The Hawthorns, Stalbridge, Sturminster Newton - £245,000 Sold Subject to Contract

A wonderful chance to purchase an extremely well maintained semi detached home with two double bedrooms and offering around 744 square feet (96 sq. m) of living space. The property is situated at the top of a quiet cul de sac in a popular residential area with easy access to some fabulous countryside walks, including the Nature Reserve and within walking distance to all the town's facilities. Stalbridge is reputed to be Dorset's smallest town and benefits from an award winning independent supermarket, family run butchers, post office and highly rated primary school. There is also a dentist surgery, community run library, various entertainment venues plus other amenities. We believe that the property was built in the early 1990s and has been a very much cherished and enjoyed home to our seller for about twenty four years. During this time, this lovely home has been extremely well maintained and improved with the addition of a conservatory, which has recently had a new roof, the external woodwork has been replaced with easy to maintain uPVC and the uPVC windows self clean in the rain. The property also benefits from cavity wall insulation and gas fired central heating from a boiler that was renewed in 2021. This delightful home provides an easy to use layout with a bright interior, which will certainly meet the approval and needs of many potential buyers'. From those looking for a first home and equally those looking for a downsize. It would make a great lock up and leave UK base as well as an investment for the rental market.

ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall

Storm canopy - Part glazed front door opens into a good sized welcoming entrance hall. Ceiling light. Smoke detector. Wall mounted electrical consumer unit. Coved. Central heating thermostat. Radiator. Power and telephone points. Inset mat. Stairs rising to the first floor and white panelled doors to the kitchen and to the:-

Sitting Room (4.19m'' x 4.11m'' / 13'9'' x 13'6'')

Maximum measurements - Ceiling light. Coved. Radiator. Dado rail. Power and television points. Feature fireplace with Portuguese stone surround, lighting and electric fire. Door to the large understairs storage cupboard. Glazed door to the:-

Conservatory/Dining Room (2.74m x 3.68m'' / 9' x 12'1'')

Of uPVC double glazed construction and dwarf York stone wall. Windows to the sides and rear - fitted with blinds and part glazed door opening to side. Power points.

Kitchen (2.77m'' x 2.16m'' / 9'1'' x 7'1'')

Window with tiled sill to the front aspect. Ceiling light. Wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler and programmer. Plenty of power points and television point. Fitted with a range of 'Shreiber' kitchen units consisting of floor cupboards with corner carousels, separate drawer unit and eye level cupboards with counter lighting under. Good amount of work surfaces with matching laminate panelled walls. Composite sink and drainer with swan neck mixer tap. Space and plumbing for a washing machine. Half and half fridge/freezer. Built in double eye level electric oven with storage cupboards above and below. Gas hob with splash back and extractor hood over. There is potential for a dishwasher by sacrificing the gloss unit where there is plumbing behind. Black and white Karndean tiled floor.

First Floor

Landing

Stairs rise and curve up to a galleried landing. Ceiling light. Smoke detector. Access to the part boarded and insulated loft space with drop down ladder. White panelled doors to all rooms.

Bedroom One (2.64m'' x 4.11m'' / 8'8'' x 13'6'')

Maximum measurements - Window to the rear, overlooking the garden. Ceiling light. Radiator. Power points. Television connection. Fitted with a range of 'Shreiber' bedroom furniture consisting of gentleman's wardrobe with open ended display shelves, triple wardrobe and two single wardrobes plus bedside drawers and display shelves plus overhead storage.

Bedroom Two (2.57m'' x 3.07m'' / 8'5'' x 10'1'')

Measurement to front of wardrobe - Window to the front of the property. Ceiling light. Radiator. Power points. Wall mounted book/display shelves. Built in wardrobe with hanging rail. Airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder.

Shower Room

Window to the side elevation. Ceiling light. Extractor fan. Wall mounted cabinets and wall shelves. Chrome heated towel rail. Shaver socket. Fitted with a stylish modern suite consisting of walk in tiled shower cubicle with electric shower and screen, vanity style wash hand basin with mono tap and low level WC with dual flush facility and concealed cistern. Wood effect Karndean flooring.

Outside

Parking and Garden

To the front of the property there is allocated parking for two cars in tandem. The front garden is laid to gravel for easy maintenance plus an outside tap. To the side of the house there is a timber gate, which open to the rear garden. This is mostly laid to paving stone with gravelled areas. There is also a useful garden shed.

Directions

From Sturminster Newton

Leave Sturminster via Bridge Street at the traffic lights go over the bridge and turn right onto the A357. Continue on this road for approximately 5 miles turning left where Stalbridge is signposted. On entering Stalbridge contiune past the petrol station then take the second turning on the right at the triangle onto Lower Road. Take a left turn into Springfields. Then right into The Hawthorns. Follow the road and take the first left, bear to the right where the property will be at the end of the cul de sac on the left hand side. Postcode DT10 2PU