Littlefield, Bishopsteignton, TQ14

*WITH DOUBLE GARAGE & POTENTIAL TO INSTALL DRIVEWAY SUBJECT TO PLANNING* An elegant, south facing 1930’s-built property set in a sought after estuary village with beautifully presented, family sized accommodation and good views towards the estuary and beyond. Fantastic mature gardens to the front and rear and double garage.

Situation

2 Littlefield is set in an enviable position being “tucked away” and get close to the heart of the estuary village of Bishopsteignton. The village itself is highly desirable and has a strong sense of community. There are a good range of local amenities to include a post office/store, a chemist, a garden centre, a church, a village hall, two public houses and the Humber Barn function venue and real ale tap house. Additionally, there is the Cockhaven Arms Hotel and a well-regarded primary school.

The seaside town of Teignmouth is set around 2 miles away, with its promenade, a sandy beach and a wide range of shops and amenities to include, a mainline railway station, a secondary school, Trinity School offering private education and many cafes and restaurants etc. The estuary offers good boating opportunities and Teignmouth golf course is less than 2-miles away, being set on the hills above the village. Good accessibility is enjoyed to the A380, making for a fast commute to the cathedral city and county town of Exeter with its international airport and university.

Description

2 Littlefield is an elegant semi-detached 1930s-built property set in an appealing south facing position. Externally attractive the property has rendered elevations with feature timber work, bay windows and a mature wisteria on the front elevation. A paved entrance pathway leads to the side entrance where there is an entrance canopy and an outside light. The uPVC opaque double glazed entrance door open to the…..

Entrance Vestibule

With feature floor tiles, coat hooks and an oak panel inner door opens to the…..

Reception Hall

A welcoming space with an original staircase having a feature balustrade and a galleried landing above rising to the first floor. There is a dado rail, a radiator and a cloaks cupboard as well as oak veneer flooring and timber panel and glazed doors open to the principal rooms.

Sitting Room

A particularly lovely space with good quality timber effect flooring and there is a feature fireplace with a raised tile hearth, a timber beam over and an inset log burning stove.  A recess has display shelves and a cupboard. The sitting area free flows to a sunroom area which has a vaulted glazed ceiling, a contemporary style radiator and uPVC double glazed French doors with double glazed windows above and either side lead out to the front garden and enjoy good views over rooftops towards the Teign Estuary and rolling countryside beyond.

Dining Room

A lovely dual aspect room with a front facing uPVC double glazed bay window taking in good views towards the Teign Estuary, parts of Combeinteignhead and rolling countryside beyond. There is a feature Minster style stone fireplace with a raised hearth and an inset coal effect, living flame gas fire. There is good quality timber effect flooring, a radiator and a side facing uPVC double glazed window overlooks the approach.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room

A particularly good space providing an excellent “hub” for the house being open plan and spanning the width of the rear of the property.  The kitchen area is fitted with a stylish range of modern units comprising numerous cupboards and drawers and extensive areas of square edge timber effect works surface.  There is a one and a quarter bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit and integrated appliances include a four ring Bosch ceramic hob with stainless steel surround, a built-in oven with microwave above and there is an integrated dishwasher as well as space for an American style fridge/freezer.  Also, within the kitchen area a uPVC double glazed window overlooks the rear aspect. There are spotlights throughout this space and, within the breakfast/utility area there is space for a large table and chairs and fitted units matching those in the kitchen with concealed spaces for a washing machine and a tumble dryer. There is a contemporary style radiator, access to an under stairs cupboard and the breakfast/utility area also opens to a rear porch with a part vaulted and glazed ceiling and uPVC double glazed doors open to the outside at either end. There is a radiator and uPVC double glazed windows overlook the back garden.

Cloakroom/WC

With two uPVC opaque double-glazed windows, a high-level cupboard, a WC and a pedestal wash hand basin. A cupboard houses the combination boiler supply supplying central heating.

First Floor Landing

Set out in two parts with a feature balustrade around the stairwell, a data rail and a side facing uPVC double glazed window with good views towards Dartmoor in the distance. There is a radiator and an oak panel door open to the turning staircase rising to the second floor which has an open storage area underneath.

Bedroom One

A particularly lovely space with a uPVC double-glazed walk-in bay window having tremendous views towards a broad sweep of the Teign Estuary from Ringmore taking in Archbrook, Combeinteignhead and Dartmoor in the west. There are exposed floorboards, a radiator and a feature fireplace with a tiled hearth.

Bedroom Two

Another attractive room with a uPVC double glazed window taking in similar views towards the Teign Estuary and beyond as described from bedroom one and having a window seat. There is a feature fireplace, a dado rail and a radiator as well as fitted cupboards and wardrobes.

Bedroom Three

With a rear facing uPVC double glazed window overlooking the back garden, a dado rail, a feature fireplace and a radiator.

Bathroom

Having full height ceramic tiling to the walls and ceramic floor tiles. There is a luxury four suite comprising a deep curved bath with mixer set and shower attachment, a curved shower cubicle with dual heads and dual controls and a wall mounted unit with a rectangular wash hand basin with drawer beneath and a lit medicine cabinet above. There is a further wall mounted cabinet, spotlights, an extractor fan, a ladder style radiator/towel rail and a uPVC opaque double glazed window.

Separate WC

With ceramic tiling to the walls and floor, a WC, a large mirror above, spotlights and a uPVC opaque double glazed window.

Second Floor Bedroom

Currently in use as a study.  This useful triple aspect room has three double glazed skylights, one of which takes in views across a broad sweep of the estuary, one looks towards Happy Valley Woods, and one overlooks the rear aspect. There is access to eaves storage space on either side, two wall mounted electric radiators and a good range of built-in cupboards and wardrobes, as well as spotlights to the ceiling.

Outside

Outside to the front of the property, there is a pretty country cottage style garden with a shaped area of lawn and borders well stocked with a fantastic range of shrubs and flowering plants. There is a seating area laid to stone chippings and the front garden provides a particularly good spot to sit and contemplate the south facing position, views, and surroundings. The front garden is primarily enclosed by picket style fencing and hedging and gated access leads from the approach lane to the paved entrance path. Outside the rear of the property, immediately behind there is a paved courtyard area with open log stores and paved steps rise to the main expanse of garden. There is a paved seating area, ideal for outdoor entertaining with an area of raised bedding beside retained by timber work and stocked with a good range of flowering plants, including roses, alliums, and small fruit trees. There is a shaped area of gently sloping lawn with areas of bedding to either side equally well stocked with shrubs, roses, herbs, a clematis and roses and there is a raised tiled area upon which there is a timber summer house with glazed entrance doors and windows. There is an ornamental area laid to stone chippings with a greenhouse and a mature apple tree besides and, at the end of the garden there is a good-sized vegetable plot laid to vegetables, cane fruits and red currents with a large potting shed at the end of this part of the plot. The back garden is primarily enclosed by beech and privet hedging.

Double Garage

Set nearby on the opposite side of the road and there is a double garage with an electric entrance door and with the garage having power and light. Set to the rear of the garage a door opens to a further area of concealed garden which set above Forder Lane and has a mature bramley apple tree.