The Hobbits Guide Price ~ £450,000
South Molton St, Chulmleigh, Devon EX18 7BW
• Beautiful Detached House
• Four Bedrooms
• Attached Garage
• Manageable Garden
SITUATION Chulmleigh is a small but busy town set in the roof with rendered and colour washed elevations. The heart of rural Devon. It is the centre for an active and current owners have substantially renovated the property friendly community and offers a good range of local shops over the last 5 years including re-wiring, re-plumbing, re- including a butcher, bakery, dairy, newsagent, florists, plastering, and redecorating throughout as well as installing hairdressers etc, along with the excellent Chulmleigh a new Kitchen and beautifully appointed Bathroom suites, Academy offering schooling from the ages of 3 to 16 years and finishing with traditional oak board flooring on the of age, health centre, dental surgery, Post Office, churches, ground floor and lovely oak doors throughout. Internally library, two public houses and a community run Sports the accommodation is arranged over two floors and briefly Centre and a short 18 hole golf course. The market town of comprises an Entrance Hall with walk-in under-stairs Cloaks South Molton to the north and Crediton to the south both Cupboard, a good sized Sitting Room with a wood burner, a offer a more comprehensive range of facilities and the local well appointed Kitchen/Dining Room, and a separate Utility railway station at Eggesford, 2 miles, provides a rail link Room, whilst on the first floor there is a Master Bedroom between Exeter and Barnstaple. Road link is via the A377 with En-Suite Shower Room, three further double or the North Devon Link Road, which can easily be accessed Bedrooms and a Bathroom. The Hobbits also benefits from at South Molton. Barnstaple, North Devon's regional a new Worcester Bosch oil-fired boiler with 4 years of centre, and the Cathedral and University city of Exeter both warranty remaining servicing the water and central heating offer the wide range of shopping, amenities and facilities system and double glazing throughout. Outside at to the one would expect from the county's principal town and city. front of the house there is ample off-road parking for at Tiverton, the M5 motorway at Junction 27 and Tiverton least three cars allowing access into the Attached Single Parkway station, which provides a fast Intercity rail link to Garage whilst to the side and rear are manageable level London Paddington, are both approximately forty-five gardens including a lawn, a useful Garden Shed and a minutes drive. There is also an international airport at timber decked area to the rear creating a private Summer Exeter. Seating Area.
There are excellent recreational and sporting facilities in the ENTRANCE From the parking area a concrete step leads up area with a range of Leisure Centres at South Molton, to the Front Door with inset glass light and matching glazed Tiverton, Crediton and Barnstaple, near-by tennis courts panel to one side, leading into the and clubs, local rugby, football and cricket clubs, fishing in the rivers Taw and Torridge, further near-by golf courses at ENTRANCE HALL with half glazed oak door leading to the Libbaton, High Bullen and Down St Mary, excellent walking Sitting Room, stairs leading to the First Floor Landing with and riding in all directions, racecourses at Haldon Exeter useful under stairs storage cupboard below, fitted with a and Newton Abbot, and sailing and watersports on North range of storage shelving and coat hanging space. The Devons scenic and rugged coastline, being approximately Entrance Hall is finished with an attractive board floor, three-quarters of an hours drive. radiator and inset ceiling downlighting.
DESCRIPTION The Hobbits is an exceptionally well SITTING ROOM A spacious room with window to the front presented detached house situated a short walk from the overlooking the garden with oak sill and radiator below. On centre of Chulmleigh dating back to the late 1970's, being one side is a backlit fireplace housing a cast iron of modern insulated cavity block construction under a tiled multi fuel stove with slate hearth and inset faux beam over. The Sitting Room is finished again with an straight to the First Floor Landing with doors off to all attractive oak board floor and a TV point. At one end fully principal rooms, inset ceiling downlighting, hatch to roof glazed bespoke oak french doors open into the space and central heating thermostat.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM A beautifully appointed MASTER BEDROOM A large double room with multi pane farmhouse style Kitchen fitted with a range of solid ash window to the front with radiator below and TV point. On shaker style units to three sides under a polished wood one side a door opens into an EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM block worksurface, including and incorporating a peninsular with partially tiled walls and matching white suite breakfast bar and a ceramic Belfast sink with chrome mixer comprising a fully tiled corner shower cubicle housing a tap set below a window to the rear overlooking the garden 'Mira' thermostatically controlled shower with glazed with oak sill. On one side is space and point for a dual fuel shower screen to one side; and a wall mounted wash hand range cooker with extractor fan over whilst in one corner is basin with chrome heated towel rail to one side. The En- space and point for a fridge/freezer. The Kitchen is finished Suite is finished with an extractor fan, and inset ceiling with an integrated dishwasher, a range of matching wall downlighters. units, a stainless steel wine cooler, contrasting oak board flooring and inset ceiling downlighting. At one end of the BEDROOM 2 Another good sized double Bedroom with Kitchen is a Dining Area with space for a six seater dining window to the front with radiator below and TV point. room table with radiator to one side and fully glazed French Doors overlooking and leading out to the timber decked BEDROOM 3 Another double Bedroom with window to the area at the rear with inset ceiling downlighting and a smoke rear allowing rooftop views over Chulmleigh to open alarm. At one end of the Kitchen a half glazed door opens countryside in the distance, with oak sill and radiator into the below.
UTILITY ROOM Also fitted with a range of matching cream BEDROOM 4 Another double Bedroom with multi pane shaker style units under a polished wood block work window to the rear with oak sill and radiator below, again surface with obscure glazed window to one side and inset allowing rooftop views over Chulmleigh to open countryside stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap and space and in the distance. plumbing for a washing machine below. In one corner a cupboard conceals the oil fired boiler providing domestic BATHROOM A beautifully fitted Bathroom with half tiled hot water and servicing radiators. The Utility Room is walls and matching white suite comprising a fully tiled walk finished with a radiator, inset ceiling downlighting and oak in shower with an electronic 'Mira' waterfall shower plus board flooring. On one side an obscure glazed door handheld shower attachment and glazed shower screen to overlooks and leads out to the rear garden, whilst on the one side; a modern slipper style bath with modern chrome opposite side a further oak door opens into a side fed taps and handheld shower attachment set below an obscure glazed window to the rear with oak sill; a low level CLOAKROOM An internal room fitted with a low level WC WC, and a built in vanity unit set on a granite work surface and a pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks, with bespoke oak cupboard below and backlit mirror over. radiator to one side and an extractor fan. The Bathroom is finished with inset ceiling downlighters, extractor fan and chrome Victorian style radiator with towel FIRST FLOOR LANDING Returning to the Entrance Hall, rail over. stairs with wooden balustrade and handrail to one side lead
OUTSIDE From South Molton Street, a gated entrance leads into a gravel parking area allowing enough space for at least three cars and access into the Single Garage with concrete floor, double wood doors, and power and light connected. On one side of the parking area there is a wide lawned area with a hand made wooden Garden Shed in the far corner, whilst at the rear of the house there is a walled timber decked area which has been imaginatively lit creating a lovely private Summer seating area and allows access into the Dining Room and Utility Room via the Back Doors. At the far end of the timber decked area there is a log shed and a small dog kennel giving access to a path that leads down the remaining side of the house and returns to the front.
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
COUNCIL TAX BAND Tax band D
TENURE Freehold
LOCAL AUTHORITY North Devon District Council
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