Bungalow for sale in Exminster, Exeter, Devon EX6

A detached chalet style family home set in a secluded semi-rural location on the outskirts of Exminster and Exeter. Offering spacious accommodation and a generously sized garden.

Description
Highfield is a detached chalet bungalow set within a secluded semi-rural location on the outskirts of Exeter and Exminster. The property offers generous accommodation throughout, including four double bedrooms, and a large living room and kitchen. Whilst in need of a little modernisation, the house also benefits from large lawn garden, a double garage and ample parking.

Converted and extended in 2001 and measuring around 2,394sqft in total, the entrance porch leads to a welcoming and spacious entrance hallway with doors leading to the sitting room, kitchen, the fourth bedroom, a utility room and downstairs cloakroom and WC. The spacious L-shaped sitting room enjoys a double aspect over the garden with doors opening onto a south easterly facing terrace. Double doors link to the kitchen breakfast room, which also enjoys a bright outlook and doors to the garden. Fitted with a range of modern wall and base units, the kitchen is completed by a wooden work top with an inset Belfast sink, and a fitted oil fired Aga.

Upstairs, the the open first floor landing leads to the three main double bedrooms, with the principle bedroom benefitting from an en-suite shower room. All of the bedrooms enjoy pleasant views over the garden and beyond. The house is completed by a large family bathroom.

Set within 2.2 acres, Highfield is approached from the private lane, to a large driveway and parking area, leading to a double garage with an up and over door, light and power. The garden is a real feature of the property and is mostly made of a large lawn that is surrounded by a variety of mature trees and shrubs. There is a woodland line on the northern boundary edge of the property. Immediately from the house, a paved terrace stretches across the length of the house and is a real suntrap area and perfect for alfresco dining.

Location
On the south western outskirts of Exeter, just four miles from the city centre, Highfield offers a fabulous location for city life but also benefits from close links to the South Devon countryside and beaches as well as Dartmoor and Exmoor. The property sits on the edge of the popular village of Exminster which offers a good range of amenities including a number of shops, a Post Office, a church, a medical practice and several pubs.

Exeter city centre boasts The Princesshay Shopping Centre, Guildhall Food Halls, a John Lewis Department store as well as an extensive selection of independent shops and eateries, theatres, an award winning museum and a world class University. There are a fine selection of state and private schools in the city including Exeter School and The Maynard School. Exeter also has the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Nuffield Hospital and is also home to the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

For outdoor enthusiasts, Exeter has it all, with extensive recreation facilities along the River Exe including fishing, cycling, walking, kayaking, rowing and paddle boarding, to name but a few. There is a David Lloyd Club at Sandy Park, home to the Exeter Chiefs, as well as numerous gyms, sports facilities and recreation grounds throughout the city, including those at Exeter University. The Exeter Golf & Country Club has a fine 18 hole golf course and there are many first class golf courses within easy reach of the city, including a 9 hole golf course and driving range close by in Exminster, Woodbury Park, Dawlish Warren and the Teign Valley Golf Club.

Transport links are excellent with the A38 Devon Expressway less than 2 miles distant providing access to South Devon and Cornwall to the West and the M5 to the east. Exeter's mainline train stations are all within about 4 miles of the property and offer regular services to London Paddington, Bristol and Plymouth while Exeter International Airport is about 8 miles.

Square Footage: 2,394 sq ft

Acreage:
2.2 Acres

Directions
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From Exeter, along bridge road, at the roundabout take the left turning for the A379 to Dawlish and immediately on the righthand side is a private lane which leads up to the property.

Additional Info
Services : Mains water, electricity. Private drainage and gas. Oil fired central heating

Exminster centre about 0.8 mile Exeter Cathedral about 3.3 miles Exeter St David’s Station about 4 miles

agents note:

An additional section of land on the south eastern boundary, measuring 0.35 acres is available for further negotiation at the value of £25,000. Please refer to the land plan being advertised.