Description
An attractive 3 bedroom home with garden and adjoining paddock and stables, set in 0.62 of an acre, with no ongoing chain. Sitting and dining room, dining room and sun room, Kitchen and utility room, three bedrooms, bathroom and cloakroom. Gardens and parking. Paddock and stables. Freehold. Council Tax Band C. EPC Band D.
Situation - The property lies within the small hamlet of East leigh, a rural community within easy access of the towns of North Tawton, Crediton and Okehampton. The town of Crediton offers a wide range of amenities, including places of worship, a library, health centre, hospital, post office, banks, supermarkets, pubs and restaurants, garages, leisure centre and sports facilities. The nearest primary school is Copplestone and the highly regarded Queen Elizabeth's Academy offering secondary schooling in Crediton.
Okehampton offers an extensive range of shops, services and facilities. There are three supermarkets (including a Waitrose) a range of nationally and locally owned shops and businesses, doctors surgery and leisure centre in the attractive setting of Simmons Park. There is schooling from infant to sixth form level. The Dartmoor National Park offers hundreds of square miles of superb unspoilt scenery. From Okehampton there is direct access to the A30 dual carriageway providing a link to the city of Exeter with its M5 motorway, main line rail and international air connections. The countryside around Okehampton is particularly attractive with many opportunities for riding, walking and outdoor pursuits. From both Crediton and Okehampton there are excellent train links to Exeter and beyond.
Description - A well appointed three bedroom, two reception room end of terrace home situated within this small rural hamlet. The property offers deceptively spacious accommodation being Upvc double glazed and oil fired centrally heated. A particular benefit of the house is the adjoining paddock which is in the region of 0.5 of an acre, being divided into two paddocks with a small stable block. Further benefits include off road parking, a level enclosed garden and attractive views to the rear from the house, gardens and paddock. The total plot extends to 0.62 of an acre and is offered with no ongoing chain.
Accommodation - Via double glazed door to ENTRANCE PORCH: Double glazed window to side aspect, door to ENTRANCE HALL: Staircase to first floor, doors to, SITTING ROOM: Dual aspect double glazed windows, brick fireplace with inset woodburning stove. DINING ROOM: fitted cupboard, double glazed window to side aspect, space for large dining table. Double doors to SUN ROOM: A light room with large double glazed window to front aspect and further window to side. KITCHEN: Range of wall/base cupboards and drawers with work surfaces over. Inset sink and drainer. Plumbing and space for dishwasher. Space for large cooker with extractor hood over. Oil fired central heating boiler. Space for upright fridge, tiled floor, double glazed window to rear garden. Door to UTILITY ROOM: Double glazed window to side. Plumbing and space for white goods, washing machine and tumble dryer. Double glazed door to rear garden, tiled floor, door to CLOAKROOM: Comprising WC, pedestal wash hand basin, opaque window to rear.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING: Double glazed window to rear aspect with countryside views, fitted cupboard, access to loft space, being boarded with light. Doors to, BEDROOM 1: A light dual aspect room. Airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and immersion, linen shelving. Fitted wardrobes. BEDROOM 2: fitted wardrobe cupboard, double glazed window to front aspect. BEDROOM 3: Double glazed window to rear aspect with views over garden and countryside. FAMILY BATHROOM: White suite comprising jacuzzi spa bath with jet sprays and shower over, vanity wash basin, WC, opaque window to side aspect, heated towel rail.
Outside - Immediately to the front of the property, is a tarmac driveway providing parking for numerous vehicles. A pedestrian gate to the side of the house opens to a gravelled area with covered store and pathway leading to the rear garden. Laid to lawn with pathway extending around the edge and enclosed by brick walls and fencing. In the far corner is a useful storage shed and from the gardens there are some attractive views over the surrounding countryside. External tap and electric socket. From the drive, a five bar gate opens to the adjoining PADDOCK. Adjacent is a STABLE BLOCK: comprising of two STABLES and an adjoining STORE. To either side are small enclosed pen areas. The paddock is currently divided into two areas and has water connected. At the end of the terrace of three houses, there is a further parking area for 1/2 vehicles.
Services - Mains electricity, water and sewage treatment plant drainage (a modern shared system where the vendors pay the council approximately per annum £200 for emptying and electric costs). Oil fired central heating.
Broadband Coverage: Standard available upto 3mb (Ofcom), present vendors use Plusnet.
Mobile Coverage: All providers limited indoors, likely outdoors. (Ofcom). Our clients report the mobile reception as being good.
Directions - what3words outboard.pretty.shark
For SAT NAV purposes the postcode is EX17 6BQ
Agents Note - Please note there is an uplift development clause on the adjoining paddock, whereby 50% of any uplift in value upon planning approval, will be payable to the previous landowner (not the current vendors), running for 25 years from November 2012.
