House For Sale £850,000
With more than a little touch of “fairytale” about it this enchanting and substantial Grade II listed property also includes a range of adjacent barns with planning permission for conversion. Well located in a private yet accessible position, it sits in a predominantly south facing plot of just over half an acre.
The Property
Believed to date from the 16th century, this is a property that oozes character and charm throughout. Set in a predominantly southerly facing plot of 0.55 acres (0.22 hectares) it offers great privacy without being completely secluded. The adjacent range of stone and timber barns / workshops offer further scope for a multitude of uses but would make fabulous ancillary accommodation (for which it has planning permission), an ideal artists’ studio, music room, or space to work from home.
Unlike many properties from this period, the old front door opens into a very generous hall as opposed to a cross-passage, giving an immediate sense of space. A large former inglenook fireplace takes centre stage and the room has beautiful, chamfered beams and timber partitioning. It’s spacious enough to use as an extra reception room with light flooding in through the leaded windows on the south side and the stairs rising to the first-floor landing. Under the stairs you step down into a handy cloakroom, with understairs storage.
The main living room is situated off the reception hall through a beautiful wide timber arch and double doors and is equally as characterful. It’s a particularly spacious double aspect room with a stone fireplace housing a wood-burning stove and door opening to the rear garden on the south side.
To the other side of the reception hall steps lead down into a generous formal dining room again with south-facing leaded windows and open stone fireplace. A sweet little gothic squint window overlooks the front and there’s another of these in the adjoining kitchen / breakfast room. On a day-to-day basis you’re likely to use the side door from the driveway, through the pretty thatched porch. The kitchen has traditional stone flooring and is fitted with a range of bespoke timber units with black granite tops, corner basket storage and open shelving. There’s an oil-fired cream aga, and space for both washing machine and dishwasher. There’s also room for an American style fridge freezer.
On the first floor the landing stretches to both sides of the house, the front landing being particularly spacious with room for extra furniture or a comfy chair or two. Again, there are character features galore and timber latch doors open to all rooms. At the west side of the house the master bedroom has a stunning vaulted ceiling and double aspect leaded windows. The en suite bathroom built into the front gable houses a freestanding claw foot bath and ornate carved panels screening undereaves storage. There are four more bedrooms on the first floor, some with vaulted ceilings and a feature fireplace too. Three of these are double rooms.
Outside
The property is approached from the lane via timber gates onto the gravelled driveway. There’s plenty of parking and turning space and this in turn leads to a substantial timber garage / store.
The gardens are beautifully laid out to the south of the property, with a lower lawn edged with perennial borders and flanked by mature trees including Cherry and Medlar. Old wide stone steps lead up to a slightly higher level laid out with evergreen hedging and topiary with a stone path leading to the upper lawn, laid out in the style of an orchard with a range of trees including Walnut, Apples, Plum and ornamentals such as birch. A picket fence segregates one side of the garden where there is a former kitchen garden area including a greenhouse. Green-fingered buyers among us will relish the opportunity to own such a private and mature garden with further scope for developing it further, and children will no doubt find it a magical playground. The southerly aspect makes it perfect for entertaining outside late into the summer evenings.
The superb range of barns lie perpendicular to the main house with westerly facing windows. Planning Permission was granted with conditions in 2020/2021 for conversion of the barns to ancillary accommodation ssdc Ref 20/00167/lbc. Currently they consist of a stone and timber barns with some oak framed glazing and are partitioned into a Studio / Garden Room area, Workshop and Store / Laundry Room with Belfast Sink and plumbing for washing machine. Whether you need space to work from home, or multi-generational living, this property presents a unique opportunity.
To the side of the house is a further area of garden, and this extends around to the front of the house where a shallow stone wall borders a further garden. The front lawn also contains attractive topiary Yew.
Agents Note
For the purpose of local searches, please note that part of the front garden is on a separate title number at hm Land Registry.
The property is Grade II Listed
Planning permission for conversion of the barns ssdc Ref 20/00167/lbc
Buyers are advised to make their own enquiries with regards to the current private drainage as this may not comply with current regulations and could have lending / legal implications.
Ilford is a small rural hamlet away from busy traffic, located between the village of Ilton and the nearby villages of Puckington and Stocklinch. The village of Ilton is very accessible via Ilminster / Puckington or the A358. Ilford is just a few minutes’ drive from Ilminster, which offers day to day amenities including a range of independent shops and supermarkets and is also well placed for road links via the A358 to the A303, A30 and M5. It benefits from facilities including a pre-school and primary school, cricket pitch, public house, village hall and riding stables / livery yard. Taunton (9 miles) the County Town, provides a comprehensive range of recreational, scholastic and shopping facilities, as well as a main line railway station (Paddington line). Yeovil and Crewkerne (with its Waitrose supermarket) lie within a similar distance and have main line railway stations (Waterloo line).
The Property
Believed to date from the 16th century, this is a property that oozes character and charm throughout. Set in a predominantly southerly facing plot of 0.55 acres (0.22 hectares) it offers great privacy without being completely secluded. The adjacent range of stone and timber barns / workshops offer further scope for a multitude of uses but would make fabulous ancillary accommodation (for which it has planning permission), an ideal artists’ studio, music room, or space to work from home.
Unlike many properties from this period, the old front door opens into a very generous hall as opposed to a cross-passage, giving an immediate sense of space. A large former inglenook fireplace takes centre stage and the room has beautiful, chamfered beams and timber partitioning. It’s spacious enough to use as an extra reception room with light flooding in through the leaded windows on the south side and the stairs rising to the first-floor landing. Under the stairs you step down into a handy cloakroom, with understairs storage.
The main living room is situated off the reception hall through a beautiful wide timber arch and double doors and is equally as characterful. It’s a particularly spacious double aspect room with a stone fireplace housing a wood-burning stove and door opening to the rear garden on the south side.
To the other side of the reception hall steps lead down into a generous formal dining room again with south-facing leaded windows and open stone fireplace. A sweet little gothic squint window overlooks the front and there’s another of these in the adjoining kitchen / breakfast room. On a day-to-day basis you’re likely to use the side door from the driveway, through the pretty thatched porch. The kitchen has traditional stone flooring and is fitted with a range of bespoke timber units with black granite tops, corner basket storage and open shelving. There’s an oil-fired cream aga, and space for both washing machine and dishwasher. There’s also room for an American style fridge freezer.
On the first floor the landing stretches to both sides of the house, the front landing being particularly spacious with room for extra furniture or a comfy chair or two. Again, there are character features galore and timber latch doors open to all rooms. At the west side of the house the master bedroom has a stunning vaulted ceiling and double aspect leaded windows. The en suite bathroom built into the front gable houses a freestanding claw foot bath and ornate carved panels screening undereaves storage. There are four more bedrooms on the first floor, some with vaulted ceilings and a feature fireplace too. Three of these are double rooms.
Outside
The property is approached from the lane via timber gates onto the gravelled driveway. There’s plenty of parking and turning space and this in turn leads to a substantial timber garage / store.
The gardens are beautifully laid out to the south of the property, with a lower lawn edged with perennial borders and flanked by mature trees including Cherry and Medlar. Old wide stone steps lead up to a slightly higher level laid out with evergreen hedging and topiary with a stone path leading to the upper lawn, laid out in the style of an orchard with a range of trees including Walnut, Apples, Plum and ornamentals such as birch. A picket fence segregates one side of the garden where there is a former kitchen garden area including a greenhouse. Green-fingered buyers among us will relish the opportunity to own such a private and mature garden with further scope for developing it further, and children will no doubt find it a magical playground. The southerly aspect makes it perfect for entertaining outside late into the summer evenings.
The superb range of barns lie perpendicular to the main house with westerly facing windows. Planning Permission was granted with conditions in 2020/2021 for conversion of the barns to ancillary accommodation ssdc Ref 20/00167/lbc. Currently they consist of a stone and timber barns with some oak framed glazing and are partitioned into a Studio / Garden Room area, Workshop and Store / Laundry Room with Belfast Sink and plumbing for washing machine. Whether you need space to work from home, or multi-generational living, this property presents a unique opportunity.
To the side of the house is a further area of garden, and this extends around to the front of the house where a shallow stone wall borders a further garden. The front lawn also contains attractive topiary Yew.
Agents Note
For the purpose of local searches, please note that part of the front garden is on a separate title number at hm Land Registry.
The property is Grade II Listed
Planning permission for conversion of the barns ssdc Ref 20/00167/lbc
Buyers are advised to make their own enquiries with regards to the current private drainage as this may not comply with current regulations and could have lending / legal implications.
Ilford is a small rural hamlet away from busy traffic, located between the village of Ilton and the nearby villages of Puckington and Stocklinch. The village of Ilton is very accessible via Ilminster / Puckington or the A358. Ilford is just a few minutes’ drive from Ilminster, which offers day to day amenities including a range of independent shops and supermarkets and is also well placed for road links via the A358 to the A303, A30 and M5. It benefits from facilities including a pre-school and primary school, cricket pitch, public house, village hall and riding stables / livery yard. Taunton (9 miles) the County Town, provides a comprehensive range of recreational, scholastic and shopping facilities, as well as a main line railway station (Paddington line). Yeovil and Crewkerne (with its Waitrose supermarket) lie within a similar distance and have main line railway stations (Waterloo line).
