House For Sale £975,000
Converted by the current owners in 1998 and
subsequently extended, Higher Hamlyns is an attractive red brick home set against open countryside, yet within striking distance of the cultural, dining and shopping amenities of Exeter city. Ideally suited to a busy family life, the property lies in a Conservation Area close to the Exeter canal path, with its continuous carfree route to the restaurants and activity centres at Exeter Quay and to the beaches of Exmouth and Dawlish beyond. Dartmoor National Park is an approximate 20 minute drive and the surfing beaches of North Devon and North Cornwall are a little over an hour and a quarter. Stay at home and you can play on the large astro area in the main barn or enjoy the stunning views from the top field, stretching to Exmoor to the north and the English Channel to the south. All this and you can walk to the mainline station at Exeter St Davids and be in London less than two and a half hours after closing your front door.
The house offers stylish accommodation arranged over two floors. The welcoming reception hall with full-height glazing, double staircase and gallery gives access to a large L-shaped triple aspect sitting/dining room with exposed wooden flooring, an open fireplace and French doors to the garden. There is a generous triple aspect kitchen/ breakfast room with a range of fitted units, modern integrated appliances, space for a table for more informal meals and a walk-in larder. Off the kitchen/ breakfast room an inner hall with a door to the front aspect gives access to a fitted utility room with a door to the rear garden, a spacious triple aspect family/gym room and a wheelchairfriendly cloakroom/shower room. This part of the house also has excellent potential for use as a self-contained annexe, in combination with the rooms above, as it has a separate entrance.
On the first floor of the main house there is a spacious dual aspect principal bedroom with a vaulted ceiling with exposed A frame beams, full-height glazing and an en suite bathroom with freestanding bath, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. A mezzanine currently used as a music area offers lovely views over the garden to the fields beyond. The extension has a large bedroom with built-in storage and modern fully-tiled en suite bathroom, along with a rear aspect study, suitable for use as an additional single bedroom if required.<br /><br />Exeter, the regional capital of the South West,
offers great business facilities together with
open air markets, restaurants, cafés, cinemas,
theatres, museums and galleries. Exeter University is recognised as one of the best in the country and its superb sports park is just minutes from the house. There are wellregarded state schools – Exeter College is Ofsted rated ‘outstanding’ – and an excellent choice of independent schools including Exeter Cathedral School, The Maynard and Exeter School.
Communication links are excellent. The M5 is in easy reach and there are regular train services to central London in just over two hours. Exeter Airport provides a good range of domestic and European flights, including daily services to London City Airport.<br /><br />Enjoying an elevated position over the Exe valley, the property is approached over a private driveway leading to parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the main detached barn, which comprises a woodstore, parking for 3 – 4 vehicles, workshop and the astro. The low-maintenance front garden features paved and gravelled seating areas bordered by raised flower and herb beds, the whole enclosed by low-level walling.
The rear garden is partly laid to lawn with well-stocked flowerbeds and features a large pond with paved surround, a vegetable garden with raised beds and fruit cage. There is a large terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. Opposite the garden is a disused substation suitable for conversion to an office/ workshop, subject to the purchaser obtaining the relevant planning consents.
The remaining land comprises open pasture and a small area of woodland with a stream. In all, the land measures approximately 32 acres and includes two further barns.
subsequently extended, Higher Hamlyns is an attractive red brick home set against open countryside, yet within striking distance of the cultural, dining and shopping amenities of Exeter city. Ideally suited to a busy family life, the property lies in a Conservation Area close to the Exeter canal path, with its continuous carfree route to the restaurants and activity centres at Exeter Quay and to the beaches of Exmouth and Dawlish beyond. Dartmoor National Park is an approximate 20 minute drive and the surfing beaches of North Devon and North Cornwall are a little over an hour and a quarter. Stay at home and you can play on the large astro area in the main barn or enjoy the stunning views from the top field, stretching to Exmoor to the north and the English Channel to the south. All this and you can walk to the mainline station at Exeter St Davids and be in London less than two and a half hours after closing your front door.
The house offers stylish accommodation arranged over two floors. The welcoming reception hall with full-height glazing, double staircase and gallery gives access to a large L-shaped triple aspect sitting/dining room with exposed wooden flooring, an open fireplace and French doors to the garden. There is a generous triple aspect kitchen/ breakfast room with a range of fitted units, modern integrated appliances, space for a table for more informal meals and a walk-in larder. Off the kitchen/ breakfast room an inner hall with a door to the front aspect gives access to a fitted utility room with a door to the rear garden, a spacious triple aspect family/gym room and a wheelchairfriendly cloakroom/shower room. This part of the house also has excellent potential for use as a self-contained annexe, in combination with the rooms above, as it has a separate entrance.
On the first floor of the main house there is a spacious dual aspect principal bedroom with a vaulted ceiling with exposed A frame beams, full-height glazing and an en suite bathroom with freestanding bath, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. A mezzanine currently used as a music area offers lovely views over the garden to the fields beyond. The extension has a large bedroom with built-in storage and modern fully-tiled en suite bathroom, along with a rear aspect study, suitable for use as an additional single bedroom if required.<br /><br />Exeter, the regional capital of the South West,
offers great business facilities together with
open air markets, restaurants, cafés, cinemas,
theatres, museums and galleries. Exeter University is recognised as one of the best in the country and its superb sports park is just minutes from the house. There are wellregarded state schools – Exeter College is Ofsted rated ‘outstanding’ – and an excellent choice of independent schools including Exeter Cathedral School, The Maynard and Exeter School.
Communication links are excellent. The M5 is in easy reach and there are regular train services to central London in just over two hours. Exeter Airport provides a good range of domestic and European flights, including daily services to London City Airport.<br /><br />Enjoying an elevated position over the Exe valley, the property is approached over a private driveway leading to parking for multiple vehicles and giving access to the main detached barn, which comprises a woodstore, parking for 3 – 4 vehicles, workshop and the astro. The low-maintenance front garden features paved and gravelled seating areas bordered by raised flower and herb beds, the whole enclosed by low-level walling.
The rear garden is partly laid to lawn with well-stocked flowerbeds and features a large pond with paved surround, a vegetable garden with raised beds and fruit cage. There is a large terrace, ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining. Opposite the garden is a disused substation suitable for conversion to an office/ workshop, subject to the purchaser obtaining the relevant planning consents.
The remaining land comprises open pasture and a small area of woodland with a stream. In all, the land measures approximately 32 acres and includes two further barns.
