Terraced house for sale in East Street, Ilminster TA19

With countryside views and yet right in the heart of the pretty town centre, this spacious and cosy cottage has three double bedrooms and a long south facing garden.

The Property

Conveniently located in the pretty and thriving town centre, the residents of this cottage will enjoy easy access to a range of amenities. Yet, step into your back garden and you'll enjoy picturesque views across the town towards the surrounding countryside, providing a sense of tranquility and escape. Inside, you'll find a cozy, functional and surprisingly spacious layout with features typical of a period cottage including good proportions, built-in storage and lovely feature fireplace with wood-burning stove.

The recently replaced double glazed front door takes you into a roomy and characterful front sitting room. The fireplace is the real focal point and wood effect flooring gives a practical finish, extending through into the dining room beyond via a large square archway, helping to bring the natural light from the south side of the house through the french doors and throughout the ground floor. As well as opening onto the garden, the dining room has plenty of room for a dining table, useful built-in storage cupboards including an understairs cupboard with space for a tumble dryer, and the open-plan staircase leading up to the first floor. Just off the dining room is a stylish and well designed kitchen making the most of all the available space. With a super view across the garden and countryside from the lower level window, and more natural light from the Velux above, it is designed to incorporate integrated appliances including microwave / combination oven, double electric oven, slimline dishwasher, induction hob with extractor over, fridge freezer, washing machine and stainless steel sink unit. The units are finished in a tasteful sage green with sleek slate effect worktops over.

First Floor

On the first floor, the property extends over its own rear access path below, giving a few extra feet that you may not necessarily expect. This creates room for three double bedrooms with a master bedroom at the rear overlooking the town, garden and Shudrick Valley countryside. There is access to the loft via a recently replaced loft ladder and hatch. The vendors have informed us that the loft is insulated and boarded. A second double bedroom overlooks the front and is currently used as a study. This has the added advantage of built-in wardrobes. The third double bedroom is also located at the front of the cottage, whilst to the rear is a modern bathroom with white suite including mains shower over the bath, vanity wash hand basin, WC and built-in airing cupboard with slatted shelving which also houses the wall mounted gas Worcester boiler providing central heating.

Outside

The property has the rare advantage of its own rear access path, accessed via a further door onto East Street. This leads through to the rear and is invaluable for taking items through to the garden. At the rear of the cottage the garden extends to some 140ft in length, sloping down to the rear and enjoying a fabulous southerly outlook. Closest to the house is a large gravelled seating and entertaining area with ample room to dine out in fine weather, edged with cottage style flower border and stepping stone path. This leads you down to a lower lawned garden where there is plenty of room for children to play or for those who want to "grow your own" to create a productive plot. At the bottom is a timber garden shed and further gravelled area with mature palm and Camelia.

Situation

Ilminster is one of South-Somerset’s prettiest market towns and everything needed for day to day living is on the doorstep. There is a wide variety of independent stores centred on the market square and 15th century Minster Church. The town is well served by a modern health centre, a dental surgery, two schools, a Tesco store and town centre Co-op / Peacocks store, hairdressers, cafes, pubs and takeaways. The nearest mainline station is 10 minutes away in Crewkerne (London Waterloo-Exeter). Taunton Station serves Bath, Bristol and London Paddington. Within a 30-minute drive lies the Jurassic Coast World Heritage site and the famous seaside town of Lyme Regis. Herne View Primary school is based over two sites in the town and caters for children from 4-11 although there are also good nurseries and pre-schools within easy reach. The town centre also provides easy access to the Dillington estate permitted pathways and Sustrans cycle route 33, meaning you can be in the open countryside within a few minutes walk.

Tenure

Freehold

Services

Mains electricity, water, drainage and gas are connected.
Ultrafast broadband is available.
Mobile signal is available from all four major suppliers outdoors, although you may not receive a data signal indoors from Vodafone - according to

Council Tax

Somerset Council - Band B

Property Information

The property is located within a designated conservation area.
Numbers 66-72 East Street have a right of way across the rear of number 64 to reach the passageway. However, this has been blocked for some time and therefore is currently not in use.
The former external toilets (now demolished) for 66,68,70 and 72 now form a small part of the garden for number 64 East Street. Two are registered to the neighbouring properties. An indemnity policy and statutory declarations are in place confirming they’ve not been used as toilets or accessed by the neighbours for a considerable amount of time and covering the small risk that one of the neighbours decides to use that small piece of land again which is unlikely.
The title register for 62 East Street states they have the benefit of a right of way over the passageway to their doorway located within the passage. The vendor also allows them to use this for storage of recycling bins.
The property overlooks part of the Shudrick Valley. Local buyers may well be aware of the situation with regards to potential planning having been refused in the past. Those who are not aware are advised to check the current situation and local plans in order to satisfy themselves as to the current position prior to making appointment to view. Local planning applications can be viewed via the following link, by inputting the property postcode and using the planning filter on the left hand side: