3 bedroom detached house for sale

An individual detached village house located on a superb garden plot with garage, car port and parking for a number of vehicles. Council Tax band D, EPC rating E, Freehold

Situation - Local amenities in the sought after location of Horton and Broadway include a parish church, primary school, two public houses, medical centre, post office with general store and cricket club. To the west there is easy access to The Blackdown hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which provides an array of pursuits including walking, horse-riding and cycling. The market town of Ilminster is 3 miles away and provides a more extensive range of facilities fulfilling most day to day needs and includes a variety of shops, medical centre, church and schools. The County Town of Taunton has a comprehensive range of facilities including many high street shops, excellent independent schools, theatre, County Cricket Ground, Racecourse and mainline railway station. London Paddington can be reached in less than 1 hour 45 minutes. Crewkerne which is 10 miles away also provides a mainline railway with links to London Waterloo. The A303 and M5 are both within easy reach and provide great links with the rest of the country and the beautiful Jurassic coastline is just over half an hour's drive to the south.

Description - Hillview House is believed to have been built in the early 1950's and is double fronted with rendered elevations under a pitched tiled roof and is now in need of updating with a great opportunity to add value. The house is situated in the centre of the village of the sought after village of Horton on a superb garden plot which includes a garage, car port and parking for a number of vehicles.

Accommodation - The accommodation includes an entrance hallway, with hard wood part obscure glazed front door with double glazed windows on either side, leading through to an inner hallway with stairs leading to the first floor. A door to the inner hallway with understairs storage cupboard and UPVC door opening on to a rear porch. There is a downstairs cloakroom with wc and double glazed window. The sitting room is a wonderful dual aspect room with double glazed windows to front and rear overlooking the garden and glazed double doors opening through to a sun room with front and rear aspects. The kitchen/dining room is a triple aspect room with double glazed windows to front, rear and side and was fitted in the 1970's with a range of wall and base units with work surfaces, splashbacks, inset single drainer sink with mixer tap, space for cooker with extractor hood over, plumbing and space for washing machine/fridge freezer and open chimney breast with floor mounted oil fired boiler. The rear porch has a part UPVC glazed door to the outside with double glazed windows to rear and side.

On the first floor there is a landing with double glazed window with rear aspect, built in airing cupboard with hot water tank, hatch to roof space. There are also three bedrooms and a shower room.

Outside - The property sits on a good sized corner plot close to the centre of the village close to amenities. A large and single pedestrian gates opens onto a driveway which leads to a garage and car port with pathway leading to the front door. The main area of garden is at the front of the property which is enclosed by timber fencing and hedging and is stocked with a range of herbaceous borders and specimen trees and shrubs including magnolia, acer and various apple trees. To the front of the garden is a former vegetable plot which we understand was particularly productive. The rear garden is mainly paved with raised beds for shrubs and access to the garage.

Services - Mains drainage, electricity and water. Oil fired central heating and double glazing. Ultrafast broadband available (Ofcom), mobile signal likely available (Ofcom). Please note the agents have not inspected or tested the services.

Agent's Note - A pre-application for planning was made in February 2024 for the erection of an additional detached dwelling on the plot. The summary and conclusion was favourable and the principle of the development is generally acceptable subject to layout and design.

Directions - From Taunton take the A358 towards Ilminster and turn right sign posted for Broadway. Proceed into the village of Broadway and in the centre turn left onto Goose Lane. Proceed along Goose Lane until you have reached the main road and proceed straight across onto Pottery Road and then take the first right where the property will located on the right hand side.