3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale

A mature, well presented semi detached cottage, with consent to extend, together with good sized garden and double garage, adjoining open countryside, on the semi rural outskirts of the village with superb views. Porch, Kitchen/Dining Room, Sitting Room, 3 Bedrooms, Bathroom. Secondary building of utility/store/kennel. EPC Band D.

Situation & Amenities - The property enjoys a delightful semi-rural location, adjoining open countryside, with wonderful views into the valley below towards Eastacombe. The hamlet of Stoneylands is just north of the village of Newton Tracey, which lies on the B3232, within easy reach of Barnstaple, Bideford and Torrington. The traditional village of Newton Tracey offers a public house/restaurant, church, cricket ground and less than a mile away is Lovacott Primary School. There is a bus stop nearby, Roundswell Retail park on the outskirts of Barnstaple, is about 2 ? miles north and this offers numerous outlets as well as several supermarkets. The centre of Barnstaple itself is a little further beyond and offers excellent amenities, with many high street and independent stores, restaurants, cinema, theatre, public houses, wide variety of leisure facilities as well as North Devon District Hospital. The North Devon Link Road (A361) is also within close proximity, providing a direct route to the M5 Motorway, Junction 27, where Tiverton Parkway offers a fast service of trains to London Paddington in just over two hours. The famous North Devon surfing beaches are about half an hours drive by car, the nearest beach at Instow is around 15 minutes. Exmoor and the Cornish border are also easily accessible. The nearest international airports are at Bristol and Exeter.

Description - A mature semi-detached, two-storey house built in around 1955 which presents painted rendered elevations, beneath a fibre cement tiled roof. In more recent years the property has been tastefully modernised and planning consent has also been obtained to add a two-storey extension to the right and single storey extension to the rear, along with a remodel of the accommodation overall. The planning reference, under North Devon District Council, is 76035 and the date of the decision, 16th November 2022. A copy of the consent and the proposed plans are available from the agents upon request. Externally, there is an excellent detached garage/workshop of cavity construction which may offer scope for conversion to annexe/holiday let/studio/offices, subject to consents. There is ample additional parking and a detached utility room/store/kennel building, as well as good sized 'blank canvas' garden.

Ground Floor - Half glazed, front door to ENTRANCE PORCH shoe rack, coats pegs, half glazed door to KITCHEN/DINING ROOM a bright double aspect room. The kitchen units are in a cream theme with wood effect rolled edged work surfaces, matching wall mounted cupboards, pastel green and cream wall tiles, plumbing for dishwasher, electric oven, hot point ceramic hob with Whirlpool extractor hood over, space for upright fridge/freezer, tiled flooring, 1 ? bowl porcelain sink unit, fine views. Dining area, electric meter cupboard. SITTING ROOM with ornamental fireplace, fitted wood burner on slate hearth, bressumer beam, half glazed door to rear garden, cupboard under stairs housing Grant oil fired boiler for central heating and domestic hot water, window to outside.

First Floor - LANDING trap to loft space. BEDROOM 1 fine views. BEDROOM 2 fine views. BEDROOM 3 currently utilised as a study, fine views. BATHROOM with tiled panelled bath, overhead drench shower, low level WC, wash hand basin, vanity cupboards under, illuminated wall mirror above, airing cupboard, ladder style heated towel rail/radiator. There are replacement oak doors throughout the property and all but one window, are double glazed.

Outside - From the lane, a long driveway leads up to the front of the property, initially this has a right of way in favour of an adjoining farm, with a gateway into a field, shortly within on the right, otherwise the drive is entirely private. This is bounded by a retaining wall, topped by shrubs and leads past the front of the house to the DOUBLE DETACHED GARAGE which presents elevations of painted render with brick quoins beneath a slate roof. There is an electric roller door, separate pedestrian door, power and light connected, fitted workbench, window and trap to good storage loft. The driveway otherwise provides ample parking and turning space, steps leads from it up to the front door of the house, to the left of this is a GRAVELLED TERRACE to enjoy the views and an outside water tap. To the right of the house there is a SWEEPING LAWN, UPPER TERRACE and stepping stone flags lead to a DETACHED OUTBUILDING of block construction, timber clad, which incorporates UTILITY ROOM with single drainer stainless sink unit, adjoining work surfaces, drawer, cupboards and appliance space under, matching wall mounted cupboards, plumbing for washing machine, SEPARATE STORAGE SECTION with power and light connected. SEPARATE KENNEL SECTION with galvanized kennel door. The GARDENS are bounded by hedging and fencing with a number of vantage points to enjoy the wonderful views and sunsets.

Services - Mains electricity and water are connected. There is oil fired central heating and private but shared septic tank for drainage on neighbouring land. According to Ofcom standard broadband is available in the area and mobile signal is limited in the property. For further information please see the Ofcom website
Special Note - The property enjoys a right of way over the garden of the adjoining cottage, for putting the wheelie bins out onto the lane with ease.

Directions - From Roundswell roundabout, proceed south on the B3232 Torrington Road for around 1 ? miles, until you reach the hamlet of Stoneylands. Turn right into the service road, continue to the top of the hill and the entrance to the property will be found on the right hand side.

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