Honiton Road, Trull, Taunton, Somerset, TA3

A particularly handsome period house offering elegant and spacious rooms and a separate apartment providing either a rental income or an opportunity for multi-generational living, in a highly convenient location close to Musgrove Park Hospital and a number of schools.

Wild Oak House occupies a highly convenient setting along Honiton Road within, what would be considered by most, one of the best residential areas of Taunton. It is within walking distance of the village amenities of Trull. Trull has an ancient church, a highly rated nursery and primary school, village inn, community hall and cafe, small garage, delicatessen, tennis club and post office/convenience store. The house is also within walking distance of Musgrove Park Hospital and Taunton Town Centre.

The area provides excellent education facilities with Queen’s College being within easy walking distance from Wild Oak House, together with King’s College, Taunton School and Richard Huish Sixth Form College also being within easy reach. It is within the catchment area for The Castle School, an outstanding state secondary school.

Taunton itself has a good shopping centre, with many of the well known high street names and can also be reached by a local bus service. Taunton has a mainline station with fast trains getting to London Paddington within an hour and forty five minutes. Taunton provides excellent sporting opportunities including the County Cricket Ground hosting some national and international fixtures, well respected golf clubs including Pickeridge, Vivary Park, Taunton Vale and a little further away Oak Manor. Taunton Racecourse is found towards the village of Corfe and provides regular seasonal meetings.

Wild Oak House provides a good example of a Georgian village house, which is Listed Grade II. The house has provided an excellent family home for the present owners who have over the years updated and restored the property, taking care to preserve its character and period features.

The house has an elegant reception hall with turning staircase, and views out of the back door to the spacious but private rear garden. Off the hallway, there are three high ceilinged, well proportioned reception rooms. There is a dining room to the front of the house with cornice, window with shutters and a period fireplace. A good sized sitting room has an open fire with an elegant wood and marble mantelpiece and French doors leading out into the garden. The drawing room lies on the other side of the tessellated tiled hall and has a period fireplace with shelved cupboard and window overlooking the gardens. On the ground floor there is a recently renovated shower room and wc, as well as a wine store.

The large kitchen is found at the front of the house. This has recently been extended and refitted with a stylish range of wall and floor mounted cabinets with a Rangemaster cooker set into the original slate and tiled fireplace. A door from the kitchen leads into an inner lobby with a gas fired boiler, a hot water vented cylinder and a further door into a snug/playroom. A utility room is found beyond that.

The spacious principal bedroom has dual aspect windows, providing views of the Quantocks and the Blackdown Hills in either direction. It has a good range of fitted cupboards. There are four further bedrooms in the main part of the house (three large doubles and a single room). There is a family bathroom with an elegant slipper bath, pedestal wash basin and wc. There is a further shower room with another wc.

In addition to the main accommodation there is a one bedroom separate apartment currently providing an excellent rental income in excess of £10,000 per annum. This apartment could easily be incorporated into the principal accommodation, for a family who wanted multi-generational living. The apartment includes a reception room with kitchen area, well fitted with a range of storage cabinets, work surfaces and oven, a double bedroom with two sets of hanging cupboards and a spacious shower room.

Outside of the property, there are spacious and well established gardens, both to the front and rear. There is a garden sunroom off the back patio, which could be used as a gym or studio. The driveway has a covered bike store, woodshed and parking for three cars.

Tax Band: G