3 bedroom cottage for sale

A semi-detached Grade II Listed COB AND THATCH COTTAGE situated near the centre of Chulmleigh offering spacious and versatile TWO/THREE BEDROOM and THREE RECEPTION ROOM accommodation with OFF-ROAD PARKING, ATTACHED TRIPLE GARAGE and LARGE COTTAGE GARDENS

Situation (Chulmleigh) - Chulmleigh is a small but busy town set in the heart of rural Devon. It is the centre for an active and friendly community and offers a good range of local shops including a bakery, dairy, newsagent, florists, hairdressers etc, along with the excellent Chulmleigh Academy offering schooling from the ages of 3 to 16 years of age, health centre, dental surgery, Post Office, churches, library, two public houses and a community run Sports Centre and a short 18 hole golf course. The market town of South Molton to the north and Crediton to the south both offer a more comprehensive range of facilities and the local railway station at Eggesford, 2 miles, provides a rail link between Exeter and Barnstaple. Road link is via the A377 or the North Devon Link Road, which can easily be accessed at South Molton. Barnstaple, North Devon's regional centre, and the Cathedral and University city of Exeter both offer the wide range of shopping, amenities and facilities one would expect from the county's principal town and city. Tiverton, the M5 motorway at Junction 27 and Tiverton Parkway station, which provides a fast Intercity rail link to London Paddington, are both approximately forty-five minutes drive. There is also an international airport at Exeter.

There are excellent recreational and sporting facilities in the area with a range of Leisure Centres at South Molton, Tiverton, Crediton and Barnstaple, near-by tennis courts and clubs, local rugby, football and cricket clubs, fishing in the rivers Taw and Torridge, further near-by golf courses at Libbaton, High Bullen and Down St Mary, excellent walking and riding in all directions, racecourses at Haldon Exeter and Newton Abbot, and sailing and watersports on North Devons scenic and rugged coastline, being approximately three-quarters of an hours drive.

Description - Rockway comprises a most attractive Grade II Listed semi-detached character cottage situated in a quiet but convenient location a short walk from the centre of Chulmleigh. The property probably dates back to the early 17th century and is of traditional stone and cob construction under a thatched roof with a more recent single storey extension to the rear under a pitched slate roof encompassing the Living Room/Bedroom 3, all with rendered and colour washed elevations and both double glazing and secondary double glazing throughout. Internally the accommodation is a little dated but immaculately presented throughout and briefly comprises an Entrance Hall, a Kitchen, a light and spacious Sitting Room, a separate Dining Room, a useful Utility Room and a large Living Room/Bedroom 3 with En-Suite Shower Room. On the first floor there is a very large double Bedroom, a second double Bedroom and a family Bathroom. Rockway also benefits from many original features one would expect from a property of this style and period including an exposed stone fireplace in the Sitting Room housing a cast iron multi-fuel stove, traditional beamed ceilings throughout and original multi pane windows to the front. In the Kitchen there is an oil-fired Rayburn for cooking, room heating and supplying domestic hot water. Outside and to the front of the house, access can be gained into the attached Triple Garage and Workshop which could easily be incorporated into the accommodation subject to the necessary planning permissions and building regulations. At the rear of the house there is a large private garden which is mainly laid to lawn and bordered by mature hedging creating a really super addition, and allowing views to Dartmoor in the distance.

Entrance - From New Street, a painted wooden Front Door with inset glass light opens into the

Entrance Hall - with ample coat hanging space, beamed ceiling, fully glazed multi-pane door into the Inner Hall and a full length internal window allowing borrowed light from the Sitting Room. On one side a cupboard houses the electric meters and fuse boxes.

Inner Hall - with doors to the Kitchen, Sitting Room, Utility Room and Dining Room and stairs leading to the First Floor Landing, beamed ceiling, inset ceiling lighting and radiator. On one side double louvre doors open into a deep Under-stairs Storage Cupboard.

Kitchen - fitted with a range of white painted wall and floor units to three sides under a laminate work surface with tiled splash backs including and incorporating a one and a half bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap set below a window to the front. The Kitchen also benefits from an integrated dishwasher, washing machine, an under counter fridge, and a fridge freezer, as well as a space and point for an electric cooker with stainless steel extractor fan over. In one corner is the oil fired Rayburn for cooking, room heating and providing domestic hot water when lit, with inset heavy beam over and tiled splashbacks. The Kitchen is finished with a beamed ceiling, useful storage shelves and a TV point.

Sitting Room - A good sized room with two windows to the front both with window seats below, on one side is an exposed stone fireplace housing a multi-fuel wood burner with inset heavy beam over and bread oven to one side. The room is finished with three radiators, two internal windows allowing borrowed light from the Dining Room, TV point, and a fully glazed multi-pane door overlooking and leading into the Dining Room.

Dining Room - Another good sized room with large multi-pane window to the rear overlooking the garden and allowing glimpses of open countryside beyond, beamed ceiling, radiator and door into the

Garden Room/Bedroom 3 - with windows to the side and rear, also overlooking the garden and allowing good natural light. On one side fully glazed French doors overlook and lead out to the garden, TV point, beamed ceiling, radiator, display shelving and door to the

Shower Room - with partially tiled walls and matching beige suite comprising a fully tiled walk-in shower cubicle with non-slip floor covering and 'Mira Sport' electric shower and shower curtain to one side; low level WC; and a built in vanity unit with cupboards above and below and a 'Hiflo' electric water heater, radiator, 'Dimplex' wall mounted electric heater, and hatch to roof space.

Rear Hall/Utility Room - Returning to the Entrance Hall a door leads into the Rear Hall/Utility Room fitted with a range of shelving, space and plumbing for a tumble dryer and fridge, ample coat hanging space, access to the under-stairs storage cupboard and fully glazed back door leading out to the garden.

Stairs And First Floor Landing - From the Entrance Hall, easy turn stairs lead to the First Floor Landing with doors to the Bedrooms and Bathroom, window to the rear allowing good natural light and overlooking natural light, internal window allowing borrowed light from the Dining Room. The Landing is finished with a radiator, hatch to roof space and display shelving. On one side is the Airing Cupboard housing a factory lagged ot water cylinder with lecric immersion heater and range of slatted shelving.

Bedroom 1 - A very large double bedroom with two windows to the front overlooking New Street, beamed ceiling and radiator.

Bedroom 2 - Another double bedroom with window to the front, beamed ceiling and radiator.

Bathroom - fitted with a matching beige suite comprising a panel bath with tiled splash backs and brass mixer tap with telephone style shower attachment; pedestal wash hand basin also with tiled splashbacks, brass taps and shaver light over; and low level WC with radiator to one side. The bathroom is finished with a 'Heatrae Sadia' wall mounted hair dryer and an extractor fan.

Outside - From New Street, a concrete parking area providing enough space for at least one car allows access into the Triple Garage/Workshop through an electric up and over door with remote control) with workbench to one side, concrete floor, shelving and electricity connected. In one corner two steps lead down to a pedestrian door opening into the large Rear Garden and a paved patio area which runs along the rear of the house and gives access to the Back Door into the Utility Room with corrugated Storm Porch over, and the French doors into the Garden Room. The patio creates a lovely summer seating area and an ideal site for flower pots and planters with an attractive timber pergola over. Beyond the patio area two steps lead down to a paved path onto the lawned garden with mature shrub borders creating a lovely feature, the garden widens and gives access to the original well and Summerhouse. The garden is partially walled with a clipped privet hedge to the rear creating a high degree of privacy and seclusion but still allowing southerly views to Dartmoor in the distance.

Services - Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage. Oil Fired Rayburn providing domestic hot water and servicing radiators. Telephone connected subject to BT regulations.