3 Bedrooms for sale in The Street, East Knoyle, Salisbury SP3 | £ 525,000

Property Description

A beautifully presented converted Listed chapel with spectacular light & airy open plan living space, a garden backing onto fields & an outbuilding with annexe potential.



Property

This unique property is a converted Grade II Listed former United Reform church built in the 1850’s with dressed limestone external elevations under a slate tiled roof. It is believed to have been extended and converted for residential use in the late 1980’s and in recent years has been refurbished and tastefully redecorated to create a very individual, quirky yet stylish home ideal as a comfortable full time residence or weekend retreat.

Taking advantage of the space and light resulting from the original ecclesiastical design of the building, it has ‘upside down’ accommodation. This means that the three good-sized bedrooms are on the ground floor as are the two well-appointed bath/shower rooms, the garden room/entrance hall and utility room.

On the first floor is the dramatic open plan principal living area with the high vaulted ceiling and tall leaded glazed gothic windows giving a terrific feeling of light and space enhanced by the painted wooden ceiling beams whilst the wrought iron wood burner ensures that it also has a cosy ambience. Sectioned off in one corner is an attractively fitted and well-equipped kitchen whilst the adjoining study/sun room has floor to ceiling windows on three sides giving a lovely outlook over fields and woodland to the rear.

Outside

A gravelled drive leads through wrought iron gates at the front to a large gravelled area providing ample parking and a bank that could be landscaped as a garden. A wooden gate gives access through a stone wall to the sheltered rear garden which backs onto a field and is mainly laid to lawn with flower and shrub borders, paved and gravelled sitting areas and ornamental trees.

Outbuilding

The detached outbuilding has stone faced elevations to the front under a slate tiled roof and has been used as a garage and store with power, light and generous overhead storage. Planning consent (13/00151, now lapsed) was granted June 2013 to convert this building into annexe accommodation ancillary to the existing dwelling and construct a new garage on the drive.

Situation

The property is situated in the ever popular historic village of East Knoyle on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. This vibrant village is famous for being the birthplace of Sir Christopher Wren in 1632 and has attractive stone fronted cottages and houses as well as good local facilities including a community run shop/post office, village hall, parish church, playground and various clubs with a well-respected inn, The Fox & Hounds situated in the neighbouring hamlet of The Green. Positioned just off the A350, there is convenient access to the North Dorset Saxon hilltop market town of Shaftesbury which is just six miles away and has a good range of shops, supermarkets, eateries, an up and coming secondary school, cottage hospital and is famous for the picturesque steeply cobbled street of Gold Hill.

There are railway stations at Tisbury (6 miles) and Gillingham (7 miles) with direct rail services to London (Waterloo) and the West Country. The local road network gives ready access to the other main towns in the area including Bath, Blandford, Salisbury, Sherborne, Warminster and Wincanton as well as to the South Coast whilst the A303 trunk road linking with the M3 motorway, makes London accessible for the motorist. Many families are drawn to the area by the quality of life and wide choice of highly regarded schools in both the state and private sectors.

Located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty where the Nadder Valley, West Wiltshire Downs and the Blackmore Vale all meet, East Knoyle makes an ideal base from which to explore the local countryside and for a variety of rural pursuits such as walking, riding and cycling as well as traditional field sports. There are golf courses at Tollard Royal, Salisbury, Sherborne and Warminster with racing at Bath, Salisbury and Wincanton and sailing at Shear Water near Warminster. There are several excellent dining pubs in the vicinity as well as many places of interest such as Old Wardour Castle, the Longleat Estate, Sherborne Castle, Stourhead Gardens, Wilton House and the Fovant Badges.

EPC Energy Efficiency Rating

As a Listed property, under current Regulations an EPC is not required.

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