5 bedroom detached house for sale

Bussells House is an impressive detached country house that offers more than 4,500 square feet of finely appointed accommodation, with a wealth of period character and spacious, flexible reception rooms. Believed to date from the 17th century, much of the existing house is based around a Georgian exterior. There are sash windows throughout, exposed timber beams, wooden flooring, original fireplaces and ornate ceiling mouldings and plasterwork, all lending the accommodation an attractive, elegant look and feel. The main reception rooms are at the front of the ground floor, including the dual aspect sitting room and the useful study. There is also a 34ft open-plan kitchen, breakfast room and dining area with heavy timber beams overhead. French doors open onto the garden, while the kitchen includes a breakfast bar and an AGA. A third reception room, currently used as a gym, provides another flexible living space. Upstairs there are five well-presented double bedrooms, two of which are en suite including the principal bedroom which also has its own dressing area. The first floor also has a family bathroom with a separate shower unit. There is a substantial two storey extension to the rear of the house, with its own entrance, currently used as storage, another gym and a games room, and could be used as annexe accommodation.

Local Authority: East Devon District Council.

Management Company: The residential properties at Bussells Farm form the Bussells Farm Management Company and contribute towards sewerage treatment plant fees, repairs, communal lighting, insurance and general upkeep of the communal property.

Service Charges: Currently £329 per month.

Rights of Way: Access to the rear of the house and garages is via a communal property road.

Services: Mains electricity, private drainage and mains water metered by the management company. Oil fired central heating. High speed fibre internet is connected.

Council Tax: Band G.

Tenure: Freehold.

The gravel driveway at the side of the house provides plenty of parking space, while there is also a garaging block with two double garages. The approximate half acre garden includes paved terracing, an area of lawn at the front and a further walled garden to the side/rear with a patio, a lawn and various border shrubs and trees.

Across the lane from the house, a five-bar wooden gate provides access to a level, well fenced field measuring approximately 9.5 acres.

Bussells House is situated in the unique hamlet of the former Bussells Farm which comprises eight properties surrounding a gravelled courtyard with Victorian style street lamps and raised flower beds. The hamlet is entirely surrounded by countryside, providing the best of country living just five miles from the centre of Exeter. The nearest village is Stoke Canon which has a Post Office, shop, hairdressers and community owned pub. There is also a well-regarded primary school and church. The cathedral city of Exeter offers an extensive range of shopping, recreational and cultural facilities. There are a number of excellent state and independent schools and the internationally recognised Exeter University. Also nearby are the lovely East Devon Jurassic coastline, Torbay and the rugged splendour of both Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks.