HALF-AN-ACRE of gardens and a heated swimming pool come with a house in the village of Sherborne St John.

Estate agents Bairstow Eves are looking for offers of more than £530,000 for the Chineham Lane house, which also has an annexe with a studio room featuring wood laminate flooring, a kitchenette and a shower room.

The main house (pictured above) offers three-bedroomed accommodation, with an en suite shower and dressing room to the main bedroom, and a family bath and shower room.

Wood-fronted units in the kitchen house an integrated oven, hob, fridge and dishwasher, and there is also a utility room.

Both reception rooms have French doors to the garden. The lounge also features a storey-high exposed brick fireplace inset with a wood-burning stove and the dining room has wood flooring.

The house has a downstairs study which could be used as a fourth bedroom.

The property stands in the centre of its plot and has outbuildings, garaging and a water feature in the gardens.