Detached house for sale in Salisbury SP4, 5 Bedroom

White Gates is a spacious and attractive family home offering light and airy flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, featuring quality fixtures and fittings throughout. The property benefits from rural views to both the front and side of the house.

With underfloor heating throughout, including the garage, the generous ground floor accommodation flows from the welcoming reception hall with its useful cloakroom and ground floor shower room and comprises a spacious open plan triple aspect drawing room and dining room running the full width of the property, an ideal space for entertaining. The drawing room boasts a feature open fireplace and bi-fold doors to the side terrace and opens into a stunning dining room with space for a large dining table, also with bi-fold doors to
the side terrace. Double doors from the dining room lead to a generous kitchen/breakfast room with seating area and garden access. The kitchen incorporates a range of bespoke fitted units made by Portland Collective with polished quartz worktops, a large central island with breakfast bar and modern integrated neff appliances with an adjoining pantry with additional appliances. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a useful dual aspect study with access to the large
double garage. White Gates also benefits from bluetooth surround sound system and a smart lighting system (needs to be connected). 5 amp lighting circuits are present in most rooms.

On the first floor a spacious landing with generous built-in storage gives access to a substantial triple aspect master bedroom with dressing room and en suite shower room. There are also four further well-proportioned bedrooms, three with en suite shower rooms and one serviced by a good-sized family bathroom with separate walk-in shower. There is also a laundry room.

Lying some two miles north-east of Salisbury, Ford is a popular village conveniently located between Hurdcott, the Winterbournes and Laverstock. There are nearby pubs in both Hurdcott and Winterbourne Dauntsey which also has a village shop with post office. The cathedral city of Salisbury offers an excellent range of shopping facilities, recreational and cultural attractions including several theatres and a cinema. Communications are particularly accessible with the railway station about 3 miles away providing a direct service to London Waterloo (from 90 minutes) while the A303 provides a link to the South west and London via the M3.

The area offers a good selection of state schools including Greentrees Primary School (rated Outstanding by Ofsted), St. Joseph’s Catholic School, St. Edmund’s Girls’ School and Wyvern College. There are also a number of notable independent schools including Chafyn Grove, Leehurst Swan, Godolphin and Salisbury Cathedral School. Salisbury has also retained its grammar schools; Bishop Wordsworth for boys and South Wilts for girls.

Set within its grounds, White Gates is accessed via a sliding electric gate leading to a large forecourt, offering turning and parking for multiple vehicles. The enclosed low maintenance gardens are laid mainly to lawn, with an extensive paved terrace off the drawing and dining rooms, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining, the whole boasting stunning views over neighbouring countryside.