The Willows, Shillingford St George, EX2

With lots of potential this bungalow is located on a large corner plot with a generous lawned garden & far reaching rural views. Rooms in roof with pull-down stair access & scope for extension & modernisation (STP). Solar PV system. Garage & large driveway parking area.


Situation

Occupying an enviable corner plot on a quiet cul-de-sac in Shillingford St. George this property takes in far reaching rural views and has a lot of potential for development subject to the necessary consents.

The Village of Shillingford St. George, just three miles south of Exeter city centre and has a village hall and St. George Parish Church while the nearby Exeter suburb of Alphington offers various local amenities including schools and shops. Exeter city centre is easily accessible from the property with its wide variety of shops, restaurants, train stations (direct to London), the historical Exeter Quay as well as the world-renowned University of Exeter. The A30 and M5 lead to the national motorway network providing convenient road links with Exeter International Airport, just over five miles away, offering both local and international flights. The area has plenty of leisure activities to choose from such as cycling at Haldon Forest Park, golf at Exminster, walking routes, horse riding, sailing, hiking the Jurassic Coast, fishing as well as plenty of sandy beaches easily accessible from the property.


Description

Believed to have originally been built along with the neighbouring homes in the 1960’s, this particular property occupies a generous and desirable corner plot on the upper side of the small quiet cul-de-sac taking in wonderful far reaching rural views towards Haldon. On a clear day you can even see Haldon Belvedere.

The current owners acquired the property some 60 years ago from the original owner and builder. The layout is essentially as built with the exception of the sun room and study added by the current owners who have also more recently installed a solar PV system. The two rooms in the roof are used as bedrooms by the current owners and were part of the original design, along with the pull down stairs access. With permanent stairs to building regs this would be classed as a three of four bedroom home!

The property appears to have been well maintained over the years, with a new boiler and oil tank recently installed, but would now benefit from modernisation throughout. Due to the location, views and size of the plot it has an awful lot of potential, including the opportunity to extend if required, giving the opportunity to create something special, subject to planning


Accommodation

From the large driveway parking area steps lead up to the front door which opens to the entrance hall. The sitting room is to the front of the property with a large window providing plenty of light, and a sliding patio style door at the far end opening to the sun room and bringing further light into the room. A wood-burning stove has been installed in the fire place with a stone surround and wooden mantle.

The kitchen is to the rear of the house with a large window taking in the wonderful far reaching rural views over the garden to the countryside beyond. There are a range of wall and floor storage units with space for an undercounter dishwasher, inset electric hob and eye level double oven with grill. There is space for a breakfast table and a freestanding fridge, and there is a large, useful floor to ceiling storage cupboard with sliding doors. A glazed door gives access to the sun room, a large room with a lovely outlook over the garden and the countryside beyond, currently laid out as a dining room at one end with a sitting area at the other and has two sets of sliding patio doors to a paved terrace and the garden.

Bedroom one is off the hallway with a large window to the front and built in wardrobes. Bedroom two is another double bedroom with a large window giving views over the garden. A sliding door opens to the study which in turns has a door to the garage. At the end of the hallway is the bathroom fitted with a double shower cubicle, wash basin and WC.

From the hallway a set of pull-down stairs leads to a landing off which are two rooms which were part of the original build and have been in use as bedrooms by the current owners. Both have windows in the gable ends and the central heating system extends to these rooms. The left hand room has some terrific views, and has an en suite WC.


Outside

The generous level plot is triangular in shape with a large broadly level garden at the rear and side bordering the surrounding fields and taking in the rural views, enclosed by mostly hedging plus some wooden fencing. There are shrub and flower borders below the hedges and the lawn is interspersed with mature bushes. To the front is a large expanse of driveway with space for up to 6 cars if parked carefully, or room for an appropriately sized motorhome or boat/caravan. The garage has an electric door, power and light plus space and plumbing for washing and drying machines.

Solar PV System: 16 Panel system with a 4kW capacity installed in 2013 with a 20 year Feed in Tarriff from which the sellers have received a yearly income of around £800, as well as reducing their energy consumption.

Tenure: Freehold

Council Tax: Council Tax band D

Services: Mains water, drainage, and electricity, oil fired central heating.

Local Authority: Teignbridge District Council, Forde House, Brunel Rd, Newton Abbot TQ12 4XX, .

Viewings: Strictly by appointment with the selling agent: James Taylor – The Agency UK Teignbridge.