Bailey Hill, Castle Cary
Guide Price
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Added on 26/05/2026
- PROPERTY TYPE
Town House
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
1
- SIZE
2,415 sq ft
224 sq m
- 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
- Exceptional restoration of former butchers and pie-shop to make an elegant home
- Extremely convenient location in the heart of the town
- Five bedrooms and three reception rooms
- High level of attention to detail and quality of materials used throughout
- Grade II Listed early 19th century dwelling
- Fully enclosed and re-landscaped courtyard
Description
ROUNDHOUSE FARMSHOP,
BAILEY HILL, CASTLE CARY, SOMERSET, BA7 7AD
Guide Price £850,000 - £875,000
A handsome and substantial Grade II Listed town house occupying a prominent position in the very heart of the town, offering beautifully proportioned accommodation arranged over three floors together with a private landscaped courtyard garden.
The property has undergone an extensive and carefully considered programme of refurbishment, combining the character and integrity of the original building with high quality improvements throughout. Significant works have included roofing, drainage, chimney repairs, new electrics, replacement heating systems, bespoke joinery and comprehensive redecoration using traditional materials.
The result is an elegant and highly individual period home offering flexible living space, thoughtfully designed interiors and a rare level of attention to detail, all within easy walking distance of the town’s amenities.
Accommodation
A substantial Grade II Listed town house occupying a prominent central position in the heart of the town, offering beautifully proportioned and highly adaptable accommodation arranged over three floors together with a private landscaped courtyard garden to the rear.
The property has been the subject of an extensive and thoughtful programme of refurbishment and improvement by the current owners, with careful attention paid to both the preservation of the building’s character and the quality of materials and workmanship throughout.
The house now combines period charm with a considerable amount of recent investment into its infrastructure and presentation. Significant works include the replacement of the former kitchen roof with a newly insulated Welsh slate roof, extensive chimney repairs and re-pointing works, replacement electrics throughout, a replacement gas connection and a new boiler installed in 2021. Floors have been insulated, all radiators replaced, copper pipework installed throughout and breathable natural paints used extensively. French drains have also been installed around the property, and all windows professionally redecorated internally and externally. Considerable care has been taken to improve comfort and efficiency within the house whilst retaining its integrity as a period building.
Internally, the accommodation is both elegant and practical. On the ground floor, there is a charming sitting room with a limestone fireplace and inset Charnwood stove installed within and light flooding the room through the front-facing sash windows. Clay floor tiles span the sitting and dining rooms, and flagstone flooring then continues into the rear hall, where a glass-panelled door leads directly through to the garden. The dining room has storage within the alcoves and an original marble window sill beneath the prominent bay window to the front. By the rear hall, there is a snug with a feature fireplace and steps leading down into the kitchen.
The kitchen has been carefully re-designed with oak-lined cabinetry, brass handles, a Fisher & Paykel hob and extractor, and a Neff oven installed in 2022. Bespoke hardwood external doors, handmade in Somerton in a traditional Georgian style, have also been fitted with unlacquered brass ironmongery. The result is an exceptionally impressive finish, which retains the rusticity of the former butchers' and pie shop. Adjoining the kitchen, there is a most useful pantry. Also on the ground floor, there is a laundry room with a Butler's sink, further storage and an adjoining WC.
The first floor provides three generous double bedrooms together with a fourth bedroom/study and family bathroom with a stylishly appointed bathroom fitted with stylish cork flooring and wall tiling, as well as a Bette steel bath and CP Hart unlacquered brass fittings.
The second floor spans the width of the building and offers an impressive additional living space with a vaulted ceiling and exposed timbers. A new partition has been added to provide two spacious bedrooms here, as well as ample eaves storage. Throughout the first and second floors, new sisal carpets with insulation beneath have been laid.
To the rear, the courtyard garden has been attractively re-landscaped to create a private and sheltered outside space. The garden has been laid to gravel for ease of maintenance, with beautifully planted flower beds. The surrounding Cary stone walls give a warm, almost Mediterranean feel.
About the area
Castle Cary is described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, the eminent architectural historian, as Somerset's prettiest town, set in beautiful, unspoilt countryside. The town is characterised by period buildings constructed of the distinctive honey-coloured stone for which the area is well known. It remains a delightful small market town with several traditional shops and boutiques within the Conservation Area, and a policy of strict planning control operates to prevent inappropriate development. These shops cater for most everyday needs whilst Shaftesbury, Glastonbury, Street, Wells, Frome, Wincanton, Sherborne and Yeovil are all close by and Salisbury, Taunton, Bath and Bristol are within easy driving distance.
“The Newt in Somerset”, just outside Castle Cary, is home to beautiful countryside walks set on the grounds of a Georgian country estate. The estate has a Hotel & Spa, a Farm shop, restaurants and a house & garden shop.
On the outskirts of Castle Cary is the railway station with its direct line to Paddington, and the A303 Road link is a few miles south. There are excellent state schools in the area - Ansford Academy boasts excellent exam grades, and independent schools include the Sherborne and Bruton schools, Millfield, Wells Cathedral, Hazelgrove and Port Regis.
Services
Mains gas, drainage, electricity and water.
Tenure: Freehold.
Energy Performance Rating: tbc
Council Tax Band: E
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Property Details
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Roderick Thomas, 2 High Street, Castle Cary, BA7 7AW
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- Band: E
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- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Enclosed garden
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Monthly repayments£4,263
Property: £ 850,000
Deposit: £ 85,000
Interest rate: 5.33%
Term: 30 years
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