5 bedroom house

A 17th century Grade 2 Listed detached farmhouse with about 0.5 acres and an abundance of characterful features. Complete with 4 Bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, large sitting room, kitchen, study, generous gardens and ample off road parking. EPC Band E.

Situation - The property is situated between Newton Abbot and Teigngrace with excellent road links via the A382 to the A38. Newton Abbot town centre is only a few miles away with its wide range of amenities including; various shops, restaurants and cafes, supermarkets, hospital, primary and secondary schools, leisure centre and train station with main line links to London Paddington. Nearby is the A38 which provides speedy access to Plymouth, Exeter and the M5 beyond. Whilst Dartmoor National Park and the sandy beaches of Teignmouth and Torbay are only a short distance away.

Description - This 17th century thatched house is presented in good condition and readily accessible off the Newton Abbot to Bovey Tracey bypass. The shared private drive leads down to the farmhouse and it’s two neighbours. Whilst the property is near to its neighbours, the expansive rear garden is actually very private. There is ample parking to the side of the property with gates leading into the rear garden.

Accommodation - A gate leads into the entrance porch with an original timber door into the staircase hall with door to the office to one side with an interconnecting door to the gym. Door through to the sitting room with a large inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove and evidence of the former bread oven. The whole of the ground floor has tiled flooring. Door through to the breakfast room, being the former kitchen to the farmhouse, with a fireplace with wood burning stove and an oil-fired Aga. Door with step up to the utility room with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble drier, with stable door to outside and door into ground floor shower room. The vendors, about 20 years ago, converted the lean-to to the rear to create a fantastic large kitchen with a range of base and eye-level kitchen units with space for the Belling range, which is remaining, space for a dishwasher, ceramic sink, breakfast bar, Velux window which opens out into the snug area, with patio doors to the rear terrace and door back through to the gym with under-stairs storage.

From the entrance hall the stairs rise to the landing with door to bedroom X, a double room with dual aspect. Door to bedroom 2 (double) with a door to the front and fitted double wardrobe. Door to a large family bathroom, large bath and separate corner quadrant shower with Mira Sprint electric shower. Bedroom 1 with a cast iron fireplace and fire surround with window overlooking the rear garden and archway through to the dressing area and en-suite shower room with mixer shower over the bath. From the landing a door provides access to a further staircase which rises into the attic, which has been a bedroom for 30+ years, with window to the front and door to wardrobes. As you would expect, there are many exposed ceiling timbers in the house and the original floorboards providing the much sought after character.

Gardens & Grounds - To the rear of the property, and accessed via several openings of the house, is a large paved terrace with a low rendered stone wall with herbaceous borders and a number of steps up to the large area of level lawn. The square area of garden is bounded by a timber fence to one side and a Devon bank and hedgerow to the other boundaries. Within the garden is a greenhouse and a number of raised vegetable beds together with a detached, breeze block built and barn/garage.

Services - Mains water. Mains electricity. Oil-fired central heating. Drainage – A sewage treatment plant for drainage which is private to the property.

Local Authority - Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Road, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4XX. Tel: . E-mail: .

Viewing - Strictly by prior appointment with Stags on .

Directions - From Newton Abbot continue on the new bypass to Heathfield and Bovey Tracey passing the Vauxhall Eden garage on the righthand side and the Linden Homes housing development on the left, proceed for about ¼ mile and where the new fencing is on the righthand side there is a turning on the right in the gap between the fencing which leads down to Blatchford Farmhouse.



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