A VICTORIAN village school-master's house is a character buy on the spring residential property market.

The Old School House is in Ramsdell, and the next-door school has also been converted into a private home.

Decorative brickwork and a pretty gabled entrance porch give appeal to the outside of the house, which has had two extensions added to create a light and spacious interior.

The Old School House is thought to date back to the 1850s and has now been completely renovated.

It has four bedrooms, an en suite bathroom and a family bathroom.

The sitting room boasts an open fireplace and doors to a small conservatory.

The dining hall contains the staircase to the bedrooms.

A fitted kitchen leads to a utility area.

The gardens have been attractively landscaped with a gravelled terrace across the back of the property and steps down to a lawn and flowerbeds.

The Old School House, which is on the market with agents Knight Frank, has a price guide of £565,000.