Gervase House is an individual architect-designed home, constructed in the mid-1980s and occupying a particularly peaceful and private position at the heart of this popular village community. Extending to over 2,200 sq ft, the property offers generous, versatile accommodation, together with exceptional potential for further adaptation to suit a variety of modern lifestyles. Arranged over two floors, the accommodation is centred around a welcoming entrance hall leading to an impressive kitchen/dining room, with bi-fold doors opening directly onto the garden. A separate utility and boot room provides excellent practical space, while the spacious sitting room, with its wood-burning stove, creates a warm and inviting principal reception. A further reception room offers considerable flexibility as a family room or home office and flows naturally into a light-filled garden room. A cloakroom completes the ground floor. Upstairs are four generous double bedrooms, including a superb principal suite with ensuite shower room and private balcony, enjoying far-reaching views across the valley. A second bedroom also benefits from ensuite facilities, while the remaining bedrooms are served by the family bathroom. There is also an additional room, currently used as a study, which could provide further flexibility or a double bedroom depending on individual requirements. There is excellent potential to enhance the accommodation further, subject to the necessary consents, with the existing layout and generous grounds offering the possibility of creating a self-contained annexe. This could provide ideal accommodation for dependent relatives, older children, guests or an independent home office/business space, adding a significant degree of versatility and future value. There is an oversized double garage with EV charging point, electric roller door, power and lighting with additional integral storage. A generous carriage driveway provides ample parking for several vehicles and space for a motorhome or boat. Gervase House is therefore a rare and highly individual village home, combining substantial and adaptable accommodation with privacy, outstanding valley views, attractive stream-side surroundings and exciting potential for further enhancement.

The gardens are a true highlight of the property, offering a rare combination of privacy, far-reaching views and a wonderful sense of calm. Approached from Dinton Road via a carriage driveway which provides plenty of parking for several vehicles and leads to the double garage, complete with an electric roller door, power and lighting. To the rear, the south-westerly facing garden has been thoughtfully designed to make the most of its setting and orientation. It can be accessed from the kitchen/dining room via bi-fold doors, as well as from the sitting room and garden room, where paved terraces create ideal spaces for outdoor dining and entertaining, all enjoying elevated views across the valley. Beyond this, a generous expanse of lawn provides a perfect area for families, while the wider gardens gently cascade in tiers, richly planted with mature shrubs and trees. A meandering pathway leads down to a stream at the lower boundary, adding to the sense of tranquillity. A beautifully established and ever-changing landscape, the gardens offer interest and enjoyment throughout the seasons. The combination of the brookside setting, mature planting and unusually open views gives the garden a distinctive character that is increasingly difficult to find. Well established and constantly changing with the seasons, it provides a wonderful extension to the living accommodation and a truly tranquil setting in which to enjoy the natural beauty of the valley.

The semi-rural village of Fovant occupies an enviable position in the beautiful Nadder Valley, between Salisbury and Shaftesbury on the A30. Surrounded by glorious open countryside, the village is particularly well placed for those who enjoy walking, with an extensive network of footpaths and wonderful countryside walks leading directly from the village and into the surrounding downland and valley landscape. Fovant has an excellent range of everyday amenities, including a well-regarded doctors’ surgery and village shop, together with a popular pub, church, village hall, recreation ground and children’s playground. The village is also home to the famous WW1 Military Badges, chalked into the hillside below Chiselbury Ring, an Iron Age fort, which forms a distinctive and historic landmark overlooking the village. The cathedral city of Salisbury, approximately 10 miles away, offers an extensive range of shopping, educational and recreational facilities, including two highly regarded grammar schools, theatre, cinema, arts centre, restaurants, pubs, clubs, supermarkets, dentists, doctors’ surgeries, library, leisure centre and fitness facilities. Five Park & Ride services provide convenient access to the city centre. Tisbury is approximately 5 miles away and offers a useful range of local amenities, while Shaftesbury is around 10 miles. Both Salisbury and Tisbury provide railway services to London Waterloo, with journey times of approximately 85 minutes from Salisbury and 110 minutes from Tisbury. Fovant therefore combines the tranquillity and beauty of a rural village with excellent local amenities, outstanding walking country and convenient access to Salisbury, Shaftesbury and London. Services The property benefits from solar panels, which are owned by the property. The generous 'Feed-in Tariff' is index linked until 2036. Income has been £3,000+ per annum plus free electricity usage for the home. The property is connected to mains electricity, water and drainage. There is oil fired central heating as well as wood burning stoves. There are high levels of insulation and soundproofing throughout.

The property is connected to mains electricity, water and drainage. There is oil fired central heating as well as wood burning stoves. There are high levels of insulation and sound proofing throughout. The property also benefits from solar panels, which are owned by the property. The generous 'Feed-in Tariff' is index linked until 2036.

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