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Map4 bedroom detached house
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Detached house
4 beds
4 baths
5,076 sq ft / 472 sq m
EPC rating: E
Key information
Features and description
- Galleried Reception Hall
- Sitting Room and Dining Room
- Kitchen/Breakfast Room
- Two Conservatories
- Four Double Bedrooms (All En Suite)
- Triple Garage with Billiard Room Above
- Large Gardens (Total About 1.5 Acres) with Additional Land (18 Acres) Available
- Useful Outbuilding With Considerable Potential (stp)
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band F
An exceptional and spacious house in a magnificent setting with stunning views over the Taw Valley. Galleried reception hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, two conservatories, utility, study, 4 double bedrooms (all en-suite) and shower room. triple garage with games room above. Large, private plot of mature gardens and very useful outbuilding with development potential (stp). Total about 1.50 acres with a further 18 acres available by separate negotiation. EPC Band E. Freehold.
Situation - Crofters is privately located in a commanding setting with a wonderful and far-reaching outlook across the Taw Valley. Local amenities are available in the small town of Chulmleigh, which offers a good range of services including a variety of shops, places of worship, post office, health centre and schooling to secondary level.
The picturesque Exeter to Barnstaple railway, The Tarka Line, is only a short distance away at Eggesford Station. The Cathedral City of Exeter is some 21 miles distant to the south east and offers all the facilities and amenities you expect from a Cathedral City with access to the M5 motorway and Exeter airport.
Description - Crofters was built in 1990 by a renowned local builder and has been in the same ownership ever since. It is a large and attractive family home with well thought out and spacious accommodation that takes full advantage of the beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. The house also benefits from a more recent extension that now provides a triple garage with games room above. The house is nicely set within a large plot of mature gardens and there is also a very useful outbuilding that has further potential for conversion (subject to obtaining the necessary consents).
Accommodation - Part glazed doors lead in to an ENTRANCE LOBBY with coat hanging space and further door into a large RECEPTION HALL with an impressive staircase to the first floor, wide sliding glazed doors lead to the gardens and door off to the CLOAKROOM with WC and wash basin. Arched double doors lead into the impressive, triple aspect SITTING ROOM with large arched stone fireplace with slate hearth, open grate and copper hood. Off this room is a CONSERVATORY with a tiled floor and a superb outlook. From the hall, double arched doors also lead into a DINING ROOM. The KITCHEN has a tiled floor and is fitted with an excellent range of matching oak fronted wall and base units with a 1? bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, integrated electric double oven with hob and extractor fan, integrated dishwasher and fridge. Oil fired Aga and walk-in shelved larder cupboard. An opening leads into a CONSERVATORY with a fine outlook and plenty of room for a table. The INNER HALL has a shelved storage cupboard and door to outside. The STUDY has high level book shelving and the UTILITY ROOM is fitted with a range of matching oak fronted wall and base units with stainless steel sink unit and mixer tap. Plumbing for washing machine and recess for American style fridge freezer. Door to side BOOT ROOM/HALL with two doors to outside, stairs up to the large BILLIARD ROOM and door to the TRIPLE GARAGE with up and over doors.
On the FIRST FLOOR there is a magnificent GALLERIED LANDING with doors off to all rooms. The MASTER BEDROOM is a large, triple aspect double room with a window seat and large double wardrobes to either side. The EN-SUITE BATHROOM is fitted with a modern suite. There are THREE FURTHER DOUBLE BEDROOMS, all with fitted wardrobes and EN-SUITE BATHROOMS fitted with modern suites. Also off the landing there is an additional SHOWER ROOM with tiled shower cubicle and heated towel rail.
Outside - Crofters is approached over its own sweeping driveway leading to a large parking and turning area to the rear of the house. The house is set within a large, one and a half acre plot of mature gardens that are mainly laid to lawn interspersed with a wide variety of mature specimen trees and shrubs. To the front of the house there is a large patio area with beautiful and far reaching views to the east over the Taw valley.
In one corner of the plot is a productive vegetable garden with raised beds, polytunnel and greenhouse together with a newly planted orchard.
To the edge of the plot is a very useful and large OUTBUILDING (1570 sq ft), part of which has a first floor and which has considerable potential for further development into a residential unit or annexe or similar, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
In total the property extends to about 1.5 ACRES.
Services - Mains electricity and water, private drainage system. Oil fired central heating.
Viewing - Strictly by confirmed prior appointment please through the sole selling agents, Stags on[use Contact Agent Button].
Directions - From the A377 at Eggsford Station, go over the level crossing signposted to Wembworthy and Winkleigh. Continue on this road up the hill and at the War Memorial turn left signposted to Nymet Rowland and Coldridge. The entrance to Crofters will be found soon after on the left.
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Agent's Note - The property was originally constructed subject to an agricultural occupancy condition. A Certificate of Lawful Use was granted on 28th July 2017 by Mid Devon District Council which means there is no longer a requirement for the occupier of the property to comply with this condition.
Additional Land - There is an additional 18 ACRES of land adjoining the property that is available by separate negotiation. For further details please contact the office.
Situation - Crofters is privately located in a commanding setting with a wonderful and far-reaching outlook across the Taw Valley. Local amenities are available in the small town of Chulmleigh, which offers a good range of services including a variety of shops, places of worship, post office, health centre and schooling to secondary level.
The picturesque Exeter to Barnstaple railway, The Tarka Line, is only a short distance away at Eggesford Station. The Cathedral City of Exeter is some 21 miles distant to the south east and offers all the facilities and amenities you expect from a Cathedral City with access to the M5 motorway and Exeter airport.
Description - Crofters was built in 1990 by a renowned local builder and has been in the same ownership ever since. It is a large and attractive family home with well thought out and spacious accommodation that takes full advantage of the beautiful views of the surrounding countryside. The house also benefits from a more recent extension that now provides a triple garage with games room above. The house is nicely set within a large plot of mature gardens and there is also a very useful outbuilding that has further potential for conversion (subject to obtaining the necessary consents).
Accommodation - Part glazed doors lead in to an ENTRANCE LOBBY with coat hanging space and further door into a large RECEPTION HALL with an impressive staircase to the first floor, wide sliding glazed doors lead to the gardens and door off to the CLOAKROOM with WC and wash basin. Arched double doors lead into the impressive, triple aspect SITTING ROOM with large arched stone fireplace with slate hearth, open grate and copper hood. Off this room is a CONSERVATORY with a tiled floor and a superb outlook. From the hall, double arched doors also lead into a DINING ROOM. The KITCHEN has a tiled floor and is fitted with an excellent range of matching oak fronted wall and base units with a 1? bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap, integrated electric double oven with hob and extractor fan, integrated dishwasher and fridge. Oil fired Aga and walk-in shelved larder cupboard. An opening leads into a CONSERVATORY with a fine outlook and plenty of room for a table. The INNER HALL has a shelved storage cupboard and door to outside. The STUDY has high level book shelving and the UTILITY ROOM is fitted with a range of matching oak fronted wall and base units with stainless steel sink unit and mixer tap. Plumbing for washing machine and recess for American style fridge freezer. Door to side BOOT ROOM/HALL with two doors to outside, stairs up to the large BILLIARD ROOM and door to the TRIPLE GARAGE with up and over doors.
On the FIRST FLOOR there is a magnificent GALLERIED LANDING with doors off to all rooms. The MASTER BEDROOM is a large, triple aspect double room with a window seat and large double wardrobes to either side. The EN-SUITE BATHROOM is fitted with a modern suite. There are THREE FURTHER DOUBLE BEDROOMS, all with fitted wardrobes and EN-SUITE BATHROOMS fitted with modern suites. Also off the landing there is an additional SHOWER ROOM with tiled shower cubicle and heated towel rail.
Outside - Crofters is approached over its own sweeping driveway leading to a large parking and turning area to the rear of the house. The house is set within a large, one and a half acre plot of mature gardens that are mainly laid to lawn interspersed with a wide variety of mature specimen trees and shrubs. To the front of the house there is a large patio area with beautiful and far reaching views to the east over the Taw valley.
In one corner of the plot is a productive vegetable garden with raised beds, polytunnel and greenhouse together with a newly planted orchard.
To the edge of the plot is a very useful and large OUTBUILDING (1570 sq ft), part of which has a first floor and which has considerable potential for further development into a residential unit or annexe or similar, subject to obtaining the necessary consents.
In total the property extends to about 1.5 ACRES.
Services - Mains electricity and water, private drainage system. Oil fired central heating.
Viewing - Strictly by confirmed prior appointment please through the sole selling agents, Stags on[use Contact Agent Button].
Directions - From the A377 at Eggsford Station, go over the level crossing signposted to Wembworthy and Winkleigh. Continue on this road up the hill and at the War Memorial turn left signposted to Nymet Rowland and Coldridge. The entrance to Crofters will be found soon after on the left.
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Agent's Note - The property was originally constructed subject to an agricultural occupancy condition. A Certificate of Lawful Use was granted on 28th July 2017 by Mid Devon District Council which means there is no longer a requirement for the occupier of the property to comply with this condition.
Additional Land - There is an additional 18 ACRES of land adjoining the property that is available by separate negotiation. For further details please contact the office.
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Stags South Molton office is easily found in the main Town Square. As the leading estate and letting agent in South Molton the highly successful team work alongside the agriculture department who conduct a weekly livestock market. The A361 (North Devon Link Road) bypasses the town and provides excellent access to Barnstaple, to the west, and Tiverton and the M5, to the east. South Molton is a small but highly regarded North Devon market town. The weekly thriving sheep and cattle livestock market is on Thursdays. Tourism plays an important part in the economy of South Molton, which is ideally positioned within easy reach of Exmoor, Dartmoor, the rugged north coast and beautiful sandy beaches to the west. The town has remained largely unspoilt, containing many interesting buildings from different periods, including Medieval, Elizabethan and Georgian properties. A heritage trail guides visitors around the town's historic sites.