7 bed detached house to rent

West Street, Winterborne Stickland, Blandford Forum DT11

A substantial and charming 18th Century five bedroom thatched cottage and two bedroom fully furnished barn conversion set in the heart of the village of Winterborne Stickland.

Stickland Farmhouse is a large five bedroom family home and an attached fully furnished two bedroom barn conversion known as the Old Dairy. The landlords have been successfully holiday letting the Old Dairy for several years; alternatively, it would make an ideal guest cottage for extended family use. The main house itself has a wealth of features typical to this type of property including an inglenook fireplace and beamed ceilings. There is an excellent arrangement of reception rooms and the property benefits from a large, well fitted farmhouse kitchen with Aga. The first floor offers five generously sized bedrooms served by three bathroom/shower rooms.

The attached Old Dairy barn conversion is fully furnished, offering a modern kitchen, high ceilings, two double bedrooms and its own driveway. This could be rented separately under a licence agreement-please contact the agent for further information.

A particular feature of Stickland Farm is the well-kept south facing gardens with the main living accommodation overlooking most of the garden. There are gated entrances on both sides of the property, one opening into a small courtyard and garden in front of the private studio barn conversion. The main garden also features a vegetable plot, small orchard, tool shed and greenhouse. The gardens will continue to be maintained by the owners' gardener.

Situation

Winterborne Stickland is a popular village located in one of the pretty valleys to the west of Blandford Forum, a stone’s throw from Bulbarrow and Milton Abbey in an area of National Landscape. The village has a thriving community with a church, a pub, sports ground, nursery school and busy village hall. For a wider range of shops and services it is only a short drive into Blandford with its historic Georgian market square, M&S Food Hall, Tesco and Lidl superstore. Easy access onto the A31 makes commuting to Poole, Ferndown and Bournemouth very straightforward and a quick link to the M27 takes you further afield to Southampton and Portsmouth, and up to London via the M3.

There are lots of good opportunities for sport and recreation in the area, with lovely walking, riding and cycling in the countryside around the village. There are plenty of local sports clubs with Poole Harbour and Studland Bay for water sports and sailing. Dorset's renowned Jurassic Coastline is within 45 minutes drive to the south. This part of Dorset has also become well known for its excellent choice of schools. There is a popular primary school in Winterborne Whitechurch, secondary schools in Blandford and Dorchester and a wide selection of independent schools nearby including Milton Abbey, Bryanston, Sherborne, Canford and Clayesmore as well as Hanford, Sandroyd, Castle Court and Dumpton prep schools.

Services

The property is built of brick, flint and rendered elevations under a thatched roof and has gas central heating. The rent is exclusive of all utility bills including council tax, private drainage via a septic tank, mains water, lpg gas and mains electricity. There is mobile signal and ultrafast broadband provided to the property. It is stated on the website that the property has a high risk of flooding. However according to the landlord during his time as owner occupation it has never flooded.


Rent - £4250 per month / £980 per week
Holding Deposit - £980
Security Deposit - £4903
EPC Band - Exempt
Council Tax Band – G

Directions

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Upon approaching Winterborne Stickland take the left turn into North Street, follow the road until you reach the Crown public house on your left. Then take the right turn into West Street. Continue along West Street and the property is the thatched farmhouse on the left opposite Sunny Cottage. Parking is available in the farmhouse courtyard.