- Fabulous Detached House
- Three Double Bedrooms
- Two Bathrooms
- Beautifully Presented
- Living Room with Modern Wood Burner
- Contemporary Kitchen/Dining Room
- Utility Room & Gym/Home Office
- Garage & Plenty of Parking
- South West Facing Garden
- Village Location
A fabulous detached house centrally situated in the pretty village of Whitford, just a mile and a half from the historic little town of Colyton and about 4.5 miles from Axminster. The house, originally built for the bank manager in Colyton, has been transformed in recent years into the bright contemporary home we see today. The house is elevated from the parking area, which offers sufficient parking for 4 cars and provides access to the garage. Central steps with capped walls either side lead up to the front entrance where there is a paved terrace along the front opening to one side into a gravelled area with specimen shrub planting. The front door opens into a generous hallway with stairs leading to the first floor, under stairs storage and a ground floor WC. To one side of the hall is a bright living room with a modern wood burning stove and bi-fold doors (with integral blinds) across the back opening to the garden. On the other side of the hall is a bright, modern kitchen dining room, opening to a utility room and a further reception room, which makes a great home office/gym or hobby room.
Upstairs are three double bedrooms, one with a generous en-suite shower room and a family bathroom. A side window on the landing makes this and the staircase bright during the daytime. Both bathrooms are fitted with contemporary sanitary ware and tiling.
Outside, there is good access all around the house and the rear garden, whilst not large, is south west facing and has been attractively landscaped with a lower patio and a higher lawned area with shrub planting. There is space along the side of the house for log storage etc.
As mentioned already, the house has been completely refurbished to include a new roof and new boiler and is beautifully presented. Windows are uPVC double glazed and the garden has been landscaped.
Whitford is a pretty village, with a warm and friendly community offering various activities centred around the village hall. Unusually, it also benefits from a regular bus service to Axminster, Colyton and Seaton. The nearby market town of Axminster offers a good range of day to day needs including shopping, doctors. Leisure centre and banking and where there are mainline trains to London Waterloo and Exeter. The beautiful Jurassic Coast town of Lyme Regis is just over 7 miles to the east and Exeter is around 28 miles to the west.
The accommodation, all measurements approximate, comprises:
GROUND FLOOR
PORCH
Recessed porch with composite front door into
HALL
Stairs rising to first floor. Two under stairs cupboards for storage. Radiator. Engineered oak flooring.
WC
Obscure glazed window to rear. Re-fitted with a white suite comprising w.c. and wash hand basin set into base unit with cupboard below. Radiator. Ceramic tiled floor.
LIVING ROOM - 5.14m (16'10") x 3.63m (11'11")
Window to front. Bi-Fold doors (with integral blinds) to the rear opening to the patio seating area. TV point. Modern wood burning stove set on a Granite hearth. Radiator. Engineered oak flooring.
KITCHEN/DINING ROOM - 6.89m (22'7") x 3.02m (9'11")
Windows to front and rear. A lovely bright room having been re-fitted with a contemporary range of wall and base units with quartz work surfaces and inset stainless steel sink. The kitchen features pan drawers with hidden cutlery drawer, pull out spice rack and tall larder cupboard with pull out shelves. A range of integrated appliances including: Neff fan assisted oven, microwave/combination oven, induction hob with extractor above, 50/50 fridge/freezer and dishwasher. Radiator. Engineered oak flooring. Door to
UTILITY ROOM - 3.02m (9'11") x 1.65m (5'5")
Window to rear. Fitted with wall and base units with inset stainless steel sink unit and drainer and laminate work surfaces. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier. Engineered oak flooring. Door to
RECEPTION ROOM - 2.97m (9'9") x 2.76m (9'1")
Window to front. Radiator. Vinyl flooring. Ideal for use as a home office or gym etc.
FIRST FLOOR
LANDING
Window to side. Linen cupboard with slatted shelving. Hatch to insulated loft with pull down ladder and light.
BEDROOM ONE - 3.86m (12'8") x 2.69m (8'10") To Wardrobe
Window to front with pleasant outlook across the village to the nearby countryside. Range of built-in wardrobes right across one wall. Radiator. Door to
EN SUITE
Obscure glazed window to rear. Fitted with a white suite comprising large shower cubicle, w.c. and wall mounted wash hand basin. Ladder style chrome radiator. Porcelain tiled floor.
BEDROOM TWO - 3.6m (11'10") x 3.01m (9'11")
Window to front with similar views as bedroom one. Radiator.
BEDROOM THREE - 3.17m (10'5") x 3.01m (9'11")
Window to rear overlooking the garden. Radiator. Vinyl flooring.
BATHROOM
Obscure glazed window to front. Re-fitted with a white suite comprising bath with shower over and glazed shower screen, w.c. and wall mounted wash hand basin. Ladder style chrome radiator. Extractor. Porcelain tiled floor.
OUTSIDE
At the front of the house, at road level, is a gravelled parking area providing space for several vehicles and leading to the
GARAGE - 5.06m (16'7") x 3.03m (9'11")
Up and over door to front.
The house is set in an elevated position above the road and the parking area. A retaining wall forms a neat boundary around the parking bay with paved steps leading up to the house. At the higher level is a paved terrace running along the front of the property which leads to a gravelled area of garden to one side. On the other side of the house, a gate leads to the rear garden.
REAR GARDEN
At the back of the house is an attractive paved patio offering space for outdoor entertaining and this paving continues along the back to the side of the property where there is good space for bin and log storage. A retaining wall runs along the back of the patio with steps leading up to a higher level which has been laid to lawn. Bordering the lawn on the rear boundary is a raised shrub planting area, walled with wooden sleepers, which has been planted with a variety of flowering shrubs.
The garden is south west facing, ideal for summer afternoons/ evenings. The oil fired boiler is situated on the back of the house in an external housing and there is an outside tap and external power.
SERVICES
All mains services are connected except gas. Oil fired boiler for central heating and hot water. Water is metered.
COUNCIL TAX
East Devon District Council. Band E. Currently £2,782.87 (2024/25).
EPC RATING
E (This does not reflect changes made to the property which have been carried out since the EPC was commissioned).
BROADBAND
The seller has advised us that Broadband is available in this area with speeds up to 137Mbps, depending on your service provider. Broadband availability at this location can be checked through: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/
MOBILE
Mobile coverage can be checked through: https://checker.ofcom.org.uk/en-gb/mobile-coverage
FLOOD RISK
Flood risk Information can be checked through the following: https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The property has undergone a programme of modernisation and repair under the current ownership to include: new roof with new roof tiles, new oil fired boiler, conversion of former garage to a reception room, erection of garage, excavation of the former front garden and driveway to form parking bay, new bathrooms and kitchen, complete redecoration and new floorings throughout.
Council Tax
East Devon District Council, Band E
Notice
Please note we have not tested any apparatus, fixtures, fittings, or services. Interested parties must undertake their own investigation into the working order of these items. All measurements are approximate and photographs provided for guidance only.
