House For Sale £475,000
Attractive 2 bedroom Coach House positioned in the heart of the desirable town of Sidmouth. Council Tax Band D. Freehold. EPC Band C.
Situation - Cedar Shade is a prestigious gated development of ten dwellings in a superb, quiet, yet town centre location within the Conservation area, and only ten minutes' walk to the sea front. The original Listed main house holds a Blue Plaque and is well-known locally as a former home of the respected poet Elizabeth Barrett-Browning in the 1830s. It now houses four luxury apartments and there are six other unique dwellings, which were added to the development in 2009. One of these was the Coach House, which is peacefully located at the rear of the development. Maintenance costs for all the properties on the development are the responsibility of the respective owners.
The stunning Regency town of Sidmouth is positioned part way along the rolling coastline of East Devon, noted for its long esplanade, beaches and beautiful public gardens. The town has a range of independent shops and amenities, including a cinema and a theatre. Its recreational facilities include a swimming pool, sailing, cricket, rugby, tennis, bowls and croquet clubs, and a popular golf course. Sidmouth is within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on the spectacular Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site.
The cathedral city of Exeter is an easy commute to the west and offers a wide range of facilities, rail links on the Paddington and Waterloo lines, access to the M5 at Junction 30 and Exeter International Airport.
Description - The Coach House is a well-presented detached, lower-maintenance freehold property in excellent condition, which includes living accommodation on the first floor and a wider than average single garage on the ground floor.
Access to the Coach House is via its own external staircase. There is also gentle inclining steps providing rear access, via the rear terrace. It has been extensively re-modelled in recent years; to include two en-suites, a newly-fitted stylish kitchen, new lounge feature windows, new Velux windows, double French doors, a fitted study/utility room and engineered wood flooring through the main living space. The utility is currently used as a study, and has plumbing for a washing machine/sink to easily convert back. The kitchen houses an integrated washing machine, freezer and dish-washer and has a free standing larder fridge. It also benefits from higher than average semi-vaulted ceilings.
It has a private south-facing front courtyard, a rear terrace and a south-facing sea-view terrace, looking out over the town and countryside towards the sea (these could easily be fully enclosed for a small child or family pet). The rear and western sides of the property are protected by tall walls, which offer a high degree of privacy. On the other side of these walls is a select, private sheltered-housing retirement complex.
Outside - Cedar Shade has extensive, landscaped grounds, which are well-maintained for the quiet enjoyment of residents and their guests, including the Coach House. An electronic gate provides access to the development's drive which sweeps up and around to the property and its garage. The garage has an electronically operated door, storage shelving and an electric power supply.
There are additional parking spaces for residents and their guests.
Services - Electricity, Gas central heating, Mains Water, BT points.
EPC Rating: C
Tenure - The Coach House freehold includes the garages for the main house apartments on the ground floor; these garages are held on individual leases with comprehensive covenants and a peppercorn rent. Garage users from the main house pay an annual contribution of 10% towards the Coach House's buildings insurance . All garages have quiet electrically operated doors. Maintenance of garage doors are the responsibility of the respective garage users, as detailed in the covenants.
The grounds service charge and insurance for 2022/23 is £850, which covers the gardening, general maintenance, communal lighting, upkeep of the electric gates and Managing Agent's fees.
There is a communal recycling store, maintained by the development.
Please note: this property would make an excellent main home or holiday home; however, commercial holiday lettings are not allowed on this development. The property can be let on an Assured Short-hold Tenancy Agreement.
Directions - From Exeter, take the A3052 to Sidmouth. Turn right at the Bowd Inn and continue approximately two miles down to the filter roundabout at the Woodlands Hotel. Turn left and continue down All Saints Road for 100 yards where Cedar Shade can be found on the left. There is a pedestrian gate at the side of the electrically operated main gates.
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Situation - Cedar Shade is a prestigious gated development of ten dwellings in a superb, quiet, yet town centre location within the Conservation area, and only ten minutes' walk to the sea front. The original Listed main house holds a Blue Plaque and is well-known locally as a former home of the respected poet Elizabeth Barrett-Browning in the 1830s. It now houses four luxury apartments and there are six other unique dwellings, which were added to the development in 2009. One of these was the Coach House, which is peacefully located at the rear of the development. Maintenance costs for all the properties on the development are the responsibility of the respective owners.
The stunning Regency town of Sidmouth is positioned part way along the rolling coastline of East Devon, noted for its long esplanade, beaches and beautiful public gardens. The town has a range of independent shops and amenities, including a cinema and a theatre. Its recreational facilities include a swimming pool, sailing, cricket, rugby, tennis, bowls and croquet clubs, and a popular golf course. Sidmouth is within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is on the spectacular Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site.
The cathedral city of Exeter is an easy commute to the west and offers a wide range of facilities, rail links on the Paddington and Waterloo lines, access to the M5 at Junction 30 and Exeter International Airport.
Description - The Coach House is a well-presented detached, lower-maintenance freehold property in excellent condition, which includes living accommodation on the first floor and a wider than average single garage on the ground floor.
Access to the Coach House is via its own external staircase. There is also gentle inclining steps providing rear access, via the rear terrace. It has been extensively re-modelled in recent years; to include two en-suites, a newly-fitted stylish kitchen, new lounge feature windows, new Velux windows, double French doors, a fitted study/utility room and engineered wood flooring through the main living space. The utility is currently used as a study, and has plumbing for a washing machine/sink to easily convert back. The kitchen houses an integrated washing machine, freezer and dish-washer and has a free standing larder fridge. It also benefits from higher than average semi-vaulted ceilings.
It has a private south-facing front courtyard, a rear terrace and a south-facing sea-view terrace, looking out over the town and countryside towards the sea (these could easily be fully enclosed for a small child or family pet). The rear and western sides of the property are protected by tall walls, which offer a high degree of privacy. On the other side of these walls is a select, private sheltered-housing retirement complex.
Outside - Cedar Shade has extensive, landscaped grounds, which are well-maintained for the quiet enjoyment of residents and their guests, including the Coach House. An electronic gate provides access to the development's drive which sweeps up and around to the property and its garage. The garage has an electronically operated door, storage shelving and an electric power supply.
There are additional parking spaces for residents and their guests.
Services - Electricity, Gas central heating, Mains Water, BT points.
EPC Rating: C
Tenure - The Coach House freehold includes the garages for the main house apartments on the ground floor; these garages are held on individual leases with comprehensive covenants and a peppercorn rent. Garage users from the main house pay an annual contribution of 10% towards the Coach House's buildings insurance . All garages have quiet electrically operated doors. Maintenance of garage doors are the responsibility of the respective garage users, as detailed in the covenants.
The grounds service charge and insurance for 2022/23 is £850, which covers the gardening, general maintenance, communal lighting, upkeep of the electric gates and Managing Agent's fees.
There is a communal recycling store, maintained by the development.
Please note: this property would make an excellent main home or holiday home; however, commercial holiday lettings are not allowed on this development. The property can be let on an Assured Short-hold Tenancy Agreement.
Directions - From Exeter, take the A3052 to Sidmouth. Turn right at the Bowd Inn and continue approximately two miles down to the filter roundabout at the Woodlands Hotel. Turn left and continue down All Saints Road for 100 yards where Cedar Shade can be found on the left. There is a pedestrian gate at the side of the electrically operated main gates.
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