House For Sale £250,000
Halcyon Road, Newton Abbot TQ12

A charming, spacious mid-terraced character cottage with three double-bedrooms and an enclosed rear garden, in a convenient location, a short walk from the shops and amenities in the popular market town of Newton Abbot.

This well-presented property was originally constructed around four hundred years ago and has retained many character features including low ceilings, exposed beams, thick stone walls, window seats, and a wood burning stove. It feels warm and welcoming with an electric storage heater and a wood-burning stove, though there is mains gas to the property.

The front door leads into a hallway with a hard wearing carpet and a staircase rising to the first floor. The kitchen is spacious and in a galley style with a durable tile-effect vinyl floor and modern fitted base and drawer units, in a pastel shade of blue, providing ample cupboard space. There are solid-oak worktops with tiled splashbacks, a seat and cupboard built into the thick wall beneath the window to the front, a range cooker provides the excellent cooking facilities with a modern extractor hood above and there is a ceramic one and a half-bowl sink with mixer tap. There is floor space for an upright fridge/freezer, space with plumbing beneath the worktop for a dishwasher, and a back door leads into a rear courtyard where opposite there is a utility room which has worktops with space and plumbing for a washing machine and other white goods.

A separate dining room has plush carpet underfoot and a feature fireplace with a living-flame gas fire. It has plenty of light from dual-aspect windows to the front and rear, with a window seat at the front. There is integral display shelving beneath the staircase and plenty of room for six places around a table, ideal for a dinner party or a family celebration.

The plush carpet continues into a wonderful living room which has plenty of natural light from two windows to the front. There are window seats, exposed ceiling beams and an area of bare stone wall making a nice feature. A fireplace is fitted with a wood burning stove making a superb focal point for the room; wonderful with a roaring fire on a dark winter night. A door from the living room leads into a versatile room which has a door to the rear courtyard and natural light from an opaque polycarbonate roof, and is currently used as a playroom.

Upstairs, is the master bedroom, a spacious double with plenty of light from a window to the front from where there are pleasant views over the town, and it has a wardrobe built into the recess on one side of the chimney breast. There are two further bedrooms, both doubles, one with a wardrobe above the stairs, and the other with a feature fireplace and exposed beams. A family bathroom has an oak floor and contains a bath with a shower above, a vanity unit with a basin and storage beneath for toiletries, with white tiling above the bath and basin. Off the landing there is a separate WC containing a toilet, shelving for toiletries, and a cupboard with an insulated hot water cylinder and an immersion heater on a timer. Two hatches in the landing ceiling provide access to loft spaces where there is plenty of additional storage if required.

Outside, there is a tap for convenience beside steps leading up from the courtyard to a surprisingly spacious, south facing rear garden which is fully-enclosed making it safe for children and pets. There is a paved patio and a neat, gently sloping lawn, making a fabulous venue for alfresco dining or a barbecue. A crazy-paved terrace beneath an arbour makes a great vantage point from where to enjoy the peaceful surroundings, and a paved path winds its way across the lawn to a timber shed which provides useful storage for a lawnmower and garden furniture, and steps lead up to a gate providing alternative access onto Fisher Road.

Whilst there is no parking with this property there is a car park opposite for which permits can be purchased for and residents permits available for £30 a year for the road behind the property.