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If youre looking for the perfect set up for animals and country
living, Longdown is just what youve been looking for. The main plot
is 3 acres with a paddock, stabling, hard standing, many versatile
outbuildings, sand school, vegetable garden & incredible views to
both Dartmoor and Exmoor along with a 3 bedroom cottage thats been
improved by the current owner to provide a spacious and stylish
living space. The property is being sold with no onward chain.
The cottage has a large Ashgrove kitchen with granite worktops
and a Belfast sink, there is an integrated dishwasher and fridge
and room for a kitchen table. The oil fired Rayburn gives the room
a homely feel and also heats the hot water and bathroom radiator. A
utility room to the side has a WC and plumbing for washing machine
dryer. To the front there is a lean to conservatory area suitable
for storage. The lounge is a cosy space with a Woodwarm woodburner
set in the original inglenook fireplace with a dining room to the
side. An extension was added to the rear in 2013 with wooden floors
and high ceilings, this was created with an ensuite shower room to
the side and a bedroom but is currently utilised as an extra
lounge. There are doors out to the patio area from here.
Upstairs there is a smaller double bedroom and the master
bedroom which has an ensuite and 2 double fitted wardrobes. The
ensuite has a bath with shower over and the most amazing views over
the fields to Exmoor. The property has uPVC double glazing
throughout and the central heating is from an electric boiler to
the radiators.
Outside to the front is a pretty cottage garden laid to shrub
and flower beds with a patio seating area to enjoy the south facing
views. The entrance yard to the side holds plenty of parking with a
range of outbuildings to include The Old Dairy, The Shippen, garage
and two outbuildings suitable for tool sheds, kennels or stabling.
The Shippen lends itself well to be converted to an annexe or
holiday accommodation subject to the appropriate planning
permission.
Around to the side of the property there are further
outbuildings to include a large hay barn lambing shed and further
stabling with a large hard standing area in front suitable for
wintering and access through to the sand school. To the end of the
sand school is a further large shed in three parts to include
stabling tack room hay storage. The vegetable garden is well
stocked with a greenhouse and this leads to the orchard. The
paddock leads from the hard standing area and is in good view from
the house and tucked behind the property.
Agents Notes There is an extra 7.5 acres available just across
the lane by separate negotiation, please contact the office for
further details.
Please see the floorplan for room sizes.
Current Council Tax Band C Mid Devon 2024 25 £2114.76
Utilities Mains electric, water, telephone & broadband
Broadband within this postcode Superfast Enabled
Drainage Private drainage
Heating Rayburn, woodburner & electric central heating
Listed No
Tenure Freehold
CHAWLEIGH is a village set back from the A377,
approximately halfway between the City of Exeter and Barnstaple in
North Devon. Less than an hours drive from each. It stands on high
ground, beyond the Little Dart and Taw Rivers. It features a
historic church, fashioned from stone in the early English style,
with an embattled tower containing six bells. The village has two
traditional inns and a post office shop. Eggesford station is only
2.5 miles away, where trains run north and south overlooked by
sheer wooded valleys, a prominent feature of the area.
DIRECTIONS
From Crediton take the A377 through Copplestone, Morchard Road &
Lapford, at Eggesford Station take a right turn to Chawleigh, go
straight through the village and Longdown can be found just out of
the village on the left.
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EPC Rating F
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