Primrose Barn

Primrose Barn is an attractive barn conversion offering light-filled flexible accommodation arranged over two floors, configured to provide an ideal family and entertaining space. With wood flooring throughout the ground floor accommodation flows from a welcoming reception hall with useful storage and utility cupboard, and comprises an extensive 26 ft. open plan kitchen/sitting/dining room. Also on the ground floor is the spacious principal bedroom with contemporary en suite shower room, as well as a modern family bathroom. The kitchen provides a range of contemporary units including a large central island with breakfast bar, American-style fridge freezer and modern integrated appliances. The remaining doubleheight space, configurable to the purchaser’s own requirements, has a large picture window, space for a sizeable dining table and a sitting area with modern freestanding wood burning stove. The double-height glazing incorporating bi-fold doors gives access to the terrace. The first floor houses the property’s two remaining double bedrooms, both featuring skylights with solar-powered blackout blinds, which bring in huge amounts of natural light. There is underfloor heating throughout the ground floor provided by an air-source heat pump.

Local Authority: Teignbridge District Council
Services: Mains electricity; private water; private drainage which we understand to be compliant with current regulations.
The property benefits from domestic RHI payments of £940/annum due to the installation of the air source heat pump.
Council Tax: Band E.
Tenure: Freehold.
Guide price: £900,000

The property is approached over a gravelled driveway providing parking for several vehicles. Surrounding the property on three sides, the well-maintained garden is laid mainly to lawn and features a generous paved south-facing terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. The house is set against a backdrop of mature woodland and enjoys far-reaching views over surrounding rolling countryside and the Teign Valley.

In addition to the garden, there are two further fields, one containing a barn which has Part Q planning permission in place for a one bedroom house (ref 22/01244/NPA). Subject to the purchaser's requirements, this could provide useful guest accomodation or supplementary income as holiday let. Further land of up to 20 acres is available by separate negotiation.

The property is in the sought-after village of Doddiscombsleigh, which lies on the eastern side of the Teign Valley near to the Dartmoor National Park. The village is surrounded by unspoilt moorland offering a wide range of outdoor pursuits including walking, cycling, riding and fishing. Doddiscombsleigh enjoys a thriving community spirit and amenities including a church, primary school and famed public house, The Nobody Inn. The nearby village of Christow offers a good range of day-to-day amenities including a local shop, Post Office, church, popular public house, GP surgery, village hall, tennis courts and primary school. The historic city of Exeter, the regional capital of the South West, offers great business and educational facilities together with open air markets, restaurants, cafés and wine bars.

Communications links are excellent: the nearby A38 provides good access to Plymouth and to major traffic routes including the A30 to Cornwall and the M5 and the national motorway network. Exeter has two mainline stations providing services to central London. Exeter International Airport provides an ever-increasing number of domestic and international flights including twice daily flights to London City. The area offers a good selection of state primary and secondary schooling together with numerous independent schools, including St. Wilfrid’s, Exeter Cathedral School, The New School, The Maynard, Exeter, Stover, St. Peter’s, Trinity and Sands.

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