Read Mead, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6

An extended, spacious and superbly presented three bedroom detached house, pleasantly situated in a cul-de-sac position on a popular residential development. The property includes a fabulous kitchen/dining/family room, a comfortable sitting room, three good size bedrooms, parking and an integral garage. Viewings by appointment. EPC rating C.


A double glazed sliding door to the front of the property opens into an entrance porch, with an inner door leading through to the main hall. The hall incorporates the staircase to the first floor accommodation and offers access to an under-stairs cupboard and a downstairs WC. To the right of the hall is the sitting room, which has a double glazed box-bay window to the front of the house and a central mantelpiece.

At the back of the property is an extended and open-plan kitchen/dining/family room, which is spacious and offers two sets of patio doors opening out to the garden. The kitchen has been smartly fitted with a range of modern floor and wall units and includes an integrated eye-level electric double oven and a gas hob.

Furthermore, there is a stainless steel sink unit with a double glazed window above providing a pleasant outlook over the garden. To one end of the room is a living area, large enough to accommodate soft furnishings, with a corner wood burning stove providing a secondary source of heating and a lovely focal point. At the opposite end of the kitchen is a dining area.

On the first floor, the landing includes a built-in airing cupboard and a side-aspect window allowing in plenty of natural light. There are three bedrooms, two of which are particularly spacious doubles and both benefit from built-in double wardrobes. The third bedroom would make a generous single or could be utilised as a home office. Completing the accommodation is the family bathroom, recently updated with a tiled bath with shower over, a low-level WC and a pedestal wash hand basin.

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property is an area of lawn with attractively planted borders. A block paved driveway provides off-road parking and leads to an integral garage, which has an electric roller door, light and power. At the back of the garage is a utility area, with plumbing for a washing machine, space for a tumble dryer, the boiler for the gas-fired central heating and an internal door through to the dining area. To the rear is an enclosed and beautifully landscaped garden. Mainly laid to lawn, the garden is well-tended and generous in size, with meandering pathways, a feature trellis archway, established borders and trees, a pergola, a raised pond and a useful storage shed. In addition, the garden provides an outside tap and several seating areas upon a large area of decking adjoining the kitchen/dining/family room.

The market town of Glastonbury is known for the Tor - its most iconic landmark. Steeped in history, medieval Glastonbury is a designated conservation area that clusters around the evocative ruins of the Abbey.  The town offers a wide variety of amenities with a bustling High Street, an eclectic variety of independent shops, as well as two major supermarkets and other well-known branded stores. There is schooling to cater for infants through to secondary, with higher education available at nearby Strode College in Street. The adjoining town of Street offers a wider variety of amenities and facilities from its ever-popular outlet shopping centre, Clarks Village and the cathedral city of Wells lies some six miles away. Transport links are excellent with easy access to the M5 approx. 15 miles distant and at Castle Cary mainline trains run to London Paddington in under two hours.