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See how verdicts work3-bedroom house · TA20 4HB
For saleListed 89 days
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About
Tastefully renovated three bedroom property with countryside views, and timber garage. Potential for loft room fourth bedroom subject to the necessary consents and planning. EPC: Band E.
This beautifully reconfigured and fully renovated home has been finished to an exceptional standard throughout, offering spacious and versatile accommodation.
Upon entering through the entrance porch, you are welcomed into a generous kitchen featuring a contemporary yet thoughtfully designed layout, complemented by a newly installed Belling range-style oven.
Following through the property, you will find a spacious and light-filled living room, complete with a wood-burner and fitted storage cupboards.
Bi-fold doors provide access to the rear garden, while the room also offers space for a dining table. There is a outdoor WC to complete the ground floor accommodation.
The first floor comprises three double bedrooms. The master bedroom benefits from a large en-suite shower room and double fitted wardrobes.
Bedrooms two and three are both well-proportioned doubles, enjoying pleasant views across the surrounding countryside.
Completing the first-floor accommodation is a substantial family bathroom featuring both a separate bath and shower, together with large built-in storage cupboards.
An additional staircase provides access to the converted loft space, which offers a potential fourth bedroom subject to the necessary planning permissions and building regulations.
Agents Note: There is spray foam insulation in the loft. The current owners are getting it removed as well as replacing the roof.
The cottage stands gable end on to the road just outside the small hamlet of Forton some 2 and a half miles to the South East of Chard, close to the border with Dorset and Devon and surrounded by traditional undulating countryside.
Chard is well served with a wide range of amenities including a choice of major supermarkets, smaller retailers, leisure and educational facilities.
The nearest mainline rail station is at Crewkerne (7 miles) and both the A303 and M5 motorway are easily accessible. The World Heritage Jurassic coast is some 14 miles to the south at Lyme Regis.
Externally, the property benefits from a mature large garden, thoughtfully landscaped with an abundance of shrubs and flowers and a stoned courtyard to the rear.
At the end of the garden is a timber-framed garage providing excellent storage and workshop space, with the added benefit of a first floor that offers a variety of potential uses, subject to the necessary planning consents and building regulations.
The property has ample off-road parking, with parking areas located to both the side and rear of the property. The property also benefits from an outside Original Victorian cast iron cistern toilet.
Access is granted down the path at the front of the property. There is a pedestrian right of way across the front of the property for the neighbouring properties.
There is a pedestrian right of way across the rear of the property for the neighbouring properties.
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