This home's estimate is 254.3% higher than the average sale price ($591K) of 6 comparable homes.
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256 Gilson Rd, Jaffrey, NH 03452
About this home
Tranquility awaits! This superior year round waterfront compound on beautiful Thorndike Pond includes custom residence, three car detached garage outbuilding with equipment area and outstanding large modern outbuilding barn with expansion potential for additional guest quarters. Set well back from a quiet road on a privacy ensuring 1.7 acre +/- lot abutting conserved land, is this much loved home. .. available for the first time in over 40 years! The residence is tastefully updated and designed to offer unobstructed views of the water throughout. Beautifully landscaped grounds and open play lawn lead to three established dock areas and natural sandy beach, set across from a conserved island with no other properties in sight. The interior features a large kitchen wing with cathedral ceiling added in late eighties and recently updated for the best in modern convenience, fireplaced living room, first floor bedroom with double vanity spa bath, two large additional bedrooms vaulted ceiling loft area upstairs with full bath. A walkout lower level includes finished family room, screened porch, additional bath and offers great potential for expansion. Offered fully furnished and equipped with watercraft. A rare find indeed. .. on one of southern New Hampshire's finest clear water bodies!
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Sale history for 256 Gilson Rd
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$559/sq ft
Tax history for 256 Gilson Rd
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
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Property details
Parking
- Parking & Garage
- Garage Capacity: 3
- Auto Open, Driveway, Garage, Off Street, On-Site, Parking Spaces 1 - 10, Paved, Visitor, Detached
Interior
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- Bathroom Information
- # of Baths (full): 2
- # of Baths (3/4): 1
- Basement Information
- Basement: Yes
- Basement Access: Walkout
- Concrete, Concrete Floor, Full, Partially Finished, Stairs - Exterior, Stairs - Interior, Storage Space, Sump Pump, Walkout, Exterior Access, Stairs - Basement
- Other Interior Features
- # of Rooms: 8
- Level B: Family Room, Level B: Laundry Room, Level B: Porch, Level B: Workshop
- Flooring: Carpet, Hardwood, Other, Tile
- Blinds, Cathedral Ceiling, Draperies, Fireplace - Wood, Fireplaces - 1, Furnished, Hearth, Kitchen Island, Lighting Contrls -Respnsv, Master Bedroom With Bath, Natural Light, Natural Woodwork, Skylight, Skylights - Energy Rated, Storage - Indoor, Vaulted Ceiling, Window Treatment, Laundry - Basement
- Accessibility Information
- 1st Floor Bedroom, 1st Floor Full Bathroom
- Equipment & Appliance Information
- Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Oven - Double, Oven - Wall, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Heater
- Smoke Detector, Generator - Portable
- Room 1 Information
- Eat-in Kitchen
- Eat-In Kitchen
- Dimensions: 21x23
- Level: 1
- Room 2 Information
- Dining Room
- Dimensions: 13x14
- Level: 1
- Room 3 Information
- Living Room
- Dimensions: 14x16 FP
- Level: 1
- Room 4 Information
- Family Room
- Dimensions: 19x20
- Level: Basement
- Room 5 Information
- Bedroom with Bath
- Dimensions: 12.5x14
- Level: 1
- Room 6 Information
- Bedroom
- Bedroom
- Dimensions: 18x15
- Level: 2
- Room 7 Information
- Bedroom
- Dimensions: 17x12
- Level: 2
- Room 8 Information
- Loft
- Dimensions: 12.5x12
- Level: 2
- Room 9 Information
- Laundry Room
- Dimensions: 14x12 Double
- Level: Basement
- Room 10 Information
- Workshop
- Dimensions: 24x24 Walk out
- Level: Basement
- Room 11 Information
- Porch
- Dimensions: 12x11 Walk out
- Level: Basement
- Room 12 Information
- Foyer
- Dimensions: 7x20
- Level: 1
Exterior
- Building Information
- Architectural Style: Bungalow, Contemporary, Conversion, w/Addition, Walkout Lower Level
- Construction Status: Existing
- Construction Materials: Shake Siding
- Approximate Sq. Ft. Total Finished: 3220
- Approximate Sq. Ft. Total: 4420
- Boat Launch, Boat Mooring, Boat Slip/Dock, Docks, Barn, Deck, Fence - Dog, Fence - Partial, Garden Space, Hot Tub, Outbuilding, Porch - Screened, Private Dock, Shed, Slip, Storage, Window Screens, Windows - Double Pane
- Foundation: Poured Concrete
- Roof: Shingle - Asphalt
- Driveway
- Paved
- Lot, Zoning, & Easement Information
- Lot: 000
- Lot Features: Country Setting, Lake Frontage, Lake View, Landscaped, Open, Pond, Pond Frontage, Recreational, Secluded, Trail/Near Trail, View, Walking Trails, Water View, Waterfront, Wooded
- Survey Information
- Surveyed: Yes
- Boat, Moorage, and Water Information
- Water Body Name: Thorndike Pond
- Other Property & Lot Information
- Year Built: 1968
- Exposure: East
- Water View: Yes
- Water View: Y
- Waterfront: Yes
- Waterfront Rights: Exclusively Owned
- Water Body Name: Thorndike Pond
- Water Body Access: Yes
- Beach Access, Directly Adjoining
Financial
- Assessment Information
- Assessment Amount: 663700
- Assessment Year: 2023
- Tax Information
- Tax Year: 2023
- Gross Amount Tax: 22134
- Other Tax Information
- Page Deed: 1412
Utilities
- Heating & Cooling Information
- Heat: Baseboard, Hot Water, House Unit
- Heat Fuel: Oil
- Sewer Information
- Concrete, Leach Field, On-Site Septic Exists, Private, Septic Design Available, Septic
- Electric Information
- 100 Amp, Circuit Breaker(s), Generator, Generator Ready, On-Site
- Water Information
- Water Restrictions: Unknown
- Water Frontage Length: 322
- Water Source: Drilled Well
- Other Utilities Information
- Internet: Fiber Optic Internt Avail, High Speed Intrnt -Avail
- Cable - Available, Gas - LP/Bottle, Telephone At Site
Location
- School Information
- School District: Jaffrey-Rindge Coop Sch Dst
- Elementary School: Jaffrey Grade School
- Elementary School: Jaffrey Grade School
- Middle/Jr School: Jaffrey-Rindge Middle School
- School - High: Conant High School
- Neighborhood Information
- Abuts Conservation, Near Paths, Rural
- Road Information
- Road Frontage: Yes
- Road Frontage Length: 275
- Gravel, Public
- Other Location Information
- Directions: Take Dublin Road to Gilson Road on left, property on left
- Block: 21
Public facts
- Beds: 3
- Baths: 3.0
- Sq. Ft.: 2,286
- Stories: 1.0
- Lot Size: 1.71 acres
- Style: Single Family Residential
- Year Built: 1968
- Year Renovated: —
- County: Cheshire County
- APN: 518644
Other
- Water Body Information
- Pond
- Listing Information
- Sale Includes: Additional Buildings, Equipment, Garage, Land/Building, Outbuilding
Around this home
Schools
Public PreK-5 • 3.4mi
Public 6-8 • 3.7mi
Public 9-12 • 3.7mi
Lifestyle
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Climate risks
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
7 days above 90° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
21% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 1 days in 30 years
Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.5 hours in June and 4 hours in December, placing it below the U.S. average for solar exposure.
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