3 bedroom terraced house for sale
Behind Berry, Somerton
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- PROPERTY TYPE
Terraced
- BEDROOMS
3
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
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- 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
- Walking distance to Somerton high street
- Generously proportioned family home
- Three bedrooms with two reception rooms
- Plenty of scope for updating throughout
- Benefitting from an extensive rear garden
- Plenty of off road parking, garage and a large store/shed
Description
30 Behind Berry, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 6JS
Glastonbury 8 miles, Street 6 miles, Langport 4 miles, Castle Cary 10 miles (Paddington 1.5 hours). Yeovil 12 miles (Waterloo 2.5 hours). Taunton/M5 (J25) 16 miles. A303 3.5 miles (Distances & times approximate)
Summary
An attractive and generously proportioned Victorian terraced house, constructed with natural stone elevations beneath a tiled roof, and offering well-balanced accommodation.
The property presents an excellent opportunity for further improvement and potential enlargement, subject to any necessary consents, and benefits from gas central heating and double glazing throughout.
Accommodation briefly comprises an entrance hall, a bay-fronted sitting room, dining room with a large walk-in larder, kitchen, WC and rear porch, three well-proportioned double bedrooms, a large family bathroom, and a particularly generous landing which offers scope for the creation of an additional staircase to the attic or en-suite bathroom if desired.
Occupying an unusually large plot, the property enjoys both front and rear gardens, with a shared gated driveway passing beneath an archway to the rear, where off road parking, garage, large shed and a long lawned garden can be found.
Accommodation
The accommodation is particularly generous throughout and is arranged over two floors, with huge scope for further extending into the vast attic space, subject to the necessary consents.
On the ground floor, an entrance hall features quarry tiled flooring, a staircase with timber balustrade which rises to the first floor, with original panelled doors leading to the principal rooms.
To the front is a bay-fronted sitting room featuring a chimney breast with open fire box, whilst the dining room provides a spacious second reception room with a tiled fireplace incorporating a gas fire and a very handy a walk-in larder, fitted with shelving and offering excellent storage.
To the rear, the kitchen is fitted with a full range of cabinetry, a stainless steel one-and-a-half bowl sink with mixer tap and a double-glazed window to the side aspect, with a door opening to the rear porch.
Additionally, a ground floor wc and a rear porch provide further practicality.
On the first floor, a large landing provides access to the roof space and has panelled doors to all rooms. With its generous proportions, it offers superb potential for reconfiguration, the creation of an additional bedroom or bathroom facilities, or even a staircase up to the attic -all subject to requirements.
The master bedroom is a large double bedroom and enjoys an aspect to the front, along with the third bedroom. The second, also a very generous double, enjoys the outlook over the rear garden.
A spacious family bathroom completes the first floor accommodation and offers a large built in storage cupboard and white suite comprising a panel bath, shower enclosure, pedestal wash basin and wc.
Outside
The property occupies an exceptional plot with gardens to both the front and rear. The long rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and offers a timber garage, a large timber shed, and additional off road parking for multiple vehicles. Additionally, there is a concrete garage based already installed, with existing planning permission to erect a new garage, should one wish to do so.
In total, the grounds extend to approximately 0.17 of an acre.
Location
Somerton was an important town in Anglo-Saxon times eventually becoming the capital of Wessex. It's now a lovely, friendly and thriving Market Town in the heart of Somerset, with a wide 17th Century Market Square with a Buttercross as a focal point in the centre. The Market Square itself is surrounded by the old town hall, elegant houses and inns which create an attractive townscape drawing visitors from all over the world. Somerton's Market Place has a Grade II Listed Market Cross in the centre, described by Niklaus Pevsner, as "one of the most happily grouped urban pictures in Somerset".
Somerton provides a wide range of local services including a variety of independent shops and galleries, a small supermarket, Doctors Surgery, Dentist, Library, Butchers, Newsagents and Chemist. It is conveniently situated with easy road access via the A303 road a few miles south, the M5 to the north and the main line rail station at Castle Cary, with regular services to London.
There are lots of good restaurants and pubs in the town and surrounding villages, and most sporting, cultural and social requirements can be met. Close by are other towns and cities, including Street, Glastonbury, Wells, Castle Cary, Yeovil and Sherborne, with Bristol, Bath and Taunton also within easy reach.
Schools
There are excellent state and independent schools locally which include a well-respected primary school in Somerton and secondary schools (and 6th form college) in Street and Huish Episcopi. Independent schools include Millfield (at Street & Glastonbury), Wells Cathedral, Downside, All Hallows and the schools at Bruton, Sherborne and Taunton.
Services
Freehold
Not listed
Mains water, electricity and gas are connected.
Private drainage via a septic tank.
Somerset Council – council tax band C
EPC rating D
Important Notes
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We are required to use a specialist third party service to verify the purchaser(s) identity.
The cost of these checks is £60 (inc. VAT) per person. This is payable at the point an offer is accepted and our purchaser information forms completed, prior to issuing Memorandum of Sales to both sellers and buyers and their respective conveyancing solicitors. This is a legal requirement and the charge is non-refundable.
Property Details
Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Buyers must rely on information passed between the solicitors with regard to items included in the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise.
VIEWINGS
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All viewings are by appointment with the Agents.
Roderick Thomas, London House, New Street, Somerton TA11 6NU
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- Band: C
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Garage
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
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