A superb detached edge of village residence providing spacious four bedroomed family accommodation enjoying lovely countryside views, benefiting from a private driveway with ample parking, a double garage, carport, useful outbuildings and large gardens. EPC:C


The Old Rectory offers prospective purchasers the outstanding opportunity to acquire a most attractive detached residence set in large gardens and providing spacious and well-proportioned four bedroomed family accommodation situated on the south western edge of this popular village, enjoying delightful views over the surrounding open countryside.
The well presented accommodation is accessed via an entrance porch which leads into a welcoming entrance hall, with a built-in understairs cupboard and stairs rising and turning to the first floor. The impressive living room provides a spacious reception area, enjoying a double aspect, with a fireplace inset with a multi-fuel stove on a raised slate hearth. Double glazed doors lead through into a garden room, with ceiling down-lighters, electric under floor heating and patio doors to outside. From the living room double doors also lead into the dining room with a sliding patio door leading out to the rear garden and a door back to the main entrance hall. Also entered from the hallway, the well equipped double aspect kitchen/breakfast room is a particularly attractive feature of the property offering a lovely open plan living space with recessed down-lighting and quality fitted base and wall units providing extensive work surfaces with under cupboard lighting and an inset 1½ bowl sink. Plumbing and space is also provided for a dishwasher and fridge. Patio doors lead out from the breakfast area into the fully enclosed rear garden. From the kitchen a side lobby leads to a utility room, containing a fitted upright cupboard and plumbing for a washing machine, and a further downstairs shower room. A door leads into the Double Garage/Workshop with bi-folding double doors, containing the Worcester oil-fired boiler.
On the first floor a galleried landing leads to four good sized double bedrooms, the master benefiting from an en-suite shower room. The second bedroom has access to a Jack and Jill shower room, with a further family bathroom. The bedrooms enjoy lovely views over the rear and front gardens and countryside beyond.
The property benefits from central heating, double glazing, roof mounted Photovoltaic panels providing an annual FIT payment and solar hot water panel.
For approximate room dimensions and layout please refer to the enclosed floorplan.

The Old Rectory enjoys a delightful elevated position on the edge of the sought after village of Bratton Fleming situated in the foothills of the Exmoor National Park lying within a predominantly agricultural landscape primarily comprising pasture and arable land interspersed with an abundance of woodland and pretty river valleys. Bratton Fleming itself provides a thriving local community offering primary and pre-schooling, a village store, sports and recreational club, together with a regular bus service to both Barnstaple and Lynton. Public schooling is available at the renowned West Buckland School which lies about 5.7 miles to the south. The regional centre of Barnstaple lies about 7 miles to the west affording an extensive range of commercial, educational and recreational facilities befitting those of an important regional centre. The bustling North Devon market town of South Molton is approximately 11 miles to the south, providing a good range of local services, including shops, banks, recreational facilities, primary and secondary schooling.
To the east the Exmoor National Park offers beautiful moorland scenery with many foot and bridle paths and the stunning North Devon coastline, whilst to the west are the popular sandy beaches of Instow, Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay, Putsborough and Woolacombe. Bratton Fleming is surrounded by picturesque North Devon countryside providing a wealth of recreational activities including walking, horse riding, cycling, fishing, hunting, shooting and golf courses at High Bullen, Barnstaple and Tiverton. From South Molton the A361 North Devon Link Road provides easy access to Tiverton and the M5 motorway Junction 27) with mainline Intercity rail links available at Tiverton Parkway (London, Paddington approx. 2 hours) and international airports at Exeter and Bristol.

The property is approached from the council road initially via a shared driveway which leads through smart double timber gates into a private tarmacadam drive leading to a large car parking and turning area situated adjacent to the double garage and car port. Steps and a paved area lead to the front door with an attractive raised ornamental pond. The paved area continues around the garden room leading to a further paved sitting out area. Steps lead down to a small lawn and a large gravelled parking area currently utilised for caravan storage. Adjacent to this area is a profile steel roofed and timber clad Office/Store, with power and light connected, entered via a lobby area with a fitted work surface inset with a stainless steel single drainer sink. Doors lead off to two useful office/store rooms, each with a double glazed window to the front elevation. This building is insulated and may create a useful home office/hobbies room. Adjoining is a further timber and profile steel roofed open sided Car Port and a Log Store.
To the rear of the house, doors from the dining room, kitchen/breakfast room and utility room lead out to a large stepped and paved Patio/Sitting Out Area with smart stone pillared edging leading up to a vegetable garden containing an aluminium framed Greenhouse and a further lawned area with established fruit trees. Adjoining to the rear elevation is a timber and polycarbonate lean-to walkway providing covered access to the double garage, a further Store Room and an Office/Wood Workshop. Adjacent to the double garage is a lean-to timber and polycarbonate roofed open fronted Car Port. Situated to the other side of the house is a further useful range of timber and profile steel roofed Outbuildings currently used for general storage purposes.