Willowbrook House is an attractive family home with splendid timber beams throughout, that offers well-presented accommodation and a generous detached annexe that provides further flexible living space.

In the main house there is a spacious sitting room with a brick-built fireplace, fitted with a woodburning stove and French doors opening onto the rear garden. Double doors connect the sitting room to the study, which is an ideal space for home working. The ground floor also has a 26ft kitchen and dining area with wooden units to base and wall level, integrated appliances and plenty of space for a family dining table. A comfortable seating area looks out over the garden. Upstairs there are four well-presented bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its en suite shower room and walk-in storage. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a corner bathtub.

The annexe has light and airy accommodation including a dual aspect sitting room and a well-proportioned kitchen and dining room. There is a bathroom on the ground floor with easy access shower. The ground floor bedroom could also be used as a family room. The annexe first floor provides one further double bedroom and a shower room. There is a large airing cupboard and plenty of walk-in storage.

Local Authority: East Devon District Council
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil-fired central heating. Water heating solar panels to annexe.
Council Tax: Band F. Meadowside Band A
Rights of Way: There is a right of way over the driveway for access to the adjoining property.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,150,000

At the entrance, a five-bar wooden gate opens onto the driveway, which leads to the blockpaved parking area at the front of the house along with access to the detached garage and sheds. The garage provides useful storage space on its first floor. The driveway also offers access to the rear, where the annexe is located along with a further garage. The terraced rear garden has decking and patio areas on various levels, as well as an area of lawn, colourful border flowerbeds, a timber-framed summer house and various shrubs and hedgerow. At the front of the house there is a further terrace, which is ideal for al fresco dining.

Willowbrook House is located in the picturesque East Devon village of Whimple and is surrounded by local amenities. The cricket and football clubs are located to one side, the parish field is behind, and the tennis court is directly across the road. The village also has a local store, two local pubs and a village primary school while there is a choice of secondary schools in the nearby towns. There are shops and amenities at Ottery St. Mary, including a supermarket, while Exeter is nine miles to the west, with its vibrant centre and excellent shopping and leisure facilities. Many well-regarded primary and secondary schools can be found in Exeter, including Exeter School and The Maynard, whilst Exeter University is recognised as one of the best in the country. The idyllic seaside towns of Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth are just a short distance away. For transport, the village is served by a mainline station, which offers direct services to London Waterloo and Exeter St. David’s. The village offers good road links, with the A30 just two miles away.