Property description
A period house within walking distance of the High Street and Schools.The accommodation includes: a hall, cloakroom, sitting room, dining room, fitted kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a luxurious bathroom. Gas central heating. UPVC double glazing. Garage. Parking. Sunny south facing garden.
12 FAIRFIELD GARDENS, CENTRAL GLASTONBURY, BA6 9NH
Fairfield Garden is a pleasant residential area being a small cul de sac of period and modern houses with access to a walkway of about a hundred yards through a park area to the Morrisons Supermarket.The house is now extremely well appointed and equipped with upvc double glazing, gas central heating with radiators, an excellent kitchen and a luxurious bathroom.
About the area
Glastonbury has been a religious centre throughout history and back into the times of legends. The Celtic monastery evolved into one of England's wealthiest and most influential abbeys and the town grew up alongside it. Today it's a small but thriving town and a major tourist venue, welcoming thousands of visitors each year. Medieval Glastonbury - designated a conservation area - clusters around the evocative ruins of the Abbey.Just 5 miles from Glastonbury is Wells which is the smallest city in England (population 10,000). Its centre is the market place (local markets twice a week) surrounded by many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace.
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Immediately to the south (2 miles) of Glastonbury is the more recent town of Street and these centres provide a huge range of facilities and amenities. There are excellent state and independent schools in the area including St. Dunstans, Strode Colle, Millfield and a number of primary schools. About 12 miles south east is Castle Cary station with a main rail line to London.
Accommodation
No.12 is well situated at the end of the road and is a handsome semi-detached period building of brick construction under a tiled roof. The house has recently been very extensively improved. Internally these works included the provision of the side porch, the creation of a cloakroom and the large kitchen, the fitting and equipping of the kitchen, installation of the dining room french doors, rewiring, installation of a new gas fired central heating boiler and the wood burning stove, refurbishing the bathroomand boarding the loft. Externally works included pointing the chimney, providing new lead flashing, constructing the greenhouse on a concrete base, constructing a retaining fence with 5 tonnes of back filling, turfing, fencing, creating the gravel stand for off road parking, construction of the decking terrace and fitting new windows and electrics in the garage.
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The entrance is through the side porch which has a tiled floor, a wall mounted heater and a part glazed opaque glazed door. The hall has the staircase, a very useful under stairs storage cupboard and a cloakroom with a tiled floor, part tiled walls, hand basin and wc. The sitting room has a double aspect, picture rail and a fireplace with an inset wood burning stove. The dining room also has a double aspect with french doors into the sunny south facing garden. An archway leads through into the long galley kitchen with a tiled floor and which is well fitted with a range of floor and wall units and cupboards, work surfaces, one and a half bowl sink unit and tiled splash backs. Appliances include an integral double oven, 4 ring electric hob and extractor. There is space and plumbing for washing machine, a part glazed door to the garden and the wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler.
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The staircase rises to the first floor landing which has access to the loft. (the current owners have considered constructing a permanent staircase and using this attic space for a very accessible living space. They have applied for planning consent for this area to be a 4th bedroom.There are 3 bedrooms and the main bedroom has a dual aspect with good south and west facing views. The other 2 bedrooms are in equally good decorative order and are currently used as dressing rooms.The bathroom has a tiled floor, tiled walls, twin hand basins set in a granite surround with tiled splash backs and a large illuminated mirror. There is also a wc, bath with electric shower above and two towel rails/radiators; one being additionally electrically heated.
Gardens
At the front of the house is a forecourt with a brick wall and railings and to the side is the garage with a parking space in front of it and an area for bins. The garage has a sliding door and electricity. A path leads to the side and rear garden which is a good size and very pretty area with flower borders, mature trees and a vegetable area. Immediately outside the kitchen and dining room is a sunny southwest facing decking terrace.
Directions
From the centre of Glastonbury proceed down the High Street, bear left and take the first right into Benedict Street. Continue for several hunded yards and turn left into Fairfield Gardens (no through lane). Continue to the end and number 12 is on the right hand side.
Important Notice
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Property Features :
- Period house in a quiet cul de sac
- Extensively improved the house
- Delightful and appointed to high standards
- Sunny south facing garden
- Garage and parking