Southcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5LU Character home in the heart of a traditional village plus a detached office/garage with planning to be converted Great Torrington 5.5 miles, Bideford 6.2 miles, Barnstaple 15.2 miles • Amenities Within Walking Distance • Potential for Dual Family Occupation • 4 Bedrooms • Office/Garage with Planning for a Cottage • Triple Garage & Parking • No Onward Chain • Enclosed Private Gardens • Guide price £565,000 01237 425030 | [email protected] Cornwall | Devon | Somerset | Dorset | London stags.co.uk Southcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5LU SITUATION accommodation that can only be truly appreciated once Southcott is a characterful detached period home over the threshold. There is a large 24" living room, located in the heart of the highly sought after traditional study, dining room and kitchen/breakfast room on the Devonshire village of Buckland Brewer. This friendly and ground floor. On the first floor, there are four double thriving community offers a good range of amenities bedroom and two bathrooms. Within the grounds of the including a local shop, church, primary school and a property is a two storey stone office/garage with thatched Inn with a skittles alley, garden and serving planning permission to create a three bedroom cottage food throughout the week. The historic market town of (described later), would be ideal for a dependent relative Great Torrington is approximately 5.5 miles away with a or could used to generate an income from a holiday let. wider range of leisure pursuits and tourist attractions. There is off road parking and a generous ¼ acre garden. Westward Ho! with its popular sandy, surfing beach is The ambiance of the property can only be fully also within easy driving distance. The port and market appreciated with a viewing. The accommodation layout town of Bideford is approximately 6.2 miles away offering and approximate dimensions are more clearly shown on a wider range of amenities including five supermarkets. the accompanying floorplan. The accommodation is The regional centre of Barnstaple is approximately 15.2 described in brief as follows; miles away and offers all the area's main business, shopping and commercial venues. There is a rail link to ACCOMMODATION Tiverton Parkway and Exeter Station, which links to the The property is accessed via an entrance porch with a rest of the rail network across the country. The A361 at door into the hallway which is currently used as a study/ Barnstaple provides fast access to junction 27 (Tiverton) library with stairs rising to the first floor, WC and doors of the M5, which leads to the motorway network that lead into the living room, kitchen/breakfast room beyond. and dining room. The living room is a spacious dual aspect room with a large fireplace, stairs rise to the first DESCRIPTION floor and french doors leading out to the gardens, also This is an opportunity to acquire a historic village building allowing light to flood into this generous room. The dining believed to date to the 1800's, situated within a room is dual aspect room looking to the front and side of conservation area but not listed, this deceptive, individual the property. The farmhouse style kitchen comprises oak and character property has versatile and spacious Southcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5LU work surfaces, range of wall and floor units, built in accommodation or simply additional accommodation for appliances as well as a vaulted ceiling breakfast area. a dependent relative/dual occupation, subject to The utility houses the oil central heating boiler providing planning; domestic hot water and heating for the property as well as further useful storage and space for a tumble dryer SPECIAL NOTE and plumbing for a washing machine. On the first floor, On the 23rd May 2003, the vendors were granted (accessed from the hallway) stairs rise to the first landing planning permission for the conversion of the office/ where two of the double bedrooms and bathroom. The garage into a three bedroom property, plus parking for master bedroom has a dressing room and dual aspect the new dwelling, which has already been created. The windows looking out over the garden, village and vendors assure us that the planning consent is still countryside. The bathroom has a four piece suite current as work as work has been started by creating comprising bath, pressure shower, sink and WC. From the parking. Due to significant changes to building the secondary staircase, (accessed from the living room) regulations since 2003, the plans will need to be rising to the first floor, there are two double bedrooms, updated and approved to meet 2018 regulations before shower room and airing cupboard. The enclosed garden work can be carried out. Plans can obtained from is located to the front of the property with an open lawn Torridge District Council planning website (REF: and southerly aspect, stone laid patio areas, hedge 1/0435/2003) boundaries, mature trees, flower and shrub beds. SERVICES DETACHED OFFICE/GARAGE CONVERSION Main electricity, water and drainage. Oil central heating. To the rear of the garden is a detached building, believed DIRECTIONS to formally be two farm workers cottages. The building Following signs to Buckland Brewer, continue through has a triple garage with an inspection pit and a wide the village passing the Church on the left hand side, electric up and over door, workshop space and sink on proceed down this road where the property can be the ground floor. On the top floor, accessed via an found on the right hand side. external staircase, is a dual aspect games room/office, WC and further office space. This is a fantastic opportunity to create an ideal office space, holiday Southcott, Buckland Brewer, Bideford, Devon, EX39 5LU 4 The Quay, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2HW 01237 425030 [email protected] @StagsProperty These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied upon for any purpose. stags.co.uk.