Detached house for sale in Exeter, Devon EX2

This impressive, detached period property occupies a convenient location just a mile from Exeter city centre and within easy reach of beautiful rolling Devon countryside. The property displays a wealth of attractive period features, including high ceilings and large sash windows, alongside various stylish modern fittings.

The ground floor provides three comfortable, flexible reception rooms including the spacious, 22ft sitting room which has a bay window and French doors opening onto the rear garden. There is also a formal dining room and a study, both of which are to the front of the ground floor, with French doors opening onto the elevated, covered veranda. The property also benefits from a shower room on the ground floor.

The kitchen and breakfast room offers plenty of storage in sleek, contemporary units, while there is also a breakfast bar and integrated appliances, including two ovens and an induction hob with an extractor hood. There is under floor heating in the kitchen and breakfast room.

In addition to the ground floor reception rooms, the lower level provides further accommodation in the form of a home gym and a utility room, which provides storage and space for additional home appliances. This level also has the potential to be converted into a self contained unit.

There are four well-presented bedrooms on the first floor, all of which benefit from fitted storage. The first floor also has the family bathroom, which is fitted with a modern suite and includes a jetted bathtub and a shower unit with body jets, for a spa-style experience.

Outside, there is an area of lawn and a driveway to the front, with plenty of parking space for several vehicles. The rear garden includes a patio area and a lawn with various border plants and shrubs.

The property sits on the popular western edge of Exeter, in the suburb of Higher St Thomas, which is just over a mile from the city centre and within easy reach of various local amenities, as well as the beautiful surrounding Devon countryside.
The nearby Cowick Street provides a range of everyday facilities, while there are also a variety of shopping and leisure options at the nearby Stone Lane Retail Park. Exeter city centre is easily accessible from the property and provides further shopping on the historic quayside with the nearby cities of Plymouth and Bristol offering more extensive choices.

The area has plenty of leisure activities to choose from such as tennis clubs, a walking group, football, horse riding, sailing, hiking the Jurassic Coast, fishing as well as access to three sandy beaches within 15 miles of the property.

The area offers excellent transport links and Exeter's four mainline train stations are all within two miles of the property. Trains run regularly to the smaller nearby cities as well as Bristol, Plymouth and London Paddington. The A30 and M5 lead to the national motorway network providing convenient road links with Exeter International Airport, just over five miles away, offering both local and international flights. The region is well served by good private and state schools such as Ide Primary School, St Leonard's CofE Primary School, Exeter Mathematics School and Exeter College, all rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.
The world-renowned University of Exeter is also less than two miles away from the property.