Summary - OLD POUND COTTAGE WINTERBORNE HOUGHTON BLANDFORD FORUM DT11 0PD
3 bed 2 bath Link Detached House
Character cobb cottage with elevated village and countryside views, large garden and renovation potential.
Triple-aspect sitting room with wood burner
Old Pound Cottage is a characterful cobb cottage set in Winterborne Houghton, occupying an elevated plot with direct views over the village church and surrounding Dorset countryside. The house offers comfortable, well-proportioned rooms, a wood burner in the triple-aspect sitting room and a colourful, gardener’s rear plot with a gravel terrace and bench to enjoy the outlook.
The accommodation includes a ground-floor sitting room, kitchen, dining room and utility/outbuilding, with three first-floor bedrooms (one en suite) and a family bathroom. Good ceiling heights and built-in storage are practical strengths; the plot is large for the village and includes a garage and space for a shed or outside office at the bottom of the garden.
Practical considerations: the cottage needs some redecoration and more general renovation, has oil-fired heating, a private septic tank and partial spray-foam roof insulation (one-off incident 2016). Broadband and mobile signal are described variably; local speeds can be slow though digital infrastructure is reported in some sources. Flood risk is medium and the property is in Council Tax Band E (above average). These points are important for budgeting ongoing running and upgrade costs.
This home will suit buyers seeking a traditional rural cottage with garden and scope to improve rather than a turn-key move. It will particularly appeal to families or downsizers who value village life, views and gardening space, and to those prepared to invest in sympathetic updating to enhance energy performance and interior finishes.
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