Leicester Road, Branksome Park, Poole, BH13

Character family house with charming interiors, set in substantial grounds of over one acre in the sought after location of Branksome Park with access to the nearby Branksome Chine.

Description

Savills are delighted to offer for sale this beautifully presented character home that offers substantial accommodation, leisure facilities, incredible grounds, a triple garage and much more.

Originally built in the 1920’s, this exceptional Arts and Crafts home is bursting with character features which have been beautifully maintained and improved over the years to create this lovely home that you see today. This property could suit a wide range of buyers and due to the clever layout the house offers brilliant versatility.

The main living accommodation spans an impressive 4582 square feet plus there is a wonderful triple garage that measures 650 sq ft and finally two outbuildings of 118 sq ft, all totalling a substantial 5350 sq ft.

Set well back from the road, accessed via a long secluded drive way you arrive at the attractive home. The ground floor consists of vast accommodation which is cleverly configured, well-proportioned rooms, great ceiling heights and an abundance of natural light.

The ground floor boasts a stunning and grand reception hallway, large formal living room, a home office, separate dining room, kitchen/dining/day room, sun room, utility, triple garage and a seriously impressive swimming pool complex with heated pool, hot tub, changing/shower facilities, a sauna and bi-folding doors onto the outside courtyard.

The first floor is the main bedroom level where there are three double bedrooms all with their own en suite shower rooms. The main bedroom also benefits from a large walk in wardrobe. On the second/top floor there are two further bedrooms and one bathroom which they share.

Externally the grounds extend to over one acre and it is evident that a tremendous amount of care and thought has gone into creating the tranquil space that you see today. There is a gravel pathway leading to the top of the garden with well stocked borders and mature planting, all set against a magnificent backdrop of the stunning trees.

This property must be viewed in person to fully appreciate the amount of space and grounds on offer.

NB Photographs taken June 2024.

Location

This substantial character residence is located in the sought after area of Branksome Park. The area is renowned for its prestigious homes and is a popular quiet location within a sylvan setting.

The property sits approximately midway between the coastal towns of Bournemouth and Poole and Bournemouth and is ideally located for the areas shopping and leisure facilities such as the beaches at Branksome Chine and the world famous Sandbanks Peninsula.

Branksome Chine is nearby and provides a delightful wooded walk down to the award winning beaches at Branksome Chine, as well as the Branksome Park Tennis Club. Sandbanks and the picturesque shores of Poole Harbour with several yacht clubs and other associated water sport facilities are just over 2 miles distant, whilst only a short distance away is the Parkstone Golf Club.

The area is well known for its natural beauty and micro climate with a reputation for having mild winters and more sunshine than most other parts of the country.

The area is further enhanced by excellent road, rail and air communications. Mainline rail services operate from Bournemouth Station, offering direct South West Trains service to London Waterloo from 1 hour 50 minutes. Good local schools are numerous and include Canford School, Bournemouth and Poole Grammar schools, Bournemouth Collegiate, Talbot Heath and Park School.

Branksome Chine 170 metres
Branksome Chine beach 1 mile
Canford Cliffs shops 1.1 miles
Sandbanks (Shore Road) 2.2 miles
Bournemouth 3.2 miles
Bournemouth Airport 8 miles
London 110 miles (1 hour 50 minutes by train)

All times and distances are approximate.

Square Footage: 5,350 sq ft