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4 bedroom detached house for sale

St Gluvias, Penryn
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Detached house
4 beds
2 baths
1560
EPC rating: E
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Key information

TenureFreehold
Council taxBand C
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Features and description

  • Extended detached four/five bed house
  • Garage, workshop & stores
  • Grounds extending to 7 acres
  • Private elevated position with far-reaching views
  • Easy access to Penryn, Falmouth and South Coast
An extended detached house set in a rural position with far-reaching views to the north towards St Agnes Beacon. This delightful smallholding extends to 7.13 acres or thereabouts, enjoying a high degree of privacy, yet with easy access to Falmouth and Penryn.

The Property
A period extended house of stone construction with latter-day extension under a pitched roof that has been refurbished by the current vendors to offer comfortable family living, yet maintaining the period charm of the house.

The property comprises on the ground floor: entrance lobby, office/bedroom five, utility room, shower room with wc, wonderful triple aspect kitchen/breakfast room with far-reaching views and doors out to the terrace, house style living room with wood burning stove and garden room to the front. to the first floor: four bedrooms and spacious family bathroom.

The property lies in a private, rural, elevated position and enjoys far-reaching panoramic views over the surrounding countryside as far at St Agnes Beacon in the distance. It enjoys a high degree of privacy, with fir trees being planted along part of the boundary hedges.

The property is approached off a minor County lane onto a private driveway leading down to ample parking area.

Cottage style gardens lie to the front and side of the house, predominantly laid to lawn with mature herbaceous borders and a productive vegetable and fruit garden below.

Within the garden lies a summer house, taking advantage of the views and the sunsets over the hills in the distance.

Outbuildings
Complementing the property is a useful outbuilding of part stone and block construction providing a garage with inspection pit, a lean-to greenhouse, a workshop / store and some useful storage rooms.

The outbuilding would offer alternative uses, subject to planning, for instance an annexe, holiday let or home office.

The Land
The land extends in all to 7.13 acres or thereabouts and is level to gently sloping, bounded by traditional Cornish hedge banks. The land laid to pasture and divided into four enclosures and would be suitable for agricultural, horticultural or equestrian purposes.

Property Information
EPC E Council Tax Band C

Services
The property benefits from mains electricity, private water from a borehole and private drainage. Electric heating. None of these services have been tested and therefore no guarantees can be given. Interested parties are advised to make their own enquiries to the relevant service providers.


Wayleaves, Easements & Rights of Way
The sale will be subject to and with the benefit of all wayleaves, easements and rights of way as may exist.

Particulars & Plan
Whilst every care is taken in the preparation of these particulars, their accuracy is not guaranteed and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Any intending purchaser/s must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the correctness of these particulars.

Location
Little Trolvis lies just north of the village of Longdowns in the Parish of St Gluvias. The village provides a garage with shop, whilst the university town of Penryn with Exeter Tremough Campus (3 miles) provides a wider range of services and the port town of Falmouth (4½ miles) provides an extensive range of retail and professional services, along with health and leisure facilities and also access to the sheltered sailing waters of the Carrick Roads.

The County town of Truro (12 miles) provides a wide range of services and retail facilities as well as the mainline railway station to Paddington and the north.

For the outdoor enthusiast, there is numerous quiet country lanes and bridlepaths for extensive riding out and the nearby beach of Gyllyngvase, Swanpool and Maenporth, all within easy reach.

Viewing & Directions
Strictly by appointment with the sole selling agent Lodge & Thomas. [use Contact Agent Button]
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Directions

From Penryn, take the A394 towards Helston. At Longdowns, proceed past the garage, and turn right just after the row of cottages. Proceed up the road without deviation, bearing left at the junction and the entrance will be found on your right.

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Lodge & Thomas - Truro
Lodge & Thomas - Truro
58 Lemon Street Truro TR1 2PY
01872 395948
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About Lodge & Thomas We are a long-established firm of Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers, Valuers & Estate Agents. Based in the City of Truro, we offer professional services across the whole of Cornwall. • RICS Professional Services and Valuations inc. valuations for mortgages and secured lending, tax, probate and Inheritance Tax purposes as well as Agricultural Tenancies, Utility Compensation Claims. • Estate Agents specialising in farm agency and land; smallholdings and equestrian; residential and waterside homes and commercial property. • Cornwall’s leading Auctioneers with Truro Livestock Market every Wednesday • Farm and Machinery Auctions as well as bankruptcy and liquidation sales. • Antiques, Fine Art, Silver & Jewellery and General Furniture Auctions at the Truro Sale Room. Our Truro Office is conveniently located in the City centre at 58 Lemon Street. Truro Livestock Market is held every Wednesday and is one of the foremost livestock markets in the West Country selling all classes of cattle and sheep. We hold monthly General Household and Furniture Sales and regular “Live and On-Line” Antiques & Fine Art Sales. Property Negotiators Adam Beverley-Jones BSc Rural Est. Man. Experienced in selling all types of property including residential, farms and smallholdings, commercial freeholds, plots and land having worked throughout Cornwall and South Wales. Paul Thomas - Based in Truro, Paul has over 40 years of experience in selling all types of residential property throughout Cornwall and west Devon. Lauren Symons - Over a decade’s worth of experience in estate agency across Cornwall, with a special interest in equestrian properties and smallholdings. Partners Andrew Body BSc MRICS - Property sales of all types specialising in farms and land, valuations, bankruptcy and insolvency work, compensation, live and deadstock auctioneering. Bob Mosley MRICS FAAV - Live and deadstock auctioneering, valuations, tenancies, Basic Payment Scheme and rural schemes etc. Ross Collins BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV - Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor and Fellow of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers. Over 15 years’ experience undertaking valuations, planning, Landlord & Tenant advice, Estate Management, compensation claims, BPS etc. Sheep Auctioneer at Truro Livestock Market. Manager of the Lettings Department. Ed Harris BSc (Hons) MRICS - Rural Practice Chartered Surveyor, specialising in professional Valuations of land and farms. Landlord & Tenant matters, Basic Payment and Environmental Schemes, Planning Applications. Sheep Auctioneer at Truro Livestock Market. Rural Practice Surveyors & Estate Management Andrew Body, Bob Mosley, Ross Collins, Ed Harris (as above) Nathan Osborne BSc (Hons) RICS FAAV - Graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Land Management, assisting with general agricultural professional work and auctions.  Tom Hannis BSc (Hons) MSc - Tom completed his MSc in Rural Estate Management at The Royal Agricultural University in 2020. Currently continuing his Chartered Surveyor training. Assists with general rural professional work, specialises in rural planning. Will Biddick BSc (Hons) - Will graduated from the Royal Agricultural University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Land Management. Will is actively involved within the auctions team, and assists the Partners with rural professional work whilst undertaking his professional examinations under the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Central Association of Agricultural Valuers. Truro Sale Room Guy Haskell - Guy joined the Fine Art and Antiques division of Lodge and Thomas in Autumn 2022. He trained at the London College of Furniture and after completion of a course studying furniture history and conservation joined Sotheby’s country saleroom, working in a variety of departments. Subsequently joined Phillips, which eventually merged with Bonhams, working as a General Valuer within their regional network of salerooms. Guy moved to Cornwall in 2017 to join a regional auction house. He has a particular interest in the Art and Crafts movement with a focus on the Costwold School of craftsmen. Shaun Preece - Manager and Auctioneer of the General Household & Furnishings department of the Truro Sale Room and Auctioneer for Poultry and Machinery Sales. Melanie Esdale - Melanie has over 10 years of saleroom experience, encompassing cataloguing, saleroom management, customer relations and administration. Additionally, a further 16 years in film production, working internationally with many blue chip companies that solidifies her skill in business relations. Sam Phillips - Sam is a key part of the Truro Saleroom team and holds the position of Saleroom assistant & media technician. Samuel has had a life-long interest in the antiques and fine art industry and enjoys developing his knowledge within our specialist sales department.
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