Property description
A neat and comfortable house in a very good residential area in Wells.The accommodation includes a hall, cloakroom, sitting room, kitchen and dining room, 4 bedrooms and bathroom. Gas central heating and partial double glazing.Outside there is a garage, several sheds and a really attractive mature garden with lots of privacy.
63 DRAKE ROAD WELLS, SOMERSET, BA5 3LE
About the Area
Wells is the smallest city in England (population about 11,000) lying in beautiful countryside between the Somerset Levels and the Mendip Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The major towns of the area being Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. Castle Cary is the nearest train station with fast links to London. Wells has local markets twice a week and many medieval buildings including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace. There is a busy local shopping centre, a broad range of societies and activities and excellent state & independent schools in the area including several primary schools, Wells Blue School, Wells Cathedral School, Downside, All Hallows and Millfield.
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Drake Road is a popular residential area where houses rarely come onto the market. It lies on the eastern outskirts well away from any busy road.
Accommodation
No. 63 is a detached and very light and airy house having a southerly aspect and large windows which allow the sunlight to flood in. It gas partial double glazing with gas central heating with radiators and a recently installed gas boiler.
Ground Floor
The front door opens to the hall which has a cloaks cupboard, store and a cloakroom with a basin and wc.The sitting room is a large triple aspect room with picture windows and a patio door to the garden. The kitchen and dining room is another large triple aspect room again with large windows and a french door to the garden. There's plenty of space for a dining table and chairs and the kitchen area is well fitted with ample cupboards, work surfaces and appliances including an oven, hob, extractor and in the peninsular unit a griddle and fryer.
First Floor
The staircase rises from the hall to the first floor. Here there are 4 bedrooms. One room has fitted wardrobes, cupboards and a dressing table and the others have fitted wardrobes. The bathroom has a tiled floor and walls, bath with shower above and folding shower screen, wc, hand basin in vanity unit and wall mirrors incorporating a medicine cabinet. In one mirror is a deep cabinet containing the central heating boiler.
Outside
Outside a drive leads into the property and to the garage. The drive provides plenty of parking space.There's access from the patio door in the sitting room into the very pleasant well stocked garden. There are lawned areas, silver birch, apple and cherry trees, rhodedendrons, hydrangas, other shrubs, flower beds, a beech hedge, bamboo screens, an aluminium greenhouse, 3 sheds and a tucked away space for composting.
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Inspection is strongly recommended and welcomed.
Directions
From our office go along Priory Road, turn right at the junction. Continue through the traffic lights, bear right, pass the petrol station, at the mini roundabout turn left, pass Waitrose & at the lights turn right. At the next lights turn right and at the first roundabout turn left into The Liberty and continue past the Cathedral School. Pass the Fountain Inn and take the immediate left into St Thomas Street. At the top of St Thomas Street take the second left into Hawkers Lane and continue up the hill bearing around to the left into Drake Road. The property will be found on the right hand side.
Important Notice
Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise. VIEWINGS - interested parties are advised to check availability and current situation prior to travelling to see any property.
Property Features :
- Detached and very light and airy house with a southerly aspect
- Situated in a a very good residential area on the eastern side of Wells
- Large kitchen and dining room
- Triple aspect sitting room
- Attractive mature garden with lots of privacy