A 'PRETTY' cottage within a 'charming Dorset village' is set to go under the hammer later this month for £325,000.

Gable Cottage, based in West Street, Fontmell Magna near Shaftesbury, has been put up for auction by Auctioneers Symonds and Sampson.

Symonds and Sampson state the three-bedroom property has origins from the 15th century and offers 'buyers the rare opportunity to update a period house in the centre of this popular village.'

Photos within the brochure show the Grade II listed cottage requirements improvement and modernisation. The property is also suitable for extension or replace some areas subject to planning permission.

Dorset Echo: The garden of the 'pretty' cottage in West Street, Fontmell Magna near Shaftesbury in North Dorset. Picture: Symonds and SampsonThe garden of the 'pretty' cottage in West Street, Fontmell Magna near Shaftesbury in North Dorset. Picture: Symonds and Sampson

The ground floor contains an entrance hall, large sitting room with fireplace, dining room, sun room, kitchen, utility and shower room. Upstairs on its first floor are three bedrooms and a bathroom.

Outside the cottage is a lawned front garden and a driveway that leads to a double garage. The gardens have also been cleared and is a blank canvas for buyers to transform into their own taste and style.

Fontmell Magna, described as a 'charming' North Dorset village by the auctioneers, is based four miles south of Shaftesbury. The village has an excellent community, village hall, surgery, primary school, church, pub and village shop and there are 'some amazing views over the dramatic surrounding countryside.'

Dorset Echo: This 'pretty' cottage in West Street, Fontmell Magna near Shaftesbury in North Dorset could be yours from £325,000 at auction. Picture: Symonds and Sampson

The property will be featured in a live-streamed auction from 12pm onwards on Friday, May 21.

More information can be found by calling 01258 919015 or through this link - https://www.symondsandsampson.co.uk/properties/details/sales/west-street-fontmell-magna-shaftesbury-sp7-0pf/stu210048