London Road, Whimple, Exeter

A charming and well presented 4 BEDROOM PERIOD COTTAGE located on the edge of this popular East Devon village, providing EXCELLENT ACCESS INTO EXETER and onto the A30 EXTENDED and IMPROVED through the years to provide spacious, adaptable accommodation with AMPLE DRIVEWAY PARKING and an OVERALL PLOT OF 0.6 ACRES - NO ONWARD CHAIN. EPC Band F.

Situation - The property is located on the edge of the popular village of Whimple, which offers a primary school, church, village shop and pubs and has a railway connection from the village on the Waterloo line. The historic town of Ottery St Mary lies three miles east with good range of facilities including shops, a supermarket, doctor’s surgery, banks, schools and sports centre. Exeter is approximately 12 miles distant via the A30, as is Exeter International Airport and J.29 of the M5 (approximately 5 miles).

Description - A charming, well presented cottage offering adaptable accommodation with three reception rooms including a lovely sitting room with Inglenook fireplace and a modern kitchen/dining room. Two separate staircases lead to the first floor where there are 4 bedrooms in total, including a master bedroom ensuite, a family bathroom and a shower room. The gardens are a real feature and provide an abundance of mature shrubs and plants with a large area of lawn and two driveways providing off road parking.

Accommodation - From the driveway, a door opens into the hallway with a staircase rising to the first floor and a door into a useful utility. Round to the right is a dual aspect dining room with windows to the front and side, there is a downstairs W.C and a door into a study. The hallway follows to the left where there is a door in to the rear garden, ahead the sitting room and on the left a lovely modern kitchen/breakfast room. The kitchen is fitted with an attractive range of base, wall and drawer units with an integral dishwasher and a Range cooker. The sitting room is a good size with a feature Inglenook fireplace with a bread oven and a spiral staircase gives access to the first floor.
The property has two staircases leading to the first floor, which is in two separate parts, giving flexibility should someone wish to divide the accommodation. The main staircase leads to two bedrooms and a bathroom on one side, with the spiral staircase leading to the other part where there are a a further two bedrooms, one en-suite and another bathroom.

Outside - The gardens to the cottage are a real feature extending to approximately 0.6 acres in total. From the front are two driveways providing parking for a number of vehicles, with the driveway on the left being slightly larger and leading to a detached home office/gym. The garden is well laid out with a number of mature plants and trees and areas of lawn leading down to a stream.

Services - EPC: F
Current Council Tax: E
Utilities: Mains electric and mains water.
Drainage: Private drainage - Sewage treatment plant installed 2016.
Heating: Calor gas central heating
Tenure: Freehold
Standard and superfast broadband available. EE, O2, Three and Vodafone mobile networks available (Ofcom).

Agents Note - The vendor advises that in 2001 a small part of the house flooded from the road but has not flooded since. Please speak to the agent for further information.

Directions - Leave Exeter along the A30 and continue until the Daisy Mount junction signed to Ottery St. Mary and West Hill. At the end of the slip road at the roundabout turn left, and follow the road back towards Exeter. Pass the petrol station on the right, and continue along and the house is found on the right hand side.