2 bedroom end of terrace house for sale

A period end-terrace cottage with 2 beds, useful workshop, peaceful detached garden and on-street parking, within a level walk of the town centre. Ready to move in with no forward chain


SITUATION: The property is located in a mainly residential area forming part of the street scene along North Allington within walking distance of the town centre some half-a-mile away. Supermarkets, the bus station, medical centre and hospital together with a range of town centre facilities are easily accessible together with walks across Alington Hill.

The vibrant market town of Bridport offers mainly independent shops boosted by a twice-weekly street market together with a vintage and arts quadrant, Art Centre, Electric Palace theatre/cinema, Leisure Centre with indoor swimming pool and the central Bucky Doo Square hosts bands and festivals all year round. There is an excellent community spirit with lots of leisure pursuits and many restaurants and eateries suiting most cultures.

The coast at West Bay lies some 2 miles to the south with its fishing/boating harbour and beaches giving access to the renowned Jurassic Coastline, a World Heritage site, and to the scenic South West Coastal Paths.

THE PROPERTY: This charming and cosy end-terrace cottage dates from the Victorian era and has an impressive colourwashed frontage with attractive lintels over sash windows and an arched head to the modern front door, under a mainly slate roof. It offers compact accommodation and has recently been renovated with mains gas-fired central heating and double-glazing, modernised kitchen and bathroom, yet retaining character features.

There is a rear porchway under a perspex roof affording space and plumbing for a washing machine, an outbuilding at the rear ideal for use as a utility/workshop and the good-sized enclosed garden is a few yards distant along a shared pathway and offers a lovely nature retreat bathed in sunshine with sizeable shed, enjoying peace and tranquillity.

There is no forward chain.

THE ACCOMMODATION comprises the following:
FRONT UPVC ENTRANCE DOOR with arched head over, opening to:
LIVING ROOM with attractive fireplace incorporating tiled reveals and substantial grate for an open fire, with display shelves extending either side. The front sash-style window affords good natural light from the west. Wood-effect flooring. A staircase rises to the first floor with handrail fitted.
BREAKFAST KITCHEN with comprehensive range of wooden units affording wall-mounted cupboards and base cupboards and drawers with complimenting work surface incorporating a stainless steel one-and-a-half bowl sink unit with single drainer and mixer tap. There is an arched recess with free-standing cooker and tiled splashbacks and surrounds. Understairs' recess with understairs' cupboard fitted to the lower part providing storage. Window above the sink with roller blind fitted. Ceiling spotlight rail. Door to:
REAR PORCH/UTILITY with space and plumbing for a washing machine. UPVC door opening onto the rear pathway.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
BEDROOM 1: A good-sized double bedroom facing west with large sash-style window affording views to Allington Hill. Dado rail and high skirtings.
BEDROOM 2 with window to the east and with raised cupboard over the stairwell and additional built-in cupboard.
BATHROOM with panelled bath with shower unit over with curtain fitted, pedestal wash basin and low level WC. Mainly tiled surrounds and obscure-glazed window to the east.

OUTSIDE
Almost immediately opposite the cottage is a row of outhouses for the terrace, with the first one belonging to this property. It is open to the pitched eaves and is of brick construction under a slate roof. It has power and light fitted and offers good workshop space/bike store.

The rear pathway leads to the roadside around the other end of the terrace and also leads to the segregated garden areas. The garden area for this property has a high wooden pedestrian gate within a high hedge frontage which opens to a good-sized garden area, well screened with greenery and affording a well-established garden with hedging and small trees, a wildlife garden area with two ponds and a raised allotment-style garden for cultivation. There is also a metal outbuilding here providing a tool/storage SHED. This "secret" garden is secluded and tranquil and a lovely setting for well-being, affording views to the south including Allington Hill.

SERVICES: Mains electricity, water and drainage and gas. Modern gas-fired combi-boiler providing central heating and hot water (still under guarantee). Updated electrics. Council Tax Band 'B'. Mobile and broadband - see Ofcom website.

TC/CC/KEA250054/23725