5 bedroom detached house for sale

A five bedroomed detached house with adjoining barn situated in the heart of this popular village. Council Tax band E, EPC rating C, Freehold

Situation - Hanson House is situated in the heart of the village of Churchinford which lies within the Blackdown Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Within the village can be found a village hall, public house and doctors surgery. The towns of Taunton, Wellington and Honiton are all within approximately 8.5 miles making this a most accessible location. The Country Town of Taunton offers an extensive range of shopping, recreational and scholastic facilities together with a main line rail link to London Paddington. The A303 is also readily available providing excellent links to Exeter and east towards London.

Description - Hanson House is a particularly attractive detached property constructed principally with stone exterior elevations set beneath a tile roof. In recent years the property has been sympathetically refurbished retaining many of its original character features associated with a property of this age including exposed beams, window seats and a number of open fireplaces with wood burning stoves and a fine inglenook fireplace in the dining room. The property benefits from oil fired central heating, hard wood double glazed windows and includes a wonderful oak kitchen manufactured by Fired Earth. Outside there are walled gardens which lie mainly to the front of the property with entrance driveway to one side and attached two story barn with adjoining wood store.

Accommodation - The pitch tiled entrance porch leads in to an entrance hallway with stairs to first floor with cupboard under, doors to reception rooms. The sitting room has a brick built fireplace with inset wood burning stove, built in shelving to both sides of the chimney breast and front aspect window. The dining room has a large inglenook fireplace again with wood burning stove and impressive beams, front aspect window with seat and door through to the study with Velux window and stable door to front, door to utility room with plumbing and space for washing machine, door to shower room and breakfast room. The shower room has a fitted suite including shower cubicle, low level wc and washbasin with Velux window. The kitchen is beautifully appointed to include a range of Fired Earth units and Belfast sink, oak worktops Basal range cooker with extractor over, rear aspect window and door to laundry room and doors from the breakfast room lead to the rear of the property. The breakfast room has exposed beams, wood burning stove and window to rear aspect. The laundry room is a useful additional storage room with oil fired boiler and door leading to rear and side of the property.

To the first floor the landing gives access to the bedrooms and bathroom. There are five bedrooms in total, the master bedroom benefitting from an en-suite with suite comprising bath, low level wc and washbasin. The bathroom is fitted with a free standing roll top bath and Velux window to rear.

Outside - The property is approached through a pair of five bar timber gates over a brick paved driveway which provides parking and access to the two story barn. The barn is constructed principally of stone beneath a tile roof and is accessed via a pair of timber doors and measures approximately 154"'x12'9" internally and benefits from a concrete floor, electric light and power, work bench and steps leading up to second floor which is fully boarded with windows to both front and rear elevations. Adjoining the barn is a wood store measuring 15'4"x5'4". The entire property is fully walled providing much privacy and seclusion and the majority of the gardens lie to the front of the property. There are two lawned areas with raised beds, patio seating areas with the addition of lower borders along the path and hedges. To the rear there is a paved patio area, oil tanks, outside tap and wrought iron gate giving pedestrian access onto Church Road.

Services - Mains drainage, electricity, water. Oil fired central heating and wood burners. Solar panels benefitting from a Feed-in tariff. Ultrafast broadband available (Ofcom) Mobile signal likely available outdoors (Ofcom) Please note the agents have not inspected or tested the services.

Directions - From Taunton follow Trull Road south out of Taunton, through Trull and Blagdon Hill continuing straight until entering the village of Churchinford where the property can be found in the centre opposite the village pub.