4 bedroom house
New Street, Torrington, Devon, EX38 8BY
Guide Price
£575,000
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Summary Details
- First Marketed: Jul 2022
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A charming detached period residence, offering spacious accommodation and gardens approaching half an acre (0.48) and backing onto common land, within walking distance of the town centre and amenities.
Location - The property is situated on the outskirts of the Cavalier and market town of Great Torrington, and backs onto Torrington Commons. The historic town is surrounded by 360 acres of glorious common land, ideal for walking, offering wonderful vistas and scenery and an array of wildlife.
The town itself has a fantastic community, and offers a great range of amenities and leisure pursuits including various shops, doctors and dentists surgeries, places of worship, a gym, pubs and restaurants, primary and secondary schooling, supermarkets and the popular Plough Arts Centre, as well as RHS Rosemoor Gardens. There is also direct access to the Tarka Trail which affords excellent walking and cycling opportunities.
The port and market town of Bideford sits on the banks of the River Torridge, around 6.5 miles away, and offers an excellent range of amenities including schooling for all ages with private schooling available at the popular Kingsley College, supermarkets, shops, pubs and restaurants, Post Office and banks.
A few miles further north there is access to the stunning North Devon coastline, recently selected as a ‘World Surfing Reserve’ (WSR) – the first in the UK and only cold-water WSR in the world – with the charming coastal villages of Appledore and Instow around 9 miles away, whilst the three mile long safe and sandy beach at Westward Ho! which adjoins the Northam Burrows and the Royal North Devon Golf Club is also just over 9 miles away. There is also access onto the South West Coastal Footpath, which affords excellent walks with stunning coastal vistas.
The regional centre of Barnstaple is around 12 miles away, and offers all the area’s main business, commercial, leisure and shopping venues. There is access via the A361 North Devon Link Road to Tiverton Parkway railway station and the M5 Motorway at Junction 27.
Communications - The area can be accessed from Junction 27 of the M5 Motorway, and along the A361 North Devon Link Road which leads onto the A39 Atlantic Highway. The nearest train stations are located at Umberleigh (9 miles) and Barnstaple (12 miles), both of which connect to Exeter, where there are regular mainline rail services to London Paddington in just over 2 hours. Alternatively, Tiverton Parkway Mainline Railway Station is just over an hour’s drive away, which connects to London and beyond.
Mileages
Torrington Town Centre – Within walking distance
Bideford 6.5 miles
Barnstaple – 12 miles
The Coast – 9 miles
The Property - This is a superb opportunity to acquire a spacious detached period residence in a highly convenient location, within walking distance of Torrington town centre and its many amenities. Properties of this calibre and location, backing onto the beautiful Torrington Commons very rarely become available to the open market.
This attractive double fronted period residence was a former Baptist manse and offers spacious and versatile accommodation with five reception rooms and four bedrooms. A particular feature of the property are the delightful and generous gardens at the rear which back directly onto the Commons. The gardens amounts to just under half an acre (0.48) with various seating areas throughout, three garages, a vegetable garden, orchard and a wildlife pond.
Only with a full internal inspection can you start to appreciate the quality, size and potential of this superb family home.
The accommodation with approximate dimensions, more clearly identified on the accompanying floorplans, comprises:
Front door leads to:
Entrance Porch - Original decorative tiled floor.
Entrance Hall - Stairs rise to the first floor landing. Original decorative tiled floor.
Sitting Room - Bay window to front elevation. Gas coal effect fire with timber mantel over.
Dining Room - Box bay window to the front elevation. Gas coal effect fire with mantel over.
Study - Arched window to the side elevation and French doors leading onto the garden room/sun room.
Breakfast Room - Window to the side elevation. Walk-in storage cupboard. Opens to:
Kitchen - A dual aspect room with an excellent range of matching wall and base units with sink set into granite work surfaces. Double oven and five ring gas hob with extractor over. Space for dishwasher. Cupboard housing wall mounted gas fired boiler.
Lobby/Utility - Space for American style fridge freezer. Further wall and base units with space for washing machine and cloaks.
Cloakroom - Comprising low level WC and wash hand basin.
Garden Room/Sun Room - A superb room with roof atrium and bi-folding doors leading onto the garden. Timber floor.
Rear Lobby - Access to the rear garden.
Half Landing - Walk-in airing cupboard.
Landing - Hatch access to loft space. Arched window to rear elevation.
Family Bathroom - A large room with sunken bath, dual “his and hers” glass basins, low level WC and corner shower cubicle. Windows to rear elevation. Chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 1 - Box bay window to front elevation with window seat. Extensive built-in wardrobes. Secret double doors lead to the family bathroom.
Bedroom 4 - Window to front elevation.
Bedroom 2 - Bay window to the front elevation. Ornate fireplace.
Bedroom 3 - A dual aspect room with views over the garden. Ornate fireplace.
Outside - To the front of the property is off-road parking for two vehicles, and a garden with cast iron railings. A driveway leads to the rear of the property (this driveway is very narrow, and only accessible with a very small car), however there is also access to the rear of the garden via The Commons, by appointment with the Commons Conservators. Off the garden room is a good-sized patio with a fishpond which then opens onto lawned areas with flowerbeds and borders with mature plants and shrubs. A five bar gate then leads to a further area which is gravelled, with three garages and used for storage. The garden beyond opens onto a section where there is a greenhouse, composting bins and vegetable plots. There is an orchard with fruit trees and a lawned section with a wildlife pond. A five bar gives access at the rear of the garden onto the Commons. The gardens in total amounts to half an acre and enjoys a sunny and private aspect.
Property Information
Services - All mains connected. Gas fired central heating.
EPC Rating: D
Local Authority - Torridge District Council –[use Contact Agent Button].
Contents, Fixtures and Fittings - Only those mentioned within this brochure plus all fitted carpets and blinds are included in the sale. All others, such as curtains, light fittings, mirrors, garden ornaments and furniture etc are specifically excluded, but may be available by separate negotiation.
Viewing - By appointment with Jackson-Stops, North Devon[use Contact Agent Button].
For sale by private treaty with vacant possession upon completion.
Directions - From Barnstaple, proceed towards Great Torrington on the B3232 passing through the villages of St. Johns Chapel, Newton Tracey and Alverdiscott. Stay on this road until you enter the town of Torrington, and at the first roundabout, turn right and continue until reaching the next mini roundabout by the petrol station. Continue straight across here, and proceed until passing Lidl’s supermarket on your right hand side. Proceed for a short distance, until you see the property on your right hand side, with nameplate clearly displayed.
Marketed by: Jackson-Stops, Barnstaple
Location - The property is situated on the outskirts of the Cavalier and market town of Great Torrington, and backs onto Torrington Commons. The historic town is surrounded by 360 acres of glorious common land, ideal for walking, offering wonderful vistas and scenery and an array of wildlife.
The town itself has a fantastic community, and offers a great range of amenities and leisure pursuits including various shops, doctors and dentists surgeries, places of worship, a gym, pubs and restaurants, primary and secondary schooling, supermarkets and the popular Plough Arts Centre, as well as RHS Rosemoor Gardens. There is also direct access to the Tarka Trail which affords excellent walking and cycling opportunities.
The port and market town of Bideford sits on the banks of the River Torridge, around 6.5 miles away, and offers an excellent range of amenities including schooling for all ages with private schooling available at the popular Kingsley College, supermarkets, shops, pubs and restaurants, Post Office and banks.
A few miles further north there is access to the stunning North Devon coastline, recently selected as a ‘World Surfing Reserve’ (WSR) – the first in the UK and only cold-water WSR in the world – with the charming coastal villages of Appledore and Instow around 9 miles away, whilst the three mile long safe and sandy beach at Westward Ho! which adjoins the Northam Burrows and the Royal North Devon Golf Club is also just over 9 miles away. There is also access onto the South West Coastal Footpath, which affords excellent walks with stunning coastal vistas.
The regional centre of Barnstaple is around 12 miles away, and offers all the area’s main business, commercial, leisure and shopping venues. There is access via the A361 North Devon Link Road to Tiverton Parkway railway station and the M5 Motorway at Junction 27.
Communications - The area can be accessed from Junction 27 of the M5 Motorway, and along the A361 North Devon Link Road which leads onto the A39 Atlantic Highway. The nearest train stations are located at Umberleigh (9 miles) and Barnstaple (12 miles), both of which connect to Exeter, where there are regular mainline rail services to London Paddington in just over 2 hours. Alternatively, Tiverton Parkway Mainline Railway Station is just over an hour’s drive away, which connects to London and beyond.
Mileages
Torrington Town Centre – Within walking distance
Bideford 6.5 miles
Barnstaple – 12 miles
The Coast – 9 miles
The Property - This is a superb opportunity to acquire a spacious detached period residence in a highly convenient location, within walking distance of Torrington town centre and its many amenities. Properties of this calibre and location, backing onto the beautiful Torrington Commons very rarely become available to the open market.
This attractive double fronted period residence was a former Baptist manse and offers spacious and versatile accommodation with five reception rooms and four bedrooms. A particular feature of the property are the delightful and generous gardens at the rear which back directly onto the Commons. The gardens amounts to just under half an acre (0.48) with various seating areas throughout, three garages, a vegetable garden, orchard and a wildlife pond.
Only with a full internal inspection can you start to appreciate the quality, size and potential of this superb family home.
The accommodation with approximate dimensions, more clearly identified on the accompanying floorplans, comprises:
Front door leads to:
Entrance Porch - Original decorative tiled floor.
Entrance Hall - Stairs rise to the first floor landing. Original decorative tiled floor.
Sitting Room - Bay window to front elevation. Gas coal effect fire with timber mantel over.
Dining Room - Box bay window to the front elevation. Gas coal effect fire with mantel over.
Study - Arched window to the side elevation and French doors leading onto the garden room/sun room.
Breakfast Room - Window to the side elevation. Walk-in storage cupboard. Opens to:
Kitchen - A dual aspect room with an excellent range of matching wall and base units with sink set into granite work surfaces. Double oven and five ring gas hob with extractor over. Space for dishwasher. Cupboard housing wall mounted gas fired boiler.
Lobby/Utility - Space for American style fridge freezer. Further wall and base units with space for washing machine and cloaks.
Cloakroom - Comprising low level WC and wash hand basin.
Garden Room/Sun Room - A superb room with roof atrium and bi-folding doors leading onto the garden. Timber floor.
Rear Lobby - Access to the rear garden.
Half Landing - Walk-in airing cupboard.
Landing - Hatch access to loft space. Arched window to rear elevation.
Family Bathroom - A large room with sunken bath, dual “his and hers” glass basins, low level WC and corner shower cubicle. Windows to rear elevation. Chrome heated towel rail.
Bedroom 1 - Box bay window to front elevation with window seat. Extensive built-in wardrobes. Secret double doors lead to the family bathroom.
Bedroom 4 - Window to front elevation.
Bedroom 2 - Bay window to the front elevation. Ornate fireplace.
Bedroom 3 - A dual aspect room with views over the garden. Ornate fireplace.
Outside - To the front of the property is off-road parking for two vehicles, and a garden with cast iron railings. A driveway leads to the rear of the property (this driveway is very narrow, and only accessible with a very small car), however there is also access to the rear of the garden via The Commons, by appointment with the Commons Conservators. Off the garden room is a good-sized patio with a fishpond which then opens onto lawned areas with flowerbeds and borders with mature plants and shrubs. A five bar gate then leads to a further area which is gravelled, with three garages and used for storage. The garden beyond opens onto a section where there is a greenhouse, composting bins and vegetable plots. There is an orchard with fruit trees and a lawned section with a wildlife pond. A five bar gives access at the rear of the garden onto the Commons. The gardens in total amounts to half an acre and enjoys a sunny and private aspect.
Property Information
Services - All mains connected. Gas fired central heating.
EPC Rating: D
Local Authority - Torridge District Council –[use Contact Agent Button].
Contents, Fixtures and Fittings - Only those mentioned within this brochure plus all fitted carpets and blinds are included in the sale. All others, such as curtains, light fittings, mirrors, garden ornaments and furniture etc are specifically excluded, but may be available by separate negotiation.
Viewing - By appointment with Jackson-Stops, North Devon[use Contact Agent Button].
For sale by private treaty with vacant possession upon completion.
Directions - From Barnstaple, proceed towards Great Torrington on the B3232 passing through the villages of St. Johns Chapel, Newton Tracey and Alverdiscott. Stay on this road until you enter the town of Torrington, and at the first roundabout, turn right and continue until reaching the next mini roundabout by the petrol station. Continue straight across here, and proceed until passing Lidl’s supermarket on your right hand side. Proceed for a short distance, until you see the property on your right hand side, with nameplate clearly displayed.
Marketed by: Jackson-Stops, Barnstaple
Land Registry Data
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