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Guide price£840,000
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4 bedroom detached house for sale

Higher Metcombe
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Detached house
4 bed
2 bath
EPC rating: D*
1,765 sq ft / 164 sq m

Key information

Tenure: Ask agent
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Broadband: Basic 22Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
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Heating: Ask agent
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Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • A substantial detached house
  • In a beautiful rural area surrounded by countryside
  • Reception hall with cloakroom/WC
  • Spacious dual aspect sitting room with feature fireplace
  • Beautifully appointed kitchen with integrated appliances
  • Four good sized bedrooms, all enjoying lovely country views
  • Shower room ensuite. Luxury family shower room
  • Substantial driveway leading to the double garage with light and power
  • Just over a third of an acre plot
  • With decking and patio areas
Metcombe Cottage enjoys an enviable location being tucked away on the edge of this prestigious woodland village surrounded by glorious East Devon countryside whilst village amenities are easily accessible including the convenience store and highly regarded primary school. The property also benefits from being within the renowned Kings School and Colyton Grammar School catchment areas. The A30 dual carriageway is also within a short drive providing swift access to the Cathedral city of Exeter, M5 and the coast.

The property itself enjoys light and airy, well-proportioned accommodation briefly comprising; reception hall with cloakroom W.C leading to the spacious dual-aspect sitting room which has a feature fireplace. The inner hall has a large walk-in store room with fitted cupboards and further double doors opening into the impressive kitchen/dining room which is most definitely the heart of the home with plenty of room for family and friends to cook, dine and socialise together whilst admiring the views across the garden towards the adjoining countryside. The kitchen is beautifully appointed with an extensive range of quality cupboards and drawers at both base and eye level whilst incorporating modern appliances enhanced by Quartz granite worktops. The central island provides additional space for food preparation pleasing any keen cook and also creates a breakfast bar. The dining area is open plan and allows room for a large family dining table and chairs with the oak staircase being a central feature of the room.

On the first floor are four good-sized bedrooms, all enjoying lovely views with the master bedroom benefiting from a range of built-in wardrobes. The shower room ensuite is fitted with a modern white suite and the luxury family shower room is another well-appointed room fitted with a stylish white suite and attractive tiling. The property also benefits from double glazing and a modern oil-fired central heating system.

To the front of the home is a substantial gravelled driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles including room for boats, caravans etc. The double garage has light and power and is partitioned off at one end for an office/workshop/utility room.

The gardens are another appealing feature enjoying an excellent degree of privacy and seclusion with a composite decking area and patio allowing plenty of room to enjoy outdoor dining/entertaining in the summer months. There is a large expanse of lawn, allowing children to run and play and a blank canvas for a keen gardener to landscape to their taste. The total plot extends to just over a third of an acre.

In all, a superb property which must be viewed to fully appreciate all on offer. 

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SERVICES Mains electricity and water are connected. Private drainage and oil-fired central heating.
 

OUTGOINGS Council Tax Band E (as per Gov.UK Website at the date of first listing) 

MOBILE AND BROADBAND COVERAGE Broadband is connected to this property, for specific checks, please use this link checker.ofcom.org.uk 

AGENTS NOTE Data protection act of 2017. We are now required to obtain proof of ID and proof of residence for any prospective purchaser before formally agreeing a sale. Photographic identification such as passport or driving licence, proof of residence, utility bill, council tax or official Inland Revenue correspondence 

IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. Every care is taken in preparing these particulars but they do not constitute nor constitute any part of an offer or a contract. They are prepared in good faith but they are for guidance only and intended to give a fair description of the property. 2. Statements contained in these particulars are not to be relied on as statements or representations of fact and are made without responsibility on the part of the agents or vendor. An intending purchaser must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of each statement. The vendor does not make or give and neither the agents or their employees have authority to make or give any representation or warranty in relation to the property or its use. 3. Any reference to alterations to, or use of any part of the property is not a statement that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. These must be verified by any intending purchaser. 4. All properties are offered subject to contract and being unsold. No responsibility can be accepted for any expenses incurred by any intending purchaser in inspecting any property which has been sold, let or withdrawn.5. The photographs show only certain parts and aspects of the property at the time they were taken. Any areas, measurements or distances given are approximate only. 6. Descriptions of a property are inevitably subjective but we endeavour to make our particulars accurate. If there are any points of particular importance please contact us before viewing and we will be pleased to check or clarify information.

Redferns is a trading name of Redferns Ottery St Mary Limited Registered in England and Wales 4817078

Registered Office 8 Mill Street, Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1AD 

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