Property for sale in Seavington, Ilminster TA19

An elegantly proportioned detached period house with part-walled southerly facing garden and parking, requiring general improvement. For sale by Public Auction and via livestream Thursday 19th September at 2pm at Digby Memorial Hall, Digby Road, Sherborne DT9 2NL

The Property

An elegantly proportioned detached period house requiring some general improvement and remodelling, with a part-walled southerly facing garden and off-road parking. It offers great ceiling heights and a sense of grandeur with its sweeping staircase and arched rear window, front door with its period brass doorbell. The traditional entrance hall leads through to the rear hall with impressive stairwell and adjacent rear porch. A drawing room to one side of the entrance hall includes original cornice and a former fireplace recess. Across the hall is a dining room with fireplace housing stove and there’s scope to knock through to the adjoining galley kitchen. At the rear is a further light and spacious room opening onto the garden with an adjoining WC. Upstairs is a generous landing, with four good size bedrooms and family bathroom. The front garden is enclosed by attractive wrought iron railings, whilst to the rear is a part-walled garden with a southerly aspect. The property also benefits from a right of way across the access road to the west side, leading to a parking area at the rear.

Situation

Seavington is an attractive village made up of two small parishes, Seavington St Mary and Seavington St Michael, both with their own parish churches and sharing a lovely community shop and café, recreation ground with children’s playground, village hall and pub. Nearby, the pretty village of South Petherton also offers a range of day to day amenities although almost equidistant is the Medieval market town of Ilminster, the centre of which is dominated by the ancient Minster and a thriving range of independent stores including butchers, delicatessen, hardware store, antiques and homeware stores as well as two supermarkets. Ilminster has a convenient road access to both the M5, junction 25 lies 13 miles to the north-west and 1 mile to the A303, now dual carriageway most of the way to the M3.

Services

Mains electricity, mains water via Wessex Water through a private connection and mains drainage. Oil fired central heating.
Broadband - Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Mobile phone coverage - Network coverage may be unavailable or limited indoors, but is likely outdoors from three of the four major providers. (Information from )

Local Authority

Somerset Council - Council Tax Band E

Property Information

Structural repairs have recently been carried out to remedy subsidence to one corner of the property, and the tree removed to prevent reoccurrence.

We understand a pedestrian right of way will also be granted on the east side of the property to the existing wooden garden gate. Please refer to the legal pack for clarification.

Solicitors

Mark Buckerfield
Clarke Willmott Solicitors, Taunton TA1 2PG
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