House For Sale £895,000
An appealing detached family house situated on the eastern edge of the popular and picturesque village of Beckington. Listed Grade II, the property was built in the early nineteenth century and provides a handsome dressed stone façade with symmetrical sash windows and small semi-circular window to the centre of the first floor. The property is enclosed by stone walls with piers and clipped Yew hedge. The house provides balanced and well- appointed family accommodation across three floors. It is beautifully presented and ready for immediate occupation.
The rooms revolve around the central reception hall and spacious landings of the first and second floors. A trio of elegant reception rooms on the ground floor have fireplaces with slate hearths. The drawing room has an open fire, a wood burner serves the sitting room and all three have gas points. The kitchen/breakfast room leads into the large conservatory which combine to provide spacious rooms for informal family life with ceramic tiled floors and glazed doors from the conservatory provide access to the garden, parking and detached garage. The kitchen is fitted with oak wall and floor cabinets, granite work surfaces and concealed fridge, freezer and Sharp automatic dish washer. There is an electric double oven with Neff electric hob and an extractor hood above and the kitchen provides plumbing for an automatic washing machine. On the first floor the principal bedroom has an en suite shower room and there are two further bedrooms and the family bathroom. The second floor provides a large storage cupboard on the landing, a spacious double bedroom plus an additional room which could become bedroom 5 or a bathroom (subject to the necessary consents being obtained). Outside, there is a gravel drive which provides off street parking for four or more cars. The detached garage provides space to create a workshop or storage area in addition to a car. The gardens are arranged as enjoyable but low maintenance spaces with a seating terrace bordered by established shrub beds.
Agents note: There was planning consent granted in 2011: 2011/0567 (now lapsed) for the demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a replacement garage with a room in the roof and erection of a utility room. This would increase the accommodation and the rear area of garden.
Beckington is a picturesque Somerset village providing excellent communications and vibrant village life. Village amenities include an active village hall and cricket club, St Georges parish Church, Beckington C of E First School, Springmead Preparatory School. The Woolpack and The Foresters public houses, a delicatessen and café, a doctors surgery, garage, petrol station, M&S Simply Food, and Whiterow Farm Shop and restaurant. A bus service connects the village with Bath, Frome and Trowbridge. Frome is a popular town with its popular Frome Independent Market and range of cafes, restaurants and boutiques. The neighbouring villages and surrounding countryside are local walks are appealing and unspoilt. The beautiful Georgian city of Bath is ten miles away and has Unesco World Heritage City Status, offering a variety of fine architecture, theatres, museums and other cultural attractions.
The rooms revolve around the central reception hall and spacious landings of the first and second floors. A trio of elegant reception rooms on the ground floor have fireplaces with slate hearths. The drawing room has an open fire, a wood burner serves the sitting room and all three have gas points. The kitchen/breakfast room leads into the large conservatory which combine to provide spacious rooms for informal family life with ceramic tiled floors and glazed doors from the conservatory provide access to the garden, parking and detached garage. The kitchen is fitted with oak wall and floor cabinets, granite work surfaces and concealed fridge, freezer and Sharp automatic dish washer. There is an electric double oven with Neff electric hob and an extractor hood above and the kitchen provides plumbing for an automatic washing machine. On the first floor the principal bedroom has an en suite shower room and there are two further bedrooms and the family bathroom. The second floor provides a large storage cupboard on the landing, a spacious double bedroom plus an additional room which could become bedroom 5 or a bathroom (subject to the necessary consents being obtained). Outside, there is a gravel drive which provides off street parking for four or more cars. The detached garage provides space to create a workshop or storage area in addition to a car. The gardens are arranged as enjoyable but low maintenance spaces with a seating terrace bordered by established shrub beds.
Agents note: There was planning consent granted in 2011: 2011/0567 (now lapsed) for the demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a replacement garage with a room in the roof and erection of a utility room. This would increase the accommodation and the rear area of garden.
Beckington is a picturesque Somerset village providing excellent communications and vibrant village life. Village amenities include an active village hall and cricket club, St Georges parish Church, Beckington C of E First School, Springmead Preparatory School. The Woolpack and The Foresters public houses, a delicatessen and café, a doctors surgery, garage, petrol station, M&S Simply Food, and Whiterow Farm Shop and restaurant. A bus service connects the village with Bath, Frome and Trowbridge. Frome is a popular town with its popular Frome Independent Market and range of cafes, restaurants and boutiques. The neighbouring villages and surrounding countryside are local walks are appealing and unspoilt. The beautiful Georgian city of Bath is ten miles away and has Unesco World Heritage City Status, offering a variety of fine architecture, theatres, museums and other cultural attractions.
