5 bedroom detached house for sale

An attractive and finely-proportioned detached period house, delightfully located in a rural position on the northern outskirts of Ashcott. Set within a generous plot of approx. one acre, the property benefits from an idyllic outlook across the surrounding countryside and beyond. This extended and spacious home has superb annexe potential and includes five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a double garage and parking. EPC rating C.


A door to the front of the property opens into a tiled entrance hall which incorporates two large storage cupboards and a useful utility cupboard with plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble drier. The hall incorporates the staircase to the first floor accommodation and gives access to the downstairs cloakroom, the double garage and out to the garden.

The property is particularly versatile and is configured well for purchasers seeking a self-contained annexe, with rooms offering flexibility for a variety of uses, including home working. The main sitting room is located at the rear of the property and is triple aspect, enjoying plenty of natural light. A comfortable reception room with two sets of patio doors opening out to the garden, the sitting room includes a central red brick fireplace with an inset Clearview multi-fuel stove. In addition to the sitting room, there is a separate dining room and a further living room, both of which are dual-aspect with wood-burning stoves. The kitchen/breakfast room, also with double glazed windows on two sides, is fitted with a range of matching floor and wall units and includes a tiled floor, a freestanding ‘Rangemaster’ range cooker (untested), an integrated ‘Bosch’ dishwasher and space for a freestanding American style fridge/freezer. A door from the kitchen then leads through to a second hall on the opposite side of the house, which has a further staircase to the first floor, access to the aforementioned reception rooms and a second external door at the front.

On the first floor, the main landing area is a good size and currently used as a library, with large fitted book shelving and storage to one wall. This area also has a large built-in cupboard, a separate airing cupboard and two double-glazed sash windows to the front with lovely rural views found in many of the rooms on this level. The property has five bedrooms in total, two spacious doubles and a single are all accessed from the main landing area; the doubles benefit from en-suite facilities and built-in wardrobes with the master also having its own sauna.

A second landing area on the other side of the house then continues into two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Fitted with a matching suite, the bathroom comprises a bath with mixer taps, a low level WC, a vanity wash hand basin and a separate shower cubicle. There is also a heated towel rail and double glazed frosted windows to the rear and side.

The property is rurally situated on the north-eastern outskirts of Ashcott. A popular village lying in a convenient position on the Polden Hills, very accessible to Street (Clarks Village), Glastonbury, Wells and the M5 to the west. Village facilities include a primary school (with 'Good' Ofsted rating), two public houses, a church and a recreation ground with playground. There is also good state secondary schooling nearby, as well as Millfield, the prestigious independent school in Street. One of the main selling points of this superb property is the close proximity to RSPB Ham Wall, Shapwick Heath and other nearby nature reserves. The Railway Inn pub is also located just one mile away, further along Station Road.

Sidney Villa is set within a fabulous plot measuring approx. one acre, which is predominantly located to the south and west of the house, enjoying lots of sunshine throughout the day and into the evening. The outside space is divided into different sections including a large area of lawn at the rear of the house with well-stocked borders, enclosed by fencing and hedgerows. There are various outside areas ideal for al fresco seating/dining depending on the time of day. There is a further section of raised decking, which offers a summerhouse with light and power. The woodland offers conifers, a tulip tree, a silver birch, a holly tree, a flowering cherry tree and a magnolia. At the side of the property is an area laid to stone chippings, with an enclosed driveway providing off road parking for numerous vehicles beside. In addition, there is a metal shed, a large outside store/workshop with power, and a substantial vegetable garden with polytunnel. Adjoining, there is an orchard with a wide range of fruit trees. The grounds at this property are ideal for green-fingered purchasers, providing a very pleasant and peaceful outside space with lots of scope. The double garage has an ‘up and over’ door, light and power, as well as a window to the side and personal door to the rear. Within the garage is the oil-fired boiler for the central heating, along with the neatly installed battery packs, charged by the solar panels. In addition to the central heating, the property benefits from newly fitted electric air-source heating and air-conditioning, with wall-mounted units fitted in rooms throughout the property. This could allow a purchaser to proceed with removing the traditional oil-fired system if desired.