Property description
DESCRIPTION This impressive house is set within just over an acre of grounds which have been developed and loved over the years. A substantial detached granite built property with part tiled elevations affording some wonderful views. The accommodation is spacious with four reception rooms with four bedrooms. There are gardens which follow round the front and the sides of the property with a pedestrian gate and pathway leading to the front of the house itself. There is a lawn with planted mature border there is a patio and immediately outside the house with raised beds and borders. In addition is a spacious parking area and open fronted barn utilised as a car port at present.
LOCATION Landscove is a delightful small, active and friendly village situated between the neighbouring towns of Totnes, Buckfastleigh and Ashburton. Landscove has a number of facilities including the popular and outstanding primary school, country pub, garden plant nursery, lovely B&B's, church and village hall, which is used for a variety of organisations and groups. The towns of Totnes, Ashburton and Buckfastleigh are all within easy reach and provide a further range of amenities and facilities including secondary schooling, supermarkets and rail station at Totnes on the London (Paddington) - Plymouth main line.
The A38 is close at hand providing dual carriageway access to the cities of Plymouth and Exeter. The open spaces of Dartmoor National Park are just beyond the A38 providing opportunities for walking, riding and fishing.
ACCOMMODATION For clarification we wish to inform prospective purchasers that we have prepared these sales particulars as a general guide. We have not carried out a detailed survey, nor tested the services, appliances and specific fittings. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Room sizes should not be relied upon for carpets and furnishings, if there are important matters which are likely to affect your decision to buy, please contact us before viewing the property.
HIGH LEVEL PORCH Glazed to three sides with flagstone floor. Inner glazed door into:
HALLWAY With picture rail and dado rail. Carpeted. Radiator. Doors to principle rooms.
RECEPTION ROOM ONE 16' 1" x 16' (4.9m x 4.88m) Dual aspect room with sash windows with double glazing to the front and side elevations. High ceiling. Cornicing. Radiators. Feature fireplace with open fireplace with granite hearth and brass effect fender. Original shutters to both windows. Pendant light fitting with ceiling rails and wall mounted downlighters.
DINING ROOM 17' 9" x 16' 1" (5.41m x 4.9m) maximum A lovely room with double glazed sash window to the front elevation. Picture rail. Large flagstone flooring. Door to kitchen. Central pendant light fitting. Feature fireplace with timber surround and inset with a cast iron Villager woodburning stove set on a raised granite hearth. Built in shelving to one side of the fireplace. Multipaned glazed doors into:
CONSERVATORY/SUN ROOM 12' 6" x 10' (3.81m x 3.05m) Glazed to three sides with wood framed double glazed windows. Wood framed door with glazed panels to outside. Slate flooring. Pendant light fittings. High level Velux. There are views across the patio and towards the garden. Slate sills. Part exposed wall. Shutters to windows.
KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM 16' x 13' 9" (4.88m x 4.19m) With handmade fitted floor and wall mounted kitchen cupboards and drawers. Butlers sink with swan lake mixer tap. Space and plumbing for a dishwasher. The wall mounted cupboards have glazed fronts. Wood framed double glazed window to the side elevation. Chimney recess with tiled alcove fitted with a Sandyford oil fired range. Large flagstone slate flooring. Inner glazed window. Pendant light fittings. Door to rear hallway. Cot pegs. Hanging rails. Door to outside. Inner door to useful larder/storage area with pendant light fitting housing the electric fusebox. Further door and step down into:
WORKSHOP/STORAGE 13' 3" x 11' 2" (4.04m x 3.4m) Windows to the side and rear elevations. Sink to one side. Built in wall mounted cupboards. Radiator. Slate flooring.
LEAN TO
BOOT ROOM 15' 1" x 5' 9" (4.6m x 1.75m) Double glazed wood framed window to side elevation. Radiator. Part slate and part tiled solid floor. Single sink with drainer either side. Pendant light fitting. Sloping ceiling.
WORKSHOP/STUDY 14' 10" x 8' 10" (4.52m x 2.69m) With multipaned double glazed window to the side elevation. Carpeted. Radiator. Further window to the rear elevation.
CLOAKROOM Step down. Bidet. Pedestal wash handbasin. Toilet. Under stairs storage cupboard. Radiator.
Carpeted stairs with polished hand rail and painted spindles rise to the:
FIRST FLOOR
Off the half landing:
BEDROOM 14' 11" x 13' 2" (4.55m x 4.01m) Double glazed sash window to the side elevation. Radiator. Carpeted. Pendent light fitting. Range of built in open shelving and cupboards under. Fireplace to one side. Part sloping ceilings.
Futher steps rise off the half landing to:
SHOWER ROOM Slit window to side elevation and further sash double glazed window to the rear. Fitted with a coloured suite comprising: pedestal wash handbasin, wc, corner shower and radiator.
LANDING Sash window with double glazing and wide sill. Pendant light fitting. Picture rail and dado rail. radiator. Loft hatch access.
BEDROOM ONE 17' 11" x 13' 11" (5.46m x 4.24m) Dual aspect room with double glazed sash windows to the front and side elevations. Radiator. Pendant light fitting. Carpeted. Built in wardrobe to one side of the chimney breast with hanging rail and storage space over.
BEDROOM TWO 16' 1" x 16' (4.9m x 4.88m) maximum Dual aspect room with double glazed windows to the front and side elevation. Part sloping ceiling. Radiators. Carpeted. Pendant light fitting. Built in wardrobes to one side.
ENSUITE Comprising large fitted bath with shower attachment and shower over. Part tiled walls. Coloured suite comprising: wc; bidet and inset sink set into vanity wood cupboards under. Double glazed multipaned window to one side. Loft hatch access. Radiator/towel rail. Close coupled ceiling fitting.
FAMILY BATHROOM Wood framed window to the front elevation with secondary glazed panel. Panelled bath with shower mixer tap; pedestal wash handbasin; Toilet. Part tiled walls. Ladder radiator. Door to useful walk in storage cupboard with timber shelving.
BEDROOM THREE 16' 1" x 13' 9" (4.9m x 4.19m) Double glazed sash window to the side elevation. Part sloping ceiling. Pendant light fittings. Open display shelving to one side. Radiator. Carpeted. Built in wardrobes (in one set there is a water tank with slatted shelving over).
OUTSIDE The property is accessed from the highway through a private driveway which curves round to the left to take you to the house. Immediately ahead after the concrete driveway there is a gravelled parking and turning area owned purely by the property and leads to an attached four bay open fronted linney, offering parking for at least four cars or a useful storage area. Measuring 36' 2'' x 17' 2'' maximum.
SERVICES Oil fired central heating, LPG gas tank for cooking.
COUNCIL TAX We understand that the property is in band F for council tax purposes.
VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the award winning estate agents, Sawdye & Harris, at their Dartmoor Office - 01364 652304
Email - ashburton@sawdyeandharris.co.uk
If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you with regard to this property then we advise you to contact us to check this and the availability and make an appointment to view before travelling any distance.