House For Sale £850,000
Description This fine detached victorian residence retains a wealth of period detailing and understated elegance behind the beautiful dressed stone facades. The house has been a loved home for our client's family over thirty five years and predominantly unaltered, presenting a wonderful opportunity for new owners to enhance this gracious property to their own style. Earlham is complemented outside with ample driveway parking, large detached garage, and generous gardens with swimming pool.
St Marychurch is understandably one of Torquay's most sought after districts, with the pedestrianised shopping precinct, array of amenities, Churches, and Torquay Golf Club all within a short stroll. Beyond the shopping area is the scenic Babbacombe Downs with shingle beaches of Oddicombe and Babbacombe below, accessed by either the winding wooded pathways or renowned Cliff Railway.
Step inside A stone pillared entrance with double gates leads to the gravelled driveway parking approach. Entrance door opening to the porch with herringbone tiled floor. Glazed inner door opens to the reception hall with cloakroom with sink and window, separate WC with obscure window. Impressive drawing room being part panelled with lofty ceiling height and cornice work with ceiling rose. Tiled fireplace and tall sash windows overlooking and opening to the rear garden. Door to the sunroom with French doors opening to the garden. Dining room with lofty ceiling height and detailed cornice work, thin oak planked flooring, tiled fireplace with hardwood surround and mantel, and bay window with working shutters. Breakfast room with Minster fireplace and triple sash windows overlooking parts of the garden. Secondary staircase rising to the first floor, and further steps down to the cellarage. The kitchen has three sash windows and a Rayburn (not checked). Rear Lobby with quarry tiled floor, storage cupboard with electric fuseboard and door to the side garden. Three steps down to a lower laundry area with sink, provisions for washing machine, GlowWorm gas fired boiler, and sash window. Study with fitted book shelving and twin sash windows with working shutters.
From the Reception Hall a turned staircase with hardwood handrails, carved newel post and spindles rises to the half landing with ornate stained glass leaded light windows. Bedroom 4 with sink and sash window overlooking the rear garden. Stairs continue from the half landing to the min first floor landing. Bedrooms 1 and 2 are positioned over the drawing room and dining room respectively, being impressive rooms with sash windows overlooking the southerly aspect and private garden. Bedroom 3 with sash windows overlooking the side garden. Shower room with wash hand basin, WC and sash window. Inner hall with deep linen cupboard and overhead storage. Secondary staircase rising from the breakfast room. Four steps lead down to the lower section of hall. Bedroom 5 with dual aspect. Family bathroom with claw and ball footed roll top bath, wash hand basin and WC. Cupboard housing the immersion cylinder and sash window.
From the breakfast room, stone steps lead down to the cellarage, arranged as three rooms, one housing the swimming pool equipment.
Step outside The approach provides gravelled parking and raised garden area with mature apple trees. Pitched roof detached garage with wooden sliding glazed doors, inspection pit, fitted workbench, window to the rear and French doors to the side. The rear garden is well screened and secure from the front, accessed from both the property, garage, or via a pedestrian gateway from Trumlands Road. The primary garden is to the southerly side of the building with gravelled and paved areas directly adjoining the house, and sloping lawn with mature apple and eucalyptus trees. Screened swimming pool area with kidney shaped pool. The garden leads to the westerly side where there are further mature fruit trees, large greenhouse, two storage sheds, and outside WC.
Additional information Gas central heating with ornate cast iron radiators.
Council Tax Band - G (Torbay Council)
our area Torquay is nestled on the warm South Devon coast being one of three towns along with Paignton and Brixham which form the natural east facing harbour of Torbay, sheltered from the English Channel. Torbay's wide selection of stunning beaches, picturesque coastline, mild climate and recreational facilities reinforce why it has rightfully earned the renowned nickname of the English Riviera.
Torquay is well connected By Train: Torquay Train Station has some direct lines to London Paddington and Birmingham and is just one stop from the main line Newton Abbot.
By Air: Exeter Airport provides both UK and international flights.
By Sea: Torquay Marina provides a safe haven for boats in all weathers, sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly winds.
Regional Cities of Exeter & Plymouth approximately 22 miles and 32 miles respectively. Magnificent Dartmoor National park approximately 12 miles.
Directions Sat nav: TQ1 4RN. From our office in St Marychurch, turn left at the traffic lights into Fore Street. Progress through the next set of traffic lights into St Marychurch Road. At the roundabout turn left onto Petitor Road, passing the Crown & Sceptre Pub, bearing right into Park Road shortly after. Turn first left into Trumlands Road and at the junction bear right remaining on Trumlands Road, follow the road and Earlham will be found on the left hand side.
St Marychurch is understandably one of Torquay's most sought after districts, with the pedestrianised shopping precinct, array of amenities, Churches, and Torquay Golf Club all within a short stroll. Beyond the shopping area is the scenic Babbacombe Downs with shingle beaches of Oddicombe and Babbacombe below, accessed by either the winding wooded pathways or renowned Cliff Railway.
Step inside A stone pillared entrance with double gates leads to the gravelled driveway parking approach. Entrance door opening to the porch with herringbone tiled floor. Glazed inner door opens to the reception hall with cloakroom with sink and window, separate WC with obscure window. Impressive drawing room being part panelled with lofty ceiling height and cornice work with ceiling rose. Tiled fireplace and tall sash windows overlooking and opening to the rear garden. Door to the sunroom with French doors opening to the garden. Dining room with lofty ceiling height and detailed cornice work, thin oak planked flooring, tiled fireplace with hardwood surround and mantel, and bay window with working shutters. Breakfast room with Minster fireplace and triple sash windows overlooking parts of the garden. Secondary staircase rising to the first floor, and further steps down to the cellarage. The kitchen has three sash windows and a Rayburn (not checked). Rear Lobby with quarry tiled floor, storage cupboard with electric fuseboard and door to the side garden. Three steps down to a lower laundry area with sink, provisions for washing machine, GlowWorm gas fired boiler, and sash window. Study with fitted book shelving and twin sash windows with working shutters.
From the Reception Hall a turned staircase with hardwood handrails, carved newel post and spindles rises to the half landing with ornate stained glass leaded light windows. Bedroom 4 with sink and sash window overlooking the rear garden. Stairs continue from the half landing to the min first floor landing. Bedrooms 1 and 2 are positioned over the drawing room and dining room respectively, being impressive rooms with sash windows overlooking the southerly aspect and private garden. Bedroom 3 with sash windows overlooking the side garden. Shower room with wash hand basin, WC and sash window. Inner hall with deep linen cupboard and overhead storage. Secondary staircase rising from the breakfast room. Four steps lead down to the lower section of hall. Bedroom 5 with dual aspect. Family bathroom with claw and ball footed roll top bath, wash hand basin and WC. Cupboard housing the immersion cylinder and sash window.
From the breakfast room, stone steps lead down to the cellarage, arranged as three rooms, one housing the swimming pool equipment.
Step outside The approach provides gravelled parking and raised garden area with mature apple trees. Pitched roof detached garage with wooden sliding glazed doors, inspection pit, fitted workbench, window to the rear and French doors to the side. The rear garden is well screened and secure from the front, accessed from both the property, garage, or via a pedestrian gateway from Trumlands Road. The primary garden is to the southerly side of the building with gravelled and paved areas directly adjoining the house, and sloping lawn with mature apple and eucalyptus trees. Screened swimming pool area with kidney shaped pool. The garden leads to the westerly side where there are further mature fruit trees, large greenhouse, two storage sheds, and outside WC.
Additional information Gas central heating with ornate cast iron radiators.
Council Tax Band - G (Torbay Council)
our area Torquay is nestled on the warm South Devon coast being one of three towns along with Paignton and Brixham which form the natural east facing harbour of Torbay, sheltered from the English Channel. Torbay's wide selection of stunning beaches, picturesque coastline, mild climate and recreational facilities reinforce why it has rightfully earned the renowned nickname of the English Riviera.
Torquay is well connected By Train: Torquay Train Station has some direct lines to London Paddington and Birmingham and is just one stop from the main line Newton Abbot.
By Air: Exeter Airport provides both UK and international flights.
By Sea: Torquay Marina provides a safe haven for boats in all weathers, sheltered from the prevailing south-westerly winds.
Regional Cities of Exeter & Plymouth approximately 22 miles and 32 miles respectively. Magnificent Dartmoor National park approximately 12 miles.
Directions Sat nav: TQ1 4RN. From our office in St Marychurch, turn left at the traffic lights into Fore Street. Progress through the next set of traffic lights into St Marychurch Road. At the roundabout turn left onto Petitor Road, passing the Crown & Sceptre Pub, bearing right into Park Road shortly after. Turn first left into Trumlands Road and at the junction bear right remaining on Trumlands Road, follow the road and Earlham will be found on the left hand side.
