35 CORNISH COTTAGES, HENLEY LANE, BUTLEIGH, BA6 8UA

A charming and thoughtfully extended period cottage, in a tucked away location, in the popular village of Butleigh, between and Castle Cary.

The deceptively spacious accommodation is exceptionally well presented throughout and includes a sitting room, dining room/2nd reception room, stunning kitchen & breakfast room with bi-folding doors, utility, ground floor shower room and three double bedrooms (one with en-suite.)

There is parking at the front and at the rear there is a lovely rear garden with summer house and garden store.

About the area Butleigh is a friendly and popular village with a population of around a thousand, a thriving general stores shop and post office, an active church, a very well regarded nursery and primary school, an excellent pub (good food) and various societies and organisations including a local cricket club. Street is the nearest town and is increasingly popular as a shopping centre. Also in Street is Strode Theatre (only 10 minutes away) with regular exhibitions, "Live on Stage" professional and amateur events, mainstream and arthouse films and streamed "Live on Screen" opera, ballet and theatre. Practically as close is Glastonbury and its dominant landmark, the Tor. The town grew up alongside the Abbey and is now a small but thriving town and a major tourist venue. Street and Glastonbury being well known as the homes of Millfield School and the Prep. Just 5 miles from Glastonbury is Wells which is the smallest city in (population 10,000 with its market place surrounded by many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace. There are excellent state schools including the primary school in the village, St. Dunstans, Wells Blue School and Strode College. The independent sector includes Millfield, Wells Cathedral School, Downside, All Hallows and the Bruton schools. Communications are good with Yeovil, Bath and Bristol all less than an hour away. The A303 runs to London, the M5 north and south west and the main rail line station at Castle Cary makes Paddington in about 90 minutes. The surrounding and nearby countryside includes rolling farmland, wooded hills and the Mendip Hills (an area of outstanding natural beauty), all providing a wonderful habitat for wildlife and all remarkably accessible and available.

35 Cornish Cottages occupies an elevated position on Henley Lane which is an extension of the High Street on the southern side of the village. The cottage is extremely well located for all of the village’s amenities.

Accommodation Built in 1877 number 35 has local blue lias stone elevations under a tiled roof. Character features like stone mullioned windows and flagstone floors have been retained whilst a new extension at the rear of the house creates a fabulous modern living space. Despite being a cottage the property has high ceilings which gives a feeling of space throughout.

An entrance hall opens into the sitting room which enjoys a southerly aspect, a fireplace with wood burner and alcoves for storage. Beneath the staircase is further storage for books, CD’s etcetera.

Original flagstones in the sitting room continue into the dining room which could also serve as a second sitting room. There is a fireplace and further alcove storage.

The kitchen & breakfast room at the back of the house is part of a new extension which completely transforms the ground floor. With an open vaulted ceiling and glazed gable light floods in and bi-folding doors provide easy inside outside living during the warmer months. During the colder months the under floor heating adapts the room into a cosy place in which to dine. The kitchen itself is well appointed with painted units set into granite worktops. There is an electric oven with gas hob and 1 1/2 bowl sink. Doors open into the utility and boiler cupboard. Also on the ground floor is the shower room which has a shower, basin, w/c and heated towel rail.

Upstairs there are three double bedrooms. The master bedroom has an ensuite shower room and the two other bedrooms have a stunning view over the village roof tops towards .

Outside At the front of the cottage is a paved driveway providing parking. A side garden leads to the back of the property where there is a generous lawned garden, bounded by hedges on either side, with a variety of fruit trees. The summer house has electricity so could provide a study if required. At the bottom of the garden is a garage (not accessible by car) which provides storage for garden tools and machinery.

Services Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage.

Directions From the Rose and Portcullis pub head towards Barton St. David on the Barton Road. Turn left after a few hundred yards onto Henley Lane. Continue down Henley Lane until you reach a right hand bend. 35 Cornish Cottages is on the right hand side just before the bend.

Energy Performance Certificate

35 Cornish Cottage, Henley Lane, Butleigh, GLASTONBURY, BA6 8UA Dwelling type: Semi-detached house Reference number: 0098-7097-6266-9568-4914 Date of assessment: 01 June 2018 Type of assessment: RdSAP, existing dwelling Date of certificate: 02 June 2018 Total floor area: 102 m² Use this document to: • Compare current ratings of properties to see which properties are more energy efficient • Find out how you can save energy and money by installing improvement measures Estimated energy costs of dwelling for 3 years: £ 2,775 Over 3 years you could save £ 876

Estimated energy costs of this home Current costs Potential costs Potential future savings Lighting £ 321 over 3 years £ 201 over 3 years Heating £ 2,166 over 3 years £ 1,506 over 3 years You could Hot Water £ 288 over 3 years £ 192 over 3 years save £ 876 Totals £ 2,775 £ 1,899 over 3 years These figures show how much the average household would spend in this property for heating, lighting and hot water and is not based on energy used by individual households. This excludes energy use for running appliances like TVs, computers and cookers, and electricity generated by microgeneration. Energy Efficiency Rating The graph shows the current energy efficiency of your home.

The higher the rating the lower your fuel bills are likely to be.

The potential rating shows the effect of undertaking the recommendations on page 3.

The average energy efficiency rating for a dwelling in England and Wales is band D (rating 60).

The EPC rating shown here is based on standard assumptions about occupancy and energy use and may not reflect how energy is consumed by individual occupants.

Top actions you can take to save money and make your home more efficient Typical savings Recommended measures Indicative cost over 3 years 1 Internal or external wall insulation £4,000 - £14,000 £ 675 2 Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets £30 £ 105 3 Solar water heating £4,000 - £6,000 £ 96

See page 3 for a full list of recommendations for this property. To find out more about the recommended measures and other actions you could take today to save money, visit www.gov.uk/energy-grants-calculator or call 0300 123 1234 (standard national rate). The Green Deal may enable you to make your home warmer and cheaper to run.

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