3 bed detached house for sale

High Street, Toller Porcorum, Dorchester DT2

Quorum Cottage is a charming detached village home presenting an excellent opportunity for a purchaser to modernise and create a wonderful family home.

The Property

The ground floor provides an excellent amount of living space, comprising three reception rooms that offer flexibility for formal entertaining, family living or home working. The sitting room enjoys a pleasant outlook to the front and features a wood-burning stove, creating an attractive focal point. Also on the ground floor are the kitchen, family shower room and a useful lean-to.

To the first floor are three bedrooms, with the third bedroom in particular enjoying attractive views across the surrounding countryside to the rear.

While the property would now benefit from a programme of updating, it offers superb proportions and tremendous potential throughout.

Outside

The property is set within attractive wraparound gardens, providing a delightful outdoor environment with ample space for seating, gardening and recreation and the benefit of a working well. There is generous off-road parking together with a garage, and the rear of the property enjoys pleasant countryside views.

Situation

Toller Porcorum is a sought-after village with a sub post office, a modern village hall and church. It is surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside, with the immediate locality being designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There are many footpaths and bridleways interspersed across the countryside for walking and riding, including at Kingcombe Meadows Nature Reserve (180 hectares) run by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. The nearby bustling and practical village of Maiden Newton, about 2.5 miles, is well served by local facilities and includes a selection of shops, primary school, doctor’s surgery, petrol station/store, public house and railway station on the Dorchester/Bristol line.

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Services

Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected.
The property is heated with storage heaters and a wood burner which also has a back boiler for water heating and there is an additional immersion heater for water.
Broadband - Superfast broadband is available
Mobile - There is mobile coverage in the area, please refer to Ofcom’s website for more details.
EPC: G

Local Authority

Dorset Council Tax Band: E