Stour Row, Shaftesbury, SP7

Bought in 2009, Ancombe has been imaginatively enlarged and comprehensively refurbished with the addition of a second floor. The accommodation is sensibly configured and is light and bright; it has an attractive vaulted hall, a nicely proportioned sitting room with dining area and large kitchen/breakfast room all with wonderful views over the Blackmore Vale. The hall, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and ground floor bathroom have porcelain tiles and underfloor heating, while the sitting room, ground floor bedroom and landings have attractive oak flooring. Other attributes include a thermostatically controlled Hwam Danish woodburner in the sitting/dining room, and triple glazing. The kitchen is well equipped with polished granite worktops, a Neff induction hob and Neff ovens and warming drawer. Direct pressure plumbing and a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery systems ensure that the property is thermally efficient. In addition, Ancombe has both photovoltaic and thermal solar panels together with an air source heat pump. Subject to planning there is scope to create ancillary accommodation in the double garage/workshop/outbuilding. OUTSIDE The property is approached from the lane on to a large gravelled car parking and turning area, adjoining which is the timber framed garage/workshop. At the rear there is closeboard fencing with raised flower and shrub borders with an extensive area of terracing along the rear facade and to the side, with a lovely outlook to Duncliffe Woods and over the garden. The majority of the garden lies to the side of the property accessed at the front through a pergola to the rill leading to an ornamental pond flanked by a large apple tree. Beyond the ornamental pond with timber decking and shed there is a further area of lawn with a variety of trees including medlar, cherry and a walnut tree. There is a fenced vegetable garden with raised beds, and a potting shed with a lean- to glassed area; there is a separate single stone garage with access from the lane through a five barred timber gate with electric roller door. Services: Mains water, electricity & drainage. Photovoltaic and thermal solar panels. Air source heat pump. Local Authority: Dorset Council - www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Council Tax: Band E EPC: Band C Stour Row is a small village lying just to the west of Shaftesbury on the edge of the Blackmore Vale. Shaftesbury is 3 miles away and has an excellent range of facilities including supermarkets, a delicatessen, cafes, restaurants, niche retailers, a boutique hotel, bank, a small hospital, a library, a health centre, swimming pool and an arts centre with cinema. In nearby Gillingham there is a Waitrose and a number of other supermarkets as well as a mainline railway station (London Waterloo). There are a wider range of facilities in Sherborne, Bath and Salisbury, all within easy motoring distance. The A303 lies some eleven miles to the north giving access to the south west and London, via the M3.