Summary - THE OLD FARMHOUSE TOTNELL LEIGH SHERBORNE DT9 6HT
5 bed 3 bath Detached
Spacious period farmhouse with paddock and fast broadband for family country life.
Five bedrooms and three bathrooms across spacious, characterful accommodation
Grounds of approximately 1.84 acres, including a c.1.3 acre paddock
New sewage treatment plant and surface water soakaway installed 2024
FTTP ultrafast broadband available (Openreach)
Oil-fired central heating; main fuel is oil (not community)
Granite external walls with no known modern external insulation (assumed)
Collection of outbuildings: barn, workshop and external WC
Off-street parking for multiple vehicles; offered chain free
Set within about 1.84 acres on the peaceful edge of Totnell Leigh, The Old Farmhouse is a substantial five-bedroom detached period house with flexible living space and generous grounds. The property combines traditional granite elevations and a slate roof with modern conveniences such as FTTP broadband and a new sewage treatment plant and surface water soakaway installed in 2024 (planning approval and building control certificate provided). A level, enclosed garden, paved terrace and a separate paddock of approximately 1.3 acres suit family life, smallholding or equestrian use.
Inside, rooms are spacious and characterful: an open-plan kitchen/dining area with French doors, a large sitting room with stone fireplace and wood-burner, and a principal bedroom with dressing area and en‑suite. There are three further first-floor bedrooms plus a ground-floor room that currently offers a wet room and could serve as a fifth bedroom or flexible reception room. A collection of outbuildings including a barn and workshop increases storage and scope for hobby uses.
Practical points are clear and factual. Heating is oil-fired with radiators; mains electricity and water are connected. The stone external walls are as-built granite with no known modern external insulation (assumed), so there may be long-term opportunities to improve thermal performance. Council Tax is band F, and the house is offered freehold with no onward chain.
This home will suit buyers seeking privacy, space and rural character close to Sherborne’s amenities and schools. It offers immediate occupancy with scope for cosmetic updating and energy-efficiency improvements, or continued use as a versatile family home with outbuildings and paddock potential.
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