For Sale2 Bedroom House in Leigh Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21£650,000

A charming Grade II Listed 18th century detached thatched cottage set in a secluded walled garden with ample secure off road parking in the conservation area of Wimborne town centre. The property benefits from electric Economy 7 night storage heating (from convector heaters) and a security alarm system. The garden features a self-contained annexe/studio/office offering ‘work from home’ potential. This quintessentially English cottage has rendered solid walls, a thatched roof, mainly timber suspended floors, cast iron stained glass windows, fireplaces and exposed timbers. It was re-wired and re-plumbed in the mid-1990s. The cottage is directly opposite a medical practice and a pharmacy, close to a Waitrose store, and within walking distance of a wealth of town centre amenities. From Leigh Road, a wrought iron gate gives access to a driveway providing off road parking space. A charming arched door leads into a utility room with fitted oak-faced units and a slate floor which continues into the kitchen. There are oak-faced units, Corian worktops, a sink, an arched window and space for appliances. An inner hall leads past a useful store room (with window and coat hanging rail) to a dining room (with high ceiling and exposed timbers) and a delightful, dual aspect sitting room/library with Victorian style cast iron open fireplace, exposed beams and timbers, and a solid timber door to outside. On the far side of the utility entrance is a rear hall with a beamed ceiling and a ground floor cloakroom (with WC, wash basin and window.) At this end of the cottage, there are 2 bedrooms, one of which has a dual aspect, a fitted wardrobe, and a door to the loggia and garden. Bedroom 2 has a Victorian cast iron open fireplace and fitted furniture. There is also a spacious shower room with linen and airing cupboards. From the hall at this end, a door and staircase lead to the first floor, where there is a bedroom/office with exposed timbers, built-in wardrobes, 2 eyebrow windows, and access to large attic storage rooms. In addition to the driveway from Leigh Road, there is access from the public car park, where a full height timber gate leads to secure off road parking. The private walled garden features a lawn, a south facing patio, wildlife ponds, a lean-to greenhouse, exterior lighting and water tap, meandering pathways and a wealth of planting. A loggia with timber uprights forms a covered seating area. There is a brick built workshop with power and lighting, and a self-contained annexe/studio/office built in 1996, with brick block walls (with timber cladding), mahogany sealed unit double glazed windows, Economy 7 night storage heaters, a utility room/office, a studio/garden room and a cloakroom.