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See how verdicts work3-bedroom house · EX8 5AQ
For saleListed 179 days
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About
A charming 3 bedroom Grade II Listed cottage. Located on the fringe of Lympstone, this wonderful property is full of character and affords stunning and extensive mature gardens siding onto fields.
An early viewing is an absolute must to fully appreciate this lovely home.
The accommodation briefly comprises a sitting room, separate dining room, kitchen, conservatory/garden room, downstairs bathroom/WC and 3 first floor bedrooms.
Externally the extensive gardens also have a raised deck overlooking fields, a workshop and a summer house.
Accommodation Ground Floor Pathway leading to the front entrance door to: Sitting Room - 16'5" (5m) Max x 8'10" (2.69m) Window to the front.
A charcterful room with feature exposed brick fireplace with wooden surround and mantel and woodburner stove. Radiator. TV aerial point.
Door to: Dining Room - 18'7" (5.66m) x 9'0" (2.74m) Max Window to the front. Open fireplace with brick surround and wooden mantel. 2 Radiators. Stairs rising to the first floor.
Doors to: Kitchen - 13'4" (4.06m) x 6'0" (1.83m) Window to the front and internal window to the side. Range of base cupboard and drawer units with matching wall units.
Work top surface with tiled spalsh back. Inset one and a half bowl sink unit. Space for range style cooker with cooker hood over. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Tiled floor.
Door to: Conservatory/Garden Room - 16'3" (4.95m) x 8'4" (2.54m) Enjoying a sunny aspect and an outlook over the garden. Double glazed with sliding doors onto the garden. Radiator.
Gas fired boiler supplying the domestic hot water and central heating. Bathroom/WC Window to the side. White suite comprising a shaped shower bath with built-in shower. Glazed shower screen.
Pedestal wash hand basin. Close-coupled WC. Heated towel rail. Tiled walls. First Floor Landing Window to the rear. Access to boarded loft space.
Doors to: Bedroom 1 - 16'11" (5.16m) x 8'9" (2.67m) Windows to the front and rear. Extensive fitted wardrobes with over bed storage cupboards. Matching dressing table. Radiator.
Bedroom 2 - 9'4" (2.84m) Max x 8'3" (2.51m) Max Window to the front. Radiator. Bedroom 3 - 10'3" (3.12m) x 5'8" (1.73m) Window to the side. Potential as office/study.
Externally The property is approached through a picket gate giving access to the front door and pathways leading through the extensive gardens and around to the side patio area.
The gardens are a particularly impressive feature of the property with a westerly facing patio leading up to a raised decked sitting area overlooking fields.
In this area there are a timber framed summer house with power and light a a further timber framed workshop with power and light.
Pathways meander through mature planting leading to extensive lawned gardens with a further metal framed pergola offering a sheltered dining area amongst the trees.
The garden features a wide variety of mature trees and flowering shrubs including a Willow and Walnut trees and a specimen Wisteria with an abundance of blooms.
Tenure The property is freehold Services Mains electric, gas and water are connected. Drainage is via a septic tank.
Council Tax Band D Mortgage Assistance We are pleased to recommend Meredith Morgan Taylor, who would be pleased to help no matter which estate agent you finally buy through.
For a free initial chat please contact us on to arrange an appointment Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage Meredith Morgan Taylor Ltd is an appointed representative of The Openwork Partnership, a trading style of Openwork Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (fca).
Agents Note Please note these are draft particulars and are awaiting vendors verification. This property does not have any allocated parking.
However, the current vendor has used a hardstanding area located in a nearby lay-by. Whilst they have used this continually, it is not an official parking area and they do not have ownership of this.
Directions From our prominent Town Centre office, proceed out of Exmouth on the A376 Exeter Road heading towards Lympstone.
Pass the Saddlers Arms on your left, then after passing the next crossroads junction, the property will be found a very short distance down on the left hand side, parking in the end of the bus stop/lay-by is advised.
What3words /// gums.full.excavated Notice Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services.
Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
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