The Chimes, 18 Fore Street, Moretonhampstead £485,000

Situation

This end of terrace home has windows to the north, east and south and enjoys good natural light. The east facing windows have a lovely view to the parish church. The Chimes is a level 200m walk from the bustling town square and is close to the library, village hall and park. Moretonhampstead has a wide variety of day to day and specialist shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants, a Primary school and Pre-school. There are surgeries for doctor, dentist and vet. The town is surrounded by countryside and moorland walks and there is a cycle path that starts in Moretonhampstead and runs all the way down to Bovey Tracey and onwards to Newton Abbot. There is a sports centre with a gym, tennis club, bowling club, football field and a skate park and the town has an open air swimming pool. The A30 and A38 dual carriageways are equidistant at about 8 miles and Exeter is approximately 12 miles along the B3212.

Services

Mains gas, water, electricity and drainage.

Council tax band

Band D

Directions

From the cobbled square in Moretonhampstead walk to the main road past the hairdressers and the Gateway Restaurant and on the corner by the library you will see Fore Street. Cross the road to Fore Street and where the road broadens into a small square The Chimes is on the right.

Entrance

A broad panelled front door with a semi circular glazed panel above and stained glass leads into the hallway.

Hallway

The hall has an original Victorian mosaic tiled floor, there is a ceiling rose and a wall mounted brass and wood light switch. The wide staircase leads to the first floor and two panelled doors lead to the dining room and sitting room.

Sitting room - 14' 7'' x 11' 7'' (4.44m x 3.53m)

This is an attractive room with a shuttered sash window with secondary glazing and a window seat, a moulded coved ceiling, a deep under stairs recess with a T.V point and space for bookshelves and a deep fireplace with a slate hearth, a wooden surround and mantel. The floorboards are varnished, there is a lighting rheostat and a double panel radiator.

Dining room - 13' 11'' x 11' 9'' (4.24m x 3.58m)

The dining room has painted floorboards, moulded ceiling plaster and ceiling rose and two shuttered sash windows, both with secondary glazing. There is a marble hearth with painted wooden surround and mantel and an open grate, and to one side of the fireplace is an arched recess with cupboards. Two double panel radiators are fitted and a short lobby with built in bookshelves leads to a panelled door to the kitchen.

Kitchen - 6' 2'' x 15' 7'' (1.88m x 4.75m)

The kitchen is fitted with a porcelain sink and drainer which is set into the work surface and has a stainless steel mixer tap and subway tile splashback. The kitchen cabinets are blue gloss with stainless steel handles and above the kitchen sink there is a sash window. The ceiling has four downlighters and set into the fireplace is a further light set above the cooking range which has a heavy timber mantel shelf. The floor is a marmoleum stone effect and an archway leads through to the cloaks area which has a shelved cupboard and access to the rear of the house and to the w.c.

W.C

A panelled latched door leads into the room and the floor is laid with ceramic tile, there is a fitted toiletry shelf, a low level w.c, a wash hand basin with tiled splashbacks and a window mounted high in the wall.

Utility/laundry room - 8' 6'' x 6' 9'' (2.59m x 2.06m)

The utility was once a jail cell but now it has a window to the side with a tiled sill, a large built in dresser with shelves, glazed cupboards and storage cabinets. There is space for a dishwasher and washing machine and there is a wall mounted Glow Worm gas fired combi boiler.

Landing

The staircase rises from the ground floor and splits just before it reaches the landing leading to either side. The stairwell is screened by painted balusters and the floor is painted timber. Two large bookshelves are fitted and there is a multi paned window to the front with a single panel radiator beneath. There are three power points and a TV point and the area between the bookshelves is currently used as a study area. Panelled doors lead to each room and to the rear of the main landing is a smaller landing with a sash window.

Bathroom

The bathroom was formerly a first floor jail cell and the floor two very large slate flagstone. There is painted wainscoting, four downlighters, a toiletry recess with glass shelves and a window to the rear. A white claw foot bath is fitted with a painted lower exterior and a side mounted chromed mixer tap. There is a pedestal hand wash basin and a low level w.c in white, there is also a corner shower fitted with a built in thermostatic rain shower and a chromed heated towel rail.

Bedroom 1 - 13' 2'' x 10' 3'' (4.01m x 3.12m)

This double aspect room enjoys a view through the east facing window to the parish church. There is a fitted double wardrove with sliding doors, five power points and a double panelled radiator.

Bedroom 2 - 14' 9'' x 9' 5'' (4.49m x 2.87m)

This is a good double room with a single sash window to the front, a pendant light point, four power points and a double panel radiator.

Bedroom 3 - 13' 4'' x 8' 3'' (4.06m x 2.51m)

This room has a sash window to the rear, a single panel radiator, a pendant light point and a built in double wardrobe with top cupboards.

Exterior

Barn

Currently divided into a garage and studio

The Garage - 19' 11'' x 8' 8'' (6.07m x 2.64m)

Bi folding door opens from the lane into the garage which has a concrete floor, a part clear plastic corrugated roof, a light point, fuse box and multi paned side window and glazed double doors which lead out to the walled garden.

The Studio - 10' 10'' x 10' (3.30m x 3.05m)

Set behind the garage and formerly used by the owner as a home office, this has power and light, a telephone point and a double glazed hardwood door to the garden.

Garden

A latched wooden gate leads from the lane behind the house into the south west facing garden plot which is divided into two distinct areas. In the first, a raised deck is used as a barbecue area in the summer as it catches the afternoon and evening sun under the canopy of a large Rowan tree. There is also a small summerhouse here, so the evening sun can be enjoyed when it’s too chilly to sit outside. This area also has scented climbers, fern beds, and a granite boulder bounded pond banked with ornamental shrubs. A doorway in the wall leads into the lawned area of the garden, which is edged by mature shrubs and fruit trees. A circular central bed is planted with annuals. There are two further seating areas. The garden is very sheltered, and gets the sun from late morning until sundown.