House For Sale £200,000
Sandford is a popular place to love due to its characterful look, proximity to Crediton and Exeter and the fact it has so much going on. With a primary school, community shop, two pubs, an active community hall and regular bus services, it’s a connected village that retains its own character and history. This Grade II Listed property was converted a few years ago from the original church vestry and retains a lot of the original character. More recently, the current owner has further updated the kitchen to provide a functional yet in keeping open plan space which benefits from integrated appliances and is well fitted to the space. There is a wonderful large stone fireplace with a wood-burning stove which is the feature of the main room plus the solid wood spiral staircase that rises to the first floor bedroom. In addition, there is a shower room off the main living space too. Hidden in the floor of the living space is a trap door giving access to a fixed ladder down to the lower ground floor. Ideal for use as a store or office, it also has a small door to the street outside (so you don’t have to use the ladder!). There’s plenty of built in storage down here and if it was being used as an Airbnb, an ideal place to keep locked for stores and supplies – even bikes etc.
Although there is no garden or parking, the village is surrounded by country walks. There’s also a park and playing field and ample parking in the village car park (free).
Please see the floorplan for room sizes.
Current Council Tax: Band B - Mid Devon 2023/24 - £1771.94
Utilities: Mains electric, water, telephone & broadband
Broadband within this postcode: Superfast Enabled
Drainage: Mains drainage
Heating: Electric heating and wood-burner
Listed: Yes – Grade II
Tenure: Freehold
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.
DIRECTIONS : For sat-nav use EX17 4LZ and the What3Words address is ///weeds.adjust.racked
but if you want the traditional directions, please read on.
Entering Sandford from Crediton, proceed up the hill passing The Rose and Crown and at the top, bear left into The Square. You’ll see the shop on your right and The Lamb Inn ahead of you. Take the next right into Church Street and the property will be found on the left. For viewings, best to park in The Square or the village car park by the village hall and walk the short distance to the property.
EPC Rating: G
