A detached four/five bedroom dormer style residence, set in approx. 1.6 acres with a useful range of outbuildings and superb downland views
Ballard Down is situated within the secluded village of East Gomeldon, midway along a no through road. The current owners have used it as a general smallholding, keeping poultry and sheep and growing a large variety of fruit and vegetables.
The nearby villages of Porton and the Winterbournes host a shop/Post Office, a GP Practice, a nursery, various primary schools, and a large garden and aquatic centre. Amesbury has a good range of day to day amenities, including supermarkets, as well as access onto the A303 dual carriageway. The cathedral city of Salisbury has a full range of amenities and schools. A regular train service to London Waterloo is available from Grateley station (80 minutes) and Salisbury.
Price Guide £695,000 Sold. Similar properties required.Ref: EO5945
THE RESIDENCE
A detached dormer style residence with mains gas central heating and double glazing.
The accommodation is currently arranged to provide an integral annexe, which could easily be incorporated back into the main residence. The accommodation in brief is as follows, please refer to the floor plan for approx. room sizes
The Main Entrance is through a front door leading into a Reception Hall with stairs to the first floor, hardwood flooring, a large airing cupboard and a door leading into the Lounge/Dining Room, which has glazed double doors to the rear garden and a Clearview log-burner.
The Kitchen is fitted with a range of built-in base and eye level units, with hardwood worksurfaces incorporating a Belfast sink, space for range cooker and fridge freezer, plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, and a large larder cupboard.
There is a Ground Floor Bedroom/Study and a Family Bathroom fitted with a panelled bath, cubicle with mains shower unit, WC and wash hand basin.
On the First Floor there are Two Good Sized Bedrooms and a Shower Room fitted with a cubicle with mains shower, WC and wash and basin.
The Ground Floor Annexe is integral to the main residence and it includes a Kitchen which the current owners use as a Utility Room with a range of built in base and eye level units with laminated worksurfaces, incorporating a single bowl sink, gas/electric cooker point, space for fridge and a broom/storage cupboard.
There is a separate Lounge with gas fire and a Bedroom with French doors to the rear garden.
The Roof Void provides additional storage and also holds the hot water tank and gas combi boiler.
Price Guide £695,000Sold. Similar properties required.Ref: EO5945
OUTSIDE, OUTBUILDINGS & LAND
There is ample parking to the front of the house for several vehicles and an enclosed front garden.
The roof hosts an array of Solar Panels that provide free electricity and an attractive, tax-free, RPI-linked income.
Adjoining the residence to the side is a Car Port leading on to the Garage 23’4 x 8’3 (7.1m x 2.5m) which has double doors at each end, light and power supplies.
There is a very pleasant rear garden with a Patio, Lawn and Raised Seating Area.
Beyond the garden is a Vegetable Garden which has a number of raised beds, soft fruits and numerous fruit trees and a Polytunnel 36’ x 14’ (11m x 4.3m)
The remainder of the land rises up gently from the garden in Two Paddock Areas separated with a hedge/ windbreak. The current owners have managed the paddocks to encourage a diverse range of grasses and wild flowers. There is stock fencing along the main borders and from the top paddock there are some fantastic panoramic views across to Porton Down, Figsbury Ring and Old Sarum.
There are the following outbuildings with approx. sizes:
Potting Shed 11’ x 8’ (3.3m x 2.4m) built of block and timber on a concrete base, with light and power supplies, with an Adjoining Shed / Freezer Room 8’8 x 8’ (2.7m x 2.4m)
Greenhouse 10’ x 6’ (3m x 1.8m) aluminium framed
Workshop 11’11 x 10’ (3.6m x 3m) GI cladding with paved floor. Power connected
Two Loose Boxes each 10’ x 5’8 (3m x 1.8m) currently used for storage
Store 11’5 x 6’ (3.5m x 1.8m)
Wood Store 12’ x 6’10 (3.6m x 2.1m) timber framed with GI cladding
Store 18’ x 6’ (5.5m x 1.8m)
Field Shelter 15’7 x 8’6 (4.7m x 2.6m) built of timber / GI
The current owners have installed a rainwater harvesting and storage system to various outbuildings.
IN ALL APPROX.1.6 ACRES
(About 0.6 Hectare)
Price Guide £695,000Sold. Similar properties required.Ref: EO5945
