Home Drive, Yeovil

An attractive, modernised and extended 1930’s semi-detached house with 3 bedrooms, Sitting Room, Dining Room, Snug and large kitchen. Ample off-road parking, garage and private West rear garden. EPC Band D

Situation - 5 Home Drive is located in a quiet and convenient cul-de-sac off Preston Road on the Western side of Town within easy reach of all of the Town amenities. The centre of Yeovil is just over a mile away and access to the A303 is just over 4 miles.

Description - 5 Home Drive is a well proportioned and extended 1930’s semi-detached house of brick elevations under a tiled roof. There are a number of lovely original features from the period including panelling in the hallway and on the landing, original doors, brick fireplaces, picture rails and bay windows with stained glass. The property is light and airy and has been modernised throughout including a newly refurbished shower room and offers spacious and well laid out accommodation. The property benefits from gas central heating, double glazing, a West facing rear garden and parking for 3-4 cars.

Accommodation - Brick steps lead up to a covered arched porch with wooden part glazed front door with side lattice glazed panels. There is a welcoming hallway with wood flooring original panelling and under stairs cupboard with door to the sitting room, facing East this lovely light room has a large bay window. There is a wonderful feature brick fireplace with working open fire, tiled hearth, mantle and original wood detailing and shelving. Wooden flooring continues into the dining room and snug. The dining room has a wood burning stove with beam over and tiled hearth and opens up into a snug with built-in cupboard, deep cill over and small feature window. This is a lovely cosy room that links in very well with the dining room and kitchen. Step down to a spacious kitchen with vaulted ceiling incorporating velux windows and double doors opening into the garden facing west this room gets the best of the evening sun. A country style ‘Old Creamery’ kitchen with solid wood units and work surfaces has been fitted with a Belfast sink and there is plenty of space and plumbing for appliances including: dishwasher, washing machine, range cooker, American fridge/freezer and tumble dryer. Tiled splash backs, wall mounted gas fired boiler.

From the hallway stairs rise and turn to the first floor landing with window and original panelled wooden banister continuing onto the landing. There is access via a pulldown ladder to a fully insulated and boarded loft space. Bedroom 1 at the front of the property gets the morning sun and has the lovely large bay window, bedroom 2 at the rear is another good double room and bedroom 3 is a very good single bedroom. The shower room has recently been refitted with a large fully tiled shower cubicle with both rain shower and handheld shower attachment, WC and wash hand basin, tiled floor, 2 windows and towel rail.

Outside - To the front of the property a very generous driveway providing parking for numerous cars and leads to the garage at the side. Wooden sleepers contain the shrub borders with Lavender, a Paper Bark Cherry and a Snake Bark Maple Tree. A wooden gate at the side provides access to the rear and the West facing garden which is fully enclosed with replacement wooden fencing on both sides. There is a single brick garage with front roller and side pedestrian doors, power and light with a beautiful David Austin ‘Open Arms’ climbing rose. To the side of the garage is a wooden studio/office installed in 2024 and this is a very useful addition to the garden and ideal for someone working from home. A paved terrace runs along the back of house and is a wonderful private entertaining space. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with low stone walls and a central path at the end with mature shrubs, sedum Lavender, soft fruits and a Yew Tree.

Services - All mains services are connected. Gas fired central heating.
Broadband availability : Standard, Superfast and Ultrafast (ofcom)
Mobile coverage : EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone (some service may be limited - Ofcom)
Flood risk status : Very low risk (environment agency)

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

Directions - From the Town Centre proceed along Preston Road turning right into Home Drive where no 5 can be identified by a Stags For Sale Board on the left hand side.