Norton Bavant, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7BA | Property for sale | Savills
2,244 sq ft(208.47 sq m)
Guide price £775,000

Norton BavantWarminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7BA

  • Sold

Key features

  • Sold in October 2022
  • Complete privacy with no neighbours
  • Adaptable accommodation
  • Pretty and established gardens
  • Easy access to nearby services.

Attractive period cottage, set in a private position surrounded by open countryside.

About this property

  • Langleys Gore, originally a Gamekeepers Cottage, dates from circa 1650, with later additions. It has its own unique postcode and sits in a private position, surrounded by farmland, outside the village of Norton Bavant.

    The entrance hall offers access to the sitting room, with an inglenook fireplace, woodburning stove and French doors to the garden. The adjacent dining room also has a woodburning stove, French doors onto a sheltered rear courtyard and a secondary staircase. The recently added kitchen extension is a particularly attractive addition, offering a double-height room with vaulted ceilings, one end entirely glass, with a wall of bi-fold doors off to the side, overlooking the very pretty garden. The kitchen has shaker-style cupboards beneath a combination of oak and quartz work surfaces. It has a large central island and a number of integrated appliances, such as induction hob, double oven, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and wine fridge. Completing the ground floor is a spacious study.

    On the first floor are four bedrooms, one with an en suite shower room, and a family bathroom. Stairs up to a second floor lead to a studio/playroom.

    Outside

    The cottage is approached, via a 5-bar gate, onto a gravel driveway in front of a double garage. The gardens wrap around the cottage and have been professionally landscaped into curved and densely planted borders of verbena, dahlias, agapanthus, geraniums, salvia and assorted grasses, set around a central sweep of lawn. Mature trees, such as hazel, cherry and an Indian bean tree, form a protective boundary. A terrace lies to the south-west elevation of the cottage. The orchard of apple and pear trees has areas of wildflower meadow.

    A secluded courtyard is positioned outside the dining room, alongside a terrace with a clematis-clad pergola above. An additional area of garden beyond the driveway has a greenhouse and raised vegetable beds.

    View payable Stamp Duty for this property

I love the contrast between the period cottage and the contemporary kitchen/breakfast room with lots of glass.

Paul CadgeProperty agent

Local information

  • The cottage sits about ½ a mile outside the village of Norton Bavant (www.nortonbavant.co.uk) enjoying countryside views in all directions. The village falls within the sought-after Wylye Valley and is overlooked by the hills of Scratchbury and Cotley on the edge of Salisbury Plain. In the opposite direction, you look across to the northern fringes of the beautiful Cranborne Chase, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The nearby villages of Heytesbury and Codford have shops and post offices and the market town of Warminster is only about 3 miles away.
  • The Roman city of Bath lies 19 miles to the west and the beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury, 20 miles east, both offering a wide selection of shops, restaurants, arts, cultural and recreational facilities.
  • Trains from Salisbury to London Waterloo have a journey time of approximately 90 minutes. Less regular trains run from Warminster to London Waterloo (via Salisbury) and have a journey time of approximately 2 hours. Racing is available at Salisbury Racecourse and Wincanton and golf at Warminster and West Wilts Golf Clubs. This area is renowned for its fishing on the River Avon, Test and outlying chalk streams.
  • The A303 provides access to the south west and London via the M3.
  • There is a wide selection of both state and private schools in the area, including Warminster School, Dauntseys, Marlborough, Salisbury Cathedral School, Chafyn Grove and Godolphin, as well as Bishop Wordsworth and South Wilts Grammar Schools.
  • All distances and travel times are approximate.

Additional information

  • Tenure Freehold
  • Local Authority Wiltshire Council – 0300 456 0100
  • Outgoings The property is subject to Council Tax Band F
  • Fixtures and Fittings Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, all fixtures and fittings and garden ornaments are excluded from the sale.
  • Services Mains water and electricity. Calor Gas central heating. Private drainage.
  • Viewing Strictly by appointment with Savills.
  • Directions: Directions BA12 7BA From Salisbury, take the A36 towards Warminster. At the roundabout just past Heytesbury, take the third exit signposted towards Sutton Veny. Langleys Gore can be found after about ½ a mile, on the left-hand side. All distances and travel times are approximate.
  • EPC Rating: F
  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Council Tax Band: F