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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · TA4 3EU
For saleListed 49 days
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About
A beautifully restored and extended period cottage occupying an enviable setting on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills close to West Bagborough and Crowcombe.
Wayside Cottage has in recent years been cleverly extended and refurbished and offers characterful, well decorated rooms with oil fired heating and new windows throughout.
A stable door leads into the utility/cloaks area, is well fitted with a range of cabinets and sink unit and has a cloakroom with contemporary style fittings.
The kitchen is certainly a notable feature being fitted with range of deVOL furniture including a central island, topped with Quartz and further range of floor mounted cabinets with an inset Range cooker with five ring induction hob and an extractor over.
A further range of cupboards includes a larder cupboard. There is a sitting area with French doors out onto the terrace.
The sitting room has an oak floor, inglenook fireplace with wood burning stove with bread oven to one side, has a double aspect and a staircase leading to the first floor.
An inner hall leads to the dining room with wooden floor, French doors to a terrace and secondary staircase. The study has a fireplace and French doors out into the garden.
The first-floor landing has built-in cupboards including a linen cupboard and doors to the principal bedroom with double aspect, glorious views and door that leads into an en suite shower room with shower, wc, wash hand basin and a heated towel rail.
The family bathroom is also well fitted with wc, wash basin, panelled bath and radiator/heated towel rail.
A further bedroom has exposed wooden screen, and the third bedroom has a deep chimney piece, small built-in cupboard and a door leading through to a further bedroom with en suite shower room with wc, wash hand basin and shower.
A door leads into the second landing with a family bathroom with wc, wash basin and panelled bath and is found next to the fifth bedroom.
Gardens & grounds Low level timber drive gates lead into a generous, graveled area with room for several cars.
Steps lead down to the terrace, which has been newly paved and stretches across the front of the property. There is a further sitting out terrace in front of the dining room.
The gardens are mainly lawned, which run down to the south where there is a garden store and two terraces providing excellent entertaining space and two raised beds.
Glorious views are enjoyed from the terraces, also from the gardens which lead down to the most southern boundary.
There is planning permission approval for a 2-bay garage & 2-storey extension (45/25/0014) Tax Band: G
Value & comps
No previous sales on record.
Returns
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