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See how verdicts work5-bedroom house · EX13 7LY
For saleReduced £50k (−6.3%) on 17 SepListed 207 days
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About
Attractive 5 bedroom double fronted Grade II listed cottage arranged over three floors within the heart of the hamlet of Smallridge.
Beautifully presented throughout with character features including exposed beams, open stone fireplaces, sash windows, flagstone and Parquet flooring.
Enjoys delightful gardens and has a parking/turning area with stone outbuilding. The property is arranged over three floors, offering spacious and flexible accommodation.
The ground floor includes two spacious reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room with a good range of units and work surfaces as well as a utility/boot room with adjoining cloakroom.
The first floor has three double bedrooms and a generous four piece family bathroom, while the second floor also provides a bathroom, two further double bedrooms with eaves storage.
This floor has the potential to create a principal suite if required with en-suite and dressing room.
Externally, an iron gate in a stone wall opens to the front path which intersects the lawn garden and leads to the entrance door.
A path continues to the attractively landscaped side and rear gardens which is mainly laid to lawn with a paved seating area and stream frontage.
Enclosed parking and turning area with a stone outbuilding (approx. 24’ (7.3m) x 14’ (4.3m)) accessed from the lane. No Onward Chain Material Information: Tenure: Freehold East Devon District Council.
Tax Band F. Services & Heating: Mains electric, water and gas. Septic tank. Gas central heating. Parking: Private driveway. Right of access to rear parking area. Grade II listed.
Construction: Circa late C18/early C19. Small stone rubble house. Asbestos slate roof with gabled ends. Three bays. Small sash windows with glazing bars. Central glazed door with C19 iron porch.
Brick chimney stacks over gable ends. Modern flat roof wing at rear. Attached to neighbouring cottage on rear corner.
Location: Smallridge is a hamlet within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, comprising of All Saints Church, a village hall and Ridgeway Restaurant & Bar.
Convenient for the town of Axminster with further amenities including supermarkets and independent traders, schools, leisure centre with swimming pool, medical centre, various bus services, road link to the A35 and a railway station with regular services to Exeter and Waterloo.
Value & comps
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