Description
A substantial detached family home set within gardens approaching half an acre, with detached garaging and potential for refurbishment or redevelopment (Subject to planning). EPC: D, no onward chain.
Situation - The property is set back from Exeter Road in a private position, approximately 1.25 miles from Exmouth town centre and the seafront. Local amenities include a nearby Co-Op supermarket and regular bus services between Exeter and Exmouth. The town offers a wide range of shops, including a Marks & Spencer Foodhall, along with a modern sports centre, indoor swimming pool, and a railway station with direct connections to Exeter. The seafront boasts around two miles of sandy beach, offering opportunities for sailing, paddleboarding, kite surfing and coastal walks along the South West Coast Path.
The cathedral city of Exeter is an easy commute to the west and offers a comprehensive range of shopping, dining, cultural and educational facilities. Exeter provides mainline rail links on both the Paddington and Waterloo lines, access to the M5 at Junction 30, and Exeter International Airport for both domestic and international travel.
Description - 233 Exeter Road offers a rare opportunity to acquire a spacious detached home on a generous plot of around 0.5 acres, with mature lawned gardens, multiple garages and off-road parking. The house, which would now benefit from a programme of modernisation, is well proportioned with three reception rooms, a kitchen, study, cloakroom, and four to five bedrooms including a principal bedroom with en-suite.
In addition to being a fine family home, the property offers scope for extension or redevelopment, subject to planning. A pre-application has been undertaken for the creation of three detached houses on the site, offering significant potential for purchasers seeking an investment or development opportunity.
Accommodation - A reception hallway with under-stairs storage leads to the principal living spaces. The sitting room and dining room both enjoy bay windows to the front and feature picture rails, while the sitting room has an attractive stone open fireplace. The study provides a quiet workspace, with an additional living room to the rear. The kitchen offers a range of wall and base units, integrated oven, and hob, with space for appliances, and access to a rear hallway with gardener's WC.
The stairs gives access to the first floor with a large landing serves four/five bedrooms. The principal bedroom includes an en-suite shower room, while Bedroom 2 has a wash hand basin and dual aspect windows. Bedrooms 3 and 4 are both doubles, and Bedroom 5 could serve as a dressing room or study. The family bathroom includes a bath with shower over, complemented by a separate WC.
Outside - The property is approached via a private driveway, initially shared with two other homes before leading to its own parking and turning area. There is a detached double garage and an additional single garage. The mature gardens wrap around the house and are laid mainly to lawn with a number of specimen trees, former vegetable beds, and scope for landscaping or further development.
Services - Utilities: Mains electric, mains gas, mains water, telephone and broadband
Drainage: Mains drainage
Heating: Gas central heating
Tenure: Freehold
EPC: D(59)
Council tax band: F
Standard, ultrafast and superfast broadband available. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone mobile networks likely to be available (Ofcom).
Agents Notes - We understand that two of the trees within the plot are subject to Tree Preservation Orders.
