5 bedroom detached house for sale

A particularly handsome and well situated modern family house, beautifully designed to provide light and spacious accommodation with excellent energy saving features

Built approximately seven years ago to an individual design, Wayside House provides a wonderful opportunity for those wishing to find a particularly comfortable and modern country home yet wishing to be close to the centre of Taunton, some four miles distant. Built to a traditional design of K Rend rendered and recently dressed elevations with Bath stone quoins under a roof of natural slate, the house has been designed with every energy saving feature including a Mitsubishi air source heat pump providing central heating and hot water, the ground floor having underfloor heating, the first floor having sophisticated wall radiators. There is a pillared entrance porch with front door into the galleried and particularly spacious reception hall. Doors lead through to the main reception room having a fireplace with Bath stone surround, and a hearth on which stands an AGA wood burning stove. It is particularly light and spacious with French doors to the south, large window enjoying far reaching views to the Quantocks and a further side window. There is a study and a family room/snug, which then leads into the beautifully fitted kitchen with high gloss wall and floor mounted cupboards with a central island, the kitchen is well fitted with range of Neff appliances, including three multi-function ovens, including grill, microwave and a coffee machine, there also being a warming oven, wine cooler, dishwasher, refrigerator and freezer. There is also a pantry and a well fitted utility also having space for a further deep freezer if so wished. A turning staircase leads to the first floor, which has a large window enjoying the glorious views and leads to a particularly spacious principal bedroom with well fitted dressing room and en suite bathroom, with a freestanding bath, walk in shower, double wash basins and wc. There is an inner hall with guest bedroom having a well fitted en suite bathroom and three further bedrooms, one being en suite and a spacious family bathroom.

Gardens and Grounds

An impressive, splayed entrance leads off the village road to electronically operated drive gates leading into the brick paved drive / parking area for several cars. The triple garage has been built in keeping with the house, has three electrically operated doors, and has well fitted work benches and wall mounted storage cupboards. There is a loft area and ample room for additional tools and gardening machinery. There are lawned gardens to the front of the property with mixed borders, specimen trees and a low beech hedge allowing wonderful views over a natural meadow and distant views to the Quantocks. Gates lead into the rear gardens, which are also safe for children and pets, planted with a variety of specimen trees, roses and adjoin the deep facing terrace that stretches across the rear of the house. There is an integral store, which houses the hot water cylinder.

Tax Band: G