Cottage for sale in Sandford, Crediton EX17

Located just a stone’s throw from The Square, in the pretty and sought after village of Sandford, is this delightful and spacious family home. Just two miles from the market town of Crediton and with amenities including an excellent community shop/post office, primary school, two pubs and an active village hall and sports fields, it’s got a great community, a regular (several times a day) bus service and has everything you need for village life without being isolated.

Presented over three floors, this Grade II listed house is full of character and is spacious, being laid our over three floors. The current owners have enhanced the layout by opening up the living and dining rooms to create a large, light and sociable space. The fireplace, with its panelled backdrop houses a wood-burning stove and makes a real feature of the room. The kitchen is at the rear and makes the most of the space with well fitted storage and quartz tops. The kitchen opens out onto the south facing garden too which makes eating outside easy and frequent (when the weather allows!). To complete the ground floor is a useful WC, essential for a house of this type and the attractive stairs rise to the first floor. Here there is the principal bedroom with fireplace and built in storage and the second bedroom plus the family bathroom. Up again and there are two further bedrooms with some cracking village/countryside views.

Outside the property is approached from the village lane, just off The Square. The heavy front door is a beautiful feature. The courtyard garden is found behind the house (approx. 10.2m x 3.4m) with a pretty walled garden with seating areas and planted beds. There is a timber shed and a new outside oil boiler with a 5 year guarantee for the central heating and of course, the oil tank.

Agents Note: There is no parking with this property but The Square provides unrestricted (time) parking and there is a village car park freely available by the village hall (2 minute walk). There is restricted access across the courtyard for oil delivery and maintenance access for the neighbour and please note the cobbled area at the front is not part of the property.

Please see the floorplan for room sizes.

Current Council Tax: Band D – Mid Devon 2024/25- £2384.22

Approx Age: 1800

Construction Notes: Cob/stone and slate roof

Utilities: Mains electric, water, telephone & broadband

Broadband within this postcode: Superfast Enabled

Drainage: Mains drainage

Heating: Oil fired central heating

Listed: Yes – Grade II

Conservation Area: Yes

Tenure: Freehold



Sandford is a civil parish and village 11⁄2 miles north of Crediton, with a historic 12th Century Church. It has an old -world feel, with slender twisting streets, flanked by antique thatched cottages – displaying a menagerie of “Beatrix Potter” style perennial gardens. At the village heart sits a 16thCentury Post House, enshrined by creepers – this is now ‘The Lamb Inn’, an award winning pub/ restaurant; with a rustic aesthetic and cheerful spirit. Featured in ‘The Daily Mail’s – 20 Best British Country Pubs’ (2015). Across the way from here is the shop/ post office, run by the local community. Community is something that underpins every aspect of Sandford, including the local sporting events. Residents have a choice of things to do: Such as joining the village cricket, tennis, football and rugby clubs. Sandford has a highly sought after primary school (known for its classic Greek-style architecture). Older ones fall within the direct catchment for Q.E.C.C. In Crediton (with an Ofsted “outstanding” Sixth Form). Sandford is linked to Crediton via a footpath, that runs through the Millennium Green on the outskirts of the village – past a wildflower meadow, herb garden, over a crystal stream, yonder tilled fields to a little copse at the town’s-edge.

Directions

For sat-nav use EX17 4LZ and the What3Words address is ///graph.cherish.blotches

but if you want the traditional directions, please read on.

When entering Sandford from Crediton, proceed up Rose and Crown Hill, and bear left into The Square. Ahead you will see The Lamb Inn and to the right of the pub is a right turn into Church Street. Turn into this road and the property will be found on the right. For viewings, please park in The Square or the free village car park by the village hall.