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House For Sale £1,000,000
Church Road, Combe Down, Bath


Description
A five bedroom detached Georgian property set in a highly desired village location. The house offers spacious accommodation and retains period features throughout. A very private and peaceful location close to all local amenities and schooling.

Description
The original part of this property is believed to have been built around 1750 and could have been ancillary accommodation for a larger nearby property. It could well have provided accommodation for quarrymen as it sat on the edge of what was known as the Combe Park Estate.The property was completely refurbished and extended initially in 1995 and has since undergone various improvements and upgrades since that time. It is now an immaculately presented family home offering versatile accommodation across three floors. Set in a very peaceful and private location in the heart of the village with easy level access to all local amenities and local countryside walks.At ground floor level you find a spacious entrance hallway and then three further rooms which could be utilised as bedrooms, study or further living room with a utility room and shower room with WC. This floor could be habited as a separate dwelling for a dependant relative or as a short/long term rental, if required.

The first floor is accessed via stairs from the ground floor or via its own entrance with steps leading up from the garden. You enter into a large open-plan kitchen diner space with stripped wooden floor and stairs leading to the ground and first floor. A door leads you through to the spacious sitting room with feature Bath stone surround fireplace and dual aspect windows making this a lovely light room. A further door leads you to a more formal dining room with windows overlooking the garden.To the first floor you find two double bedrooms with a shower room and a family bathroom, both with WC's. The main bedroom is very spacious with bespoke built-in wardrobe space.

Externally the garden is mainly laid to lawn with established plentiful beds shrubs and small trees. There is a access to a separate office space adjoined to the house which is ideal for those working from home. You will also find wooden storage sheds located next to the gated entrance. The property is accessed via a lane from Church Road and then a path across the front of the neighbouring property.

Location
Combe Down sits on a level ridge approximately 1.25 mile (2 km) to the south of Bath city centre. It sits at an altitude of 500ft and hence has always been renowned for its clean air quality with many moving from the city for this reason. The village is adjoined to the north by large areas of natural woodland with public footpaths offering stunning panoramic views overlooking the city and equally gratifying views of the Cotswold (AONB) valleys to the south.There is simply no other village like it on the outskirts of the city with such a wide range of local amenities and schooling. This makes it a very popular place for families and those looking for an area with a rural feeling but still within walking distance of the city. You will find every level of schooling in the local vicinity with three nurseries, two academy primary schools, Ralph Allen academy senior school and two independent schools in Prior Park and Monkton Combe, both with pre-prep, prep and senior schools. There is also Threeways School which provides for special education needs from ages 4 to 19 years.

Locally there is an abundance of amenities with doctor's surgery, Bath BMI Clinic, dentist, two pharmacies, highly reputed car garage, award winning delicatessen, fish and chip shop, hair salon, builders merchants, beauty therapist, bakery and Co-op mini-markets. On the western edge of the village is a Tesco Express with petrol station and a large Sainsburys supermarket can also be found in neighbouring Odd Down. Nearby you will also find the excellent country club spa hotel Combe Grove Manor, which provides fine dining, gymnasium, spa treatments, swimming facilities and tennis courts both indoor and outdoor. There is also a new development being built in the village called Mulberry Park. An award winning development of 700 new homes and currently becoming one of Bath's finest, new residential communities. With a new primary school, children's nursery, cafe and state-of-the-art leisure and business facilities, with further amenities to follow, Mulberry Park will also build Bath's first new park for 100 years.The local bus service provides quarter hourly services during the day into the city. For the walkers among you Bath Spa station is a shade over 1.2 mile from the village and you are also afforded a plethora of countryside walks into an 'area of outstanding natural beauty' minutes from the village itself.

Parking
There is the possibility of buying a rank of garages adjoining one side of part of the property which would provide lots of storage space and a number of private parking spaces. Please do enquire with the agent about this and the current parking.

Stamp Duty
There could be £41,250 Stamp Duty payable upon completion.

Tenure
Freehold

Services
Mains gas, electric, water and drainage.

Council Tax
Band - D

EPC Rating
Band - E (new EPC to be issued)

Viewings
This property is marketed by TYNINGS Ltd as a sole agent and viewings are strictly by appointment only. All viewings are accompanied and by prior arrangement. Please contact us to arrange a viewing.

Disclaimer
TYNINGS, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: They assume no responsibility for any statement that may be made in these particulars. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact. Any areas, measurements or distances are approximate. The text, photographs and plans are for guidance only and are not necessarily comprehensive. It should not be assumed that the property has all necessary planning; building regulation or other consents and TYNINGS have not tested any services, equipment or facilities. Purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise.

Council Tax Band: D
Tenure: Freehold

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