Summary - STORRIDGE FARMHOUSE, WHITCOMBE ROAD, BEAMINSTER DT8 3NW
5 bed 2 bath Detached
Spacious period farmhouse with huge plot, outbuildings and far-reaching valley views..
- Grade II listed early 17th-century thatched farmhouse
Storridge Farmhouse is a substantial Grade II listed thatched farmhouse set in a commanding rural position just over a mile from Beaminster. The house blends early 17th-century character with a recent, fastidious renovation: generous reception rooms, flagstone floors, exposed beams, inglenook and Ham stone fireplaces, and a large, well-appointed family kitchen with an Aga and terrace facing far-reaching valley views. The property offers excellent scope for flexible living with two staircases allowing partial annexing and a range of useful studies and boot/utility areas.
The site is a major part of the appeal. A huge plot wraps the house with formal lawns, a walled cobbled garden, kitchen garden, paddock and attractive outbuildings including a stone barn providing covered parking and storage. The outbuildings present genuine development potential (subject to listed-building and planning consents) for ancillary accommodation or workshops. Practical advantages include off-street parking, excellent mobile signal and fast broadband in a very low-crime, tranquil hamlet setting.
Material considerations are clear and should be factored in. The Grade II listing will limit alterations and will require listed-building consent for many changes. The thatched roof and historic stone construction need routine specialist maintenance. Heating is oil-fired via boiler and radiators, and the property has double glazing installed post-2002 but walls are assumed to be uninsulated cavity stone, which may affect running costs. Accommodation comprises five bedrooms but only two bathrooms, so a growing family may wish to reconfigure or add facilities.
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