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Fore Street, Holbeton
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- PROPERTY TYPE
Cottage
- BEDROOMS
2
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
947 sq ft
88 sq m
- 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
- Superb detached character cottage
- Two double bedrooms plus study/occasional bedroom 3
- Two bath/shower rooms plus utility
- Beautiful cottage-style kitchen/breakfast room
- Wealth of period features including woodburners, lift-latch doors and flagstone flooring
- Mature south facing garden with summerhouse, potting shed and storage shed
- Off road parking for two vehicles
- Close to the coast - Mothecombe less than 10 minutes by car
- Heart of idyllic South Hams village with good degree of privacy
- EPC F
Description
Description
Originally dating from the 18th century, this delightful detached cottage - formerly two cottages and a wash house - boasts an abundance of period features including wood burners, flagstone flooring, stripped wooden doors, exposed beams and stone walls, bestowing a wonderful warm ambiance. With parking for two vehicles and a charming cottage garden, an internal inspection is highly recommended to appreciate all this superb property has to offer.
Accommodation
A part glazed wooden front door leads to the Entrance Porch which is glazed to three sides with shelving either side and a part glazed wooden door leading to the Hallway. From here, stairs rise to the first floor and doors to either side lead to the kitchen and sitting room respectively.
The Kitchen is a superb place to enjoy cooking and eating benefitting from a dual aspect with two windows to the rear overlooking the village and another with delightful window seat to the south elevation. The room is fitted in a cottage style with a bespoke range of wooden wall and base units with cupboards and drawers under and wooden work surfaces over incorporating a Belfast sink, space for fridge, freezer and dishwasher, and an oil fired Rayburn set into the original fireplace with feature tiled surround, and which provides hot water and central heating. In addition, there is a slate flagstone floor, exposed beams and space for a table and chairs.
The Sitting Room has a window to the front and double doors leading to the rear porch. A feature fireplace with wood burning stove set on a raised slate hearth with exposed stone surround and granite bressummer over provides a focal point for the room which also features display niches and exposed beams to the ceiling. The Rear Porch has a skylight, a window to the front and a part glazed wooden door leading to the front garden, and is fitted with a wooden unit with useful storage cupboards and work surface over incorporating space and plumbing for a washing machine, in addition to slate flagstone flooring. A wooden lift-latch door leads to the Downstairs Shower Room which has a window to the front and is fitted with a shower cubicle, low level WC, wall mounted hand basin, heated towel rail and fully tiled walls.
First Floor
Stairs rise from the entrance hall to the First Floor Landing which has a window to the rear overlooking the village and church spire, stripped wooden floorboards and wooden wooden lift-latch doors to all rooms. Bedroom 1 is a superb space with a window to the front and enjoying a vaulted ceiling with exposed A-frame roof joists. The room is fitted with a range of built-in wardrobes with wooden plank doors with feature sailing motif cut-outs, and stripped wooden floorboards. The Bathroom has a window to the front and is fitted with a pale blue coloured suite comprising a panelled bath with electric shower over and tiled surround, pedestal hand basin and low level WC.
The Study/Occasional Bedroom 3 has a window to the front and an array of bookshelves with concealed lighting line the walls incorporating a bespoke fold-down solid oak desk, in addition to exposed beams to the ceiling, stripped wooden floorboards and feature exposed (painted) stone chimney breast to one wall. A wooden lift-latch door leads through to Bedroom 2 which has a window to the front and external door leading to the front garden steps. There is a feature fireplace with wood burning stove set on a natural stone hearth, a built-in wardrobe cupboard and exposed beams to the ceiling.
Outside
To the front of the property is a hardstanding area providing parking for two vehicles with bin storage and a picket fence with gate giving access to the house and gardens. The front garden is laid with slate chippings and planted with a variety of mature specimens including jasmine and rosemary. A rose- and honeysuckle-covered archway with wooden gate leads to the remainder of the gardens which are suitably secure for a dog. From here, the rear lobby can be accessed and steps lead up to a gorgeous garden area which has been cleverly terraced over the bank with paths meandering through the mature cottage-style planting.
The steps lead on up with access to Bedroom 2 and a further archway with climbing rose and gate leading to the rear garden, which is mainly laid to lawn with a south-facing paved patio with pergola, sailcloth covering and scented jasmine climbers. There is a useful potting shed with electricity and further storage shed, in addition to a Summer House which also has electricity and could be a lovely artist's studio or similar. Finally, a small pond with water lilies and adjacent mature apple tree sits in the centre of the lawn, providing a beautiful focal point amongst the wide variety of specimen trees and shrubs.
Situation
The charming and picturesque South Hams village of Holbeton is well served with amenities including a village shop and Post Office, The Mildmay Colours public house, Holbeton Primary School and Pre-School. There is a strong sense of community with a range of village clubs and associations including amateur dramatics, gardening, cricket and more.
Holbeton is surrounded by glorious countryside and walks down to the River Erme with the beautiful and unspoilt Mothecombe Beach a 10 minute drive away. Dartmoor National Park and the golf clubs at Bigbury and Elfordleigh are also within easy reach, and the nearby villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo are a yachting haven. The A38 Deevon Expressway provides quick access to Cornwall, the M5 and beyond, and is easily accessible, approximately six miles away.
The historic and vibrant waterfront city of Plymouth is just under 11 miles away and offers a wide range of shops, large department stores, restaurants, Theatre Royal, and cinemas. The leisure facilities are outstanding with superb watersports in and around Plymouth Sound and the Plymouth Life Centre.
Holbeton is surrounded by glorious countryside and walks down to the River Erme with the beautiful and unspoilt Mothecombe Beach a 10 minute drive away. Dartmoor National Park and the golf clubs at Bigbury and Elfordleigh are also within easy reach, and the nearby villages of Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo are a yachting haven. The A38 Deevon Expressway provides quick access to Cornwall, the M5 and beyond, and is easily accessible, approximately six miles away.
The historic and vibrant waterfront city of Plymouth is just under 11 miles away and offers a wide range of shops, large department stores, restaurants, Theatre Royal, and cinemas. The leisure facilities are outstanding with superb watersports in and around Plymouth Sound and the Plymouth Life Centre.
Material Information
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Verified Material Information
Council tax band: E
Tenure: Freehold
Property type: House
Property construction: Standard form
Electricity supply: Mains electricity
Solar Panels: No
Other electricity sources: No
Water supply: Mains water supply
Sewerage: Mains
Heating: Central heating
Heating features: Wood burner and Double glazing
Broadband: FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet)
Mobile coverage: O2 - Good, Vodafone - OK, Three - OK, EE - OK
Parking: Driveway and Private
Building safety issues: No
Restrictions - Listed Building: No
Restrictions - Conservation Area: Not listed but is in part of the South Hams AONB conservation area.
Restrictions - Tree Preservation Orders: None
Public right of way: No
Long-term area flood risk: No
Coastal erosion risk: No
Planning permission issues: No
Accessibility and adaptations: Level access shower
Coal mining area: No
Non-coal mining area: Yes
Energy Performance rating: F
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- Band: E
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- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Private garden
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