4 bedroom detached house for sale

Two period cottages with potential to make into one house (STP), with a former farmyard and arable land. In all about 11.31 acres. Available as a whole or in two lots.


This remarkably quiet and tranquil property provides magnificent views of the Quantock Hills and yet is only 3 miles from the county town of Taunton. It offers prospective purchasers the rare opportunity to acquire two period cottages, together with a range of farm buildings with concrete yards and just over 11 acres of level pasture/arable land. Previously let, the cottages could accommodate multigenerational living or be linked to create one single dwelling, subject to any necessary consents. The farm buildings could, with modification, also suit a number of alternative uses including; equestrian, general storage, garaging, subject to any necessary consents. The property is being offered for sale as a whole or in two lots as follows:-

LOT 1 - ROSE COTTAGE AND THE BARN, IN ALL 0.3 ACRES.
GUIDE PRICE £450,000.
The two cottages are positioned at right angles to one another and overlook courtyards separated by stone walling. Rose Cottage is built of Quantock stone and The Barn is of stone and red brick, both are under pitched tiled roofs and both benefit from oil fired central heating.

ROSE COTTAGE
On entering Rose Cottage there is a spacious kitchen/dining room with a quarry tiled floor and modern fitted kitchen. To the side is a characterful living room, with a vaulted ceiling and exposed timber roof beams, with French doors to the courtyard. Also on this floor is a downstairs bathroom and hallway with stairs rising to the first floor where there are two double bedrooms, both with fitted wardrobes.

THE BARN
The Barn, the larger of the two cottages, comprises a kitchen/breakfast room with a modern fitted kitchen and stairs rising to the first floor. An opening gives access to a downstairs toilet and boiler room which in turn leads through to a spacious living room with French doors leading to the courtyard. Upstairs is a large landing, family bathroom and two bedrooms, one with fitted wardrobes and an en-suite.

LOT 2 - BUILDINGS AND LAND, IN ALL ABOUT 10.94 ACRES.
GUIDE PRICE £200,000.
Located to the north of Lot 1, Lot 2 comprises a range of former dairy buildings and concrete standing out yards, complete with two concrete silage clamps. The buildings briefly comprise:
Pole barn (9.7m x 10m) with lean-to off (9.7m x 5.5m).
Stockyard (11.29m x 19.24m) with a steel and timber frame construction under a GI clad roof with concrete flooring.
Tractor shed (5.42m x 16.8m) with an adjacent storage barn (5.1m x 16.8m)
Cow kennels (10.9m x 7.2m) x 2 of single storey timber frame construction.
Situated within the field to the north is a stone barn of traditional construction now in a dilapidated state and in need of renovation.

THE LAND
The good quality land comprises three level enclosures, within natural hedgerow boundaries, perfect for livestock, equestrian or other amenity uses.

RIGHTS OF WAY
There is a public footpath which traverses Lot 2.
Should Lots 1 and 2 be sold separately the purchaser of Lot 1 will have a right of access over the area hatched blue on the attached identification plan.

SERVICES
Mains electricity. Water is via a shared private supply from Grove Farm, drainage to a septic tank (non-compliant), please see agents for replacement quotation. Oil fired central heating. Telephone connection, subject to any BT regulations. 

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
The two cottages both benefit from certificates of lawfulness for residential use.

OUTGOINGS
Somerset and Taunton West Council Tax: Rose Cottage Band B and The Barn Band D

BROADBAND
Standard broadband is available - highest available download speed 4 Mbps, highest available upload speed 1 Mbps. (Openreach).

MOBILE COVERAGE
Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider. 

FLOODING
The property is in an area at a LOW RISK from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as being between 0.1% and 1%).

The cottages are approached at first over a driveway, shared with the farm buildings, which then forks to the left where the concrete drive leads to a parking area, flanked on either side by lawned gardens, currently a blank canvas, which can be landscaped to individual requirements.