West Buckland, Barnstaple

A beautifully presented 4/5 bedroomed character village house set to the centre of the sought after village of West Buckland with 2 separate private gardens, garage and off-road parking for 4 or more vehicles within a mile or so of the noted West Buckland School and a mile north of the A361 North Devon Link Road as it runs between Barnstaple, 7 miles, the administrative centre for North Devon and the town of South Molton, about 5 miles.

West Buckland is within 3 to 5 miles of the local villages of Goodleigh, Brayford, Filleigh, Chittlehampton and Swimbridge which between them have a number of Inns and Restaurants, village primary schools, local shops and post offices and places of woship.

The property, in current ownership for more than 10 years, has been the subject of extensive tasteful refurbishment and upgrading, new windows, bespoke fitted kitchen by Ashgrove, new bathroom and new shower room with such features as boarded floors, stripped pine skirting boards, doors and the main staircase. New radiators throughout and incorporates a number of attractive Victorian fireplaces with pine surrounds and slate hearths.

The property benefits from a private rear walled courtyard garden with gravel area and separate lawned area with apple trees and shrubs and across the village road, a further private lawned area with off-road parking, former garage and summer house.

The dramatic North Devon coastline with beaches and surfing on the coast at Saunton, through Croyde and Putsborough and on to Woolacombe to the west with the rockier cliffs running from Mortehoe through to Lynton and Lynmouth and on to Porlock to the north. The A361, just over a mile to the south, allows convenient access through to junction 27 on the M5 motorway to the east side of Tiverton where there is also the Parkway railway station, from where journey times to London Paddington are approximately two hours distant.

To the heart of the rural village, stone-built, rendered and under a slate roof, the property has been attractively renovated and improved in current ownership to both preserve and enhance its inherent charm and character, such as board floors, stripped pine fireplace surrounds and doors, stripped pine staircase and banisters, together with modern bespoke kitchen, bathroom and shower room.

It is pleasantly set towards the centre of the popular village, with its own private rear walled garden and further private garden andoff road car parking immediately across the village road to its front.

The property is conveniently located only a mile north off the A361 North Devon Link Road, between Barnstaple and South Molton.

On the ground floor, the property boasts an entrance hall with two reception rooms, cloakroom, dining room, modern bespoke kitchen, utility room, ground floor shower room, and on the first floor, 4 bedrooms with a bathroom and separate access to a first floor occasional bedroom 5/office.

The whole has central heating, new windows, and is beautifully presented.

Services – Main water, electric and drainage. Oil central heating

Council Tax – Band D

EPC. – Band tbc

Entrance Lobby - 2.558 x 1.181 (8'4" x 3'10") -

Entrance Hallway - Stairs rise to office/occ bed 5

Downstairs Shower Room - Walk in fully tiled shower cubilcle with both drench head and hand held shower, vented, fuly tiled, low level wc, hand basin, Chrome radiator/towel rail. Door to deep store cupboard.

Office/Occ Bed 5 - 8.884 x 1.68 min rising to 4.2 tp part (29'1" x 5' - Approached from the Entrance Hall and ideal as a home office. A light bright space with roof lights and window and occasionally used as a 5th Bedroom.

Dining Room - 4.36 x 3.57 (14'3" x 11'8") - Radiator, dado rail, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth. tiled fllor, pine door, half glazed to kitchen

Fitted Kitchen - 4.260 x 3.550 (13'11" x 11'7") - Beautiful bespoke fitted kitchen by Ashgrove including a central island unit/preparation area with drawers and cupboards under. Granite worktops to 2 elevation with low tiled splashbacks, inset double deep sink, with soft close drawers and cupboards under, wine rack, integrated dishwasher and fridge and freezer, matching wall cupboards, inset Rangemaster electric Classic Range 90 with 5 hobs and extractor hood over, oil fired Rayburn cooker in former fireplace recess with recessed cupboards to either side.

Inner Hall - Stairs to first floor

Understairs Sep Wc - Low level wc, hand basin, tiled floor and door to remainder of understairs cupboard.

Sitting Room - 4.74 x 4.05 (15'6" x 13'3") - Victorian fireplace with pine surround, slate hearth and inset wood burning stove, wall light points, picture rail, recessed book shelves, part glazed doors to dining room and inner hall.

Snug/Tv Room - 4.276 x 2.82 (14'0" x 9'3") - Picture rail, Boarded floor, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth and to either side recessed shelved cupboards with glass display to top half.

Utilty Room - 3.581 x 2.2 (11'8" x 7'2") - Tiled floor, coat hooks, space for tall fridge/freezer, wortktop with space under for washing machine and seperate drier. shallow store cupboard, deep sink inset in worktop with mixer taps. Door to rear courtyard.

Landing - Victorian coloured glass style window overlooking the Church

Bedroom 1 - 4.706 x 3.649 (15'5" x 11'11") - Overlooking the garden. Boarded floor, radiator, dado rail, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth.

Bedroom 2 - 4.695 x 3.533 (15'4" x 11'7") - Overlooking the rear walled garden and Church. Boarded floor, radiator, dado rail, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth.

Bedroom 3 - 3.671 x 3.629 (12'0" x 11'10") - Overlooking the garden. Boarded floor, radiator, dado rail, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth.

Bedroom 4 - 2.589 x 2.012 (8'5" x 6'7") - Boarded floor , dado rail

Bathroom - 2.695 x 2.578 (8'10" x 8'5") - Radiator, victorian fireplace with pine surround and slate hearth. Low level wc, pedestal hand basin with low tiled splashback, free standing slipper bath with central chrome mixer taps with telephone shower, claw feet, tiled floor, chrome towel rail/radiator.

Rear Walled Courtyard And Garden - To the rear of the house with doors from both the house and roadside a private walled garden. At the lower level a gravelled courtyard with outside shed and up a short flight of steps a lawn with flower borders and shrubs, and apple trees, domestic oil tank. This area overlooks the rear of the Church and its tower

Across the village road

Garage - A former single car garage/workshop now used for cycles and lawn mowers, etc with an EV charge point, light and power.

Off Road Parking - Extensive gravelled car parking and turning easily for 4 but up to 6 cars.

Enclosed Garden - To one side a furher private fenced area of lawn with trees, shrubs and apple trees and also a SUMMER HOUSE 3.85m x 2.73m with small decked area to front.