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About this property

A spacious and well-presented three-bedroom detached bungalow, set on a generous corner plot with a beautifully secluded and mature rear garden. This light-filled home offers excellent potential to modernise or extend, as many neighbouring properties have successfully converted their lofts. Ideally suited for couples or families seeking a peaceful lifestyle in a highly sought-after residential area.

St Ives is a charming village ideally positioned between the popular market towns of Ringwood and Wimborne. Nearby areas such as Ferndown, West Moors, and Verwood offer an excellent range of pubs, restaurants, shops, and other amenities.

Outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the close proximity to Moors Valley Country Park, which features scenic walking and cycling trails, a fishing lake, miniature railway, and a café. To the south, Avon Heath Country Park provides further opportunities for recreation, with its visitor centre, children's play area, and picnic spots. The picturesque Avon Castle, dating back to 1872, lies just to the east along the River Avon.

St Ives itself offers a small parade of local shops, adding to its village charm and convenience—perfect for those looking for a tranquil yet well-connected place to call home.

The accommodation offers many features and benefits to include a welcoming entrance hall with built-in storage cupboard housing the gas boiler, and hatch to an insulated loft space, offering further potential for conversion (subject to planning) a bright and airy L-shaped living/dining room with dual aspect windows, creating a warm and inviting space ideal for entertaining or relaxing, well-appointed kitchen/breakfast room with ample work surfaces, a range of eye- and base-level units, and space for a dishwasher, fridge/freezer, and cooker. There's also room for a breakfast table. The kitchen connects directly to both the garage and conservatory, utility Room / cloakroom offeringa practical space with plumbing for washing machine and dryer, additional storage, WC, wash hand basin, and part-tiled walls. Conservatory providing a peaceful garden-facing space with access to the rear garden—perfect for enjoying the outdoors in comfort.

The property boasts three double bedrooms with bedroom 1 featuring fitted wardrobes, overhead storage and views to the rear garden and a family bathroom.

The property sits on an expansive corner plot,

surrounded by mature hedging, trees, and high brick walls that offer a great degree of privacy. The garden features lawned and decked areas, along with well-stocked flower beds and shrubs. A large summerhouse provides ideal storage or relaxation space.

To the front, the garden is partially lawned with decorative shrubs and a retaining wall. A private driveway to the side offers off-road parking and access to the garage, which is equipped with power, lighting, a pitched roof for additional storage, and an up-and-over door.

This delightful bungalow offers a rare opportunity to acquire a versatile and generously proportioned home in a prime village location. With scope for further enhancement, this property is a must-see for buyers looking to settle in a peaceful yet well-connected part of Dorset.

Key information

Council Tax Band: E

Tenure: Freehold

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    Bushmead Drive, RINGWOOD, Hampshire, BH24 3 detached bungalow
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Ringwood

    5 Market Place
    Ringwood
    Hampshire
    BH24 1AN
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