5 bedroom house

Rose Cottage is a five bedroom detached property which is beautifully presented throughout, offering nearly 2,700 sq. ft. of living space in the main house and an additional 524 sq. ft. in the entertainment barn. The reception rooms are accessed via a spacious entrance hall at the heart of the ground floor. There is a very spacious sitting room with a wood burner within an exposed brick fireplace, as well as exposed beams and French doors leading to the gardens. A large kitchen/dining room with an attractive tiled floor is to the front of the house, featuring an exposed brick wall, traditional style units, a double Butler sink, an electric oven, hob and an AGA. There is also a separate utility room with stylish fitted units, an office/snug and a cloakroom on the ground floor.
Upstairs, there is a large master bedroom with a Juliet balcony, an adjoining dressing room and a contemporary shower room. There are four more bedrooms on the first floor, one with an en suite bathroom, as well as a family bathroom.

Local Authority: Mid Devon District Council.

Services: Mains electricity. Private water and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Council Tax: Band E.

Rose Cottage is located in an accessible rural location approximately a mile from the pretty village of Uplowman. The village has an active community with local sports and leisure clubs, a village hall, St. Peter’s Church, a Post Office, a Church of England primary school and a popular pub. Further facilities are available in Sampford Peverell, two miles away, which has a good range of day-to-day amenities including a village store with Post Office, farm shop, two pubs, village hall, GP surgery and a popular primary school. Sampford Peverell also offers a sports field, tennis courts, and scenic walks and cycling routes along the banks of the Grand Western Canal which intersects the centre of the village.

Tiverton, approximately five miles away, offers an even wider range of day-to-day amenities including supermarkets, traditional High Street shops, a leisure centre, golf course and secondary state education. Rose Cottage is also within the catchment area for the Ofsted rated Outstanding Uffculme school. The city of Taunton, approximately 17 miles away, has an extensive range of shopping facilities and a thriving farmers’ market. There are also many excellent local producers and artisan farm shops. The Musgrove Park and Nuffield Hospitals serve the town and surrounding area. There are excellent schools for boys and girls of all ages including Taunton School, Kings College, Queen’s College and King’s Hall. Other well-known schools in the area include Millfield and Blundell’s; the latter of which is just 4.5 miles from Rose Cottage.

Approximately 20 miles away is the cathedral city of Exeter, which offers a wide choice of cultural activities with theatres, the RAMM museum, an arts centre and a wealth of good shopping and restaurants, including John Lewis and a Waitrose supermarket. There are several primary and secondary schools, both state and independent, and Exeter University is recognised as one of the leading universities in the country.

Communications links are excellent. Exmoor National Park is within easy driving distance to the north and the A361 North Devon link road leads to the spectacular sandy surf beaches of North Devon. The nearby M5 provides easy access to Exeter to the south, to Taunton, to the north west and to the national motorway network. Tiverton Parkway station, approximately 3.6 miles away, provides frequent mainline rail connections to Exeter, to London Paddington in two hours, and across the country. Exeter International Airport provides a good number of flights to domestic and European destinations.

At the rear of the house, Rose Cottage has a large gravel area which provides ample parking space for multiple vehicles. To the front of the house there is also space to park one vehicle. Within the garden, near to the house, is a detached Entertainment Barn which houses a media room on the ground floor with in-built speakers, French doors and a wood burner; creating the ideal space for entertaining. Upstairs is another room, currently used as a guest bedroom, and a cloakroom. The gardens are laid to lawn, interspersed by a variety of trees and shrubs. There is a high level of privacy provided by deciduous trees at the boundary and a pond is in the centre, with a waterfall and a stream; creating a haven for local wildlife and birds. Further from the house is a paddock which contains a wonderful natural swimming pond and a charming timber boathouse. Outbuildings within the grounds include stables, two stores and a barn. In total, the land measures approximately 1.56 acres.

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