Detached house for sale in Butterleigh, Cullompton, Devon EX15

Butterleigh Mill has beautifully appointed accommodation configured over three floors, offering up to six bedrooms with elegant styling throughout alongside attractive original details, including exposed timber beams and impressive fireplaces. Parts of the house are believed to date from the 1600's with the property originally used as a mill with workers accommodation attached. This has later been incorporated into the main house providing versatile accommodation. It is important to note that the property benefits from an unlisted status. Butterleigh Mill further offers substantial outbuildings providing development potential subject to obtaining the necessary consents and lies in a peaceful rural setting with far reaching countryside views.

A bright and welcoming entrance hall leads through to the property’s ground floor accommodation which comprises a family dining room with an impressive feature fireplace with a carved wooden surround and a woodburning stove and a spacious kitchen and breakfast room. The kitchen has farmhousestyle units, solid wooden worktops, an Aga and space for a family dining table and benefits from a dual-aspect providing a wealth of natural light. There is one generous double bedroom on the ground floor with an en suite bathroom and second kitchen, with its own entrance, providing opportunities to be used as a self-contained annexe. Also on the ground floor is a spacious family shower room. A utility provides further space for storage and appliances with a Butler sink.

Further welcoming reception space is provided by a 32ft sitting room on the first floor that features exposed timber beams overhead and an original millstone hearth with wood burning stove. Three double bedrooms are located on the first floor, as well as a study. Also on the first floor is a family bathroom. A further double bedroom is located on the second floor along with a sixth bedroom that is currently used as a family room as well as an additional family bathroom with a freestanding roll top bath.<br /><br />The house has access to well-maintained grounds of approximately 2.2 acres offering the potential for grazing livestock, keeping horses or various other smallholding activities. There are three barns, a stables block and several stores totalling over 2,700 sq ft, as well as a large garage and a carport providing plenty of parking. The garage has an adjoining store with a floor above providing opportunities to be converted into further accommodation if required. The beautiful garden surrounding the house has terracing as well as a pristine lawn with mature borders. The extended grounds provide an orchard, wildflower meadows, a vegetable garden with greehouse and fields of pasture bordered by the gently flowing Burn river.<br /><br />The property is in a picturesque countryside setting, close to the village of Butterleigh and between the bustling Devon towns of Cullompton and Tiverton. Butterleigh has a thriving community and a good range of day-to-day amenities including a public house, church, village hall and cricket club. Tiverton is just three miles away, with its wealth of shops and supermarkets, as well leisure facilities and a choice of schooling, including the independent Blundell’s School for which the property is in the reduced fee catchment area. The cathedral city of Exeter, approximately 11 miles away, is the most thriving city in the South West and offers a wide choice of cultural activities with theatres, the ramm museum, an arts centre and a wealth of good shopping and restaurants, including John Lewis and a Waitrose supermarket. There are several good primary and secondary schools in Exeter, both state and independent, and Exeter University is recognised as one of the leading universities in the country.. The property is located within easy reach of the M5, providing easy access towards the south. There are frequent rail services from Tiverton Parkway to London Paddington (journeys from approximately two hours) and Exeter Airport offers a number of domestic and international flights.

Local Authority: Mid Devon
Services: Mains electricity and water. Private drainage which we understand is compliant with current regulations. Oil-fired central heating. Solar panel energy.
Council Tax: Band E
Wayleaves and easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,150,000