House For Sale £900,000
This striking seven-bed detached property set in approximately 1.3 acres of spacious, private gardens is a perfect mix of traditional and contemporary. A versatile property, it offers incredible potential to act as either a seven-bed family home or a four-bed family home with a three-bed annex. The main house offers a modern, fitted kitchen; a stylish dining room; a good-size living room with a wood-burning stove set in a wood-lintel feature fireplace; a family bathroom and four bedrooms, three of which are ensuite. Recently renovated with a keen eye for detail the house has plenty of unique features including polished porcelain floors, stained-glass door panels, and makes the most of its traditional features including wood beams, columns and feature brickwork. The gardens are lovely and include areas of lawn, a brook, natural pond, trees and shrubs. It is secluded from the world by mature trees on all sides and has numerous outbuildings including an outside office with decking for outside dining. The annex offers a modern, fitted, open-plan kitchen/living area and three bedrooms including a striking ensuite. It has its own private garden with a hot tub. It is currently used as a lucrative Airbnb and would be sold with all contents (making the business immediately operational). Alternatively, the annex could easily be reconfigured to provide separate-but-connected accommodation for guests or relatives. The property is located in Kerswell, a rural hamlet in East Devon. Despite its rural location, Kerswell is well connected to the rest of the country the M5 in just 5 miles distance and local train stations provide direct main line access to Exeter, London, the Midlands and North of England making it easily accessible when guests visit and in a great position to explore all the West has to offer.
Property Details
Tucked away just off a country lane in rural East Devon, this property offers a fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary, surrounded by approx. 1.3 acres of gardens with outbuildings. Arriving at the drive, front and centre is the main house, a perfect country cottage dating back to the early 18th century. Where a garden path leads around the frontage, past the porch and wood store under mature trees to the gardens.
To the right, a modern, wood-clad, three-bed annex extension adds fantastic versatility to the property. It currently acts as a successful holiday cottage, but it could equally be combined with the main house for more family living space or guest accommodation or act as separate-but-connected accommodation for elderly relatives or mature children.
The Main House
Heading up the path and opening the cheerful yellow front door leads through a small porch into a hall. Here, a stylish wooden banister leads up beside an original wood beam to the first floor, whilst stained-glass panels adorn the doors to the kitchen (right), living room (left) and downstairs WC (straight on). Immediately it is clear that this is something very special.
Heading right, the kitchen combines a modern open-plan kitchen with fitted units, breakfast bar and stylish Milan polished marble porcelain floor tiles with classic features including original beams, lintel and a brick-arched feature alcove. The modern elements have been fitted to high spec with an attention to detail. The work surfaces are all quartz-topped and integrate an induction hob, sink and a wooden breakfast bar. Neat, white tiled splash backs border the work surfaces extending as a splash back behind the cooker. An oven and dishwasher are all integrated within the kitchen and a great range of storage units are found around the oven and beneath the island; a good-size, integrated fridge-freezer is located in the adjacent dining room. To the rear of the kitchen an Rayburn sits beneath the feature chimney alcove makes for an attractive focal point beneath a striking wood lintel and original exposed beams. The Rayburn is not currently functional but could be reinstated. To the right there is the original bread oven feature and a further alcove with wooden shelf is currently offering additional storage, currently, the location of the wine cooler. To the right, pane glass double windows open to the front drive and let in lots of natural light. To the left of the room, an archway opens to the dining room. A further door on the rear wall, to the left of the Rayburn alcove, a corridor leads through to the annex. This corridor offers larder storage as well as utility space with room for washing machine and drier.
The dining room is a beautifully well-lit room, with double doors opening onto the rear side-garden and triple windows looking down the side of the house to the main garden that stretches beyond. It is a good-sized room with plenty of space for a six-seater dining table, with an overhanging chandelier, and a separate seating area. The integrated fridge-freezer and an additional storage area are handily located on the wall just adjacent to the arch from the kitchen. The dining room features the same porcelain tiles as the kitchen.
Heading back through the kitchen and hall and into the living room reveals an exceptionally good-size room, which is both bright and cosy. Two sets of double windows on one wall and a further set on the opposite wall bring in lots of natural light. At the same time, the focal point of the room is a multi-fuel burning stove set beneath a wooden lintel supported by exposed brick columns. This and the exposed wood beams, columns and wooden doors bring a warm rustic feel. A wooden door to the rear leads through to the ground floor bedroom.
The ground floor bedroom is a charming ensuite room, designed to capitalise on the stunning gardens. The ensuite is stylishly furnished with tiled rainfall shower, an antique marble topped cabinet-set washbowl, heated towel rail and W/C. The double doors open straight from the bedroom onto a decked sun area which makes for an ideal location to relax with a book or a morning coffee and enjoy the gardens beyond.
Upstairs, a landing connects three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Wood doors, skirting and double-glazed hardwood windows are perfectly in keeping with the rustic feel brought by the wooden features from the ground floor and the bannister that connect the two. The bedroom to the right at the top of the stairs and to the left, at the far end of the landing, are both dual-aspect ensuite rooms with views over the two side-gardens. Both offer ensuite showers and W/C with a Vanity unit within the room itself. Both rooms provide plenty of additional space for a desk and other units in addition to a double bed and the room to the right of the stairs has two wood-doored integrated storage cupboards. The final upstairs bedroom offers two built-in storage cupboards, one housing the airing cupboard and brand-new Worcester boiler and has double windows looking out over the front side-garden. The family bathroom shows great attention to detail and features wood surrounds and the same striking Milan polished porcelain tiles used to great effect elsewhere in the property. It includes a bath with an over-bath shower, W/C and washbasin.
The Gardens
The house is set on a plot of approximately 1.3 acres, with private gardens that sweep around the house and extend beyond. Leaving the drive, a garden path winds past the front of the property to the main gardens. It is bordered by a lawned side-garden bordered by a small brook and hedges with mature trees including weeping willow and oak. The path follows around the side of the house, alongside the decked area adjacent to the ground floor bedroom, and across a small bridge over the brook. From here the path leads up through the striking main gardens, which include lawned areas, mature trees and shrubs, a small lily pond and good-size natural pond complete with Koi. Surrounded on all sides by trees the garden has a real feel of being your own personal Edenic private retreat and is a great space for kids to enjoy.
The garden path leads to a gravelled space at the rear of the garden that houses several outbuildings. The largest of these is a good-size home office/workshop. This is a glass fronted workspace that faces back towards the house and has an adjacent decked area for seating and BBQs when the weather is fine. The workshop has power, water and a wood burner. Adjacent to the workshop is a further shed for storage, two green houses, chicken coop, raised beds and a poly tunnel. It is a gardener’s dream!
A final near-house area of side-garden is located to the rear of the property accessible directly from the dining room (or by following the garden around from the main garden). This is a lawned area with mature trees and shrubs and bordered by further mature trees. It is separated from the annex’s private garden by a wooden fence. In the current configuration the annex has its own separate gardens (described below) but, depending on how the annex is used, these could be easily reinstated by removing this fence.
The Annex
In addition to the four bedrooms in the main house this property includes a self-contained annex, currently run as a holiday cottage. All the current furniture and furnishings are included with the house sale. This means that the business would be immediately operational.
The annex can be accessed through a lockable door at the end of the utility area beyond the kitchen or via its own independent private entrance from the drive to the front of the property. Approaching from the drive, the front door opens into a wooden storm porch and boot room. A wooden door opens from this into a hall with downstairs W/C to the left, walkthrough to the back door and the annex’s private garden directly in front, and entrance to the kitchen and living area to the right. Heading right, the open plan living area includes a fitted kitchen with dining area and lounge. It is stylishly decorated with wooden floors, Portuguese natural cork tiles and wood work surfaces in the kitchen.
The kitchen was recently fitted approx. 5 years ago and includes induction hob, integrated oven, dishwasher and fridge-freezer. The kitchen makes the most of the available space offering ample work surface area and storage with both high and low units and has plenty of light from a triple window above the sink. As all contents are included with sale it also includes a Gaggia coffee machine, microwave, sink, toaster and kettle. The dining area is directly to the rear of the kitchen adjacent to the door to the annex’s first floor: It includes a four-seater dining table with benches. The lounge comprises a sitting area with a six-seater sofa facing an electric feature fire and 50” Samsung flat-screen TV.
To the rear of the lounge a door opens into a sleeping area comprising two double bedrooms, two large storage cupboards and a shared family shower room. Both bedrooms include shuttered windows to the annex garden and 32” Sony flat screen TVs. One includes a double bed, the other two singles. The shared shower room includes shower, sink and WC and features a stylish back-lit mirror. Heading upstairs, past a feature alcove with inset storage, leads to an attic ensuite bedroom with dual aspect windows and deco French antique king-size bed. The ensuite is stylishly fitted throughout with Metallic Oxide porcelain feature tiling and includes a rainfall shower, heated towel rail, W/C and a wash basin.
The annex has its own separate garden with a decked outside dining area with six-seater table, secluded hot-tub area and steps leading to a gravelled seating and BBQ area.
Further details
The property whole is on mains electric, water, lpg Tank and sewerage. It is double glazed with hardwood windows throughout.
Situation
Kerswell is a secluded hamlet just off the A373 between Cullompton (5.3 miles) and Honiton (7 miles). The hamlet has its own small playground (at the end of the lane from the property) and is served by library van, milkman and has access to daily essentials in the nearby village shops of Broadhembury (2.2 miles), Kentisbeare (2 miles) and Payhembury (3.4 miles). Payhembury also has its own garage. Kerswell is in the catchment for the outstanding-rated Uffculme secondary school.
Despite its rural location, Kerswell is very well connected with M5 junction 28 only 4.5 miles away providing a direct commute to Exeter (18.6 miles) or Taunton (23 miles). Train stations at Feniton and Honiton (both 7 miles) and Tiverton Parkway (10 miles) provide access to two separate train lines, providing direct connections to Exeter, London, the Midlands and the North of England. Exeter Airport is also within easy reach (12 miles).
The hamlet is set in a valley at the foot of the Blackdown Hills area of outstanding natural beauty and is surrounded by a mosaic of farmland. Beautiful walks through the surrounding countryside start at the front door of the property and there is easy access to the beautiful old woodlands at the top of North hill or at Hembury Fort, a nearby Iron Age hill fort. Broadhembury, the parish centre is a well-preserved mediaeval estate village renowned for its rural charm, community feel, thatched buildings and 13th century church and the nearby towns of Cullompton and Honiton provide supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.
For more options and variety, the cathedral city of Exeter is only 20 miles away and the beautiful sw coast is only a 15-mile drive. Devon’s Jurassic coast and quaint fishing villages are a short drive away (Sidmouth, Branscombe and Beer are all approximately 16 miles away) but access to the M5 puts the majority of the Westcountry including the surfing beaches of Devon and Cornwall within day tripping distance.
Property Details
Tucked away just off a country lane in rural East Devon, this property offers a fantastic mix of traditional and contemporary, surrounded by approx. 1.3 acres of gardens with outbuildings. Arriving at the drive, front and centre is the main house, a perfect country cottage dating back to the early 18th century. Where a garden path leads around the frontage, past the porch and wood store under mature trees to the gardens.
To the right, a modern, wood-clad, three-bed annex extension adds fantastic versatility to the property. It currently acts as a successful holiday cottage, but it could equally be combined with the main house for more family living space or guest accommodation or act as separate-but-connected accommodation for elderly relatives or mature children.
The Main House
Heading up the path and opening the cheerful yellow front door leads through a small porch into a hall. Here, a stylish wooden banister leads up beside an original wood beam to the first floor, whilst stained-glass panels adorn the doors to the kitchen (right), living room (left) and downstairs WC (straight on). Immediately it is clear that this is something very special.
Heading right, the kitchen combines a modern open-plan kitchen with fitted units, breakfast bar and stylish Milan polished marble porcelain floor tiles with classic features including original beams, lintel and a brick-arched feature alcove. The modern elements have been fitted to high spec with an attention to detail. The work surfaces are all quartz-topped and integrate an induction hob, sink and a wooden breakfast bar. Neat, white tiled splash backs border the work surfaces extending as a splash back behind the cooker. An oven and dishwasher are all integrated within the kitchen and a great range of storage units are found around the oven and beneath the island; a good-size, integrated fridge-freezer is located in the adjacent dining room. To the rear of the kitchen an Rayburn sits beneath the feature chimney alcove makes for an attractive focal point beneath a striking wood lintel and original exposed beams. The Rayburn is not currently functional but could be reinstated. To the right there is the original bread oven feature and a further alcove with wooden shelf is currently offering additional storage, currently, the location of the wine cooler. To the right, pane glass double windows open to the front drive and let in lots of natural light. To the left of the room, an archway opens to the dining room. A further door on the rear wall, to the left of the Rayburn alcove, a corridor leads through to the annex. This corridor offers larder storage as well as utility space with room for washing machine and drier.
The dining room is a beautifully well-lit room, with double doors opening onto the rear side-garden and triple windows looking down the side of the house to the main garden that stretches beyond. It is a good-sized room with plenty of space for a six-seater dining table, with an overhanging chandelier, and a separate seating area. The integrated fridge-freezer and an additional storage area are handily located on the wall just adjacent to the arch from the kitchen. The dining room features the same porcelain tiles as the kitchen.
Heading back through the kitchen and hall and into the living room reveals an exceptionally good-size room, which is both bright and cosy. Two sets of double windows on one wall and a further set on the opposite wall bring in lots of natural light. At the same time, the focal point of the room is a multi-fuel burning stove set beneath a wooden lintel supported by exposed brick columns. This and the exposed wood beams, columns and wooden doors bring a warm rustic feel. A wooden door to the rear leads through to the ground floor bedroom.
The ground floor bedroom is a charming ensuite room, designed to capitalise on the stunning gardens. The ensuite is stylishly furnished with tiled rainfall shower, an antique marble topped cabinet-set washbowl, heated towel rail and W/C. The double doors open straight from the bedroom onto a decked sun area which makes for an ideal location to relax with a book or a morning coffee and enjoy the gardens beyond.
Upstairs, a landing connects three further bedrooms and a family bathroom. Wood doors, skirting and double-glazed hardwood windows are perfectly in keeping with the rustic feel brought by the wooden features from the ground floor and the bannister that connect the two. The bedroom to the right at the top of the stairs and to the left, at the far end of the landing, are both dual-aspect ensuite rooms with views over the two side-gardens. Both offer ensuite showers and W/C with a Vanity unit within the room itself. Both rooms provide plenty of additional space for a desk and other units in addition to a double bed and the room to the right of the stairs has two wood-doored integrated storage cupboards. The final upstairs bedroom offers two built-in storage cupboards, one housing the airing cupboard and brand-new Worcester boiler and has double windows looking out over the front side-garden. The family bathroom shows great attention to detail and features wood surrounds and the same striking Milan polished porcelain tiles used to great effect elsewhere in the property. It includes a bath with an over-bath shower, W/C and washbasin.
The Gardens
The house is set on a plot of approximately 1.3 acres, with private gardens that sweep around the house and extend beyond. Leaving the drive, a garden path winds past the front of the property to the main gardens. It is bordered by a lawned side-garden bordered by a small brook and hedges with mature trees including weeping willow and oak. The path follows around the side of the house, alongside the decked area adjacent to the ground floor bedroom, and across a small bridge over the brook. From here the path leads up through the striking main gardens, which include lawned areas, mature trees and shrubs, a small lily pond and good-size natural pond complete with Koi. Surrounded on all sides by trees the garden has a real feel of being your own personal Edenic private retreat and is a great space for kids to enjoy.
The garden path leads to a gravelled space at the rear of the garden that houses several outbuildings. The largest of these is a good-size home office/workshop. This is a glass fronted workspace that faces back towards the house and has an adjacent decked area for seating and BBQs when the weather is fine. The workshop has power, water and a wood burner. Adjacent to the workshop is a further shed for storage, two green houses, chicken coop, raised beds and a poly tunnel. It is a gardener’s dream!
A final near-house area of side-garden is located to the rear of the property accessible directly from the dining room (or by following the garden around from the main garden). This is a lawned area with mature trees and shrubs and bordered by further mature trees. It is separated from the annex’s private garden by a wooden fence. In the current configuration the annex has its own separate gardens (described below) but, depending on how the annex is used, these could be easily reinstated by removing this fence.
The Annex
In addition to the four bedrooms in the main house this property includes a self-contained annex, currently run as a holiday cottage. All the current furniture and furnishings are included with the house sale. This means that the business would be immediately operational.
The annex can be accessed through a lockable door at the end of the utility area beyond the kitchen or via its own independent private entrance from the drive to the front of the property. Approaching from the drive, the front door opens into a wooden storm porch and boot room. A wooden door opens from this into a hall with downstairs W/C to the left, walkthrough to the back door and the annex’s private garden directly in front, and entrance to the kitchen and living area to the right. Heading right, the open plan living area includes a fitted kitchen with dining area and lounge. It is stylishly decorated with wooden floors, Portuguese natural cork tiles and wood work surfaces in the kitchen.
The kitchen was recently fitted approx. 5 years ago and includes induction hob, integrated oven, dishwasher and fridge-freezer. The kitchen makes the most of the available space offering ample work surface area and storage with both high and low units and has plenty of light from a triple window above the sink. As all contents are included with sale it also includes a Gaggia coffee machine, microwave, sink, toaster and kettle. The dining area is directly to the rear of the kitchen adjacent to the door to the annex’s first floor: It includes a four-seater dining table with benches. The lounge comprises a sitting area with a six-seater sofa facing an electric feature fire and 50” Samsung flat-screen TV.
To the rear of the lounge a door opens into a sleeping area comprising two double bedrooms, two large storage cupboards and a shared family shower room. Both bedrooms include shuttered windows to the annex garden and 32” Sony flat screen TVs. One includes a double bed, the other two singles. The shared shower room includes shower, sink and WC and features a stylish back-lit mirror. Heading upstairs, past a feature alcove with inset storage, leads to an attic ensuite bedroom with dual aspect windows and deco French antique king-size bed. The ensuite is stylishly fitted throughout with Metallic Oxide porcelain feature tiling and includes a rainfall shower, heated towel rail, W/C and a wash basin.
The annex has its own separate garden with a decked outside dining area with six-seater table, secluded hot-tub area and steps leading to a gravelled seating and BBQ area.
Further details
The property whole is on mains electric, water, lpg Tank and sewerage. It is double glazed with hardwood windows throughout.
Situation
Kerswell is a secluded hamlet just off the A373 between Cullompton (5.3 miles) and Honiton (7 miles). The hamlet has its own small playground (at the end of the lane from the property) and is served by library van, milkman and has access to daily essentials in the nearby village shops of Broadhembury (2.2 miles), Kentisbeare (2 miles) and Payhembury (3.4 miles). Payhembury also has its own garage. Kerswell is in the catchment for the outstanding-rated Uffculme secondary school.
Despite its rural location, Kerswell is very well connected with M5 junction 28 only 4.5 miles away providing a direct commute to Exeter (18.6 miles) or Taunton (23 miles). Train stations at Feniton and Honiton (both 7 miles) and Tiverton Parkway (10 miles) provide access to two separate train lines, providing direct connections to Exeter, London, the Midlands and the North of England. Exeter Airport is also within easy reach (12 miles).
The hamlet is set in a valley at the foot of the Blackdown Hills area of outstanding natural beauty and is surrounded by a mosaic of farmland. Beautiful walks through the surrounding countryside start at the front door of the property and there is easy access to the beautiful old woodlands at the top of North hill or at Hembury Fort, a nearby Iron Age hill fort. Broadhembury, the parish centre is a well-preserved mediaeval estate village renowned for its rural charm, community feel, thatched buildings and 13th century church and the nearby towns of Cullompton and Honiton provide supermarkets, coffee shops, restaurants and leisure facilities.
For more options and variety, the cathedral city of Exeter is only 20 miles away and the beautiful sw coast is only a 15-mile drive. Devon’s Jurassic coast and quaint fishing villages are a short drive away (Sidmouth, Branscombe and Beer are all approximately 16 miles away) but access to the M5 puts the majority of the Westcountry including the surfing beaches of Devon and Cornwall within day tripping distance.
