Welcome to 3 The Grove, Ivybridge, a cozy and compact terraced type home with 4 bed in the PL21 0XP area. This lovely residence, which comes with the freedom and stability of a freehold ownership, and sits comfortably in tax band D.
This classic property was built
The local area is known for its high value-to-quality ratio -
with a market valuation of £106,600 and a rental potential of £693 per month,
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it represents not just a residence but a worthwhile investment in a sought-after area.
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"An elegant four bedroom family home, with 2,482 sq ft of flexible living accommodation, landscaped garden and parking for 3 cars.
HOW TO GET THERE PL21 0XP. In Bittaford, turn under the railway bridge towards Wrangaton, and continue up the hill out of the village. Moorhaven's entrance is on the left after a mile. Proceed up the drive, over the speed bump, and turn left, signed Church Lane and The Grove. Take the next left into The Grove and Number 3 will be found on the right hand side. MOORHAVEN Moorhaven Village is a unique development of Victorian buildings renovated in the late '90s from a former hospital which has created a village of about a hundred individual homes set in 65 acres of landscaped grounds.
Moorhaven has a strong community spirit with a film club which also raises money for charity, a book club, a yoga club, a gardening group, a quarterly gazette and a useful website at www.moorhaven.org.uk. Set on the edge of Dartmoor all Moorhaven properties have the use of about 15 acres of communal grounds that include a sports field, arboretum, nursery school, two tennis courts, a croquet lawn and boules court. Wrangaton golf course is nearby and a public footpath leads from the grounds onto the moor behind.
Moorhaven is in the catchment area for Ugborough Primary School and Ivybridge Community College, and there is school transport provided from Moorhaven to both Ugborough and Ivybridge schools. Both of the schools have recently been given outstanding OFSTED reports and are very popular in the local area. The pre-school in Ugborough also has an outstanding OFSTED rating. THE PROPERTY This elegant family home is very impressive having lofty, spacious rooms, all well presented and offering plenty of flexibility, with 2482 sq ft of living accommodation, this property is ready for a new purchaser to move straight into.
The vendors have refurbished many of the rooms, including installing an Aga in the kitchen, and creating a ground floor wc, as well as building lots of additional storage, perfect for children's toy and bikes etc.
Outside, there is a pretty enclosed garden to the rear, which is part decked and part lawned, having planted raised borders and access to the formal Moorhaven gardens and grounds.
The accommodation is quite flexible, with a large entrance hall, which could be a study or perhaps a formal dining room, a huge sitting room with a woodburning stove, which could be divided into 3 quite spacious reception rooms and the kitchen/dining room also has plenty of space for a dining table, as well as a sofa or dresser. There is a utility room with lots of storage, as well as a ground floor WC. Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms, each with large sash windows. The master bedroom has an en-suite bathroom, whilst the main bathroom has fantastic views to Ugborough Beacon. There would also be potential to create a fifth bedroom, by altering the bathroom to become an en-suite bedroom, and using the en-suite as the main bathroom which could be accessed from the inner hall. ACCOMMODATION ENTRANCE/DINING HALL 3.99m(13'1'') x 3.90m(12'10'') (N) Panelled front door, floorboards, dado and picture rails, sash window, double radiator, door into kitchen, coloured glazed double doors opening into sitting room and square arch opening into:- INNER HALL 3.99m(13'1'') inc staircase x 2.69m(8'10'') (N) Fitted carpet, single radiator, sash window, carpeted staircase with cupboard under stairs with carved panelled door. Large built-in cupboards with hanging and shelving. SITTING ROOM 8.09m(26'7'') x 6.83m(22'5'') (E & W) Black Victorian slate fireplace with mantelpiece and hearth and Vermont Encore wood burning stove. Four tall sash windows with working shutters, 2 double radiators, floorboards, panelled door to:- SITTING ROOM WC Low level WC and basin, tiled floor, electric consumer units and extractor fan. Double doors opening to cupboard housing the recently installed central heating boiler. UTILITY ROOM 2.93m(9'7'') x 1.44m(4'9'') (S) Tiled floor, butler sink and worksuface, plumbing for washing machine, fitted with high level shelves, glazed door to garden. KITCHEN/DINING ROOM (N) A good size room divided into two sections with kitchen and breakfast areas, having plenty of space for a dining table, and sofa etc. KITCHEN AREA 4.12m(13'6'') x 2.71m(8'11'') Range of fitted kitchen floor units with beech work surfaces and tiled surrounds and with cupboards and open fronted storage. Glazed store cupboards. Gas fired Aga. Double butler sink. Space and plumbing for dishwasher. 2 sash windows. DINING ROOM 3.91m(12'10'') x 3.98m(13'1'') Double radiator, 2 sash windows, pine floorboards, fitted shelves. FIRST FLOOR LANDING 2.93m(9'7'') x 2.73m(8'11'') exc stairwell (N & S) 2 sash windows, fitted carpet, high rise wine rack, telephone point. This could double as a study. INNER LANDING 8.37m(27'6'') x 1.50m(4'11'') Original pine narrow floorboards, dado and picture rails, built-in blanket cupboard (originally a medicine cabinet). Two high level store cupboards. BEDROOM 2 4.31m(14'2'') x 3.92m(12'10'') (N) Fitted carpet, Toile de Jouy wallpaper and matching blinds, picture and dado rails, fitted carpet, 2 cast iron radiators, 2 sash windows. BEDROOM 3 4.28m(14'1'') x 3.89m(12'9'') (N) Pine narrow floorboards, 2 sash windows with blinds, 2 cast iron radiators, dado rail. BEDROOM 1 4.96m(16'3'') x 3.40m(11'2'') (W) Pine narrow floorboards, cast iron radiator, sash window with blind and curtain, dado rail. Pitch pine cloister partition originally from St Dunstan's Abbey and dividing the bedroom from:- EN-SUITE BATHROOM 3.31m(10'10'') x 1.74m(5'9'') (W) Suite of panelled corner Jacuzzi bath with mixer tap, thermostat controlled shower unit, shower fitting, curtain and rail, and with white tiled surround. Antique style pedestal wash basin with mixer tap and white tiled splashback, bidet, WC, white painted floorboards, cast iron radiator, sash window, extractor fan. BEDROOM 4 5.19m(17'0'') x 3.31m(10'10'') (E) Pine narrow floorboards, 2 sash windows with blinds, 2 cast iron radiators, picture rail, glazed double doors opening into Bedroom 1. This room makes a lovely nursery, or dressing room, but the doors could easily be blocked up to create two quite separate rooms. BATHROOM 6.04m(19'10'') x 2.98m(9'9'') (S & W) Victorian cast iron bath in the middle of the room with ball and claw feet and with brass effect antique style taps, antique style pedestal wash basin with mosaic tile splashback, mosaic tiled corner shower cubicle with screen door and brass shower fittings, high level WC, cast iron radiator, 2 tall sash windows, picture rail, fitted carpet, extractor fan. Access to roof space. OUTSIDE To the rear of the property is a private garden, which has been well landscaped to take full advantage of the space. Steps lead up to the decked area, which has a useful waterproofed storage area below, as well as a built in sand pit. From here two further steps lead to the level lawned garden with a wooden garden shed and raised flowerbeds. From the garden a wooden gate provides access along a path leading to the formal Moorhaven gardens and grounds. OUTSIDE PARKING There are three allocated parking spaces included at the front of the house. SERVICES Mains services are connected including electricity, gas, water and drainage. COUNCIL TAX The property is in Council Tax Band D and the amount payable for 2011/12 is ?1,523.02. MANAGEMENT FEE Ownership of this property includes a share in the Moorhaven Management Company. The annual management charge of ?968 includes maintenance of all Moorhaven's communal areas and cutting of private lawns. VIEWINGS Strictly by appointment through Luscombe Maye South Brent Office. Opening hours Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am - 1pm. Bespoke appointments outside working hours can be arranged with adequate notice. FIXTURES AND FITTINGS Only those mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. All others such as curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments etc, are specifically excluded but may be available by negotiation.
Items being left such as ovens, hobs, shower systems, central heating etc, have not been and will not be tested by the agents or vendors. FLOORPLAN floorplan VIEWING Strictly by appointment with the agents. The comments made by the vendor and estate agent are not factual in any way. TENURE The agent has not had sight of the title documents and therefore the buyer is advised to obtain verification from their solicitor or surveyor as to whether the property is leasehold or freehold. ALL MEASUREMENTS quoted are approximate. THE FIXURES, FITTINGS & APPLIANCES have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. INTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS are reproduced for general information and it cannot be Inferred that any item shown is included in the sale. COUNCIL TAX & BUSINESS RATES, ETC You are advised to contact the local authority for details. ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS cCrown copyright 2001. All rights reserved. Based on Ordnance Survey data (not to scale). DRAWINGS/SKETCHES/PLANS/ETC This representation is provided for general guidance and is not to scale. GENERAL DISCLAIMER Every care has been taken with the preparation of these Sales Particulars, but complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed. If there is any point, which is of particular importance to you, we will be pleased to check the information for you. These Particulars do not constitute a contract or part of a contract.
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Tax band D
228 sqm plot
