10 Meldon Road, Chagford, Devon
- PROPERTY TYPE
Semi-Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
3
- SIZE
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- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- A well proportioned granite built semi detached home
- Slightly elevated above the road with great views
- Superb views to Dartmoor
- Recently extended and re-roofed
- Four bedrooms plus home office
- Dining room
- Living room with fireplace and wood burner
- Kitchen/breakfast room
- Utility room and shower room extension
- Terrace and garden with super views and large store/barn
Description
Situation
10 Meldon Road sits slightly elevated above the lane and enjoys great views across the Dartmoor countryside to the high moor and Meldon Hill. It is a level walk along Meldon Road and New Street to the bustling town square which has a wide variety of day to day and specialist shops, pubs and cafes. Chagford has a primary school, pre school and Montessori, a Parish church, Roman Catholic church and Gospel chapel, surgeries for doctor, dentist and vet, a library and children's play park and skate park. There are good sports facilities including a cricket and football pitch with pavilion, a bowling club, tennis club and an open air swimming pool in the summertime. The A30 dual carriageway is about 5 miles away and Exeter is approximately 20 miles.
Council tax band
Band E
Services
Mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.
Directions
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From Fowlers front doors turn left and left again into High Street passing the Three Crowns and The Globe. At the junction turn right into New Street and walk along the street until the terraced houses on the right hand side end and No.10 is just another twenty five paces set back off the road with a cast iron front gate to the flight of steps to the front porch.
Front porch
The porch is of a multi paned design with slim doors to the front garden to either side and granite threshold with a panelled and part glazed front door to the hall. A pendant light is fitted.
Entrance hall
11' 10'' x 5' 5'' (3.60m x 1.65m)
The hall has an engineered oak floor, stairs to the first floor with space beneath for storage, stripped pine panelled doors to the lounge and living room, a pendant light point, a double panel radiator and circuit breakers and electric meter are mounted high on the wall by the front door.
Lounge
12' 1'' x 11' (3.68m x 3.35m)
This front facing room has a double glazed replacement sash window looking out across countryside to the view of the moor. There are picture rails, a pendant light point, a double panel radiator, a twin lighting rheostat and an exposed granite wall with a broad opening to the kitchen with an oak lintel above.
Living room
22' 7'' x 14' 3'' max (6.88m x 4.34m)
This is an L shaped room with a spacious sitting space and dining area and great character. It has a large replacement double glazed sash window to the front looking out to the view to the moor and a pair of upvc double doors to the paved yard at the rear. The fireplace has a large oak surround and mantel with fitted woodburner with lined flue on a raised plinth with a slate hearth, four fitted oak bookshelves, TV point and 15 power points. The dining area has a built in store cupboard with oak doors and shelving in an old fireplace and a doorway which leads to the kitchen.
Kitchen/breakfast room
23' 7'' x 9' 6'' (7.18m x 2.89m)
This is a charming kitchen with a slate flag floor and carpenter built base cabinets with thick reclaimed wooden work tops incorporating a Belfast sink with chromed mixer taps and a matching plate rack and spice shelf above. There are two slate sills beneath the upvc double glazed windows which look out to the rear yard. Splashbacks are tiled and there is a chimney breast with a recessed range cooker set into it with tiled splashbacks and an extractor hood and lights above. To one side of the chimney breast are shelves and to the other there is space for an upright fridge/freezer. There is ample room for a breakfast table for four. A door leads to the back stairs which rise from the kitchen and built in beneath the stairs are storage cupboards. There are two pendant light points and two LED downlighters by the cooker. A doorway leads out to the rear lobby.
Rear lobby
7' 3'' x 4' 11'' (2.21m x 1.50m)
This is the entrance to the recent extension and it has a slate floor with underfloor heating, part painted plaster and part timber clad walls, a upvc double glazed wood effect door to the rear yard, space for boots and coats and doorways to the shower room and the large utility room.
Shower room one
7' 4'' x 3' 3'' (2.23m x 0.99m)
This room has a slate flag floor with underfloor heating, a fitted shower cubicle with tiled walls and a glazed curved shower screen doors, a wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks and a vanity cupboard beneath, a low level w.c., two LED downlighters and an extractor fan.
Utility room
15' 2'' x 8' 7'' (4.62m x 2.61m)
A spacious room with a slate flag floor with underfloor heating, eight LED downlighters, an extractor fan and built in base and wall units with a grey slate effect work surface and a double bowl single drainer stainless steel sink with mixer tap. There is plumbing for an automatic washing machine and space for a dryer and there are plenty of cupboards. There is a wall mounted thermostat for the underfloor heating and a pair of upvc double glazed wood effect doors to the rear yard.
First floor landing
The white painted staircase leads to the first floor and has turned and painted balusters and a matching balustrade. Stripped pine panelled doors lead to each room and a double glazed replacement sash window looks out to the front over the Dartmoor countryside to the moor.
W.C.
This has a wood effect laminate floor, a low level w.c., a wash hand basin with tiled splashback, a single panel radiator and a upvc double glazed obscure window.
Bedroom 1
12' 1'' x 12' 1'' (3.68m x 3.68m)
A front facing double room with a large upvc double glazed sash window looking across the Dartmoor countryside to Meldon Hill and the moor. There is a central ceiling light point, a dado rail, an original cast iron fireplace and mantel, a double panel radiator and space for two free standing wardrobes.
Bedroom 2
11' 11'' x 11' 1'' (3.63m x 3.38m)
A front facing double bedroom with a great view to the moor across the Dartmoor countryside. There are four fitted pine shelves, a pendant light point and a double panel radiator.
Bedroom 3
10' 3'' x 11' 4'' (3.12m x 3.45m)
This is a rear facing double bedroom with a upvc double glazed sash window looking out to the rear to the garden terrace, a cast iron fireplace with wooden surround and mantel, pendant light point and a double panel radiator.
Shower room two
This room has a skylight set into a shaft for natural light, a fully tiled shower with glazed shower screen door, built in thermostatic shower, extractor fan and built in shelved linen cupboards with louvred doors.
Bathroom
8' 11'' x 7' 2'' (2.72m x 2.18m)
This bathroom is accessible either from both the main landing or the back landing. It can be locked on either side so if there were a guest in the back Bedroom 4, they would be able to have a bathroom of their own. It is fitted with a white cast iron bath with wood panelled side, tiled splashbacks and a shower/mixer tap, pedestal wash hand basin, low level w.c., slate effect laminate floor, ceiling light point, chromed heated towel rail/radiator and a upvc double glazed obscure window.
Bedroom 4
10' 8'' x 10' 6'' (3.25m x 3.20m)
This double room is accessed from the back landing and has a upvc double glazed sash window, a double panel radiator and a latched lockable door to the office.
Office/Bedroom 5
10' 6'' x 9' 11'' (3.20m x 3.02m)
The office has level access directly to the garden terrace. It is a comfortable and well insulated space with plenty of power points and a large upvc double glazed window plus a high eaves gable window for additional natural light and matching upvc double doors to the terrace. It has an oak floor and two LED downlighters.
Exterior
Front garden
The front garden sits on top of a granite wall which is topped by a mixed hedgerow with the granite entrance steps in the centre and a level area to either side for sitting out and enjoying the views over the Dartmoor countryside. A pathway leads up the side of the house to the rear courtyard and the back garden.
Rear courtyard
23' 9'' x 7' 8'' (7.23m x 2.34m)
Between the house and the utility room is a paved courtyard which has an exterior light, an exterior tap and a bespoke steel spiral staircase to the terrace and garden above. The paved courtyard extends to a side gate access to the front of the property and to the wood store located to the side of the house.
The garden
43' x 35' 2'' (13.10m x 10.71m) plus barn and compost area
At the top of the spiral staircase is a large paved terrace which is built partially on top of the ground floor extension. The terrace is 24' x 21' (7.31m x 6.4m) and it has a matching bespoke metal balustrade and a view across to the countryside and the high moor at Kestor. To one side is a quarter circle of lawn and there are raised planters and a low granite retaining wall and steps to a slightly higher level lawned area with a wildlife pond. A rose arbour leads through to the compost area and barn.
Barn
25' 4'' x 9' 4'' (7.72m x 2.84m)
This two storey structure is timber framed and clad with a corrugated metal exterior. There is an internal staircase to the first floor and there is power and light. To the south side of the barn is a compost area and a gated access to a rear path which leads to an adjacent alleyway access to Meldon Road at the front of the house.
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- Band: E
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- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
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10 Meldon Road, Chagford, Devon
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Fowlers have a prominent corner office in the bustling town square in Chagford.
We cover Dartmoor and its surrounding villages and as a result are the leading agent for property in this unique area. Philip Fowler has 34 years of experience as an estate agent and has practised solely in this area for the last 26 years after running estate agencies further afield.
With a wealth of local knowledge and having personally dealt with the sales of many of the local properties we are in a great position to help you achieve the best price for your home or investment properties.
Priding ourselves on being a small independent family company we take the time to ensure we understand the requirements of our clients to make the whole process of buying and selling property as smooth and stress free as possible.
With Philip and his wife having lived and worked in the area for the past 26 years and having had four children growing up here, they have strong ties to the local community and are a wealth of knowledge for information on local events and history of the area, and still maintain a strong connection to the local community, regularly supporting events in and around the area.
If you pop in to the office you are sure to meet Jayne, who is often the first port of call when Philip is out on viewings, and she has been a member of the Fowlers team for 24+ years and will be able to help direct your enquiries.
North East Dartmoor and Chagford enjoys a great community spirit with many village and town events, flea markets and craft fairs and there is even an annual music festival each July. There is a good arts scene with music, theatre and exhibitions all year round, and plenty of ways to get involved in the community.
This area of the moor has two principal towns, just 4 miles apart- Chagford and Moretonhampstead, both of which have superb amenities and excellent access to moorland and river walks.
Chagford has many unique events including the two hills race, which takes place every may, a must for anyone who enjoys sports and a bit of friendly competition. A moorland hill race with over 1000ft of climb, The race takes in the two prominent hills which overlook the town, Meldon and Nattadon, and is a wonderful family day out, which epitomises the feel of the town. Chagford also has a wonderful primary school, and pre-school, as well as an excellent Montessori. Moretonhampstead also has a primary and pre-school as well as the facilities you would expect from a small town; post office, coop supermarket, newsagents, as well as a butchers, grocers and numerous cafes and pubs. The town has an annual carnival, which is a weeklong celebration with much of the town getting involved in the festivities. There is also a music day which usually takes place in June, with music celebrated with local acts performing the pubs and cafes.
There are many other picturesque villages in this area including Drewsteignton, Throwleigh, Gidleigh, South Zeal, South Tawton and North Bovey all of which Fowlers provide property services. Along with the great aray of villages up and down the Teign Valley for Dunsford past Bridford and Christow down to the Teign Village and beyond.
The Major Cathedral City of Exeter is close at hand providing a great range of international shops, brands and eateries.
We are always open for your property needs and look forward to welcoming you to the area and providing you with a quality bespoke property service.
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