Old Launceston Road, Tavistock, PL19

Situated on a generous corner plot with gardens wrapping around the property, this extended semi-detached home offers an exciting opportunity to create a superb family home in a sought-after residential location. Built in the mid-1960s and occupying a larger-than-average plot, the property provides spacious accommodation throughout together with excellent scope for modernisation and further enhancement, making it ideal for buyers looking to add their own style and value.

Approached via a pedestrian footpath from Old Launceston Road, the property is set behind attractive front gardens with mature lawns, established shrubs, planting beds and hedging, creating a pleasant approach to the front entrance. A pathway continues around the side of the house, providing access through to the rear garden.

A useful entrance porch opens into the welcoming hallway, from where the accommodation flows throughout the home. The generously proportioned living room enjoys a dual-aspect outlook, allowing plenty of natural light to flood the space, whilst a feature fireplace creates an attractive focal point. The adjoining kitchen is well-sized and perfectly functional as it stands, although it offers excellent potential to be opened into either the living room or adjoining reception room, subject to any necessary consents, creating the kind of open-plan family space so popular with modern buyers. A large understairs storage cupboard provides excellent everyday storage and could equally serve as a useful pantry.

The second reception room offers superb flexibility and could serve as a formal dining room, snug, home office or playroom, whilst equally lending itself to incorporation within a larger kitchen/dining arrangement if desired. Beyond, a ground floor shower room adds practicality, whilst the spacious conservatory overlooks the rear garden and provides an additional reception area to enjoy throughout the seasons.

The first floor offers well-balanced family accommodation with four bedrooms, comprising three doubles and a comfortable single bedroom. From the first floor, the property enjoys extensive views across the surrounding countryside and towards Dartmoor. The principal bedroom is particularly impressive, enjoying a triple-aspect outlook together with built-in storage, whilst the second double bedroom also benefits from fitted storage. A family bathroom completes the accommodation and is fitted with a bath.

Outside, the property's generous gardens are undoubtedly one of its standout features. The level rear garden is predominantly laid to lawn and provides ample space for families and keen gardeners. A feature pond, greenhouse and mature planting add character, whilst access is provided to both the conservatory and the garage. A substantial outbuilding, formerly an animal barn, now offers excellent workshop or storage space and presents further potential for a variety of uses.

Vehicle access is gained from Courtlands Road, where a tandem driveway provides off-road parking for two vehicles ahead of the attached garage. A pedestrian door from the garage leads directly into the rear garden, adding further convenience.

Offering generous living space, an exceptional corner plot and enormous potential to modernise and personalise, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial family home with the space and flexibility to create something truly special.

Tavistock is a thriving market town adjoining the western edge of the Dartmoor National Park and was in 2004 voted the winner of a nationwide survey undertaken by the Council for the Protection of Rural England involving 120 other market towns. Among the assets taken into consideration were history, architecture, community spirit, planning sensitivity, recreational facilities and individuality of shops and businesses. Additional facilities include a hospital, a bustling Pannier Market and a full range of schools both State and Private. Indeed, Tavistock can claim to have everything adding up to a quality of life which would be hard to rival.

Plymouth is only 15 miles away with fast Inter City rail links to London, Bristol and the North. There are also ferry services to Roscoff, Brittany and Santander, Northern Spain.

SERVICES: Mains gas, mains electricity, mains water, mains drainage.

OUTOINGS: We understand this property is in band 'C' for Council Tax purposes.

VIEWINGS: By appointment with MANSBRIDGE BALMENT on .

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