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Listing removedReduced £10k (−3.3%) on 21 AugListed 88 days
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Description Situated in a popular residential area being ideally situated for the local primary school and also having good access to the main Marldon Road for access to the ring road and also local bus routes and local shops.
This bay fronted semi-detached family home is now offered for sale with no onward chain and in need of some modernisation with much scope and potential.
The accommodation briefly comprises of entrance porch leading into entrance hallway with feature stained glass windows with doors leading to lounge, separate dining room, kitchen, useful utility area and downstairs cloakroom.
On the first floor, there are three bedrooms with the rear bedroom having an external balcony enjoying superb sea views across to Thatcher rock and Torquay and there is a good sized wet room/W.C.
The property benefits from having a level driveway providing off-road parking at the front of the property and a single garage with electric up over door.
To the rear, the rear garden is enclosed with a patio and the remainder being laid to lawn with greenhouse and block built shed and again enjoying some sea views. Internal viewing is recommended.
Council Tax Band: C (Torbay Council) Tenure: Freehold Entrance PVCu double glazed stained glass door with side PVCu windows into Entrance Porch With two obscure double glazed windows to side and main front door to Entrance Hallway Feature stained glass window and further arched stained glass window, central heating radiator, stairs to first floor, under stairs cupboard housing gas meter and further storage cupboard, power points, doors to Lounge PVCu double glazed bay window to front, central heating radiator, inset gas fire to fireplace and power points.
Kitchen Fitted with a range of base and wall cupboards with matching drawers and inset stainless steel sink to work surfaces, two PVCu double glazed windows, space for cooker, built-in larder cupboard with electric consumer unit and meter, power points, space for fridge/freezer, door to inner lobby with PVCu double glazed window and door giving access to the rear garden and courtesy door to the garage.
Dining Room Inset gas fire to fireplace, central heating radiator, power points and French doors and windows to Sun Lounge With glass roof, central heating radiator, power points, PVCu double glazed windows and French doors giving access to the rear garden, door to Utility Room With inset stainless steel sink to work surface with cupboards under, gas boiler to wall, PVCu double glazed window to rear and PVCu double glazed door to rear garden, space for washing machine and power point.
Downstairs Cloakroom W.C and small wash hand basin, central heating radiator and obscure double glazed window.
First Floor Landing With PVCu double glazed window to side, power points, doors to Bedroom 1 PVCu double glazed bay window to front, fitted wardrobes either side of the chimney breast, central heating radiator and power points.
Bedroom 2 Built-in wardrobes either side of the chimney breast, central heating radiator, power points, PVCu double glazed windows and door enjoying superb sea views to Torquay and Thatcher Rock and leading out to the external balcony again enjoying superb sea views.
Bedroom 3 PVCu double glazed window, central heating radiator, power points.
Wet Room/W.C Walk-in wet room with electric shower mounted to wall, W.C and wall hung wash hand basin with drawers under, mirrored medicine cabinet, two obscure double glazed windows, access to loft, central heating towel radiator, built-in airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and shelving over.
Outside To Front Access via double wrought iron gates to driveway providing off road parking.
The remainder of the front garden is laid mainly to lawn with inset palm tree, bushes and shrubs enjoying some distant sea views.
Garage With electric up and over door, outside tap, power and light and courtesy door to the rear.
Outside To Rear The rear garden offers a patio area which leads down to the main part of the garden which is laid mainly to lawn with mature shrubs and bushes, greenhouse, block built shed for storage and enclosed by fencing.
Tenure - Freehold Council Tax Band: C (Torbay Council)
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