4 bed detached house for sale

Lewdown, Okehampton, Devon EX20

Nr Combebow, Lewdown

Woodhead farm occupies a delightful rural location in a quiet wooded valley. Situated at the end of a long unmade track in an idyllic, sylvan setting is this delightful seven acre smallholding. The property remains very much “off-grid” with its own water, drainage, and electricity generated from photovoltaic panels/battery storage with a generator back-up. The photovoltaics provide an income of approximately £1500 per annum and the current owners have benefited greatly from having their own wood supply. The current and previous owners have invested a considerable amount of time and energy creating beautifully landscaped gardens, wildlife ponds, and vegetable garden and orchard, all allowing a very much self sufficient lifestyle. There is easy access to many country walks including up onto Dartmoor and there is also direct Bridleway access from the lane for those with equestrian interests.

The house itself offers well laid out accommodation over two floors with bright and welcoming rooms which benefit from excellent views over its own land and valley for those rooms facing the front. Internally there is a conservatory overlooking a level garden and the valley, a large living room with a woodburner, separate dining room with solid fuel Rayburn, a newly installed kitchen, and a WC. To the first floor are the four bedrooms and a recently installed modern bathroom suite.

Externally there is a level area of garden to the front, along with ample parking whilst the remainder of the land is divided into wildlife and nature paddocks with a number of exotic trees, wildlife ponds, and wildflower areas. The woodland slopes down to a stream and some ponds below the formal garden. There are extensive areas for an orchard and vegetable garden and polytunnel whilst also offering a range of outbuildings which include a 2 storey garage/workshop (7.31m x 4.87m) with potential, a lean-to store (8.45m x 1.45m), shed and log store (8.22m x 4.21m), generator shed (3.78m x 2.54m), workshop (6.80m x 3.58m) with battery storage facility, and a lean-to pole barn (9.44m x 3.05m). Walking around the gardens is like enjoying your own private nature wonderland with extensive views across the surrounding countryside and with a large number of bird species and other fauna, including deer, frequently passing through.

The property is set at the end of an unmade track approximately half a mile from the council roads. The nearby villages of Bridestowe and Lewdown each have, Inns and a primary school plus there is a Post Office in Bridestowe. The A30 dual carriageway is easily accessed offering links to the beaches of Cornwall in the west and Exeter, the airport and M5 to the east. It is, however not close enough to impact on the quiet setting. Okehampton nearby offers a much wider range of shops including three supermarkets, a cinema, golf club and a range of sports and social clubs, as well as a train station linking to Exeter.