House For Sale £775,000
The Old Mill adjoins open countryside, and is situated on the edge of the small hamlet of Upton Hellions, with the highly sought after village of Sandford within a couple of miles and the popular market town of Crediton just minutes away. Exeter and Tiverton (M5) are an easy commute too. The area is very unspoiled with rolling hills and quiet country lanes. Upton Hellions is on a no through road so there’s little traffic other than residents and visitors.
The Old Mill is steeped in history and is believed to date back to the 17th Century. The Mill is believed to have been operating up to the 1930’s, with the previous owners having sympathetically converted the Mill in 1995, ensuring they retained many period features including exposed beams, stonework and brickwork. It’s an imposing property and truly unique with its gardens and the old leat and is sure to be one to fall in love with. The property enjoys oil fired central heating, enhanced by solar panels, mains electricity and water and private drainage and it isn’t listed.
Internally, you enter on the upper ground floor. A hallway gives access to the kitchen/breakfast room with views down over the gardens from its balconied window. There’s a separate dining room too plus a useful WC and stairs take you in both directions. Upwards, on the first floor is a large living room with wood-burner and bedroom 4 plus a bathroom and then up again to a further 3 bedrooms and another bathroom. The lower ground floor is currently used as a store/workshop but would make a super home office or games room.
The property is accessed from the country lane (no through road) which leads into a useful large parking and turning area, adjacent to the detached double garage which provides excellent storage for vehicles or hobbies.
The beautiful grounds (which extend to a fraction under 2 acres in total) are a real feature of the property, with level long sweeping lawned garden and grounds offering extensive areas for children and dogs to enjoy, gardeners to garden, grow fresh produce or even keep some animals. The current owners have really enhanced the gardens with an abundance of colour and year round plants. The original mill leat runs through two stone ponds and is a beautiful focal point. The whole garden attracts a variety of species which can be observed from the property. The boundary includes a small section of the River Creedy with single bank fishing rights which are included within the sale.
Agents Notes: There is a public right of way that passes through beside the house (occasionally used).
There has been planning permission to extend the property (now lapsed).
Please see the floorplan for room sizes.
Current Council Tax: F (Mid Devon 2023/24 - £3203.61
Utilities: Mains electric, water, telephone and broadband, plus modern oil tank and solar PV
Income: Solar PV is on a transferable FIT and pays approx. £1200 per year
Fastest broadband speed within this postcode: 4G/5G wifi router approx. 35Mbps
Drainage: Private drainage (Septic tank)
Heating: Oil-fired central heating
Listed: No
Tenure: Freehold
DIRECTIONS: From Crediton leave the town on the A3072 towards Tiverton and cross the River Creedy at Creedy Bridge, taking the next left, signposted to Upton Hellions. Go into the hamlet and continue on this road. Turn left where signposted Hellions Mill and Hellions Barton. Follow the lane to the end, where you will see The Old Mill on your left.
Sandford is a civil parish and village 1½ miles north of Crediton, with a historic 12th Century Church. It has an old -world feel, with slender twisting streets, flanked by antique thatched cottages – displaying a menagerie of “Beatrix Potter” style perennial gardens. At the village heart sits a 16thCentury Post House, enshrined by creepers – this is now ‘The Lamb Inn’, an award winning pub/ restaurant; with a rustic aesthetic and cheerful spirit. Featured in ‘The Daily Mail’s – 20 Best British Country Pubs’ (2015). Across the way from here is the shop/ post office, run by the local community. Community is something that underpins every aspect of Sandford, including the local sporting events. Residents have a choice of things to do: such as joining the village cricket, tennis, football and rugby clubs. Sandford has a highly sought after pre-school and a primary school (known for its classic Greek-style architecture). Older ones fall within the direct catchment for Q.E.C.C. in Crediton (with an Ofsted “outstanding” Sixth Form). Sandford is linked to Crediton via a footpath, that runs through the Millennium Green on the outskirts of the village – past a wildflower meadow, herb garden, over a crystal stream, yonder tilled fields to a little copse at the town’s-edge.
CREDITON : An ancient market town, with a contemporary feel – only a short, 20-minute drive NW from the city of Exeter. Set in the Vale of the River Creedy, amongst gentle, rolling hills and verdant pastures. Sincerely picture postcard. Once the capital of Devon, Crediton is famed for its inspiring sandstone church and for being the birthplace of Saint Boniface in 680 AD. Its high street is a vibrant place, abuzz with trade –artisan coffee shops, roaring pubs, a farmers’ market and bakeries, jam-packed with mouthwatering delights. For those commuting it has hassle free transport links into Exeter and for schooling a prestigious community college (Queen Elizabeth’s) – with an Ofsted “outstanding” sixth form. In addition, it boasts a brilliant gym & leisure centre for New Year’s resolutions, two supermarkets for the weekly shop and a trading estate for any practical needs. All neatly held in a single valley.
EPC Rating: D
