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3 bedroom cottage

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3 bed
1 bath
EPC rating: E*
1,689 sq ft / 157 sq m

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Property description & features

  • Well Presented Characterful Accommodation
  • Sitting Room With Stone Fireplace & Wood Burning Stove
  • Dining Room/Study With Wood Burning Stove
  • Large Open Plan Kitchen, Dining & Family Room With Doors Opening Onto The Rear Garden
  • Utility Room & Cloakroom with WC
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • Good Size Family Bathroom
  • Ample Driveway Parking Approached Through Electric Gates With Detached Double Garage
  • Wonderful Expansive Rear Garden, Total Plot Over A Third Of An Acre
  • Outbuilding With Potential (Subject To Planning)
Primrose Cottage is an attractive detached period cottage with a substantial single storey rear extension and is easily misjudged from the road side view. It stands in an extensive garden extending to over a third of an acre which lies to the rear of the house which is a wonderful feature providing scope for even the keenest of gardeners. At the far end of the plot there is an outbuilding providing a studio and workshop with the potential for alternative uses subject to obtaining necessary consents.

Internally, the property is packed with character including flagstone flooring downstairs, exposed wooden beams and wood burning stoves in both reception rooms. To the rear the large open plan kitchen, dining and family room, which is very much the hub of the cottage, has double doors opening onto the rear garden and terrace. In addition there is a utility room and cloakroom on the ground floor. The first floor has three bedrooms, all with fitted wardrobes and a good size family bathroom with a four piece suite including a free standing slipper bath.

The property is approached through double electric gates to a gravelled driveway and a parking area capable of accommodating a number of vehicles and leading to a detached double garage. Available with no upward sales chain, internal viewing is highly recommended.

Chelwood is a popular village location just off the A37 with easy access to the Chew Valley and the cities of Bristol and Bath and the town of Keynsham. The City of Wells and the Mendip Hills lie to the south and the property is in the catchment area of Wellsway School in Keynsham to where transport is provided. There are numerous lovely country walks from the doorstep and the village itself has a parish church and village hall.

In fuller detail the accommodation comprises (all measurements are approximate):

Ground Floor -

Panelled entrance door to

Entrance Porch - Ledged and braced inner door to

Dining Room/Study - 4.26m x 3.10m plus recess (13'11" x 10'2" plus rec - Double glazed window to front aspect, beamed ceiling, fireplace with timber bressummer beam and wood burning stove. Built in storage cupboard (excluded from measurements). Radiator.

Sitting Room - 6.0m x 4.85m (19'8" x 15'10") - A well proportioned characterful room with a beamed ceiling and a stone fireplace with wood burning stove and large bressummer beam. Radiator. Two double glazed windows to front aspect, one with a window seat. Stone recess with turning staircase rising to first floor.

Open Plan Kitchen, Dining & Family Room - 6.06m x 3.90m widening to 5.16m plus 5.14m x 2.80m - Very much the hub of the cottage, this is a superb space with two double glazed velux windows, double glazed windows to side and rear aspects and double glazed French doors opening onto the rear terrace and garden. Ceiling mounted downlighters, two radiators, part vaulted beamed ceiling. The kitchen is furnished with a range of wall and floor units with beech block wood surfaces and tiled surrounds. Inset one and a quarter bowl sink with mixer tap, integrated Kenwood dishwasher, Rangemaster electric cooker with canopied extractor hood above. Island unit with drawer storage. American style fridge freezer is included in the sale price.

Utility Room - 4.19m x 1.32m (13'8" x 4'3") - Double glazed window to side aspect, ceiling mounted downlighters. Fitted units with beech block work surfaces, circular sink with mixer tap, plumbing for automatic washing machine. further appliance space, radiator. Floor mounted oil fired boiler. Door to outside.

Cloak/Wc - Double obscure glazed window. Suite of low level wc and pedestal wash hand basin. Extensively tiled surrounds. Heated towel rail.

First Floor -

With exposed wooden floor boards.

Landing - Double glazed window overlooking the rear aspect, radiator, ceiling mounted downlighters. built in shelved cupboard and desk unit. Exposed beam.

Bedroom One - 5.12m to max reducing to 3.26m x 2.78m (16'9" to m - Double glazed window to front aspect, radiator, ceiling mounted downlighters. Range of built in wardrobes.

Bedroom Two - 3.25m x 2.71m (10'7" x 8'10") - Double glazed window to front aspect. Built in wardrobe (included in measurements), ceiling mounted downlighters, radiator.

Bedroom Three - 3.25m x 2.52m (10'7" x 8'3") - Double glazed window to front aspect with window seat beneath. Radiator. Ceiling mounted downlighters. Built in wardrobe and shelved storage (included in measurements).

Bathroom - 2.88m plus recess x 2.44m (9'5" plus recess x 8'0" - Double glazed window to rear aspect. White four piece suite comprising free standing roll top slipper bath with mixer tap, low level wc and pedestal wash basin with tiled surrounds. Fully tiled shower stall with Mira shower. Heated towel rail, ceiling mounted downlighters. Radiator. Access to roof space.

Outside -

To the front of the property the driveway is approached through double electric gates leading to an extensive gravelled parking and turning area continuing to the front of a

Detached Double Garage - 5.27m x 4.92m (17'3" x 16'1") - Up and over entrance door, power and light connected. Adjacent to the garage is a caravan previously used for overflow accommodation and included in the sale price.

Rear Garden - The extensive rear garden is an attractive feature of the property comprising a paved and gravelled terrace immediately to the rear of the property beyond which are lawns with flower and shrub beds. The garden enjoys a high degree of privacy and has raised vegetable beds, a wildlife pond and a greenhouse. There are a number of trees including two pear trees, two cooking apples and a plum tree. Garden shed.

Outbuilding - Set at the far end of the plot and comprising:

Workshop - 3.77m x 2.60m (12'4" x 8'6") - With bench, window and power and light connected.

Adjacent Studio - 4.45m x 2.47m (14'7" x 8'1") - Windows to front and side aspects. Power and light connected and staircase to first floor.

First Floor Room - 4.45m x 2.47m (maximum measurements) (14'7" x 8'1" - Windows to front overlooking the garden. Door leading to

Balcony - With timber balustrading and decking.

Adjacent to the outbuilding is a chicken run.

Tenure - Freehold.

Agents Note - The property has oil fired central heating and private drainage. Mains water and electricity are connected. There is no gas.

Council Tax - According to the Valuation Office Agency website, cti.voa.gov.uk the present Council Tax Band for the property is D. Please note that change of ownership is a 'relevant transaction' that can lead to the review of the existing council tax banding assessment.

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    We are an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors, Valuers, Auctioneers and Estate Agents who have been selling, letting and surveying homes locally for over 50 years and are regulated by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Our two linked offices in Keynsham and Saltford are strategically placed between Bristol and Bath providing specialist advice in both areas as well as the surrounding Towns and Villages. With a strong profile in residential sales and lettings the firm is a multi discipline practice covering residential, commercial, development and agricultural property. The Partners Michael Ashbee FRICS, Stephen Morris MRICS, MARLA, FNAEA, FNAVA and Philip Furze FRICS are Chartered Surveyors of many years standing who combine to provide over 80 years of property expertise. It is a matter of regret to us that we work in a largely unregulated industry and anyone can set themselves up as a sales or letting agent. When dealing with Davies & Way you have the reassurance of knowing you are dealing with experienced property professionals who are regulated by the RICS, members of the National Association of Estate Agents, National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers and Association of Residential Letting Agents. We are professionally qualified in property matters.

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