5 bedroom detached house

Wood Farm Cottage is a well-presented family home that provides opportunities for multigeneral living or income potential through the impressive detached two-bedroom annexe. The property sits in an elevated position within its grounds of approximately 6.62 acres and benefits from several outbuildings. The cottage and annexe enjoy a peaceful edge-of-village location with views over the surrounding Somerset countryside.

The main house has a mixture of characterful features and modern fittings with exposed timber floorboards and beams to parts of the accommodation as well as brick-built fireplaces. The heart of the home is the 25ft kitchen and breakfast room which has terracotta floor tiles and a fireplace fitted with a woodburning stove as well as a large central island, a split butler sink and modern integrated appliances. The utility room provides further space for storage and appliances. Also on the ground floor there is a comfortable sitting room, a useful cloakroom and a light and airy dining room with panoramic views across the garden and surrounding countryside.

Upstairs there are three bedrooms, one of which benefits from built-in storage, plus a family shower room.

The annexe has an impressive 28ft sitting room and kitchenette with a vaulted ceiling and arched windows running to the apex of the ceiling and bifold doors that open onto a patio area. The ground floor of the annexe has one double bedroom and a contemporary bathroom with a freestanding bathtub and a walk-in shower, while the upper level has a further double bedroom. The annexe has been sustainably built and provides excellent eco credentials that include an air source heat pump, solar power energy and underfloor heating.

Local Authority: Somerset Council
Services: Mains electricity, gas and water. Private drainage which we understand is compliant with current regulations. Further information is being sought.
Council Tax: Band F
Rights of Way: A public footpath crosses part of the property's boundary.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,150,000

At the entrance of the driveway there is a parking area for several vehicles with pathways leading to the main house and to the annexe. The driveway continues past the annexe to the outbuildings which comprise a pole barn and a machine hall with a separate feed store. The house and annexe are set in rolling gardens and grounds of approximately 6.62 acres and includes a vegetable garden, a babbling stream and a variety of mature specimen trees providing privacy. Beyond the gardens are grassy paddocks providing space which could be used for grazing livestock.

Wood Farm Cottage lies in a rural position in the small village of Stogumber, between Exmoor National Park and the Quantock Hills AONB and within easy reach of the beautiful Somerset coastline. The village has a local pub and a primary school, while the larger village of Williton is four and a half miles away, offering local amenities such as a supermarket, post office, community hospital, and primary and secondary schools. Taunton is within easy reach, and offers an excellent range of shops, supermarkets and leisure facilities, plus a mainline station providing direct services to London Paddington and Exeter St. David’s. There is no shortage of outstanding schools in the area, including King’s Hall Preparatory School, King’s College Taunton, Taunton School, Queen’s Taunton and Wellington School. Also within easy reach are Blundell’s in Tiverton, Sherborne School and Millfield. The M5 is 15 miles away, providing road access towards Exeter to the south and Bristol to the north.