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5 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
5 bed
4 bath
EPC rating: B*
3,713 sq ft / 345 sq m

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Property description & features

  • Situated within an Exclusive Development of Four New Detached Homes
  • 4 Large Reception Rooms
  • 5 Double Bedrooms & 4 Bath/Shower Rooms
  • 395m2 (4250ft) of Accommodation
  • Stylish Kitchen with Breakfast Room
  • Double Garage and Parking
  • South Facing Garden
  • Build-Zone New Home 10 Year Warranty
  • Freehold
  • Council Tax Band G
An impressive contemporary arts and crafts inspired new property, occupying a wonderful setting with stunning views over the Blackdown Hills. EPC Band B. (Final brochure to follow).

Situation & Amenities - Highview is situated in one of Taunton's most sought-after locations. 'The Views' is nestled discreetly in a beautiful setting on the South West outskirts of this historic country town. With an abundance of quiet, tranquil, open country with spectacular rural views, it is easy to forget how conveniently located 'The Views' is. It is less than two miles from the bustling and dynamic centre of Taunton and heart of one of England's most rural counties. Taunton offers a variety of local facilities including many independent high street stores, café, pubs and fine dining restaurants serving excellent local produce and international cuisine as well as theatre and leisure activities. It has an enviable reputation, with excellent schooling in the area with a superb range of both private and public schools including Queens College (which is in sight of Highview), Taunton School, Kings College, Richard Huish and Somerset College which now offers vocational and high-level courses. There is easy access to the M5 motorway via junctions 25 and 26 (Wellington), and there are mainline railway links to the rest of the country from Taunton train station with London Paddington being only one hour forty-five minutes away.

Description - Highview is a magnificent house, occupying a prominent position in one of Taunton's most popular locations. Individually designed, the contemporary property is influenced by the arts and crafts movement, creating a captivating home with delightfully proportioned rooms. Traditionally built to a high specification using the finest materials, this unique and spacious property has been constructed with high ceilings and large windows to create an overall feeling of space that is flooded with natural light.

Accommodation - The property extends to over 395m2 (4250ft2) of accommodation which is accessed through the elliptical brick arch that frames the principal entrance. The four reception rooms are centred around an extravagant reception hall with hand crafted staircase and walnut chevron floors that extend through to the study. The sitting room features a contemporary multi-fuel stove and double doors opening out onto the rear garden. Pocket doors open through to the dining room with a window overlooking the front and a door returning through to the hallway. The separate study has a window overlooking the garden and a door opening out onto the terrace. The breakfast room includes a stylish built kitchen with quartz worktops and large central island with breakfast bar. It is comprehensively fitted with integrated appliances consisting of dishwasher, four ovens (including an integrated microwave oven and separate steam oven), induction hob and telescopic downdraft extractor fan. Bi-folding doors open from the breakfast room onto the rear garden with a separate door leading onto the side garden and Veranda. The utility room includes a range of matching wall and base units with integrated washing machine and a separate tumble drier and additional storage cupboard. There is a WC and along from this there is a further family room with duel aspect and double doors that open out onto the Veranda. On the first floor there is a galleried landing with feature arch encapsulating views of the Quantock Hills, incorporating two built in storage cupboards and a door leading out onto the balcony. The main bedroom includes a suite with a private door opening out onto the balcony with views of the Blackdown Hills. There is a door to the dressing room and a door to an en-suite with tile panelled bath, enclosed shower cubicle, his and hers wash basins and a WC. Bedroom 2 also has an en-suite and built in wardrobe. Bedroom three has duel aspect windows with an en-suite. There are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom with a tile panelled bath, enclosed tiled shower cubicle, wash basin and WC.

Outside - 'The Views' is a private paved driveway which serves five unique properties. It is lined with coursed blue lias stone-filled gabions and a newly planted laurel hedge with Standard Magnolias and driveway lighting. The access to Highview includes a brick pillar entrance opening onto a block paved driveway with turning and parking for a number of vehicles. There is access to the double garage via electrically operated Hormann sectional doors. The garage ceiling and walls are painted, and the floor is finished with epoxy resin. A pathway, laid with Brazilian slate surrounds the property. To the rear of the garage there is the Air Source Heat pump and a path that leads to a private entrance to the studio staircase. The studio has double aspect windows and WC there is potential for this to be an annexe. The veranda leads to an outdoor seating area and rear gardens which are enclosed by a feather edged fence, Flemish brick walling and newly planted laurel hedge. There is a Brazilian slate patio, lawn, semi-mature American Oak and views of the Blackdown Hills.

Specification - Interior
.Walnut Chevron Flooring
.Wool Carpet
.Extensive range of Integrated Appliances
.Bespoke Modern Kitchen
.M Marcus Hardware throughout
.Rooms pre-wired for speakers
.Media cupboard with centralised hub
.CAT6e and TV cabling and data points to all bedrooms and principal rooms
.Wet underfloor heating throughout
.Contemporary Multi-Fuel Stove
.Double Garage with Car Charging facility
.Mains Electrics, Water, Broadband and Drainage

Exterior
.Textured Brick laid to Flemish Bond
.Hand crafted Clay Plain tiles
.Self-Coloured Parex Render
.Brick entrance piers with CAT6e and Electric supply
.Fine architectural detailing including cut brick elliptical entrance archway
.Hand cut brick Bullseye Window
.Lindab stainless steel rainwater system
.Double glazed powder coated aluminium windows and doors
.Two automatic garage doors
.Paved front driveway with laurel hedging and Standard Magnolia Trees
.Powder coated aluminium bi-fold doors
.Daikin Air Source Heat Pump

Directions - From the centre of Taunton, proceed out of Taunton on the Wellington Road. Continue past the Silk Mills roundabout and take the first left onto Comeytrowe Lane. Pass Deane Drive on your left then Highfield on your right. The entrance to 'The Views' can be found opposite Comeytrowe Orchard on the right hand side identified by a Stags 'For Sale' Board.

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    Stags Taunton office is situated in Hammet Street, only 50m from the heart of the main shopping area. Taunton is the county town of Somerset, with over 1,000 years of religious and military history, its name comes from "Town on the River Tone", which is the river that flows through the town. Taunton has a number of fine historic buildings, including Taunton Castle, which now incorporates the Somerset County Museum and the Castle Hotel, Gray's Almhouses, St James Church, Priory Barn (Somerset County Cricket Museum), Bath Place and the Tudor Tavern (now Café Nero). As one of the Government's "Strategically important towns or cities", Taunton has received funding for a number of large-scale regeneration projects, which have further established the town as a major business destination in the South West. Taunton has excellent shopping and leisure facilities, with a number of indoor shopping complexes, high street multiples and quality independent shops, as well as restaurants and cafes. As a sporting centre, Taunton has much to offer, with horse racing at Taunton Racecourse, just two miles from the town centre, and cricket at the County Ground, which is home to Somerset County Cricket Club. In addition, there are excellent tennis and general sports facilities available at Tone Leisure Centre.

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