Woolverton, Bath

A fabulous two-storey stone-built family home with 4/5 bedrooms on an acre of land, with a wonderful rural outlook near the Somerset village of Norton St Philip. This spacious house has been refurbished and extended by the present owners creating a contemporary-styled family home, with cedar cladding to the rear elevation and designed to allow in lots of natural light throughout, with open plan living space on the ground floor. The extensive accommodation includes a hallway, open plan kitchen/dining/snug room, separate utility room, study, sitting room, family room/playroom and WC/shower room on the ground floor. Upstairs is a principal bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom en suite, a guest room with en suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property is surrounded by well-maintained private gardens. A separate outbuilding houses a double garage/gym on the ground floor with a luxury apartment above.

A fabulous two-storey stone-built family home with 4/5 bedrooms on an acre of land, with a wonderful rural outlook near the Somerset village of Norton St Philip. This spacious house has been refurbished and extended by the present owners creating a contemporary-styled family home, with cedar cladding to the rear elevation and designed to allow in lots of natural light throughout, with open plan living space on the ground floor. The extensive accommodation includes a hallway, open plan kitchen/dining/snug room, separate utility room, study, sitting room, family room/playroom and WC/shower room on the ground floor. Upstairs is a principal bedroom suite with dressing room and bathroom en suite, a guest room with en suite bathroom, two further double bedrooms and a family bathroom. The property is surrounded by well-maintained private gardens. A separate outbuilding houses a double garage/gym on the ground floor with a luxury apartment above.

Description - Springfield Lodge is approached via automated gates into a gravelled courtyard with shrub borders and pond with fountain at the centre. To the side is the double garage and Springfield Loft, with a parking apron in front.

The front door leads into the spacious hallway with Karndean herringbone flooring and stairs leading to the first floor. Off the hall is the impressive open plan kitchen/snug/dining area, bathed in natural light, with triple bifold doors leading out onto the south facing terrace. At the far end is a modern kitchen with units with a black gloss finish, a stainless-steel sink, a 5-ring halogen hob, two electric ovens and a central island with cream-coloured cupboards beneath and wooden worktop. A separate utility room has plumbing for washing machine and space for dryer, a sink, kitchen units, a pulley clothes airer and a cupboard housing the tank. Off the dining area is a study which overlooks the front courtyard.
The calm and bright triple aspect sitting room is well presented with, two sets of bifold doors to the terrace.

A spacious dual aspect room, currently used as a play/family room could be used as a 5th bedroom. It has a spacious shower room with WC and basin next door. This area has a lobby and separate external door and has scope for use as a granny flat/annexe if desired.
Upstairs, the stunning triple aspect principal bedroom has a high vaulted ceiling has bifold doors opening onto a Juliet balcony with glass panel, a dressing room with window overlooking the rear garden, built-in cupboards, and wardrobes. The en suite bathroom has a freestanding roll top bath and walk-in shower.
The second double bedroom also has an en suite bathroom. There are two further double bedrooms, and all have generous built-in storage space.
The main house benefits from recently installed, low-cost ground source heat pumps and underfloor heating throughout.

Springfield Loft - ‘Springfield Loft’
This outbuilding was finished in 2021 and is built to an exacting standard. It has a generous double garage/gym on the ground floor with WC, heating/air conditioning, cupboards along the rear wall and electric up-and-over doors. The top floor is presented as a luxury studio apartment with open plan kitchen and separate shower room. The entrance to Springfield Loft is at the rear of the property and has private access from the main driveway. It provides excellent accommodation for multi-generational living and guest use.

The Gardens - The plot extends to approx. an acre and enjoys a private and wonderful outlook over the adjoining fields with plenty of room for outside dining. A separate area is designated for a young children’s play area with an artificial lawn. The garden is mostly laid to lawn with some recently planted trees and bordered with newly installed estate fencing. Another area for older children includes a wooden tree house and slide.

Location - Springfield Lodge is located between the hamlet of Woolverton and the larger village of Norton St Philip which has amenities including a shop, two pubs including the renowned George Inn. The nearby village of Beckington has the popular White Row Farmshop and café, St George’s Church, village hall, cricket, tennis and football clubs.
The property is well located for access to the market town of Frome (approx. 6 miles) and the UNESCO World Heritage City of Bath (approx. 9 miles). The area is well represented for schools with a pre-school and primary in Norton St Philip, Beckington Pre and Church School, Springmead Preparatory School, and Nursery. There is a wide choice of secondary schools accessible from the village including independent schools such as Monkton Combe, Prior Park College and King Edwards as well as Ralph Allen and Beechen Cliff and Hayesfield in the state sector.
The country club, Babington House is approx. 8 miles.
Trains are available from Westbury or Trowbridge (approx. 6 miles) with connections to Bath Spa Station, Bristol, and London Paddington. Bristol International Airport is 24 miles away.

Further Information - Tenure: Freehold
Mendip Council – Tax band E
EPC Rating – C
Heating via air source heat pump
Private drainage
NO ONWARD CHAIN