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Upper High Street, Taunton

PROPERTY TYPE

Link Detached House

BEDROOMS

5

BATHROOMS

4

SIZE

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TENURE
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Freehold

Key features

  • DECEPTIVELY PRIVATE & SPACIOUS GRADE II LISTED PERIOD TOWN HOUSE
  • FLEXIBLE 5 / 7 BEDROOMED ACCOMMODATION
  • 4 RECEPTION ROOMS
  • ESTABLISHED MATURE SOUTH FACING WALLED GARDENS
  • DOUBLE GARAGE AND AMPLE OFF ROAD PARKING
  • CASTLE SCHOOL CATCHMENT

Description

Ideally situated in this enviable town centre location is Forde House, a deceptively private and spacious Grade II Listed period town house, dating back in part to the late 18th Century, offering flexible 5/7 bedroomed accommodation over 3 floors set within established mature South facing walled gardens containing specimen trees and shrubs including superb magnolia tree. Unusually for such a centrally located property, Forde House benefits from garage parking for two cars plus additional parking to the rear for a further two or three vehicles.

The accommodation comprises Entrance Hall, Living Room with woodburner and French doors to garden, Kitchen / Breakfast Room with Falcon Range Cooker, Belfast sink and door to garden, Dining Room, Office / Study, Drawing Room with open fireplace and double French doors to garden, Laundry Room with door to garden, Workshop, Cloakroom, Master Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom, Bedroom 2 with Ensuite Shower Room, Bedroom 5 with Ensuite Shower Room, 2 Further Double Bedrooms, Sewing / Craft Room, Family Bathroom and Attic Room.
Forde House is ideally situated in Upper High Street, within a Conservation Area with its host of properties listed as being of architectural or historic interest.

Upper High Street is just a short walk to the centre of Taunton and Vivary Park, a delightful Victorian Park with bowling club, tennis court, golf course and traditional Victorian band stand.

Taunton provides a wide range of shopping facilities and Somerset County Cricket Ground. The town also offers a good selection of both state and independent schools including Castle School, Taunton School, King’s, Richard Huish Sixth Form College and nearby Queen’s College.

Travel connections are convenient with the main line station for trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours and excellent road links for the M5 motorway at Junction 25, situated to the East and Wellington at Junction 26.

Entrance Hall

Drawing Room

32ft x 13.17ft

Living Room

16.83ft x 10.83ft

Kitchen

15.92ft x 8.5ft

Breakfast Room

21.83ft x 9.83ft

Dining Room

16.08ft x 15.42ft

Office / Study

11.58ft x 9ft

Laundry Room

19.08ft x 10.33ft

Workshop

17.08ft x 8.42ft

Cloakroom

Store

Master Bedroom

19.75ft x 15.67ft

Ensuite Bathroom

Bedroom 2

16.42ft x 10.33ft

Ensuite Shower Room

Bedroom 3

19.75ft x 13.5ft

Bedroom 4

15.83ft x 11.25ft

Bedroom 5

16.92ft x 11ft

Ensuite Shower Room

Sewing / Craft Room

Family Bathroom

Attic Room

16.92ft x 13.67ft

Double Garage

17.75ft x 17.42ft

Greenhouse

21.33ft x 9.92ft

Tool Store

14.08ft x 5.75ft

Store

Storage

7.75ft x 6.75ft

Brochures

Forde House
COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
Band: G
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Garage,Off street
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
No wheelchair access

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Corporation Street Taunton TA1 4AW
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At Robert Cooney Estate Agents and Chartered Surveyors, we believe that reputation and professionalism are everything. Coupled with our energetic and passionate approach to property, we believe we have created a specialist Agency providing a first class property service for homeowners, buyers, landlords and businesses alike in Taunton and the surrounding villages, operating from prestigious contemporary offices within one of Taunton's newest landmark building in the centre of the town.

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