5 bedroom semi-detached house for sale
Key information
Property description & features
- Tenure: Freehold
- A SPACIOUS AND CHARMING PERIOD HOUSE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY AN ACRE OF GROUNDS
- 5 Bedrooms
- 2 impressive Reception Rooms
- Kitchen / Breakfast Room & Study
- 2 First Floor Bathrooms & Ground Floor Cloakroom
- Outside storage with various outbuildings
- Large Basement
- Plenty of parking
- Very special gardens including a lawn, woodland areas & a lapsed vegetable garden
- Great views of Kenwith Valley & countryside walks on your doorstep
The house is arranged over 3 levels and could be reimagined in so many ways. In its current configuration it offers 5 Bedrooms, 2 impressive Reception Rooms, a Kitchen / Breakfast Room and a Study. There are also 2 new / recently refitted Bathrooms in addition to a Ground Floor Cloakroom. This property has an abundance of storage with various outbuildings which include a barn. The main house also has a large Basement. There is plenty of parking to the front of the house.
A very special feature of the property are the gardens which lie to the south and east of the house. The gardens feature a variety of interesting areas that include a lawn, woodland areas and a lapsed vegetable garden.
There are great views of the Kenwith Valley from the grounds of Fairholme and there are some very special countryside walks on your doorstep.
You will, of course, need to view to be able to fully appreciate the full scope of this grand residence.
Bideford is a peaceful olde worlde market town on the River Torridge. The main district is on the west bank and its narrow streets filled with white painted houses sprawl from the working quay, up the slopes to the outer suburbs. A former historic port town, Bideford is a great place to explore, whether it’s a trip to the shops or a restaurant outing there's something for everyone. The Pannier Market is a brilliant example of the town’s originality, with its terrace of artists’ workshops and independent shops. The town also champions sports at a grassroots level with both the local rugby and football teams having healthy followings. There are no end of ways to join in the community spirit of this wonderful white town on the hill.
All the amenities you'll ever need are to be found within easy reach of Bideford. To the north are the coastal towns of Westward Ho!, Appledore and Northam, all of which will figure in your day-to-day routines if you enjoy the sea or the outdoor life. Northam boasts a brilliant indoor swimming pool and gym.
Bideford is within short driving distance of the Atlantic Highway (A39) which is the main feeder route across the region leading to Cornwall in the south-west and to the M5 in the east. A regular bus service provides access to North Devon’s ‘capital’, Barnstaple. Bus users can also reach Westward Ho!, Braunton, Appledore, Croyde and Ilfracombe.
Directions
From Bideford Quay proceed up Bridgeland Street passing our Office on your right hand side. Follow the road as it bears around to your right onto North Road and proceed to the end. Take the right hand turning onto Northam Road. Continue for a short distance to the mini roundabout and take the left hand turning onto Northdown Road. Proceed up this road towards the very end before taking the right hand turning to where Fairholme will be found a short distance down a private driveway on your right hand side clearly signposted.
Rooms
Entrance Porch
Double doors to property front. Glazed sash windows to property sides. Original tiled flooring. Double doors to Entrance Hall.
Entrance Hall
A welcoming space befitting of the size of the property. Stairs rising to First Floor with understairs storage cupboard. Radiator, picture rail.
Cloakroom
Low level WC and wall mounted wash hand basin. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Sash window.
Kitchen / Breakfast Room 14' 5" x 14' 2"
A range of eye and base level cabinets, rolltop work surfaces with splashbacking and sink and drainer with mixer tap over. Gas cooker point. Space for fridge / freezer. Radiator. Stairs to Basement. Secondary stairs to First Floor. 2 sash windows to property front.
Drawing Room 22' 1" x 20' 1"
A grand and spacious dual aspect room with large bay window overlooking the garden. Wood burning stove. Wood flooring, picture rail, 2 radiators. Doors to Sun Room and Glass House.
Glass House 24' 7" x 10' 7"
A useful space for growing fruit and veg with 2 mature productive grapevines. Doors to the garden.
Sun Room 19' 1" x 5' 7"
An attractive room with UPVC double glazed windows and doors to rear garden. A pleasant space to sit out and admire the gardens.
Sitting Room 13' 10" x 21' 10"
Another grand living space with large bay window to garden. Double doors to Sun Room. Wood burning stove. Wood flooring.
Study / Dining Room 13' 10" x 9' 11"
A beautiful room with glazed door to gardens. Small wood burning stove in chimneybreast with slate hearth. Wood flooring, radiator. Door to Bedroom 5.
Bedroom 5 14' 4" x 12' 6"
A spacious and versatile Ground Floor Bedroom with sash window to garden. Fitted carpet, radiator, picture rail.
First Floor Landing
A spacious Landing with large glass window to loft. Wood flooring, radiator. Door to airing cupboard housing hot water tank and gas boiler. Door to stairs descending to Kitchen. Door to shelved airing cupboard with radiator.
Bedroom 1 15' 3" x 13' 11"
A spacious room with secondary glazed sash windows. Door to shelved cupboard. Fitted carpet, picture rail, radiator.
Bedroom 2 14' 7" x 13' 10"
A spacious Bedroom with 2 secondary glazed sash windows overlooking the garden. Fitted wardrobe. Wood flooring, radiator, picture rail.
Bedroom 3 13' 0" x 10' 3"
Secondary glazed sash window. Fitted wardrobe. Feature fireplace. Wood flooring, radiator.
Bedroom 4 9' 9" x 9' 7"
Secondary glazed sash window. Fitted wardrobe. Wood flooring, radiator.
Bathroom 1
Low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin and bath with electric shower over. Radiator. Secondary glazed sash window. This room could be an En-suite for Bedroom 1.
Bathroom 2
High level Victorian style WC, pedestal wash hand basin and 'P' shape bath with rainforest head shower and hand shower attachment. Radiator. Secondary glazed sash window.
Basement 12' 0" x 14' 1"
A good spacious room with power and light connected. Plumbing for washing machine. Housing the water storage and pressurising plant. High doorway giving access to a further useful Store.
Inner Hallway
Door to Pantry which is a useful dry shelved space with window. Door from here to Store as well as access to outside and additional Stores.
Outside
Fairholme is approached via a private tree lined driveway. There are a good number of parking spaces immediately to the front of the house making it highly accessible. There are also double gates to a hard standing providing additional parking.
There are a number of useful outbuildings with potential as well as a 24' x 15' stone Barn with a tiled floor that was formerly the old coach house. It could serve as a garage or as a hobbies room and it has a loft above.
Access to the south-facing garden is granted from the driveway via a solid wooden gate or from the Sun Room and the Glass House. Immediately to the rear of the house is an expanse of gently sloping lawn that would make a great space for family games of football or cricket. From here you can access some pathways that lead through the wooded grounds of Fairholme. The woods are highly enchanting and would be the stuff of fairytales for children. Somewhere near the middle of the woods is a wonderful sundial (truncated)
Useful Information
Mains gas, electricity and water. Shared private drainage with the property next door.
Please note this property has a flying freehold. The current owners took out an indemnity policy for this when they bought the house.
About the grounds in the vendors own words
The grounds of Fairholme have the sense of being both a wild wood and a lost garden.
There are several clues to it having been a landscaped Victorian garden. Pathways thread through the trees, past the old Camelias, to the sundial, down the mossy steps and to the ancient Copper Beech with it’s impressive girth. There is evidence of an old kitchen garden with neglected espalier fruit trees, cold frames, and soft fruit bushes and a beautiful Mulberry. Old vines grace the glasshouse, producing an abundance of grapes each year.
The wood is mixed deciduous ( Oak, Ash, Holly, Yew, Sycamore, Hazel) and other veteran trees reside here too; Holme Oak, Horse Chestnut and Huntingdon Elm. From the garden, and from the upstairs rooms are lovely views of the Kenwith Valley and the Godborough Bird Reserve. Deer, Fox and Badger visit this garden and many species of Birds feed and nest here and there is a designated area of non- intervention which provides safe shelter.
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