3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- A Charming Semi Detached Cottage
- Walking Distance to the River Exe
- Sitting Room with Log burner
- Separate Dining Room
- Modern Kitchen/Breakfast Room
- Three Bedrooms One En Suite
- Family Bathroom
- Delightful Rear Garden and Car Parking
- Eer/epc: c
- Council Tax: D
A wonderful opportunity to purchase this charming period semi detached cottage, enjoying a highly desirable location within easy reach of the River Exe and cycle paths to the historic quayside.
The spacious accommodation has a unique, adaptable layout and offers the perfect blend of character and charm, alongside modern, contemporary living.
On the ground floor an entrance door opens to the sitting room. A lovely sized reception room featuring exposed beams and a wonderful log burner with brick hearth, surround and mantle piece.
The kitchen/breakfast room is finished to a high standard and comprises a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit and drainer, set into a work surface with range of soft closing base units and drawers beneath, and a matching set of wall units with under lighting. Fitted tall larder cupboard. Breakfast bar with space for stools under. Integrated appliances include a four ring electric hob with an extractor hood with glass surround and a fitted double oven below, a microwave, washing machine and a refrigerator. A double glazed window overlooks the garden and the room is finished with tiled flooring.
A walkway leads through to a nice sized dining room or perhaps home office, finished with stylish oak flooring, has a fitted cupboard and double glazed double doors opening to the rear garden.
Part of the character and charm of the cottage are the two separate staircases rising to two separate first floor areas, completely independent and separate from one another.
From the sitting room a panelled wood door opens to the stairs and rises to the landing area with loft access and panelled wood doors opening to the other rooms.
Bedroom one is a nice sized double room with an aspect to the front and featuring a brick fireplace style surround with wooden mantle.
The second bedroom, a good sized room, benefits from fitted wardrobes and shelving and enjoys an outlook to the front.
The main bathroom is fitted with a pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC, a panelled bath and separate shower enclosure with a mains shower unit and glazed screen. The walls are part wood panelled with fitted storage cupboards and a ladder style heated towel rail. There is a window to the front aspect.
The second staircase leads up from the dining room to a completely independent first floor area. The third bedroom is on this level, a nice sized room which could be perfect as a guest suite or perhaps work space. There is a window to the front and a skylight window, along with fitted shelving.
This bedroom has an en suite facility, comprising a corner wash hand basin, low level WC, a shower enclosure with mains shower unit and glazed screen, ladder style heated towel rail and a skylight window. The room is finished with tiled walls and flooring.
To the rear the cottage has a delightful garden, part paved with adjacent sun patio and area of artificial lawn with raised flower beds. There is a useful storage shed and an outdoor power socket. A rear gate opens to a private car hardstanding area.
Situation
Countess Wear is a sought after location being close to both Exeter city centre and Topsham, lying close to the River Exe, with riverside walks to the Quayside and Double Locks public house, Topsham and Exminster marshes.
Local amenities include a primary school, village hall, two public houses and the King George V playing fields, as well as the nearby Exeter Golf & Country Club. Exeter city centre is a short drive away and offers a wide range of services including schools, an expanding university, the Royal Devon & Exeter hospital, restaurants, bars and Princesshay shopping centre. Close to the M5 Junction 30.
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SERVICES:
The vendor has advised the following: Mains gas (serving the central heating boiler and hot water), mains electricity, water and drainage.
Dry underfloor heating system in the kitchen. Wood burning stove in the sitting room, to note this hasn’t been used since December 2013.
Telephone landline currently in contract with BT.
Broadband Fibre Optic approx. Download speed 144.68 Mbps and Upload speed 29.83 Mbps.
Mobile signal: Several networks currently showing as available at the property.
PhotoVoltaic Solar panels installed in 2010, bringing an income of approx £740p.a.
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