House For Sale £1,250,000
If you're an extended family or business-minded buyer, this is a rare chance to purchase two stunning character properties lying adjacent to each other and set in a total of 2.66 acres.
Property 1
According to the listing, this characterful cottage dates back as far as the late-medieval period and as each owner has handed the baton to the next, it has been adapted and extended over the centuries. Much of the original character remains with a plethora of features including beams, flagstones and inglenook fireplaces and yet the house has been brought into the 21st century with comforts such as modern central heating via reclaimed period radiators and private drainage system. It is now a spacious, yet cosy family home.
The front door opens into a traditional cross passage hall with flagstone flooring, wattle and daub panels and steps down to the rear door where there’s a utility area / cloakroom with space for your washing machine. To the west end of the house is an impressive farmhouse style kitchen / dining room with original flagstone flooring, mullion window and large inglenook fireplace complete with original bread oven. The inglenook is fitted with a modern woodburning stove, whilst to one side is traditional walk-in pantry cupboard. Whilst the current vendors favour freestanding kitchen furniture to suit the feel of the property, there are country style fitted units with space for an electric range cooker, and room for your dishwasher. Across the hall is a cosier sitting room or snug, with further inglenook fireplace and beautiful four-panelled chamfered-beam ceiling. To one corner the oak stairs rise to the first floor. Beyond the sitting room is a further larger living room with dual aspect windows and a door opening to the garden on the south side, perfect for the warmer months.
The first floor is as full of character as you would expect. The master bedroom on the east side of the house has a superb, vaulted ceiling and far-reaching views over the gardens and land. An attractive en suite shower room has been created to one corner, with lovely use of natural wood and travertine stone. At the west end of the house is a further en suite bedroom. This en suite has a pretty, stone squint window and is fitted with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and concealed cistern WC. There are two further characterful bedrooms with mullion windows, and a beautifully moderised family bathroom with freestanding bath, separate double shower cubicle with dual head controls including overhead rain shower, WC and wash hand basin. The bathroom has both underfloor heating making it cosy underfoot and a chrome ladder style towel radiator.
Property 1 - Outside
The grounds including the garden, extend to 2.51 acres in total with the majority of the land to the south of the house. Accessed from the lane (see agents note) the driveway leads to the rear of the house and provides parking and turning circle. To the southwest corner of the land is a substantial dutch barn of steel and timber construction, providing copious storage.
The gardens are enclosed by post and rail fencing. The original well has a stone surround and grill for safety. A mature tree has been transformed into a little persons’ paradise with two storey treehouses accessed via a metal spiral staircase and to one side of the garden is a chicken coup for your feathered friends. The oil-fired central heating boiler is located externally, adjoining the cloakroom / utility wall. To the front of the house is a small front garden with access to the main front door although on a day-to-day basis you are likely to use the rear door into the same cross passage hall.
Property 2
Although the exact age of the original Wagon House is unknown, the listing suggests it dates from the early-mid 1800’s but may date back as far as the 17th century. Being Grade II listed, a great deal of care and imagination has clearly gone into this sympathetic and stunning conversion. The resulting two-bedroom home manages to feel surprisingly spacious, warm and bright not least due to the vaulted ceilings, generous windows and clever use of oak throughout.
This is a unique opportunity, whether you are looking for a “home from home”, lead a busy lifestyle or wish to downsize to a detached character property.
Entering the property from the east side, a door opens into a spacious hall with oak staircase leading to the first floor and latch door to a useful understairs cupboard. The oak flooring extends through the hall, and through oak double doors into the living room beyond, unifying the spaces perfectly. To one side is a downstairs cloakroom, and walk-in Utility / Laundry cupboard with space for your washing machine, oak worktop, and complementary cupboards for those household essentials.
The living room enjoys floor to ceiling windows on the west side, making the most of the afternoon and evening sunshine with oak french doors opening onto a small stone patio with room for a bistro set. The room has lovely square proportions and some of the original stone walls have been left exposed for added character. An opening takes you through to a beautiful recent extension to the rear, creating a stunning kitchen / dining / living space with two sets of bi-fold doors on the south side helping to bring the “outside-in”. The kitchen is fitted with attractive sage green units with ceramic double butler sink and oak worktops, set off by attractive rustic glazed tiling. The units also include integrated dishwasher, electric hob and oven with cooker hood over. There is ample room for a generous farmhouse style table if you wish, and still more room for a comfy chair or two from which to admire the view over the orchards beyond.
On the first floor the rooms retain their vaulted ceilings and exposed oak beams, once again set off by oak latch doors to all rooms. The spacious master bedroom on the west side enjoys full length windows and a forged steel Juliet balcony very much in keeping with its heritage. A Jack and Jill shower room acts as an en suite but also a secondary shower room for the second bedroom if required. The en suite is fitted with a double shower cubicle with walk-in glass screen and dual head controls, concealed cistern WC and wash hand basin with associated storage, and white ladder-style towel radiator. The second bedroom is a good size twin or double room with easterly aspect. The separate family bathroom is fitted with double-ended freestanding bath and wall mounted taps. The vanity wash hand basin set in oak also has wall mounted taps, giving a sleek look.
From the hand-crafted french oak windows, to the beautiful ironmongery and floors, the attention to detail throughout this property is exceptional. Couple this with underfloor heating, and an air source heat pump and you have the perfect blend of period charm and modern hassle-free living.
Property 2 - Outside
To one side, the gravelled driveway provides parking and access to the gardens which are predominantly on the south side of the property. However, adjoining the house on the west side is a small stone patio providing a pleasant spot to sit outside the living room doors. Adjoining the kitchen / dining room is a more substantial patio area with ample room to dine and entertain outside, extending onto a good sized lawned garden enclosed with rustic cleft post and rail fencing in order to retain the view of the orchards behind. To the east side, is a close-boarded fence for greater privacy. This area currently includes a further patio with space for hot tub.
Agents Note
The properties are both Grade II listed.
An indemnity policy covers the use of the unregistered land / track access from the lane.
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, cafes and supermarkets and is also well placed for road links via the A358 to the A303, A30 and M5. Ilton benefits from facilities including a pre-school and primary school, cricket pitch, public house, village hall and riding stables / livery yard. Not far away is the picturesque village of Barrington famed for its impressive National Trust house and workshops, and excellent pub. Taunton the County Town, (9 miles) 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).
Property 1
According to the listing, this characterful cottage dates back as far as the late-medieval period and as each owner has handed the baton to the next, it has been adapted and extended over the centuries. Much of the original character remains with a plethora of features including beams, flagstones and inglenook fireplaces and yet the house has been brought into the 21st century with comforts such as modern central heating via reclaimed period radiators and private drainage system. It is now a spacious, yet cosy family home.
The front door opens into a traditional cross passage hall with flagstone flooring, wattle and daub panels and steps down to the rear door where there’s a utility area / cloakroom with space for your washing machine. To the west end of the house is an impressive farmhouse style kitchen / dining room with original flagstone flooring, mullion window and large inglenook fireplace complete with original bread oven. The inglenook is fitted with a modern woodburning stove, whilst to one side is traditional walk-in pantry cupboard. Whilst the current vendors favour freestanding kitchen furniture to suit the feel of the property, there are country style fitted units with space for an electric range cooker, and room for your dishwasher. Across the hall is a cosier sitting room or snug, with further inglenook fireplace and beautiful four-panelled chamfered-beam ceiling. To one corner the oak stairs rise to the first floor. Beyond the sitting room is a further larger living room with dual aspect windows and a door opening to the garden on the south side, perfect for the warmer months.
The first floor is as full of character as you would expect. The master bedroom on the east side of the house has a superb, vaulted ceiling and far-reaching views over the gardens and land. An attractive en suite shower room has been created to one corner, with lovely use of natural wood and travertine stone. At the west end of the house is a further en suite bedroom. This en suite has a pretty, stone squint window and is fitted with shower cubicle, wash hand basin and concealed cistern WC. There are two further characterful bedrooms with mullion windows, and a beautifully moderised family bathroom with freestanding bath, separate double shower cubicle with dual head controls including overhead rain shower, WC and wash hand basin. The bathroom has both underfloor heating making it cosy underfoot and a chrome ladder style towel radiator.
Property 1 - Outside
The grounds including the garden, extend to 2.51 acres in total with the majority of the land to the south of the house. Accessed from the lane (see agents note) the driveway leads to the rear of the house and provides parking and turning circle. To the southwest corner of the land is a substantial dutch barn of steel and timber construction, providing copious storage.
The gardens are enclosed by post and rail fencing. The original well has a stone surround and grill for safety. A mature tree has been transformed into a little persons’ paradise with two storey treehouses accessed via a metal spiral staircase and to one side of the garden is a chicken coup for your feathered friends. The oil-fired central heating boiler is located externally, adjoining the cloakroom / utility wall. To the front of the house is a small front garden with access to the main front door although on a day-to-day basis you are likely to use the rear door into the same cross passage hall.
Property 2
Although the exact age of the original Wagon House is unknown, the listing suggests it dates from the early-mid 1800’s but may date back as far as the 17th century. Being Grade II listed, a great deal of care and imagination has clearly gone into this sympathetic and stunning conversion. The resulting two-bedroom home manages to feel surprisingly spacious, warm and bright not least due to the vaulted ceilings, generous windows and clever use of oak throughout.
This is a unique opportunity, whether you are looking for a “home from home”, lead a busy lifestyle or wish to downsize to a detached character property.
Entering the property from the east side, a door opens into a spacious hall with oak staircase leading to the first floor and latch door to a useful understairs cupboard. The oak flooring extends through the hall, and through oak double doors into the living room beyond, unifying the spaces perfectly. To one side is a downstairs cloakroom, and walk-in Utility / Laundry cupboard with space for your washing machine, oak worktop, and complementary cupboards for those household essentials.
The living room enjoys floor to ceiling windows on the west side, making the most of the afternoon and evening sunshine with oak french doors opening onto a small stone patio with room for a bistro set. The room has lovely square proportions and some of the original stone walls have been left exposed for added character. An opening takes you through to a beautiful recent extension to the rear, creating a stunning kitchen / dining / living space with two sets of bi-fold doors on the south side helping to bring the “outside-in”. The kitchen is fitted with attractive sage green units with ceramic double butler sink and oak worktops, set off by attractive rustic glazed tiling. The units also include integrated dishwasher, electric hob and oven with cooker hood over. There is ample room for a generous farmhouse style table if you wish, and still more room for a comfy chair or two from which to admire the view over the orchards beyond.
On the first floor the rooms retain their vaulted ceilings and exposed oak beams, once again set off by oak latch doors to all rooms. The spacious master bedroom on the west side enjoys full length windows and a forged steel Juliet balcony very much in keeping with its heritage. A Jack and Jill shower room acts as an en suite but also a secondary shower room for the second bedroom if required. The en suite is fitted with a double shower cubicle with walk-in glass screen and dual head controls, concealed cistern WC and wash hand basin with associated storage, and white ladder-style towel radiator. The second bedroom is a good size twin or double room with easterly aspect. The separate family bathroom is fitted with double-ended freestanding bath and wall mounted taps. The vanity wash hand basin set in oak also has wall mounted taps, giving a sleek look.
From the hand-crafted french oak windows, to the beautiful ironmongery and floors, the attention to detail throughout this property is exceptional. Couple this with underfloor heating, and an air source heat pump and you have the perfect blend of period charm and modern hassle-free living.
Property 2 - Outside
To one side, the gravelled driveway provides parking and access to the gardens which are predominantly on the south side of the property. However, adjoining the house on the west side is a small stone patio providing a pleasant spot to sit outside the living room doors. Adjoining the kitchen / dining room is a more substantial patio area with ample room to dine and entertain outside, extending onto a good sized lawned garden enclosed with rustic cleft post and rail fencing in order to retain the view of the orchards behind. To the east side, is a close-boarded fence for greater privacy. This area currently includes a further patio with space for hot tub.
Agents Note
The properties are both Grade II listed.
An indemnity policy covers the use of the unregistered land / track access from the lane.
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, cafes and supermarkets and is also well placed for road links via the A358 to the A303, A30 and M5. Ilton benefits from facilities including a pre-school and primary school, cricket pitch, public house, village hall and riding stables / livery yard. Not far away is the picturesque village of Barrington famed for its impressive National Trust house and workshops, and excellent pub. Taunton the County Town, (9 miles) 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).
