A unique opportunity to acquire a substantial family home that has not had a change of owners for nearly 60-years.

• Established residential area
• Last sold nearly 60-years ago
• Utility room
• Downstairs WC
• Five good-sized bedrooms
• Sizeable mature garden
• Plentiful driveway parking
• Garage

This magnificent property has a wealth of accommodation within, including two spacious reception rooms, a formal dining room, a kitchen, a utility room and a downstairs WC.

Upstairs, there are five double bedrooms, a family bathroom and a separate WC.

Outside, the rear garden is a particular feature of this property, being a great-sized plot with workable access at the rear onto Dorchester Road.


Description
This wonderful property is set well back from the road behind a sizeable driveway providing ample parking for several vehicles. There are some nicely tapered shrubs to the front border providing privacy from the road.

Entrance
Illyria is entered via a porch, with a further door opening onto the welcoming hallway, with a staircase rising to the first floor, decorative wooden panelling to the walls, doors to two reception rooms and bi-folding doors accessing the dining room.

Front reception room
The front reception room has a large bay window to the front and a fire with a tiled surround and hearth. This stunning room also features deep coving and picture rails.

Second reception room
Situated to the rear of the property, there is a second similarly spacious reception room also featuring deep coving and picture rails. This impressive room has a feature fire with an intricately detailed stone surround and a large bay window to the rear incorporating a door, which provides access to the rear garden.

Dining room
There is a formal dining room with a sizeable built-in storage cupboard, a window to the side and a large bay window incorporating a door opening onto the rear garden.

Kitchen
The kitchen is conveniently accessed via a bi-folding door from the dining room. The fitted kitchen comprises wall and base units, with work surfaces incorporating a stainless-steel sink with a drainer. The kitchen also has a breakfast bar, two large pantry-style storage cupboards, space for a slot-in cooker, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, space for a fridge freezer, a window to the rear and a door accessing the side lobby

Utility room
Situated to the rear and accessed from the side lobby is an extremely useful utility room featuring a base unit with stainless steel sink and drainer, space and plumbing for a washing machine, space for a dryer, windows to the side and rear elevations, a door out to the garden and a further door to the downstairs WC. The side lobby has further doors accessing the front of the property and the garage.


First floor
The central landing area has access to five double bedrooms, the family bathroom and a separate WC.

Master bedroom
The master bedroom is a lovely light and spacious room nicely mirroring the size of the reception room underneath and featuring a large bay window to the front.

Bedroom two
Bedrooms two is situated to the rear of the property and has pleasant views over the rear garden. This room also benefits from a wall of mirror-fronted built-in wardrobes.

Bedrooms three, four and five
Bedrooms three and four are also situated to the rear of the property and all have pleasant views over the rear garden. Situated to the front of the property is a fifth bedroom, with a window to the fore.

Family bathroom
The family bathroom comprises a washbasin set upon a vanity unit and a bath with a shower above. There is also tiling to the walls, a storage cupboard and an obscure-glazed window to the front.

Completing the upstairs accommodation is a separate WC comprising a low-level WC, a washbasin and an obscure-glazed window to the side.


Garden
The gardens that come with this impressive home do not disappoint, being substantial in size and extremely private. Immediately to the rear of the property, there is a good-sized patio allowing plenty of space for alfresco dining and entertaining.

A step down from the patio leads onto a lawned area with an interesting array of mature shrubs, topiary, and planting to the borders. There are also some wonderful mature trees towards the far end providing a lovely leafy outlook.

A pathway to the side of the lawn leads to the rear part of the garden. This part of the garden has a nice secret garden feel and includes a lawn, mature trees and a patio area providing an additional spot to sit out and relax whilst enjoying the wonderful scenery.


Services
Mains gas, water, sewerage and electric.

Council tax band – F

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, will be payable by the Buyer to Andrew Grant Sales Limited prior to issuing the Memorandum of Sale and marking the property as Sold Subject to Contract. This fee will be reimbursed upon Exchange of contracts.

In the instance the Seller withdraws from the sale the fee will be returned to the Buyer. The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant Sales Ltd to cover costs in the event the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or doesn't Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than as a result of:

1. Any structural or material issues arising from any survey that has not previously been disclosed
2. A defect in the seller’s legal title
3. The local searches reveal any matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that were previously undeclared or unknown

The reservation fee levels are as follows:
an agreed offer under £500,000 will be £750 inclusive of vat
an agreed offer between £500,000 and £1,000,000 will be £2,000 inclusive of vat
all agreed offers over £1,000,000 will be £3,000 inclusive of vat

The reservation fee is payable upon acceptance of an offer which itself is subject to an assessment of ability to proceed. Any renegotiation of an accepted price after the issue of the Sales Memorandum for any reason not covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be payable on any subsequent reduced offer accepted by the vendor. This will be returnable subject to the conditions that prevail for all reservation fees.