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About
Description Situated in a popular residential area, just a short drive of less than a mile to the local Tesco convenience store in Preston, and Sainsburys Local.
There are some schools nearby including popular Oldway Primary School and Preston Primary School.
The property also has good access to the easily accessible A380 South Devon Highway for commuting to Exeter and Plymouth and surrounding towns.
This spacious three-storey home offers flexible family accommodation with driveway parking, an integral garage, and sea views from the balcony.
The main level features a bright open-plan lounge/dining room with patio doors onto the balcony, a fitted kitchen with integrated appliances, and a cloakroom.
The middle floor includes four bedrooms, including a principal bedroom with en-suite shower room, together with a family bathroom.
The lower ground floor provides additional versatile living space with a hobbies room/bedroom five, a further lounge with garden access, an en-suite bathroom, and a utility/gym area.
Outside, the enclosed rear garden is designed for low maintenance with patio areas, composite decking, mature planting, and a sunny aspect.
Additional benefits include PVCu double glazing and gas central heating throughout.
Council Tax Band: F (Torbay Council) Tenure: Freehold Entrance Level approach with PVCu double glazed obscure door leading into Entrance Hall Central heating radiator, power points, stairs leading down to middle floor, door to integral garage.
Doors to Lounge/Dining Room Lounge area - PVCu double glazed window and patio sliding door leading out to the sun terrace, central heating radiator, power points.
Dining area - PVCu double glazed sliding patio door leading out to the sun terrace, central heating radiator, space for table and chairs, power points.
Balcony Accessed from the lounge/dining room with glass balustrading and open sea views. Laid to decking.
Kitchen Range of wall and base kitchen units, integrated double oven, four ring gas hob with concealed extractor, one and a half bowl sink unit inset to work surfaces, space and plumbing for full-size dishwasher, space for fridge/freezer and integral fridge, central heating radiator, power points.
Separate Cloakroom PVCu double glazed obscure window to side, part tiled walls, wash hand basin inset to vanity unit, low-level flush, W.C.
Middle Level Stairs leading to lower ground floor, PVCu double glazed door to front, power points, central heating radiator.
Doors to Master Bedroom Spacious room with PVCu double glazed window to rear enjoying sea views, central heating radiator, power points, door into built-in storage with hanging rails.
Door to Ensuite Shower Room/WC PVCu double glazed obscure window, part tiled walls, shower enclosure with glass door and mains shower over, shaver point, wash hand basin inset to vanity unit, close coupled W.C, chrome central heating towel radiator.
Bedroom 2 PVCu double glazed window to rear enjoying sea views, central heating radiator, power points, door into built-in storage with hanging rails.
Bedroom 3 PVCu double glazed window to front, central heating radiator, power point, recess for wardrobes. Bedroom 4/Study PVCu double glazed window to front, central heating radiator, power points.
Family Bathroom/WC Shower enclosure with shower over, panelled bath, wash hand basin, low-level flush W.C, chrome central heating towel radiator, part tiled walls, PVCu double glazed obscure window, extractor fan.
Lower Ground Floor Central heating radiator, power points, PVCu double glazed obscure door leading out to the rear garden. Doors to Hobbies Room/Bedroom 5 Currently utilised as a hobbies room.
PVCu double glazed window to rear with sea views, central heating radiator, power points, further area of room with PVCu double glazed window to side, central heating radiator, power points.
Downstairs Lounge Previously utilised as a bedroom. PVCu double glazed patio French doors leading out to rear garden with sea views, central heating radiator, power points.
Door to Ensuite Bathroom/WC PVCu double glazed obscure window, wash hand basin, low-level flush W.C, panelled bath with shower over, central heating radiator, part tiled walls, shaver point, extractor fan to wall.
Utility Room/Gym Work surfaces with inset sink, space and plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer, pressurised hot water cylinder, gas boiler to wall, extractor fan to wall, central heating radiator, power points, gym area.
Outside To Front There is a driveway providing off-road parking for one vehicle and a level approach to the front door entrance, garage with an electric up and over and door and side access with steps down to the rear garden, external electric point.
Outside To Rear The garden is enclosed featuring a good degree of privacy and with areas laid for ease of maintenance with porcelain paving patio and composite decking with space for garden furniture, featuring flower borders with mature shrubs and bushes.
The garden features a sunny aspect during the day with steps up to the side of the property and steps down from a patio slabbed area which can be accessed from the downstairs lounge.
External electric point and lighting. Outside tap. Integral Garage Electric up and over door, power and light, access to loft. Water Tap. Tenure - Freehold Council Tax Band: F (Torbay Council)
Value & comps
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