House For Sale £500,000
A delightful barn conversion offering space and character in a rural yet accessible location.
Situated around three miles from the well-served and popular town of Newton Abbot with its mainline railway station, the property forms part of a courtyard of individual yet similarly styled converted barns set amongst fields and countryside. Around two and a quarter miles from the famous Coombe Cellars Inn on the banks of the river Teign and around eight miles from Torquay with its chic marina and Mediterranean coastline, the property is ideally placed fir country life, water sports and communication links.
Accommodation
Virtually detached, Underleat is linked to its neighbour by the roof only, rather than shared walls and offers well-presented and roomy accommodation in an L-shape which extends to around 1800sqft. A spacious reception hallway features a 180° turning staircase with half landing, cupboard under and window above providing plenty of natural light. Off the hallway is a useful guest cloaks with WC and basin. A lovely sitting room features two windows, a solid wooden floor and chimney breast with heavy beam and stone detailing, inset into which is a wood burning stove. On the other side of the hallway is a separate dining room again with the solid wooden floor, which is an excellent second reception room with plenty of space for a large dining table and chairs as well as a sofa, and is well lit being double aspect with a window and door to the garden. The dining room also boasts a very useful coat closet and under stair cupboard and a door leading to the kitchen. The well-proportioned kitchen, which is currently home to a large table in the middle and has fitted cabinets onto two sides, again being double aspect, providing plenty of light and having a sleek tiled floor.
The first-floor landing provides access to four well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which are impressively large. There is a smart modern family bathroom with white suite and the principal bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite shower room with basin and WC.
Parking & Gardens
There is driveway parking at the front for three cars, whilst at the rear is a delightful courtyard-style garden with small area of lawn, rockery and paved terrace, all designed with ease of maintenance of mind.
Agent’s Notes
Council Tax: Currently Band E
Tenure: Freehold
Mains water. Mains electricity. Shared private drainage. Oil-fired central heating.
Service Charge: (For maintenance of shared access driveway and private drainage) Currently £26 pcm.
Whilst this property is not grade II listed, it does lie within the curtilage of the original listed building and could therefore possibly be treated as listed for planning purposes.
Directions
From the Penn Inn roundabout in Newton Abbot, take the Shaldon Road sign posted to Milber and Combeinteignhead. Continue straight ahead at the traffic lights on the road until reaching Netherton. Take the right-hand turning sign posted to Haccombe. Follow the lane towards Haccombe House and the development of barn conversions can be found on the lefthand side.
