Property description

This characterful three-bed property is full of fascinating features including arched doors and windows, wooden floors, feature fireplace and exposed beams. Recently renovated (in 2017) and fitted to a high spec an eye for detail shows throughout, with the most being made of the existing character and additional touches being added to supplement its charm. Well-situated in Ottery St. Mary, at the end of a lane near St Mary’s church the property is ideally situated for access to the town. The area is historic and charming, has excellent provision of local amenities and is well connected to both the beauty of rural and costal Devon and Exeter and the major routes out of the county. The property offers a countryside base in a sought-after rural town and is ideal for first time buyers, or those looking for a rural getaway or an investment opportunity.

Walk Through

Looking back as you walk down the cobbled drive to this property you can see the picturesque 14th century church of St Mary’s at the foot of the drive. Converted from St Mary’s Cottage Hospital around the turn of the millennium and thoroughly redecorated in 2017, this property is full of character with arched doors and windows, hardwood floors, feature fireplace and exposed beams. Opening the front door, after a small entrance passage with downstairs WC, you are immediately greeted by an arched doorway leading into a hardwood floored lounge. This room has a delightful feature fireplace which functions as an open wood-burning fire and double, fully-glazed arched doors that open onto the courtyard. The fireplace is also served with a gas and electricity supply.
From the lounge a door to the right opens into a kitchen of hardwood units and marble work surfaces with a Belfast sink and sash window overlooking the courtyard. There is ample storage and worksurface space and an additional pantry cupboard at the rear of the room. The room is well fitted with integrated appliances including washing machine, dishwasher, fridge, freezer and a Smeg range cooker with an electric double oven and gas hob. The floors in both the kitchen and pantry are polished slate and benefit from electric underfloor heating – perfect for a frosty country morning.
Heading back to the lounge a small step leads to the wooden stairs to the first floor. These stairs, and the banister are, like the lounge, made of a beautiful dark hardwood and the hard wood detail follows throughout the first floor in its skirting and architrave, whilst the floors are a warm gold softwood. As with the floor below, all doors are solid timber panelled with brass fittings. Looking up in the landing reveals some exposed beams and a raised, floored storage area. The first floor hosts a family bathroom and three bedrooms, each with vaulted ceilings and exposed timberwork (including striking exposed king-post trusses). The bathroom has an enamelled cast-iron bath, a curved shower cubicle and a slim, feature church window. Designed with a keen eye for detail, the bathroom and downstairs WC both feature white china sanitary ware with brass fixtures and fittings.
The property is on mains, gas, electric, water and sewerage; it benefits from gas central heating controllable remotely via Hive technology. In 2013, it was fully re-rendered with a highly waterproof, through colour, low maintenance lime silicate plaster. The property has dedicated parking for one car with additional visitor parking nearby.

Situation

Ottery is a picturesque market town nestled in the beautiful Otter valley with great local amenities, including a good-sized Sainsburys, several independent shops, pubs, restaurants and coffee shops. It is home to its own leisure centre, primary school and is home to the Ofsted outstanding-rated “The King’s School” (secondary school). This property is well-situated within the town, a short walk (0.1 mile) from Ottery’s cafes and shops and 0.3 miles from Sainsburys.
A historic Devonshire settlement, Ottery St Mary is the birthplace of the 18th Century poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the parish church of St Mary, at the end of the cobbled drive to this property, was founded in the 1300s and designed to look like a smaller version of Exeter Cathedral. Ottery is very much alive with a great deal of community activity and its own local customs (such as Ottery carnival, the (in)famous tar barrel rolling … and Pixie Day!).
Ottery is ideally situated for rural life, country walks are available through the otter valley, and the sw coast at Sidmouth is 7 miles away. Despite its rural position, the A30 is 3 miles drive and provides direct links to Exeter (12 miles) and the M5 (9 miles) to the west and Honiton (c. 5 miles) and the A30/A303 link to London to the east. Feniton and Whimple (both c. 3 miles) provide train links to Exeter and London Waterloo and Exeter International Airport is an 8 mile drive and Bristol International Airport can be easily accessed via the M5.
Amenities

Period Property

Three Bedrooms

Downstairs W/C

Fully Fitted Kitchen

Pantry And Storage Cupboards

Lounge With Open Fire

Family Bathroom With Separate Shower

Off Street Parking

The Kings School Catchment

No Onward Chain