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" Delightful Grade II listed semi detached cottage with good sized garden and parking in this favoured rural village. Living room, kitchen/dining room, utility room, bathroom, 2 first floor bedrooms. Lapsed pp for ground floor extension. Garden, off road parking space.

SITUATION The property is situated in the popular and unspoilt conservation village of Exbourne. The cottage fronts onto a minor lane towards the edge of the village and from the gardens there are some attractive views to surrounding countryside.

The village of Exbourne offers an excellent range of local facilities, which include village pre-school and primary school, Inn, garage, parish church and a soon to be constructed village community shop. From Exbourne there is easy access to the nearby town of Okehampton, some 5 miles away, with its excellent range of shops and services. The town has three supermarkets which include a Waitrose, a range of locally and nationally owned shops and businesses together with schooling from infant to 6th form level. The town also has a modern hospital together with a state of the art leisure centre in the attractive setting of Simmons Park. From the town there is direct access via the A30 dual carriageway to the Cathedral and University City of Exeter with its M5 motorway, mainline rail and international air connections.

Exbourne is situated amongst rolling typically Devonshire Countryside, which boasts many leisure opportunities such as fishing on the Torridge and walking and cycling on the nearby Tarka Trail. The Dartmoor National Park is easily accessible at Okehampton, whilst there is also comparatively easy access to the North coasts of Devon and Cornwall, with some attractive beaches and delightful coastal scenery. DESCRIPTION The property comprises a semi detached period cottage which benefits from some attractive character features. Externally there is a good sized area of garden and an off road parking space. There is lapsed planning consent for a ground floor extension to the cottage and it may be possible to renew this. There is certainly space, subject to planning consent, for a two storey extension or indeed the possibility of a separate dwelling within the garden. ACCOMMODATION ENTRANCE VESTIBULE With stable door to front, electric meters and door to SITTING ROOM Having masive inglenook fireplace with granite pillar and timber bressummer beam, brick hearth, cloam oven and fitted multifuel stove. Painted timber boarded ceiling. Double aspect windows. Open to KITCHEN/DINING ROOM Having window to front. Range of painted timber units incorporating single drainer stainless steel sink unit, inset four ring propane hob with electric oven beneath. Fitted wall shelving. Terracotta tiled floor. Night storage heater. Under stair store cupboard. Staircase to first floor. UTILITY ROOM Having stable door to garden and window to rear. Work surface with space under and plumbing for automatic washing machine. Space for tumble dryer, fridge and freezer. Night storage heater. Two double wall cabinets. Two recessed ceiling lights. Tiled floor. BATHROOM White suite comprising panelled bath with tiled splash backing to full height, Mira electric shower unit. Pedestal wash basin, low level wc. Extractor vent. Heated towel rail. Terracotta tiled floor. FIRST FLOOR LANDING With polished pine floorboards. BEDROOM 1 Window to front. Built in airing cupboard housing factory lagged hot water tank with immersion heater and linen shelves. Night storage heater, access to roof space, polished pine floorboards. BEDROOM 2 With window to front, night storage heater, polished pine floorboards. OUTSIDE Immediately to the side of the cottage is an off road parking space bordered by natural stone wall, two timber gates give access to the rear where there is a covered porch area with outside light. Rear gravelled pathway (also provides a pedestrian right of way for the adjoining property) with outside tap and storage for propane gas bottles. Four steps up to a good sized area of rear garden with paved patio bordered by trees and shrubs, lawned garden with shrubs and mature hedges, beds and borders. Timber shed with adjoining covered garden store. There are some attractive views across surrounding countryside.

There is lapsed planning consent for an extension to the rear of the cottage and the garden may have scope for further development i.e. Building plot subject to the necessary consent. VIEWING Strictly by appointment through the sole agents Stags on 01837 659420. DIRECTIONAL NOTE From Okehampton town centre proceed out of the town as if towards Exeter proceeding up East Street. At the second set of traffic lights (at the Police Station) turn left into Barton Road and bear left at the roundabout. Proceed past the hospital until reaching the T-junction and here turn right for Exbourne, upon reaching Exbourne Cross proceed straight ahead and down through the village, passing the Red Lion Inn and church on the right hand side. At the village hall take the road to the left signposted Hayfield Road and number 1 Pooks Cottage will be found after a short distance upon the left hand side. SERVICES Mains electricity, water and drainage. LOCAL AUTHORITY West Devon Borough Council. 01822 813600. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. The website owner's copyright must remain on all reproductions of material taken from this website. "