Longcombe, Totnes Guide Price £750,000
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Capture the essence of this picturesque detached cottage nestled within beautiful, well-tended gardens and offering unparalleled rural vistas. The property also boasts two connecting fields spanning over 4.6 acres
Walk through:
Double-glazed door into an entrance vestibule with tiled flooring, a door to the boiler cupboard with a floor-mounted oil-fired boiler, and a door to the cloakroom. The cloakroom has a concealed low-level WC, a wall-hung washbasin, and a secured double-glazed window, as well as a wall-hung central heating radiator/towel radiator. Moving through a multi-glazed door, you enter a spacious kitchen/dining room featuring a range of shaker-style cottage bases and wall units with granite work surfaces. The kitchen includes a butler sink, a two-ring Smeg electric hob, and a Aga style cooker, along with tiled splashback surrounds and lighting to work surfaces. The area also has inset ceiling lights and two double-glazed windows offering fantastic rural views, with an additional window to the side. There are central heating radiators, recesses for a fridge freezer and a microwave, and a door leading to the living room. The living room contains a beautiful feature stone fireplace with an inset wood burner, offering dual aspect views and patio doors overlooking the surrounding rural landscape, as well as a fitted central heating radiator. Heading to the first-floor landing, you will find a hatch to the loft space and doors leading to the master bedroom, which is a double aspect room offering beautiful countryside views, central heating radiator, inset ceiling lighting, and an en suite shower room with tiled floors and walls, a fitted vanity unit with an inset sink and mixer tap, a low-level WC with dual flush, and a large walk-in shower room. There is also an airing cupboard and a family bathroom with tiled flooring and half-tiled walls, a low-level WC, washbasin, and bath with additional shower. The bathroom also features a radiator and a view of the surrounding countryside. Please note that Bedrooms 2 and 3 have been converted to provide a large second bedroom, but it can easily be converted back to 3 bedrooms by reinstating the partition wall. The current setup provides a large double bedroom with two-sided views over the countryside, inset ceiling lighting, a central heating radiator, and a built-in cupboard. Outside, there is a detached building with the potential to be converted into additional living accommodation or an annex, ideal for families or as a holiday let. It currently functions as a utility room and homework space/study, with an attached single garage. Approaching Alex Cottage, you will pass through a gate and path leading to the cottage, with a double gate into the driveway that offers potential for stables and storage buildings. The gardens surrounding the cottage are established and include a vegetable and fruit garden.
Outside:
Lower Field - 1.567 acres accessed through gate opposite Alex Cottage Higher Field - 3.118 acres located above and behind the cottage
Services:
The property is supplied by mains water, electricity, oil heating a septic tank.
Local Council and Planning Authority:
South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Rd, Totnes TQ9 5NE
Council Tax:
Council Tax Band F
Energy Performance Certificate
Energy performance rating F (34)
Tenure:
Freehold
Viewings:
Strictly by appointment only through Rendells Estate Agents, Tel: 01626 353881.
Directions:
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- Charming detached cottage with 4.9 acres located in highly desired rural location
- Beautiful gardens and two fields with unparalleled rural views
- Potential to expand or repurpose existing outbuildings for added living space or holiday rentals
- Open plan kitchen and dining room
- Living room overlooking gardens and rural aspects
- 2/3 Bedrooms
- Family bathroom, en-suite and ground floor cloakroom
- Garage, gated drive and other outbuilding which could provide stables or extra garaging
- Detached utility/office building which could be converted to Annex subject to relevant consents
- Immediate vacant possession on legal completion
Totnes TQ9 6PP