7 bedroom detached house for sale

Positioned in a tranquil and pretty rural hamlet and set in about 1.36 acres of beautiful, private grounds, Craddock Cleve is a gorgeous substantial house built around 1778 during the reign of George III. The outside walls are rendered and painted under a clay tile roof. In accordance with the fashionable demands of domestic architecture of the time, the house is set well back from the passing lane with its principal rooms facing south-east or south-west to catch the best of the available natural light throughout the day. It has well proportioned rooms with tall ceilings and several full height windows that look out across the garden and the surrounding countryside. It has also retained many original architectural fittings including several impressive fireplaces, picture rails, coving and an elegant main staircase.

The house is also unlisted and has been the home of the current owners since 2005. During their period of ownership, the house has been extended and refurbished sympathetically to a very high standard. This work has included refitting and extending the kitchen, adding the garden room, new porch and extending the ground floor of the annexe. The house has also been rewired, replumbed and redecorated, the annexe refurbished and a new oak double garage built.

In addition to the new garden room, the ground floor has four more reception rooms: a graceful drawing room with a wide bay window, adjacent library, dining room and breakfast room off the kitchen, all of which look out over the grounds. The kitchen is to die for with a stone-tiled floor, Quooker hot tap, handmade timber units including a large central island, polished granite work surfaces, built-in electric appliances and an inset four-oven AGA.

Upstairs are a total of five double bedrooms, one of which incorporates a mezzanine floor making it ideal for a teenager. The principal bedroom has an en suite shower room, with the remaining bedrooms sharing the family bath and shower rooms.

The west wing of the house, which pre-dates the main part of the house is entirely self-contained making it suitable for multi-generational living or as separate rentable accommodation. The annexe is connected with Craddock Cleve upstairs, and downstairs via a door between the laundry room and the annexe's kitchen/breakfast room. The annexe was refurbished at the same time as the main house and is incredibly well presented. Offering four bedrooms, the annexe has wonderful proportions and an abundance of natural light throughout.

The house is approached via an 80-yard long gravel Georgian carriageway drive and with a return drive and parking for several cars to one side. The drive continues in front of the house and round to the far side, where there is further parking in front of the recently built oak garage block. Set back from the garage is a stable block incorporating three loose boxes and a rear feed/ garden store.

Craddock Cleve is set centrally within mature grounds extending to about 1.36 acres (0.55 hectare), which are designed to be easily maintained with extensive lawns studded with a mix of broadleaf and evergreen trees and flowering shrubs.

Craddock Cleve is situated in the pretty hamlet of Craddock, which is surrounded by unspoilt, open countryside within the Blackdown Hills AONB. The neighbouring village of Uffculme has a popular pub (Ostler Inn Tripadvisor 4.0), post office, parish church, primary and secondary schools and village hall. Tiverton, the main commercial and administrative centre of the Mid Devon district, is within easy reach and has excellent amenities, including Tesco and Morrisons superstores and a Marks and Spencer food store. Nearby in Wellington there is a Waitrose. For wider requirements, Exeter and Taunton are both relatively close by.

There are also excellent transport links nearby. These include good access to the M5 and the A303, Tiverton Parkway station has direct services to Paddington taking just under two hours and Exeter Airport offers national and international connections, including a daily service to London City Airport.

There is a wide choice of local schools, both from the state and independent sectors. Nearby independent schools include Blundell's Preparatory School and Blundell's, which are both in Tiverton plus the selection of schools in Taunton and Exeter.