Property description

A charming two bedroom character cottage set within the heart of the city with private garden and parking. The house is within easy walking distance of all amenities that Wells has to offer and has a wealth of original features. Potential to reconfigure rooms to the rear (STPP). EPC:E

DESCRIPTION A charming two bedroom character cottage set within the heart of the city with private garden and parking. The house is within an easy walk of all amenities that Wells has to offer and has a wealth of original features such as exposed brick fireplace and solid wooden doors believed to date back to the late 1800\‘s. The property comprises an entrance hall, sitting room with feature fireplace and large south facing sash window overlooking the garden. A dining room, currently used as an extra sitting room benefits from a brick built fireplace with alcove book shelves and under stair cupboard with an original solid wooden stable door. The kitchen comprises a range of wall and base units, electric cooker and hob and a window out to a covered courtyard. A door from the kitchen opens to a small covered yard for storage and leads to a brick built outhouse which has plumbing, it is currently used as a utility room. The outhouse and kitchen offer massive potential to knock through to create one large kitchen/dining room at the rear of the property, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents. To the first floor are two bedrooms, both with sash windows and solid wooden doors. The family bathroom consists of a toilet, wash hand basin and bath with shower attachment overhead.

OUTSIDE Accessed from Market Street is the parking to the property which can be found at the front. A gate opens to the enclosed south facing garden which is laid to gravel with flower beds, climbing plants, decking for outside furniture and stepping stones leading to the front door.

LOCATION Wells is the smallest cathedral city in England. It caters for most everyday needs, offering good shopping facilities as well as restaurants and pubs, a cinema, churches of most denominations, together with open-air markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Schools are plentiful with the Cathedral School, the Blue School and a choice of primary schools in Wells, Millfield School in Street and Downside school in Stratton-on-the-Fosse are easily accessible.

There are good road connections to Bristol, Bath, the motorway system and Bristol Airport, with rail links from Castle Cary (about 20 minutes drive away) to London Paddington.

Sporting facilities in the area include racing at Wincanton and Bath, golf at Wells and near Oakhill, sailing or fishing at Chew Valley and Blagdon lakes. In addition, there is a Leisure Centre in Wells offering a variety of recreational facilities.

TENURE Freehold

HEATING Gas central heating

SERVICES Mains drainage, water, gas and electricity are all connected.

LOCAL AUTHORITY Mendip District Council, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet. BA4 5BT. Tel: 0300 303 8588

COUNCIL TAX Band \‘B\‘

EPC RATING Rating \‘E\‘

VIEWING Strictly by appointment with Cooper and Tanner. Tel: 01749 676524

DIRECTIONS On Foot - From our office in Broad Street turn left and then first right into Queen Street. Take the first left into Market Street and the property can be found after approximately 100m on the right hand side.

Property Features :

• Character Cottage
• Central Wells
• Two Bedrooms
• Off road parking
• Pretty, enclosed south facing garden