3 bed semi-detached house for sale

Dunns Lane, Silton, Gillingham, Dorset SP8

A charming Edwardian three-bedroom semi-detached cottage in a tranquil rural setting, with scope for renovation and extension (STPP). Generous gardens, ample parking, and no onward chain.

Offered with no onward chain, Dunns Lane Cottage is an attractive Edwardian property built in 1906, featuring characterful stone and brick elevations beneath a tiled roof. Set in a peaceful countryside location, the cottage offers exciting potential for modernisation and extension, subject to the necessary planning permissions (STPP).
Accessed via a private lane serving just two properties, this delightful cottage benefits from a substantial plot with expansive gardens, a traditional stone outbuilding, and ample driveway parking-with potential to create a carport or garage, subject to consents.
Accommodation includes an entrance porch and hallway, a cosy sitting room with open fireplace, a fitted kitchen and breakfast room, rear lobby, and ground floor WC. Upstairs, there are three well-proportioned bedrooms served by a family bathroom with panelled bath and shower over.
Services

We understand that mains electric, water and drainage are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating.
Council Tax: Dorset Council-Tax Band D
Additional information

Broadband: FTTP-Ultrafast broadband is available-highest available download speed 1000 Mbps, highest available upload speed 1000 Mbps. (Openreach and Wessex Internet).
Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, three and vodafone. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.
Flooding: The property is in an area at a very low risk from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding.

Dunns Lane Cottage is peacefully situated in the centre of Silton, a charming hamlet with a parish church, surrounded by idyllic countryside. The nearby village of Bourton offers useful amenities including a petrol station, village store, and doctor's surgery.
Further facilities can be found in the nearby towns of Gillingham, Wincanton, and Shaftesbury, with Gillingham providing a mainline rail link to London Waterloo. The attractive Somerset town of Castle Cary offers a direct train service to London Paddington.
The historic abbey town of Sherborne and the cathedral city of Salisbury are both within easy reach. Excellent road links are provided by the A303, just north of Silton, connecting to the M3 for east–west travel.

The property is approached via a private lane, with No. 2 Dunns Lane Cottages enjoying a right of access. It benefits from a large gravelled driveway and turning area, with scope to add garaging or a carport (STPP).
A pedestrian gate set into a charming stone wall leads into the generous gardens, which are mainly laid to lawn with established hedging and mature shrub borders. A terrace adjoining the rear of the house provides a seating area and access to a stone outbuilding.