Detached house for sale in Lower Chillington, Ilminster, Somerset TA19

It’s all about the location and the potential! Stunning views, and a southerly facing garden await you at this spacious detached house offering huge scope for updating and extension. A rare opportunity.

The Property

Having remained in the same family’s ownership for many years, the property is now being sold with no onward chain and offers a new owner the chance to create their own family home in a stunning location with the most beautiful outlook. Set in the rolling south somerset countryside, well away from busy roads it backs onto open fields at the rear and sits in the middle of a good size plot extending to a fifth of an acre in total.

The front door opens into an entrance hall with understairs storage. To the front, a spacious sitting room overlooks the pretty front garden and parish church beyond. It’s a dual aspect room so there’s plenty of natural light and an attractive stone fireplace houses a multifuel stove. Beyond the hall, is a versatile open plan dining / family room. To one side is a range of fitted units to match the kitchen and the oil-fired central heating boiler. An archway leads through to a kitchen at the rear with glorious views over the garden and countryside and oil-fired aga. The kitchen is fitted with a range of units including floor and wall mounted storage cupboards and drawers with work surfaces over incorporating stainless steel sink unit. From the dining /family room a further opening leads through to a useful snug with patio doors opening out onto the garden.

To one side of the dining / family room a side lobby opens into the side passageway and also to a useful downstairs WC. The side passageway is a really handy undercover space with polycarbonate roof and practical tiled floor. There are doors to either end leading to the front and rear and it gives you dry access to the garage / workshop.

On the first floor the landing provides access to the loft space via a hatch and houses the airing cupboards with hot water cylinder and slatted shelving.

There are three good size bedrooms. The dual aspect double room to the front of the house has a pleasant outlook over the church and countryside beyond and has fitted bedroom furniture. Likewise the rear double has similar fitted units and stunning views over the fields. The third bedroom is an L-shaped room with further fitted storage over the stairs including a linen cupboard with radiator. At the rear a shower room includes a coloured suite with shower cubicle, WC, bidet and wash hand basin.
The property currently has aluminium double glazing and oil-fired central heating.

Outside

To the front, the property is accessed from the lane via metal gates leading onto a driveway providing parking and access to the adjacent garage / workshop. The front garden is laid to lawn edged with flower borders and includes apple trees and mature shrubs. A pathway leads to the front door and side passageway, with a further path leading around to the west side of the house. Here there are storage areas for logs and bins, and good wide access to the rear garden.

The garage / workshop is a generous size (see floorplan) with roller shutter door to the front. The garage section is around 17’3 in length plus a further workshop area at the rear extending to another 14’1 in length. The workshop is fitted with various storage and workbench, and has power connected. At the rear of the workshop, accessed from the rear garden is a further potting shed area with polycarbonate roof, windows overlooking the garden and useful extra sink unit. There is also an outside tap.

The rear garden immediately behind the house consists of a large lawn with retaining walls and raised border. Steps lead up to the upper garden which immediately adjoins the fields behind. The upper garden includes a large vegetable plot and further area with strawberries, raspberry canes and rhubarb. A timber gate gives access to a separate area in the corner of the garden where steps lead down to the roadside (see agents note).

To the east side of the garden is a further substantial workshop (see floorplan) of block construction with metal roof. This also has power and light connected and an outside tap. Beyond this the lawned garden continues and there is a further pre-fabricated concrete storage shed.

Situation

Lower Chillington is the older part of the village, centred around the 13th century church. It’s a small rural hamlet, conveniently placed almost equidistant of Ilminster and Crewkerne and within easy reach of excellent road links, whilst being situated along quiet country lanes, very much away from busy traffic.

Ilminster lies c.4 miles to the northwest and has a wide variety of independent stores. These are mostly centred around the market square and 15th century Minster church and have everything you need from an award-winning butchers, delicatessen, cheese and dairy shop, homewares, antiques stores, clothes boutiques and gift shops. Ilminster is also well served by a town-centre Tesco store with ample free parking. Alongside is a bowls club and tennis club and Close-by a town library. Ilminster Arts Centre is a vibrant arts venue with licensed café and there are plenty of other places to eat too, including pubs, cafes, restaurants and take-aways. The town also benefits from several hairdressers / beauty salons and a dental surgery as well as modern health centre on the southern side of the town with two doctors' surgeries. Ilminster is arguably one of South-Somerset's prettiest market towns and has everything you need for day to day living on your doorstep. Should you need to go further afield it benefits from superb road links via the A303 and A358.

Crewkerne lies c.5 miles to the southeast and is another small market town with attractive Georgian centre, and also benefits from a Waitrose supermarket and mainline railway station (London Waterloo).

Property Information

An area of land to the west of the garden includes a public footpath which proceeds from the roadside across the neighbouring field.

The vendor is currently in the process of updating an error on the land registry plan and they hope that this will run alongside the conveyancing process. Please ask us for further updates on timescales.

Services

Mains electricity. Private Water supply and private drainage. Oil fired central heating and aga.

Broadband - Standard broadband is available.
Mobile phone coverage - Network coverage is good both indoor and outdoor.
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Tenure (including lease details)
Freehold

Current Council Tax Band

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Flood Risk

Stated as very low risk from both the Rivers and Sea, and Surface Water
Stated as unlikely from groundwater and reservoirs