Station Road, Burtle
Guide Price
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Added on 08/10/2026
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
4
- BATHROOMS
2
- 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
- Spacious detached family home
- Sought-after edge of village position with views
- Spacious and highly versatile accommodation
- Four/five bedrooms
- Plenty of living space across several rooms
- Generous sized plot
- Extensive driveway parking and garage
- No onward chain
Description
HERONTYE,
Station Road, Burtle, Somerset, TA7 8NU
Mark 3.5miles, Wedmore 7miles, Street 9miles, Wells 12miles, Bristol Airport 20miles, Taunton 23miles.
SUMMARY
A very spacious, detached family home, offering plenty of versatile living accommodation, four bedrooms and two bathrooms, with an ensuite to the principle bedroom.
Accommodation briefly comprises entrance hall, sitting room, conservatory, dining room, kitchen, utility, cloakroom, study/ground floor 5th bedroom, 4 further bedrooms, master ensuite and family bathroom.
Outside, the property stands in the centre of an approx. third of an acre plot, of which is largely laid to lawn, offers plenty of driveway parking and a garage.
DESCRIPTION
Herontye is an attractive and substantial detached family home occupying a generous plot on the edge of the popular Somerset village of Burtle. Enjoying open countryside views to both the front and rear, the property provides spacious and highly versatile accommodation arranged over two floors, together with generous gardens, extensive driveway parking and a garage. Offered for sale with no onward chain.
Constructed circa 1990, the property has been well maintained and improved in recent years and benefits from replacement double glazing and a refitted kitchen. The accommodation is particularly flexible, with the former double garage having been partially converted to provide an additional ground floor bedroom and adjoining family room, whilst retaining a useful garage/store area.
The accommodation is approached via a welcoming entrance hallway, with doors leading into the principal reception rooms, kitchen/breakfast room and ground floor cloakroom. A staircase rises to the first floor, with useful storage beneath.
The double aspect sitting room is an impressive reception space extending to approximately 25ft in length. A feature fireplace provides a focal point, whilst patio doors open into the conservatory, which enjoys views over the rear garden and has French doors providing direct access outside.
The kitchen/breakfast room is well fitted with a comprehensive range of wall, base and drawer units beneath complementary work surfaces, together with space for appliances.
The kitchen leads through into a useful family/utility room, which provides further versatile and practical space has a storage cupboard and French doors opening onto the garden.
From here, a door leads into a study or ground floor bedroom, formerly part of the original double garage. A further door provides access into the remaining garage/store area, which is slightly wider than an average single garage and has an up-and-over door.
Completing the ground floor accommodation is the dining room, which enjoys views across the front garden.
On the first floor are four further double bedrooms, all benefiting from built-in storage cupboards. The principal bedroom has the additional benefit of an en-suite shower room, whilst a family bathroom serves the remaining bedrooms.
The combination of generous proportions, flexible accommodation and attractive rural surroundings makes Herontye an ideal family home, with the additional versatility to accommodate dependent relatives, older children, home working or a variety of other uses.
LOCATION
Herontye enjoys a pleasant position on the edge of Burtle, an idyllic village situated on the egde of both the beautiful Somerset Levels and the Polden Hills. Burtle has a thriving community, centred around the award-winning public house The Duck at Burtle, together with the village church and village hall.
Burtle Moor is a haven for nationally scarce, rush pasture, species rich mire type vegetation communities, containing Meadowsweet, Ragged Robin, Creeping Jenny, Lesser Spearwort and Marsh Marigold as well as Southern Marsh Orchid, Marsh Pennywort, Tubular Water-Dropwort, Skullcap, Common Meadow-rue and Marsh Stitchwort. A number of uncommon wetland plant species occur including Lesser Water Plantain, Water Violet and Arrowhead.
The reserve is particularly important for its bird interest, notably as a breeding and wintering ground for Snipe and as a wintering ground for Jack Snipe. Skylark also breed here. Other important wintering bird species including Lapwing, Teal and Gadwall. Peregrine, Hen Harrier, Water Rail, Stonechat and Whinchat have also been recorded here. Otter and Brown Hare occur regularly and Water Vole has been found occasionally along the ditches.
The ditches support significant invertebrate species including the Hairy Dragonfly, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter and Blue-Tailed damselfly. Common Blue butterflies also occur.
The surrounding towns and villages provide a wide and diverse range of cultural, social, commercial and sporting activities and societies to serve most needs.
The historic cathedral city of Wells, the smallest city in England, is approximately 13 miles away and is renowned for its magnificent Gothic cathedral, historic architecture and excellent range of independent shops, cafés and restaurants.
The market town of Bridgwater is approximately 10 miles to the west and provides a comprehensive range of shopping, recreational and educational facilities, including primary and secondary schools. There is also an excellent choice of renowned independent schools within easy reach, including Wells Cathedral School, Millfield, King's Bruton, and King's, Queen's and Taunton School in Taunton.
Communications are excellent, with access to the M5 motorway at Junction 22 approximately 6 miles away, whilst Bridgwater railway station provides mainline services with regular connections towards London and the Midlands. Bristol International Airport is approximately 21.5 miles away.
OUTSIDE
The propety occupies a generous plot with an attractive frontage, comprising a lawned garden and a substantial driveway with turning area, providing parking for numerous vehicles. The driveway leads to the garage, which has an up-and-over door.
The lawned garden continues along the side of the property and extends to the rear, providing a good degree of outdoor space and considerable scope for family use and entertaining.
The gardens are well enclosed by a combination of stone walling and panel fencing, with gated access to the front, creating a private and secure setting.
TENURE AND OTHER POINTS
Freehold.
Not Listed.
Oil fired central heating.
Maind water and electricity connected.
Private drainage.
Somerset Council – council tax rated F
EPC rated D with potential B
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Property Details
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VIEWINGS
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All viewings are by appointment with the Agents.
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- Band: F
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- Garage
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
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Affordability
Monthly repayments£2,642
Property: £ 525,000
Deposit: £ 52,500
Interest rate: 5.36%
Term: 30 years
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