Cottage for sale in Fore Street, Holbeton, Plymouth PL8

Price

Guide Price £425,000 - £450,000

situation

The charming and picturesque South Hams village of Holbeton is well served with amenities including a village shop and Post Office, The Mildmay Colours public house, Holbeton Primary School and Pre-School. There is a strong sense of community with a range of village clubs and associations including amateur dramatics, gardening, cricket and more.

Holbeton is surrounded by glorious countryside and walks down to the River Erme with the beautiful and unspoilt Mothecombe Beach a 10 minute drive away. Dartmoor National Park and the golf clubs at Bigbury and Elfordleigh are also within easy reach. The nearby villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo are a yachting haven. The A38 provides quick access to the M5 and Cornwall, and is easily accessible, approximately six miles away.

The historic and vibrant waterfront city of Plymouth is just under 11 miles away and offers a wide range of shops, large department stores, restaurants, Theatre Royal, and cinemas. The leisure facilities are outstanding with superb watersports in and around Plymouth Sound and the Plymouth Life Centre.

Description

Situated near the heart of the village, yet offering a good degree of privacy, this charming cottage is believed to date from the 1700s. Formerly two cottages and a wash house, this detached property boasts a wealth of character features which create a welcoming and cosy home, such as wood-burners, flagstone floor, solid sanded wooden doors, exposed beams and walls. The vendors are able to offer no onward chain and the property would suit those looking for an active village lifestyle close to the coast within commuting distance of Plymouth.

In brief, the accommodation comprises kitchen/breakfast room, lounge, downstairs shower room, rear porch/utility and on the upper floors two double bedrooms, study/occasional bedroom 3, family bathroom and attic room.

The enclosed front entrance porch provides a useful space for shoes and opens to the entrance hall with doors to the lounge and kitchen/breakfast room. The double aspect kitchen/breakfast room has two windows looking down over the village to the countryside beyond and a window with seat below, enjoying a Southerly aspect overlooking the front garden. The cottage style kitchen has a slate flagstone floor, bespoke freestanding wooden kitchen cupboards, shelves, dresser, wooden worktops and Belfast sink. In the centre of the room there is space for a table and chairs. An oil fired Rayburn with two ovens and large hotplate was installed by the owners in 2016 and provides hot water and central heating.

The lounge is the perfect place to withdraw to on a winter's evening, with a woodburner in the fireplace with granite mantel over and exposed painted beams. A window overlooks the front garden, with double doors opening to the rear porch with utility area (space and plumbing for washing machine). From the utility, an external door opens to the front garden and another door to the downstairs shower room with large shower cubicle, electric shower, fully tiled walls and WC.

Stairs lead to the first floor landing, which has lovely views down over the village to the countryside beyond. Bedroom one, a double, has real individual character with a vaulted ceiling exposing the a-frame roof joists, 'school' style radiator and a range of fitted wardrobes with sailing motif pierced into the wooden doors. From the landing a door opens to the bathroom, with a pale blue coloured suite (bath with electric shower over, basin, WC). The final door opens to the study which could be used as an occasional third bedroom. Bookshelves with concealed lighting, line many of the walls and there is also a fold-down solid oak desk. A door leads to the second bedroom, a double, with an external door leading out to the front garden steps. A window also overlooks the front and a woodburner sits in the fireplace. From the garden, a small door in the gable end of the house opens into an attic room above bedroom two, which is ideal for storage yet offers potential (subject to a

outside

An off road parking area comfortably fits two cars side by side and is fenced with a gate to the front garden.

The front garden is laid with slate chippings, with wooden planters. Steps lead up to the rear under a rose covered arch, with flower borders to the side. The private rear garden boasts a summerhouse (electricity connected), potting shed (electricity connected) and storage shed. A South facing patio boasts a pergola with scented Jasmine, which is a lovely spot to relax in. The garden is well screened by a collection of mature shrubs to the sides, and an arch with Clematis. A lawn with a small pond and apple tree is situated in the centre of the garden.

Services

Mains electricity, water and drainage. Oil fired central heating.

Tenure

Freehold.

Council tax and local authority

Band E. South Hams District Council.

Viewings

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