The Wheel House Guide Price ~ £385,000

East Street, Chulmleigh, Devon EX18 7DD

• An Individual Detached Dormer Bungalow

• 3/4 Bedrooms & 2/3 Reception Rooms

• Large Gardens

• Detached Barn/Garage/Workshop

SITUATION Chulmleigh is a small but busy town set in the tiled roof with a more recent single storey addition to one heart of rural Devon. It is the centre for an active and side encompassing the Rear Hall and Utility Room, all with friendly community and offers a good range of local shops rendered and colour washed elevations. Internally the light including a butcher, bakery, dairy, newsagent, and spacious accommodation is arranged over two floors hairdressers, florists etc, along with the excellent and briefly comprises on the ground floor an Entrance Hall, Chulmleigh Academy offering schooling from the ages of 3 a triple aspect Sitting Room, a Dining Room, a downstairs to 16 years of age, health centre, dental surgery, Post Shower Room, a Study/Bedroom 4, a well fitted Office, churches, library, two public houses and a Kitchen/Breakfast Room and a useful a Rear Hall/Utility community run Sports Centre and a short 18 hole golf Room. On the first floor there are two double bedrooms, a course. The market town of South Molton to the north and single bedroom and a further bathroom. The Wheel House Crediton to the south both offer a more comprehensive also benefits from oil-fired central heating, a modern wood range of facilities and the local railway station at Eggesford, burner in the Sitting ROom and uPVC double glazing 2 miles, provides a rail link between Exeter and Barnstaple. throughout. Outside the sweeping tarmac drive providing Road link is via the A377 or the North Devon Link Road, ample parking for several vehicles gives access to a which can easily be accessed at South Molton. Barnstaple, detached Stone Barn/Garage/Workshop which is split level North Devon’s regional centre, and the Cathedral and provides useful storage and workshop space. Beyond and University city of Exeter both offer the wide range of the drive is a large area of lawned front garden bordered by shopping, amenities and facilities one would expect from mature shrubs and hedging whilst at the rear there are the county’s principal town and city. Tiverton, the more secluded areas of garden including a vegetable patch M5 motorway at Junction 27 and Tiverton Parkway station, and a paved patio area. The Wheel House also benefits which provides a fast Intercity rail link to London from some further useful storage sheds/log stores. Paddington, are both approximately forty-five minutes drive. There is also an international airport at Exeter. ENTRANCE From the tarmac drive paved steps lead up to the uPVC double glazed Front Door with window to one There are excellent recreational and sporting facilities in the side, opening into the area with a range of Leisure Centres at South Molton, Tiverton, Crediton and Barnstaple, near-by tennis courts ENTRANCE HALL with doors to all principal ground floor and clubs, local rugby, football and cricket clubs, fishing in rooms and stairs to one side leading to First Floor Landing, the rivers Taw and Torridge, further near-by golf courses at under stairs storage recess, smoke alarm and radiator. Libbaton, High Bullen and Down St Mary, excellent walking and riding in all directions, racecourses at Haldon Exeter SHOWER ROOM with fully tiled walls and matching white and Newton Abbot, and sailing and watersports on North suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle housing a Devons scenic and rugged coastline, being approximately thermostatically controlled stainless steel shower; a three-quarters of an hours drive. pedestal wash hand basin with mirror and shelf over; and a low level WC set below an obscure glazed window to the DESCRIPTION The Wheel House is a super individual front, with tiled shelf and extractor fan. The Shower Room detached dormer bungalow situated in a quiet off-road is finished with inset ceiling downlighting and a radiator. location towards the outskirts of Chulmleigh. The property is of traditional cavity bock construction under a concrete DINING ROOM with uPVC double glazed window to the rear overlooking the garden and radiator to one side. At servicing radiators, with space and plumbing for a washing one end a wide archway leads through to the machine and space and point for a tumble dryer to one side. The Utility Room is finished with an extractor fan, SITTING ROOM A super triple aspect room with windows central ceiling spotlight and a space and point for a to the front and rear and fully glazed sliding patio doors to fridge/freezer. one side overlooking and leading out to the patio area at the side of the property. On the opposite side is a brick FIRST FLOOR LANDING Returning to the Entrance Hall, fireplace housing a cast iron multi-fuel stove with tiled stairs with wooden hand rail to one side lead to the First hearth and a brick and wood mantel over. The Sitting Floor Landing with doors to the Bedrooms and Bathroom Room is finished with two radiators, a TV point and in one and further door to the Airing Cupboard housing the lagged corner a further door returns to the Entrance Hall. hot water cylinder with range of shelving.

KITCHEN A good sized country Kitchen with a range of MASTER BEDROOM A good sized double Bedroom with lime washed pine units to three sides under a roll top work window to one side overlooking the garden and a range of surface including and incorporating a one and a half bowl built in pine fronted wardrobes on one wall, fitted with single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, set below an storage shelves and hanging rails. In opposite corners obscure glazed window to the rear, overlooking the garden. there is access to under eaves storage spaces. On one side is space and point for an electric cooker with an extractor hood over, set between a range of matching BEDROOM 2 Another double bedroom with window at one wall cupboards, whilst on the opposite side is a further end overlooking the garden and allowing rooftop views over range of matching wall cupboards, including some display Chulmleigh and down the Huntacott Valley to open shelving. The Kitchen is finished with space and plumbing countryside in the distance, radiator and further under for a dishwasher, a TV point, coved ceiling and some inset eaves storage areas. ceiling downlighters. In one corner a door leads into the Rear Hall whilst at the rear a half obscure glazed multi pane BEDROOM 3 A single bedroom with window to the front doors lead into a overlooking the front garden and allowing rooftop views over Chulmleigh down the Huntercott Valley in the OFFICE/BEDROOM 4 with uPVC double glazed window to distance, with radiator below. Hatch to roof space. the front with radiator below and coved ceiling. BATHROOM with partially tiled walls and matching cream REAR HALL with door to the Utility Room, half glazed suite comprising a corner bath with thermostatically Back Door overlooking and leading out to the raised paved controlled shower over and glazed shower screen to one patio area at the front,with UPVC double glazed window to side, a low level WC set below an obscure glazed window to one side and the electric fuse boxes. the rear; and a pedestal wash hand basin. The bathroom is finished with a radiator and a further obscure glazed UTILITY ROOM A useful addition with a range of matching window to the rear. units to two sides under a roll top work surface with tiled splashbacks, including and incorporating a single drainer OUTSIDE From East Street a sweeping tarmac drive stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps set below a window providing parking for several cars gives access to a to the rear, overlooking the Garden. In one corner is the Detached Barn which could be utilised for a variety of Grant oil fired boiler providing domestic hot water and purposes including Garaging, Workshop or Storage space

being split level with a concrete floor and electricity and light connected. At the rear of the barn a further door opens into the rear courtyard and garden storage area with two smaller stone and cob storage sheds to one side and a Greenhouse. On one side of the drive there is a large lawned front garden which is interspersed with mature trees and shrubs and bordered by wooden post and rail fencing and mature hedging creating a high degree of privacy and seclusion. In one corner of the bungalow a wrought iron pedestrian gate gives access to a small paved patio area which in turn gives access to the Back Door into the Rear Hall. Beyond the patio area there is a raised vegetable garden with a further Greenhouse to one side. At the rear of the bungalow a paved path leads along the width of The Wheel House and leads to further area of lawned garden with a mature shrub border. At the other end of the bungalow is a further paved patio area which gives access to the patio doors into the Sitting Room and a further area of secluded garden at the end of the property. The gardens allow rooftop views over Chulmleigh and down the Huntacott Valley to open countryside in the distance.

SERVICES Mains electricity, mains water and mains drainage. Oil Fired Boiler providing domestic hot water and servicing radiators. Telephone connected subject to BT regulations.

VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment through the agent. Out of Hours Please Call 01769 580024 or E-Mail [email protected]

COUNCIL TAX BAND Tax band E

TENURE Freehold

LOCAL AUTHORITY North Devon District Council

OFFICE T: 01769 580 666 Agents Note: Whilst every care has been taken to prepare these sales particulars, they are for Bonds Corner House E: [email protected] guidance purposes only. All measurements are Fore Street W: www.keenors.co.uk approximate are for general guidance purposes only and whilst every care has been taken to ensure Chulmleigh their accuracy, they should not be relied upon and Devon potential buyers are advised to recheck the measurements EX18 7BR