A VICTORIAN home within the Cranborne Chase is on the market for £799,000.

The spacious five bedroom family home boasts a number of original features and has refurbished over the last two years.

The programme of refurbishment, which blends contemporary touches with the property’s Victorian character, includes a new kitchen, new bathrooms and cloakroom complete with period style fittings, two new fireplaces in the sitting and dining rooms and a conversion of the loft space to provide two additional bedrooms.

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It has an arched entrance porch and half glazed front door with feature leaded glass and matching side screens, which opens into the entrance hall with original encaustic tiled and wood block floor, cloaks cupboard and period style radiator.

Original sashes are a feature of the twin bay windows at the front of the house too.

The sitting room has a limestone fireplace with log burner.

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Meanwhile the dining room, which also has a bay window with shutters, benefits from a limestone fire surround, and double doors with a glazed fanlight over lead to the kitchen/ breakfast room which has been refitted with a range of modern units in grey and charcoal, including a ceramic hob and oven, island unit with Belfast sink, dishwasher and breakfast bar, flagstone style floor, and bi-fold doors to the terrace and garden.

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It has a good size main bedroom has a bay window with window seat, built in wardrobe cupboard and original fireplace, along with two further bedrooms, and family bathroom.

The house also enjoys a good size, south facing and partly walled garden.

At the rear of the house is a terrace adjacent to the bi-fold doors from the kitchen, and a raised decked area.

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On the opposite side of the garden is an outbuilding providing two rooms, and ideal for use as a workshop and store, or possibly with some renovation, and subject to any necessary permissions, as a home office or playroom.

Jamie Morten, property agent at Savills in Wimborne, who is handling the sale, said: “I love the clever blend of original period features and modern finishes in this stunning home.”

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Viewings for 3 High Street are by appointment only. For more information, contact Savills Wimborne 01202 856800.