Cottage for sale in 4 Lower Kinsmansdale, Moretonhampstead, Devon TQ13

4 Lower Kinsmansdale is an attractive late Victorian cottage built in a light brick with red brick quoins and with fired brick exterior sills. The cottage has been extended to enhance the accommodation and it sits on a sunny plot of 0.15acres/0.060 Ha which is well tended and stocked with a wide variety of plants and shrubs and has a large matching, brick built outbuilding and great rural views. The house is gas centrally heated and offers good accommodation which comprises an entrance lobby and hall, a lounge, sitting room with gas stove, kitchen/dining room with larder, rear lobby and a bathroom on the ground floor. Upstairs there are two double bedrooms and a single bedroom. Fowlers strongly recommend viewing the cottage to fully appreciate it.

Situation

Lower Kinsmansdale is located at the edge of Moretonhampstead with views to the countryside and great access to countryside and moorland walks. The bustling town square is only a few minutes walk away and has a variety of day to day and specialist shops, cafes, pubs, hotel and a cobbled sitting area. Moretonhampstead is a thriving moorland town and has a Parish church and chapel, a library, surgeries for doctor, dentist and vet and good sports facilities with a football pitch, sports centre with a gym and classes, a bowling club, tennis club and an open air swimming pool in the summertime. The high moor is about a 10 minute drive, the A30 and A38 are equidistant at about 8 miles and Exeter is only about 12 miles along the B3212.

Services

Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage.

Council Tax Band

Band C

Directions

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From the cobbled square in Moretonhamsptead walk eastwards to the crossroads by the White Hart and turn left, crossing the road by the war memorial and then entering Lime Street by the bust of George Parker Bidder which is opposite the library entrance. Walk down Lime Street and close to the bottom of the hill on the left is the gated pedestrian entrance to Lower Kinsmansdale. Walk along the gravel and grass path to the very end and you will see the large wrought iron gate into the front garden of No.4.

Entrance

A gravel and grass pathway leads from Lime Street to the broad wrought iron gate into 4 Lower Kinsmansdale. A cobbled path leads to the multi paned front door which sits beneath a canopy porch with an adjacent wall mounted exterior light.

Entrance Lobby

The lobby has a clay tiled floor, fitted shelving, a glazed internal window with a stained glass panel above and an internal window to the staircase for additional natural light. The gas central heating boiler is wall mounted as is the electricity consumer unit.

Hallway

The stairs lead to the first floor with a storage area beneath and a double panel radiator, a painted timber floor, a pendant light point and panelled doors to the lounge and sitting room.

Lounge

This room looks out to the front garden and has a part leaded double casement front window, a painted timber floor, pine wainscoting, a granite open fireplace and hearth with a painted mantel shelf, some fitted shelving, pendant light point and single panel radiator.

Sitting Room

A spacious room with a laminate woodgrain effect floor, painted wainscoting, a fitted gas fired real flame fire on a slate hearth, a side facing multi paned bow window, a recess for display and storage, a pendant light point and glazed double doors to the kitchen/dining room.

Kitchen/Dining Room

This has a ceramic tiled floor, a multi paned rear window, a glazed door to the side lobby and a single panel radiator with hardwood shelf above. The kitchen base and wall cabinets are finished in maple and comprise extensive cupboards and drawers, including a part glazed and lit dresser unit, with plenty of worktops with lighting above, tiled blue splashbacks and a one and a half bowl composite sink unit with mixer tap and tiled splashback and sill above. An extractor hood and light is fitted above the space for a freestanding electric cooker and a dishwasher is integral. In one corner is a walk-in larder cupboard with shelving.

Side Lobby

This has a woodblock floor, space for coats and wellies, pendant light point and a multi paned door to the exterior.

Passage

A short passage leads from the kitchen/dining room to the bathroom. In the passage is a recess for a full height fridge/freezer and a laundry cupboard with power, water, drainage and space for a stacked washing machine and drier.

Bathroom

A bright room with natural light provided by a roof top velux skylight. It is fitted with a white suite comprising a deep bath with chromed, side mounted mixer tap, fully tiled splashbacks, shower curtain rail and a wall mounted Triton electric shower unit. A low level w.c. Is fitted and a pedestal wash hand basin, tiled toiletry shelf, mirror, ceiling light point and an extractor fan.

First Floor Landing

The staircase is painted with a carpet runner and rods and painted wainscoting. It has a window in the stairwell for natural light and the landing itself has a painted floor, panelled doors to all rooms and a hinged loft access hatch.

Bedroom 1

A good double room with a double casement front window, a painted timber floor, pendant light point, original cast iron fireplace, hearth and mantel shelf, recesses to either side of the chimney with hanging space and shelving, double panel radiator and a latched door to the ensuite washroom/w.c.

Ensuite Washroom/W.c.

This has a painted timber floor, low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks, fitted shelving for toiletries and a single panel radiator.

Bedroom 2

A rear facing double room with a view to countryside, a dado rail, shelved recesses with hanging space and shelving to either side of the chimney breast, painted timber floor, ceiling rose and pendant light point and a boxed double panel radiator.

Bedroom 3

This is a rear facing single bedroom with a fitted dado rail, single casement rear window, painted timber floor, pendant light point and a single panel radiator.

Exterior

Front Garden

A broad wrought iron gate leads into the pretty front garden which is bounded by mature hedges and which has a cobbled path to the front door and a matching patio area ideal for a bistro set. It has raised granite planters, a mature palm tree and well stocked borders and shrubberies as well as a small lawn.
A broad path leads alongside the house which has space for plenty of pots, a 6' high granite retaining wall, the side door rear entrance and at the rear a lockable shed ideal for bicycles and recycling bins. A pedestrian right of way in favour of No.4 gives access across the rear of the terrace down to Lime Street. A handsome blacksmith crafted gate gives access to the main garden.

Main Garden

A flight of steps leads to the well presented main garden which is on a gradient and has grassy and gravel paths running between granite bounded planting areas with a wide range of flowering shrubs and plants, views to the surrounding countryside, a fire pit and seating by the eucalyptus tree and bamboo and a further levelled gravel terrace with seating to one side of the garden. At the top of the garden is a level gravelled, brick and grass terrace set in front of the long brick built outbuilding which has a corrugated roof and two exterior light points.

The Outbuilding

Section 1. 11'6 x 6'6"/3.5m x 1.98m. This is a tool shed and workshop with plywood walls and ceiling for insulation, power and light.
Section 2. 8'5" x 6'11"/2.56m x 2.10m. This is a charming garden room with a clear corrugated roof, a brick paved floor, power and light and a pair of glazed double doors to the terrace. A pine clad wall has a door to the third section
Section 3. 9'8" x 7'/2.94m x 2.13m. A potting shed with shelving, a front window, a brick paved floor. And a fluorescent light.
Section 4. 18'1" x 7'1"/5.51m x 2.15m. A general shed with a brick paved floor and a front window and door to the terrace.