West Street, Ilchester, Yeovil

A charming and versatile four bedroom semi-detached house, providing ancillary accommodation together with a large detached double garage with studio/home office over. All set within attractive private gardens. EPC Band D

Situation - The Old School House is situated in the heart of this popular village, which offers a good range of facilities, including a Pub, Restaurant, Hotel, Church, and several shops, together with a garage and shop that provide day-to-day needs. The A303 is readily accessible, just a mile from the property. Yeovil is within 4 ½ miles, where an excellent range of shopping, recreational, and scholastic facilities can be found, together with a mainline rail link to Exeter and London Waterloo.

Description - The Old School House comprises a charming and versatile semi-detached house constructed principally of blue lias stone and is contained beneath a tiled roof. The property also has delightful stone mullion windows and benefits from two gas fired boilers servicing both the main house and annexe. The property is offered in excellent decorative order throughout, and although it is currently used as a house with adjoining annexe, it would be easy to return the accommodation to one spacious four bedroom property. The house enjoys private gardens which are walled and hedged, giving much privacy, together with a cobbled driveway providing ample parking and access to the detached double garage with home office over.

Accommodation - A solid wooden front door with ironwork leads into the entrance hall with stairs rising to the first floor. Sitting room with views from two aspects, together with a recessed brick fireplace with inset log burner on a stone hearth with over mantle. From the hallway, underfloor heating continues through to the kitchen & the annex hallway, bathroom and lounge. A sliding wooden door leads into the kitchen, which is comprehensively fitted, comprising a 1¼ bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer taps over. Adjoining worktops with a range of floor and wall mounted cupboards and drawers, integrated Zanussi appliances including, combination microwave and oven/grill, fitted fridge and freezer, dishwasher, induction hob and wine fridge. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer, recessed shelving within the former sealed doorway leading to the annexe.

Landing with a useful store cupboard and trap access to the roof void. Bedroom one with window to side and attractive cast iron fireplace. Bedroom four with window to front. Bathroom comprising; panelled bath, shower cubicle, integrated vanity and WC, along with recessed shelving, heated towel rail and a Velux roof light. Bedroom three with window to front and trap access to roof void.

Annexe - On the far side of the property, a uPVC door leads into the annexe hallway with stairs rising to the first floor with a cupboard under, a wall-mounted gas fired boiler and a useful store cupboard. Sitting room with views from two aspects, including glazed french doors to the side, adjoining kitchen/dining room comprising 1 ¼ bowl porcelain sink with adjoining granite worktops and drainer with mixer tap over, wall-mounted cupboards and drawers. Aga, classic cooker providing 6 gas burners and 4 ovens, integrated fridge and dishwasher, tiled floor. Window to front, concealed doorway to the main house and space and plumbing for washing machine. Adjoining store cupboard with window and space for fridge and freezer, along with shelving and tiled floor. Shower room with large walk-in shower, vanity unit and low-level WC, together with heated towel rail, tiled floor and Velux roof light.
First floor bedroom two with sloping ceiling, fitted wardrobes and window to side, along with eaves storage.

Outside - On the far side of the property, a pair of double wrought iron gates opens onto a cobbled driveway, providing parking and access to the detached double garage, constructed principally of stone and blue lias and contained beneath a tiled roof. It is approached through twin up and over doors and is connected with power and light with a personal door to the side. A paddle style staircase rises to the first floor office, which is connected with power, light and has a window to the front. The annexe garden is paved and interspersed with attractive flower and shrub borders, together with a well clipped bay tree. It is protected by attractive stone walls, with a wrought iron gate leading to a side terraced area, with a small lawn and backing onto fields. There are also some attractive raised borders with well stocked flowers and shrubs.

To the front of the property are private gardens protected by low stone walls and hedges, including Yew. Front lawn, raised borders, circular patio and apple tree. To the far side is a private garden ideally suited for outdoor entertaining, which is hedged and walled, together with slate chippings. Nearby is a pergola festooned with various climbers, together with a wrought iron gate to the side.

Services - All mains services are connected.
Gas fired central heating.
Mobile Availability : EE, O2, Three and Vodafone (ofcom)
Broadband Availability : Standard, Superfast and Ultrafast (ofcom)
Flood risk status : very low risk (environment agency)

Viewings - Strictly by appointment through the vendors' selling agents. Stags, Yeovil office, telephone

Directions - From Yeovil take the A37 north, signposted Ilchester. After approximately 4 miles on the outskirts of the village, take the 2nd exit off the roundabout, signposted Ilchester. Continue for a short distance, taking the first turning left into Almshouse Lane and on the junction with High Street/West Street, turn left and after a short distance, on the sharp right hand bend into Pill Bridge Lane, The Old School house will be seen on the corner, clearly identified by our For Sale board.