South Chard, Chard, Somerset, TA20

A lovely period family home offering particularly generous accommodation set in level gardens of about 0.4 acre, together with an outbuilding with lapsed planning permission for a dwelling, former stable and ample parking. EPC: Band E

This lovely family home is believed to date from the mid-19th century and has been in the same ownership and much loved for many years and is only now for sale as the family have grown and left the nest. Traditionally built with flintstone elevations and brick detailing set beneath a slate roof, the property displays a wealth of character with well proportioned rooms, excellent ceiling height throughout, sash windows and period grates. The accommodation is comfortable and welcoming, approached through an entrance porch into the main hallway with stairs rising and access to all ground floor rooms. There are two reception rooms both with bay windows and open fireplaces and a superb kitchen/family room which is the heart of the house. Double aspect, with a range of country style units and a gas fired Aga, this leads to the separate utility room, cloakroom and access to the garden. At first floor level there are four excellent double bedrooms, one with en-suite facilities, a study or nursery, family bathroom and second shower room.

The property is well located on a wide corner plot on the outskirts of this hugely popular South Somerset village close to the borders with Devon and Dorset. Local amenities include a primary school, general store/post office, social club and church whilst the nearby towns of Chard and Axminster both offer excellent day to day facilities. Axminster, some 5 miles South, benefits from an intercity rail link (London Waterloo) and the World Heritage Jurassic Coast is just 10 miles away at Lyme Regis with its iconic Cobb and a range of boutique shops.

The house is set in a large level plot approached from the village lane with a 5 bar gate leading to a wide gravelled parking area and to a small detached outbuilding of stone and tile construction and perfect for the creation of ancillary accommodation, subject to planning. Consent was granted for this, but has now lapsed.

The gardens are mainly lawned with mature hedge boundaries providing plenty of seclusion. There are neat vegetable beds a number of mature specimen trees including a fine magnolia, a paved terrace adjoining the house and further useful outbuildings of stone and tiled construction. The whole area extends to an estimate 0.4 acre.