House For Sale £220,000
Kirkham Street, Somerton, Somerset, TA11

Located just a stone’s throw from the heart of Somerton, Bell Cottage is a pretty two-bedroomed cottage with scope to enhance, featuring a private courtyard garden, two good sized bedrooms and benefitting from being sold with no onward chain.

Bell Cottage is a deceptive, quaint, two-bedroom home, ideally situated just off of Market Place, the heart of the historic town of Somerton. Offering the opportunity for a new proprietor to make their own, and being sold with no onward chain.
The property is accessed from the front via an obscure-glazed PVC door which leads into the carpeted living room. A bright and airy room with a wonderful feature Lias stone fireplace with wood burning stove inset. A large window to the front brings in plenty of light, and a door to the rear leads through into the kitchen. Laid with terracotta tiles and featuring a row of wall and base units, with electric hob & oven, stainless steel sink with drainer and stairs rising to the first floor with space for storage underneath. Beyond the kitchen is the bathroom – tiled throughout and recently updated with a suite of bath with shower over, low-level WC and pedestal basin. The kitchen further leads out to a rear porch, fitted out with shelving and power, with a door out to the garden.

The stairs rise up to the first floor, where there are two bedrooms. Bedroom 1 is a very generous double room, with double glazed window to the front and small Lias stone character fireplace. Bedroom 2 is a very good sized second room, with double glazed window overlooking the rear courtyard and airing cupboard the houses the hot water tank. Both bedrooms are carpeted throughout.

Kirkham Street is located in the very heart of Somerton, just off of Market Place. This historic town offers a fine level of amenities with numerous independent retailers and a selection of cafes, coffee shops and public houses together with a recently opened delicatessen. The town offers a bank, library, doctor and dentist surgeries, and primary schools. Secondary schooling is offered at nearby Huish Episcopi whilst there are sixth form collages in both Yeovil and Street, also the home of Millfield School and Clarks Village. Mainline train stations are offered in nearby Castle Cary (Paddington line) and Yeovil (Waterloo line) whilst road communications are well catered for via the A303.

The rear garden for Bell Cottage is a modest courtyard space laid on one side with Cotswold stone chippings, and the other to patio, with a couple of well-established shrubs providing a pleasant bit of greenery to the space. The garden features large stone walls to two sides creating a wonderfully private space to enjoy, along with a very handy garden shed in the back corner, with ample storage. Bell cottage front Kirkham Street and although has no allocated parking space, there is ample space to park on the road immediately opposite the house.