A GRADE II listed character cottage is on the market for £835,000 in Blandford Forum. 

For sale with Savills this three-bedroom property is understood to date from the 17th Century, boasts brick with exposed timbers and a mainly thatched roof.

The property has been the subject of renovation and extension in recent years, yet offers buyers the opportunity to personalise it to their own taste and needs. 

Bournemouth Echo: Blandford Forum property. Credit: ZooplaBlandford Forum property. Credit: Zoopla

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The interior is in keeping with the traditional style of the house and offers a good amount of space for a busy family.

Jamie Morten, in the residential sales team at Savills in Wimborne who are handling the sale, says: “What I particularly love about this property is the view across the garden to the village church.”

On the ground floor is a large glazed studio room leading off the kitchen forming the garden room and conservatory which together with the study and en suite shower room have been used as a guest suite. 

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Additionally, the property has a garden studio annexe with a kitchen and shower room which is currently being used as an Airbnb let. 

The property agents stated that the cottage benefits from mains drainage and mains gas fired central heating.

The cottage gardens lie at the front of the house laid out with winding brick pathways and have been designed and stocked with a wide variety of herbaceous plants, specimen shrubs and trees. 

Bournemouth Echo: Blandford Forum property. Credit: ZooplaBlandford Forum property. Credit: Zoopla

The cottage is approached from the lane through a shingle parking area with space for three cars, with a pathway lead through the gardens to the front door.

Outside the studio doors is a secluded paved terrace perfect for outdoor dining and entertaining.

To find out more about the property visit Zoopla.