House For Sale £450,000
Orchard Terrace, Barnstaple

A beautifully presented early Victorian townhouse c.1837 situated in one of the most desirable locations in Barnstaple. The accommodation which is arranged over three floors is bright, spacious and versatile. The property boasts 4 bedrooms, master with potential to create an En-suite, Living Room with open fireplace, Dining Room, Kitchen/Breakfast Room with multi fuel stove, Family Bathroom & WC. Adjoining the property is an enclosed courtyard Garden, Garage/Workshop. Freehold. Council Tax Band C. EPC Band D.

Situation And Amenities - The property is well located in the much favoured area of Rumsam, on the south east side of the town, convenient for local facilities at Newport including shops, park and riverside walk. The property is also within walking distance of Newport Primary Academy and Park Secondary School. The town centre and the Tarka Trail, part of the National Cycle Network, are also within easy access. Barnstaple is the regional centre for North Devon and the town offers an excellent range of facilities catering for retail, leisure/recreation and education. The town centre is noted for it's restored Pannier Market, the adjacent Butcher's Row and is also home to a thriving theatre as well as North Devon District Hospital. For golfers there are a number of clubs but most noted are the two championship links courses at Saunton and the Royal North Devon. Sailing is available on the coastal waters and Instow, a few miles away on the banks of the River Torridge, is home to the North Devon Yacht Club. The glorious sandy, surfing beaches at Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay and Woolacombe are all within easy motoring distance, as is Exmoor National Park to the north. The nearby North Devon Link Road ( A361) provides a fast route to the M5 at Junction 27 (Tiverton) about 34 miles away and Tiverton Parkway Mainline Station offers a fast service of trains to London, Paddington, in just over 2 hours. Exeter the county town and cathedral city, with its international airport, is about 40 miles.

Description - The property presents recently painted rendered elevations, with replacement traditional style hardwood windows, beneath a tiled roof. The accommodation is arranged over three floors is bright, spacious and versatile with plenty of original period features which has been blended well with 21st century refinements. The property boasts 4 bedrooms, dining/living room, sitting room, kitchen/breakfast room, bathroom and WC. Adjoining the property is an enclosed courtyard garden, garage/workshop. This is certainly a property that has an instant 'wow factor' and definitely needs to be seen to be fully appreciated.

Ground Floor - The property is approached via a STORM PORCH with original tiled entrance and lighting. There is an original front door with stained glass windows leading into ENTRANCE HALL with stripped and varnished floorboards, stairs off to first floor landing, ornate coving and dado rails. UNDERSTAIRS STORAGE. LIVING ROOM with large bay window to the front elevation, exposed floorboards, open fire with marble fireplace and tiled surround. Ornate coving and ceiling rows. The DINING ROOM has a continuation of exposed floorboards and French doors leading out to the rear courtyard garden. Original built in storage cupboards in the recess. The door from the hallway leads into the KITCHEN/BREAKFAST ROOM with windows and doors to side and a rear door which is due to be replaced by a bespoke stable style door. Wood effect flooring, 5kW multi-fuel Arada wood burner on slate hearth. Fitted shaker style kitchen with matching base and wall units, space for range style cooker, extractor hood over, roll top work surfaces, tiled splashback, inset sink and drainer with mixer tap, space for white goods and space for American style fridge freezer. Stairs with exposed treads, central carpet runner, original hand rails and spindles lead to:

First Floor - Split landing with door leading to second floor (described later), built in storage cupboard (potential to create access for En-Suite/Dressing Room in Bedroom 1), additional built in laundry cupboard with wood panelling and ornate octagon rooflight. BEDROOM 1 large bay window to front elevation with built in window seat, fitted carpets, archway through to the dressing room which has potential to create an En-Suite or a further bedroom. BEDROOM 2 window to rear overlooking the courtyard and distant hillside views, fitted carpet, built in shelving in recess. BEDROOM 3/STUDY with window to side and door to rear leading out to flat roof, with potential to create roof terrace (subject to obtaining the necessary permissions). Fitted carpet, newly fitted wall mounted Vaillant Combi gas boiler (covered by 10 year guarantee). FAMILY BATHROOM with opaque window to side, suite comprising corner bath, pedestal wash basin and enclosed shower, partly tiled walls, wood effect vinyl flooring. SEPARATE WC with opaque window to side, dual flush WC, wood effect flooring, potential to add hand wash basin.

Second Floor - BEDROOM 4 with windows to front and rear, walk in bay with views over the rooftops towards Saunton Down, exposed floorboards and ample space for bedroom furniture or to create a snug area, storage in eaves.

Outside - To the front of the property is a SMALL WALLED GARDEN with gated access and mature plants/shrubs. At the rear is an ENCLOSED COURTYARD STYLE GARDEN with grape vine, outside cold water tap, lighting, raised beds and double doors leading into the GARAGE with roller door and access via lane to the rear of the property. Power and light connected.
There is on-street parking on a first come/first serve basis.

Services - All main services are connected, gas fired central heating, new boiler installed June 2023.

Directions - What3Words:
From Barnstaple direction, travel up the main Newport Road. Turn right at the crossroads into South Street. Turn left into Orchard Terrace and number 2 will be found on your left hand side.

Lettings - There has never been a better time to consider a buy-to-let investment and this property may be of interest to buy-to-let investors. Our lettings department has prepared some figures for this property, which should be achievable in the current market. The Stags Residential Letting team would be happy to discuss these figures and provide further information about the letting services on offer. They can be contacted on[use Contact Agent Button] or [use Contact Agent Button]