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4 bedroom detached house

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Detached house
4 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: E*
1,646 sq ft / 153 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • 4 bedrooms
  • 3 reception rooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • Outbuildings
  • Detached
  • Double Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking
  • Patio
  • Village
Sunnybrook Cottage is a highly attractive detached family home that offers light and airy reception rooms with clean décor and various character features.

There are two main reception rooms of similar proportions. These include the drawing room, which has a dual aspect, carpeted flooring, a corner wood burner and the sitting room with wooden flooring and brick-built fireplace, which has a log burner.

Additionally, there is a semi open-plan family room, kitchen and breakfast room with slate tiled flooring and underfloor heating throughout. The family room has a fireplace with a stove, while the kitchen and breakfast area is flooded with natural light owing to its skylights and dual aspect bi-fold doors opening onto the rear garden. The kitchen itself has bespoke fitted wooden units, a breakfast bar and integrated appliances.

The ground floor has one double bedroom which could be used as a study or a snug. Upstairs there are a further three double bedrooms, including the principal bedroom with its en suite shower room. Also on the first floor, the large family bathroom features a bathtub, a walk-in shower and bespoke wooden fittings.

A driveway leads from the road to a large parking and turning area, with parking space for several vehicles. Covered parking is available in the detached garaging block, which also has a store and workshop space.

The garden is mostly to the front of the house and faces south, welcoming plenty of natural light throughout the day. It includes an area of sunken paved terracing for al fresco dining and a covered barbecue area with a plumbed-in sink, worktops for food preparation, a bar, a pizza oven and an integrated, gas fired barbecue. Steps lead to a vegetable garden with raised beds and fruit and vegetable cages. There is also a well-maintained area of lawn and well-stocked border beds with various shrubs and perennials.

Agent note: Sunnybrook Cottage has approved planning permission for a two storey side extension, single storey front extension, outbuilding and tennis court.


The property is in a rural position just outside the small village of Ide and three miles south of Exeter city centre. Ide has a village shop and post office, two pubs and an outstanding-rated primary school while the nearby Exeter suburbs of Cowick and Alphington offer various local amenities including shops and supermarkets.

Exeter city centre is easily accessible from the property and provides further shopping on the historic quayside with the nearby cities of Plymouth and Bristol offering more extensive choices. The area has plenty of leisure activities to choose from such as golf at Exminster, walking routes, horse riding, sailing, hiking the Jurassic Coast, fishing as well as plenty of sandy beaches easily accessible from the property.

The area offers excellent transport links and Exeter's four mainline train stations are all within four miles of the property. Trains run regularly to the smaller nearby cities as well as Bristol, Plymouth and London Paddington. The A30 and M5 lead to the national motorway network providing convenient road links with Exeter International Airport, just over five miles away, offering both local and international flights.

The region is well served by good private and state schools including Ide's outstanding-rated primary school. There is a secondary school in Alphington and further renowned schools in Exeter including the outstanding-rated Exeter Mathematics School and Exeter College, and the independent Maynard School, St. Wilfrid's School and Exeter Cathedral School. The world-renowned University of Exeter is also within easy reach of the property.

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Places of interest

    Exeter is an extremely desirable place to live, with one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe. With its easy access to award winning beaches and countryside walks, residents are able to lead the good life, whilst having access to a well-regarded business hub. The city remains a popular place to live due to the varied and attractive architecture and high standard of state and independent schooling, along with Exeter University, which is considered one of the best in Europe. The accessible train links to London are excellent and it is possible to be in the capital within two hours and seven minutes on the fast train. Exeter airport is in close proximity and this provides international and regional connections. From our office in the centre of Exeter at 19 Southernhay East, Knight Frank helps homebuyers  find their new home in Exeter. Relocating from abroad? We can help make your move to Exeter stress-free through our relocation services.

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