Description
A well presented and extensive bungalow in a most popular South Hams village, enjoying a charming landscaped garden and easy access to local amenities. Nestled in a quintessential village setting, this sympathetically modernised bungalow offers 1,412 sq. ft. of well-balanced accommodation. The impressive open-plan kitchen/diner, complemented by a cosy separate sitting room, provides versatile living space. The master suite features a dressing room, while the attractive 'cottage-style' garden enhances the charm of the home. Additional benefits include off-road parking, storage, and a freehold tenure. EPC Band: C.
Situation - Hemsley is situated in the charming South Hams village of Broadhempston, which offers a community shop with a post office, a primary school, playing fields, and two popular pubs - Coppa Dolla and The Monks Retreat. The village lies about 5 miles from both Totnes and Newton Abbot, with easy access to the A38 Devon Expressway for connections to Exeter and Plymouth.
Totnes, a historic Elizabethan market town, provides excellent schools, diverse shopping, and leisure facilities, including an indoor pool and boating on the River Dart. Mainline rail services to London Paddington are available from both Totnes and Newton Abbot.
Description - Hemsley is a beautifully presented bungalow offering well-balanced accommodation, set in the charming village of Broadhempston. Thoughtfully designed with modern comforts and characterful touches, the property extends to 1,412 sq. ft, providing an ideal balance of open-plan living and more intimate spaces.
The home benefits from stylish finishes, including wooden doors, attractive wooden LVT flooring and a vaulted ceiling in the kitchen/diner. During our vendors tenure since 2020, they have upgraded and improved many elements of the home including the erection of the utility room, master bedroom dressing room and new windows. A beautifully landscaped cottage-style garden completes this delightful home, offering a tranquil setting with countryside views.
Accommodation - The heart of the home is an impressive open-plan kitchen/diner, featuring LVT flooring, underfloor heating, and a vaulted ceiling that enhances the sense of space. Bi-folding doors open to the garden, allowing for seamless indoor-outdoor living. The kitchen is fitted with blue wooden base units, an integrated dishwasher, a Belfast sink, and space for a Rangemaster cooker. Adjacent to this space is a separate utility room, built in 2021, offering additional storage, space for white goods, white wooden units, and a stable door leading to the garden. The sitting room provides a more intimate reception area, featuring parquet flooring, a wood burner set within an attractive fireplace, and French doors opening to the garden.
There are two generous double bedrooms, including a master suite that enjoys a delightful countryside outlook. The suite includes an en suite shower room with a shower, wash basin, and WC, as well as a separate dressing room. A third, smaller double bedroom offers flexibility as a guest room or home office.
Outside - To the front, the property benefits from off-road parking for three vehicles, with a garage door providing access to a useful store.
The rear garden is a beautifully landscaped 'cottage-style' retreat, where stone footpaths meander through a well-maintained lawn bordered by vibrant herbaceous planting and shrubs. At the rear of the plot, a charming terraced seating area enjoys the last of the evening sun, framed by trellises for added privacy and a picturesque setting.
Services - Oil fired central heating, shared private drainage, mains water and electricity plus surplus for the PV panels. Ofcom advises limited and likely mobile coverage, via the major providers, and standard broadband is available to the property.
Local Authority - South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: customer.services@southhams.gov.uk.
Vieiwngs - Strictly by prior appointment with Stags Totnes property office on 01803 865454
Directions - From Totnes, head north on the A381/Newton Abbot road, turning left at the signpost for Littlehempston, just before the bridge to the Pig and Whistle. Follow the lane down and cross the stone bridges, under the railway trestle, and turn right at Littlehempston Cross, signed for Hemsford and Broadhempston. At Ford Bridge Cross, turn right and continue past Hemsford, following this lane, merging once, until you reach Vicarage Cross at Houndhead. Turn right and the gates for Hemsley are just on the right.
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