Summary - POPPY COTTAGE HIGH STREET TILSHEAD SALISBURY SP3 4RY
3 bed 1 bath Detached
Character home with large private gardens and easy access to Salisbury Plain walks.
Partly thatched roof — attractive but higher maintenance and insurance costs
Large, private mature garden with summerhouse, office and tree house
Generous reception rooms: 21ft sitting room and 20ft kitchen/diner
Solid brick walls likely without insulation — potential retrofit required
Single refitted shower room; three bedrooms (two doubles, one single)
Oil-fired boiler and radiators — ongoing fuel and servicing costs
Slow broadband despite excellent mobile signal — affects remote working
Recorded 2014 garden flooding; drainage installed, no recent incidents
Poppy Cottage is an appealing detached period home dating from the 1800s, sitting on the edge of Tilshead and backing onto open Salisbury Plain. The house retains strong character: exposed beams, brick chimney breasts, dual log burners and a partly thatched roof provide charm and atmosphere. Internally the property offers a generous 21ft sitting room, a 20ft kitchen/diner and three bedrooms laid out over two floors.
Outside the plot is a major selling point — a large, private, well-established cottage garden with lawns, decking, a summerhouse, greenhouse, tree house and several secluded seating areas. Practical outbuildings include a single garage, off-road parking for two cars, an outside office and workshop/shed, making the garden versatile for family life or home-working.
Buyers should note material practicalities: the house has solid brick walls (likely uninsulated), oil-fired central heating with a boiler and radiators, slow broadband speeds and a single refitted shower room. The roof is partly thatched which adds character but also carries higher maintenance and insurance considerations and may be subject to conservation-area restrictions. Council Tax is Band E (above average).
There was a recorded ground-water flooding incident in 2014 affecting the garden; remedial drainage pipes have since been fitted and no further incidents are reported. The property lies within a Conservation Area and Special Landscape Area, so any alterations will require appropriate permissions. Overall this is a character-rich family home for buyers who value setting, garden and period features and are comfortable managing the maintenance and planning constraints that come with an older, partly thatched property.
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