations.

Tenure - Freehold

Parking - Large driveway providing parking, there is a garage to the rear of the property - currently not in use, limited access.

Utilities - Mains Gas, electricity and water

Drainage - Mains drainage

Broadband - Refer to Ofcom website

Mobile Signal - Refer to ofcom website

Council Tax - Band G

EPC Rating - D

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Area statistics

Crime score
Low crime
1/10
Home prices (average)
5 bedroom detached houses
£1,779,571

About this agent

Brown & Kay - Westbourne
Brown & Kay - Westbourne
20 Seamoor Road Westbourne BH4 9AR
01202 060443
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• Family, Independent, Reliable Brown & Kay is now owned and run by husband & wife Stephen & Mandy Kay. They are supported by a strong and qualified team of professional people. Mark Rodda, our Branch Manager, has over 18 years of Agency experience to ably help you through the buying or selling process. Kate Powley is the full time Sales Administrator and her superb can do attitude with sales progression as well as keeping the office organised and running the diary makes her a valuable team member. Kim Fishlock is our Lettings Manager working full time to ensure Landlords are given the best advice on property presentation, value and finding the right tenants. Kim has several years experience in Sales as well as Lettings and is here for all your rental enquiries. Shannon Loe has recently joined and has now been with us for a year! Shannon is an experienced Estate Agent having worked for a large corporate agency and managing a town centre office. Her knowledge of Poole, and surrounding areas is excellent as well as dealing with all property across the areas we are pleased to cover. Rachel Dew is our full time property Manager and assists Kim with all aspects of renting homes. She is the 'go-to' for all Property maintenance enquiries and deals with check in and check out and long term maintenance and management of property. We are very proud that our staff are all long term and we present a great team all qualified to deal with whatever your property needs may be. • Location, Location, Location Brown & Kay 20 Seamoor Road, Westbourne BH4 9AR is just a few doors along from the very popular 'Chez Fred' Fish & Chip restaurant and also the Main Post Office. Opposite is the beautiful Arcade offering local independent gift shops, card shops, boutiques and jewellers .. all under cover! Westbourne retains a village feel with a great range of local bars but also main stream business like marks & Spencer Food Hall, and a Tesco Express. There is still a butcher, an artisan baker and a fruit and veg shop. Charity shops mingle with high end interior design business and Art galleries offering a truly eclectic shopping and leisure experience. With pathways down 'The Chines' to the award winning beaches this is truly a wonderful place to live. Bus services run to Bournemouth and beyond and the main Railway station in Bournemouth offers regular travel to London Waterloo and the rest of the country. A 10 minute walk from Westbourne takes you to local Rail Station Branksome for a quick trip to Poole, Weymouth or Dorchester. The M27 is a short drive away and links to the M3.
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