● A Bright and Spacious Family Home with Four Bedrooms and Three Bathrooms
● Stunning Open Plan Kitchen / Dining / Living Area
● Stable Yard with Three Loose Boxes, Stores and Large Barn
● Sand Arena c.40m x 20m
● Four High Quality Pasture Paddocks
● Beautifully Maintained Gardens
● Approx. 5.5 Acres In All
● Fantastic Accessible Rural Location with Lovely Views
A bright and spacious four bedroom family home, set in approx. 5.5 acres with excellent private equestrian facilities and pasture paddocks in a fantastic location with wonderful country views.
Pippins is believed to have been built in the 1960’s and was extended to each side in 2009 and 2017. It is in a slightly elevated, south facing position, surrounded by its own very well-maintained gardens and grounds.
The property will be of particular appeal to those with equestrian interests as hacking is available locally along a network of quiet country lanes that lead to bridleways and byways around Stoke Canon and towards Netherexe. Additionally, there are various local footpaths for dog walks in nearby Danes Wood and Columbjohn.
The property lies in an extremely attractive rural location close to the village of Poltimore which has a farm shop and popular pub and Stoke Canon where there is a Post Office / village store and primary school. Nearby Broadclyst has a doctor’s surgery and primary school and there is a Co-op supermarket in West Clyst. The cathedral city of Exeter offers a full range of shops and amenities as well as a mainline station with regular services from Exeter St David's to London Paddington taking just over 2 hours.
Price Guide £925,000 Ref: EO8333
THE RESIDENCE
An attractive and comfortable family home with oil fired central heating, double glazing and PV solar panels. The accommodation in brief is as follows, please refer to the floor plan for approximate room sizes.
The Main Entrance is to the side through a door which opens into a Reception Hall from which stairs rise to the first floor. Doors to the left lead to a ground floor Shower Room and a Utility Room whilst a door to the right opens into the Fourth Bedroom which is currently used as a study.
This section of the house has potential to create a self-contained annexe if desired.
The central Sitting Room has glazed double doors opening out to the front garden and a fireplace.
The highly impressive Kitchen / Dining / Living Room is a large open plan room with a vaulted ceiling and four large ceiling windows and glazed double doors opening out the side garden. The kitchen area is fitted with an extensive range of built-in cupboards with quartz worksurfaces incorporating a 1½ bowl sink, plumbing for dishwasher, built-in electric oven and a Walk-In Pantry. There is a freestanding log burner within the living area.
There are Three Good Sized Bedrooms on the first floor, all with south facing windows with wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. The Main Bedroom has an En Suite Bathroom and there is also a separate Family Bathroom.
Price Guide £925,000Ref: EO8333
OUTSIDE, OUTBUILDINGS & LAND
The property is approached off a minor country lane through an impressive double gated entrance onto a gravelled drive and large parking forecourt.
The gardens are beautifully maintained by the current owners and comprise areas of lawn with a raised patio, vegetable patch, Two Sheds and a Greenhouse, all enclosed within beech hedges.
The drive leads on to a concrete yard upon which are the following outbuildings with approx. sizes:
Stable Block One built of timber under a box profile roof, set on a concrete base with light, power and water supplies, providing a Loose Box 14’3 x 11’8 (about 4.4m x 3.5m) and Tack Room 6’5 x 11’8 (about 1.9m x 3.5m).
Stable Block Two built of timber under a corrugated roof, set on a concrete base providing Two Loose Boxes 11’4 x 11’11 and 11’4 x 9’7 (about 3.4m x 3.3m and 3.4m x 2.9m), Feed Store 11’4 x 6’ (about 3.4m x 1.8m ) and Storage 11’4 x 10’1 (about 3.4m x 3m).
Multipurpose Barn 45’ x 20’ (about 13.7m x 6.1m) timber framed with box profile roof, set on a concrete base, light and power supplies with Three Adjoining Log Stores.
Immediately behind the rear garden is a Sand Arena c.40m x 20m with a natural sand surface.
The Land adjoins in four high quality pasture paddocks on a gentle south facing aspect bordered by well maintained mature hedges. Water is supplied to field troughs.
IN ALL APPROX. 5.5 ACRES
(About 2.2 Hectares)
Price Guide £925,000Ref: EO8333