House For Sale £950,000
This very appealing property is a fascinating blend of character, both old and new and offers generous family accommodation with a delightful secluded garden, plenty of parking and all within a convenient walk of the town centre facilities. Situated in a pleasant road on the edge of the town, the property was a pub for many years, known in the past as the Black Bear, the Old Bear and the Bear Inn. It has been a private residence for around 30 years, during which time the current owners have renovated and nurtured the property into the wonderful family home that it is today.
Due its decorative bargeboards, unusual multi-paned windows, clay tile hanging over the bays and roof finials, the house immediately stands out as being one of the most attractive in the town. Inside, the property does not disappoint.
The first room we encounter is a large open space, part of which was formerly the public bar, the area having been opened up into the hallway to form a larger room. This makes a great games room but could be used as a large dining room or even a ground floor bed-sitting room if needed. On the right hand side, is a large and lovely lounge, previously two rooms, there are two fireplaces with one in use as an open fire and the other now a log store. Both these front rooms have lovely curved wooden window seats built-in to the bay windows. The kitchen lies to the back of the house in one of the extended parts and is beautifully bright with lots of light coming from multiple arched windows and skylights. The kitchen is fitted in a country style which suits the house well. Along the short hallway, is another large room, part of which has been extended out into an oak framed conservatory that overlooks the garden. Another large space with plenty of room for entertaining and spilling out into the garden, this room also has a built-in pizza oven. At the end of this room is a large ground floor bathroom, which is beautifully fitted offering a walk-in shower as well as a bath.
Upstairs on the first floor, there are three double bedrooms, the master bedroom being a particularly generous size, all with built-in wardrobes and a family bathroom. A further stair case leads to the second floor where there are two more double bedrooms, both rooms having a pretty dormer window and good views over the nearby water meadows.
Outside, the garden is mainly directly at the back of the property and has been attractively landscaped with a great variety of mature shrubs, climbers and small trees. A paved area extends to the side of the house where there is a secluded patio and a further paved area, walled on one side, with a gate leading to King street and a door into the stone barn, which, due to its size, is both garage and work shop. Double gates at the far end enable vehicular access. A pathway from the garden leads out to the extensive parking area, where there is parking for numerous vehicles and double gates leading out to the road.
The accommodation, all measurements approximate, comprises:
Ground floor
Wooden front door with beautiful stained glass panels, opens into
reception room - 7.14m (23'5") Max x 4.98m (16'4") Max
Sash bay window to front with a beautiful curved wooden window seat that follows the line of the bay. Stone and brick fireplace with slate tiled hearth. (Not currently in use, but may be possible to connect a stove).
Stairs rising to the first floor. Consumer unit set on wall opposite stairs (one of 3). Telephone point. Two radiators. Double doors to Lounge/Reception Room and double doors to Kitchen.
Lounge - 7.04m (23'1") x 4.04m (13'3")
Sash bay window to front with built-in wooden window seat. Stone fireplace with stone hearth. This room was evidently once two rooms, both with fireplaces hence at the back of the room is another fireplace, currently used as a log store. TV point. Two radiators. Flagstone flooring to the rear and wood block flooring to the front.
Kitchen/dining room - 7.42m (24'4") Max x 4.52m (14'10")
Multiple arched double glazed windows overlooking the garden. Partial vaulted ceilings with five Velux roof lights in all (2 separate roof areas). The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with majority granite work surfaces and one unit with solid wood work top (this was part of the former pub bar). Inset double Belfast sink unit and drainer, with water purifier tap. Island unit. Four oven Aga, for cooking. Wok gas burner. Cooker hood above. Larder cupboard. Some free-standing kitchen units (may be available by separate negotiation). Integrated dish washer. Consumer unit. Vinyl floor. Back door to
rear porch
Double glazed windows and roof with stable door to garden. Quarry tiled floor.
A corridor runs along the back of the house, with Chestnut wood double glazed windows to the rear, linking the reception room and lounge to the kitchen and continues on to the
conservatory - 7.29m (23'11") Max x 5.49m (18'0") Max
A beautiful wood framed conservatory/garden room with double doors leading out to the garden. Double glazed windows. Built-in pizza oven which links into the unused chimney from the lounge. Exposed former outside wall with Beer stone quoins. Built in cupboard. Hatch to loft storage over the bathroom. Consumer unit. Porcelain floor tiles.
Bathroom
Double glazed window to side. Fitted with a white suite comprising roll top bath. Walk-in tiled shower area, w.c., wash hand basin set into base unit with cupboards below. Porcelain wall tiles. Dual towel radiator (serviced by electric and gas). Travertine floor tiles with under floor electric heating.
Further ceramic sink. Large cupboard with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer (with external vent).
First floor
landing
Window to rear with lovely countryside views. Under stairs cupboard with further stairs rising to second floor.
Bedroom one - 6.1m (20'0") x 4.39m (14'5")
Two sash windows to front, one is a bay window. Range of built-in wardrobes. Pretty Victorian fireplace and picture rail. Radiator.
Bedroom two - 3.89m (12'9") x 3.35m (11'0")
Square bay window to rear with lovely views and window seat. Range of built-in wardrobes. Victorian fireplace. Radiator.
Bedroom three - 3.71m (12'2") x 3.02m (9'11")
Bay window to front. Built-in wardrobes. Radiator.
Bathroom
Two double glazed windows to rear, one with fitted shutters. The bathroom is fitted with a white suite comprising a tiled walk-in shower, w.c. And two wash hand basins set into base units with cupboards below. Ladder style radiator. Travertine stone tiled floor with under floor electric heating. Airing cupboard.
Second floor
Small landing area with wardrobe/storage area.
Bedroom four - 5.13m (16'10") Into Bay x 3.58m (11'9")
Dual aspect. Arched window to side. Dormer window to front. Eaves cupboard. Restricted ceiling height.
Shared cupboard on landing.
Bedroom five - 4.39m (14'5") Max x 4.19m (13'9") Max
Dormer window to front. Eaves cupboards. Built in drawer unit. Radiator. Further eaves storage housing gas combination boiler for hot water and central heating.
Outside
There is a large gravelled parking area (as the property was a pub), which provides parking space for numerous vehicles. N.B. There is a right of way across the parking area to a paddock beyond. There is vehicular access to the Forge (garage and workshop) from here and a path leads to the back garden and the rear of the house.
The forge (garage/workshop) - 9.27m (30'5") Max x 4.39m (14'5") Max
Double doors opening to parking area. Two windows to side (to the garden). Power and light. This is a long building with parking space in one half and a large workshop area at the back. There is a personnel door to the rear opening into the garden near the house. This building has the potential to be converted to accommodation (subject to consents) to create an annexe or to generate income through holiday letting.
Garden
The west facing garden is very private and is attractively landscaped with a great variety of mature shrubs and trees to include: Magnolia, Honeysuckle, Jasmin, Victoria Plum, Apple, Pear and Olive trees, Choisya, Skimmia, Laurels, Camelias, a grape vine, a Fig tree, Wisteria, Stag Horn and a number of roses. There is a large paved patio beside the conservatory and a further secluded patio beside the Forge. A number of garden features, including walls and wooden arches, create separations and interest throughout the garden. Two outside taps.
Services
All mains services are connected. Water is metered.
Council tax
East Devon District Council. Band E. Currently £2556.99. (2022/23).
EPC rating:
D
Additional information:
The property was a public house when the current owners purchased it many years ago. They changed the property to residential and as a result, through the years a great deal of work has been done to alter and update the property. It has been well maintained and is beautifully presented throughout.
Tenure
Freehold.
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Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
Due its decorative bargeboards, unusual multi-paned windows, clay tile hanging over the bays and roof finials, the house immediately stands out as being one of the most attractive in the town. Inside, the property does not disappoint.
The first room we encounter is a large open space, part of which was formerly the public bar, the area having been opened up into the hallway to form a larger room. This makes a great games room but could be used as a large dining room or even a ground floor bed-sitting room if needed. On the right hand side, is a large and lovely lounge, previously two rooms, there are two fireplaces with one in use as an open fire and the other now a log store. Both these front rooms have lovely curved wooden window seats built-in to the bay windows. The kitchen lies to the back of the house in one of the extended parts and is beautifully bright with lots of light coming from multiple arched windows and skylights. The kitchen is fitted in a country style which suits the house well. Along the short hallway, is another large room, part of which has been extended out into an oak framed conservatory that overlooks the garden. Another large space with plenty of room for entertaining and spilling out into the garden, this room also has a built-in pizza oven. At the end of this room is a large ground floor bathroom, which is beautifully fitted offering a walk-in shower as well as a bath.
Upstairs on the first floor, there are three double bedrooms, the master bedroom being a particularly generous size, all with built-in wardrobes and a family bathroom. A further stair case leads to the second floor where there are two more double bedrooms, both rooms having a pretty dormer window and good views over the nearby water meadows.
Outside, the garden is mainly directly at the back of the property and has been attractively landscaped with a great variety of mature shrubs, climbers and small trees. A paved area extends to the side of the house where there is a secluded patio and a further paved area, walled on one side, with a gate leading to King street and a door into the stone barn, which, due to its size, is both garage and work shop. Double gates at the far end enable vehicular access. A pathway from the garden leads out to the extensive parking area, where there is parking for numerous vehicles and double gates leading out to the road.
The accommodation, all measurements approximate, comprises:
Ground floor
Wooden front door with beautiful stained glass panels, opens into
reception room - 7.14m (23'5") Max x 4.98m (16'4") Max
Sash bay window to front with a beautiful curved wooden window seat that follows the line of the bay. Stone and brick fireplace with slate tiled hearth. (Not currently in use, but may be possible to connect a stove).
Stairs rising to the first floor. Consumer unit set on wall opposite stairs (one of 3). Telephone point. Two radiators. Double doors to Lounge/Reception Room and double doors to Kitchen.
Lounge - 7.04m (23'1") x 4.04m (13'3")
Sash bay window to front with built-in wooden window seat. Stone fireplace with stone hearth. This room was evidently once two rooms, both with fireplaces hence at the back of the room is another fireplace, currently used as a log store. TV point. Two radiators. Flagstone flooring to the rear and wood block flooring to the front.
Kitchen/dining room - 7.42m (24'4") Max x 4.52m (14'10")
Multiple arched double glazed windows overlooking the garden. Partial vaulted ceilings with five Velux roof lights in all (2 separate roof areas). The kitchen is fitted with a range of wall and base units with majority granite work surfaces and one unit with solid wood work top (this was part of the former pub bar). Inset double Belfast sink unit and drainer, with water purifier tap. Island unit. Four oven Aga, for cooking. Wok gas burner. Cooker hood above. Larder cupboard. Some free-standing kitchen units (may be available by separate negotiation). Integrated dish washer. Consumer unit. Vinyl floor. Back door to
rear porch
Double glazed windows and roof with stable door to garden. Quarry tiled floor.
A corridor runs along the back of the house, with Chestnut wood double glazed windows to the rear, linking the reception room and lounge to the kitchen and continues on to the
conservatory - 7.29m (23'11") Max x 5.49m (18'0") Max
A beautiful wood framed conservatory/garden room with double doors leading out to the garden. Double glazed windows. Built-in pizza oven which links into the unused chimney from the lounge. Exposed former outside wall with Beer stone quoins. Built in cupboard. Hatch to loft storage over the bathroom. Consumer unit. Porcelain floor tiles.
Bathroom
Double glazed window to side. Fitted with a white suite comprising roll top bath. Walk-in tiled shower area, w.c., wash hand basin set into base unit with cupboards below. Porcelain wall tiles. Dual towel radiator (serviced by electric and gas). Travertine floor tiles with under floor electric heating.
Further ceramic sink. Large cupboard with space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer (with external vent).
First floor
landing
Window to rear with lovely countryside views. Under stairs cupboard with further stairs rising to second floor.
Bedroom one - 6.1m (20'0") x 4.39m (14'5")
Two sash windows to front, one is a bay window. Range of built-in wardrobes. Pretty Victorian fireplace and picture rail. Radiator.
Bedroom two - 3.89m (12'9") x 3.35m (11'0")
Square bay window to rear with lovely views and window seat. Range of built-in wardrobes. Victorian fireplace. Radiator.
Bedroom three - 3.71m (12'2") x 3.02m (9'11")
Bay window to front. Built-in wardrobes. Radiator.
Bathroom
Two double glazed windows to rear, one with fitted shutters. The bathroom is fitted with a white suite comprising a tiled walk-in shower, w.c. And two wash hand basins set into base units with cupboards below. Ladder style radiator. Travertine stone tiled floor with under floor electric heating. Airing cupboard.
Second floor
Small landing area with wardrobe/storage area.
Bedroom four - 5.13m (16'10") Into Bay x 3.58m (11'9")
Dual aspect. Arched window to side. Dormer window to front. Eaves cupboard. Restricted ceiling height.
Shared cupboard on landing.
Bedroom five - 4.39m (14'5") Max x 4.19m (13'9") Max
Dormer window to front. Eaves cupboards. Built in drawer unit. Radiator. Further eaves storage housing gas combination boiler for hot water and central heating.
Outside
There is a large gravelled parking area (as the property was a pub), which provides parking space for numerous vehicles. N.B. There is a right of way across the parking area to a paddock beyond. There is vehicular access to the Forge (garage and workshop) from here and a path leads to the back garden and the rear of the house.
The forge (garage/workshop) - 9.27m (30'5") Max x 4.39m (14'5") Max
Double doors opening to parking area. Two windows to side (to the garden). Power and light. This is a long building with parking space in one half and a large workshop area at the back. There is a personnel door to the rear opening into the garden near the house. This building has the potential to be converted to accommodation (subject to consents) to create an annexe or to generate income through holiday letting.
Garden
The west facing garden is very private and is attractively landscaped with a great variety of mature shrubs and trees to include: Magnolia, Honeysuckle, Jasmin, Victoria Plum, Apple, Pear and Olive trees, Choisya, Skimmia, Laurels, Camelias, a grape vine, a Fig tree, Wisteria, Stag Horn and a number of roses. There is a large paved patio beside the conservatory and a further secluded patio beside the Forge. A number of garden features, including walls and wooden arches, create separations and interest throughout the garden. Two outside taps.
Services
All mains services are connected. Water is metered.
Council tax
East Devon District Council. Band E. Currently £2556.99. (2022/23).
EPC rating:
D
Additional information:
The property was a public house when the current owners purchased it many years ago. They changed the property to residential and as a result, through the years a great deal of work has been done to alter and update the property. It has been well maintained and is beautifully presented throughout.
Tenure
Freehold.
What3words /// lowest.likening.protest
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
