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Situation
St. Davids Hill is conveniently positioned close to the city centre with its wide range of shopping and leisure facilities. Exeter College and the University of Exeter are nearby, whilst St. Davids Railway Station is a short walk away and offers direct links to London Paddington and London Waterloo Railway Stations.
Exeters premium dining destination Queen Street is a short walk into town and offers a variety of restaurants and eateries to enjoy whilst Princesshay Shopping Centre is the perfect location to shop and enjoy coffee. Theatres and cinemas located within the centre and leisure and water sports to be enjoyed on Exeters historic Quayside.
Description
An opportunity to purchase this very elegant Grade II Listed Victorian end terraced house, presented in excellent order and enjoying a most convenient location within walking distance of Exeter High Street, the university campus and St. David's railway station.
Boasting over 3,000 square foot of spacious and adaptable accommodation, offering the perfect blend of period charm and character, with all of the convenience of modern living. The house is decorated and finished a to as high standard and benefits from a modern gas central heating system and predominantly double glazed.
The house has been used for a number of years as a guest house, but could be a fantastic family home.
The ground floor has an entrance lobby with tiled flooring, opening to the welcoming reception hallway with original decorative tiled flooring and moulded coving.
There is a large bay fronted room at the front of the house, set-up as a double bedroom, but could be adapted to a reception room. The room features a cast iron fireplace with tiled hearth and a marble surround and mantle piece.
The modern en suite comprises a wash hand basin, close coupled WC and a tiled shower enclosure.
There is a smaller room at the front of the house, which has been used as a single bedroom, but could make a perfect home office space or play room and benefits from a modern en suite facility.
The dining room is a lovely room with a beautiful cast iron fireplace with a tiled hearth, marble surround and mantle piece and period picture rails and moulded coving.
Double doors open from the dining room to the bright and spacious garden room with a lovely outlook over the large walled garden and double doors opening outside. The room is finished with tiled flooring.
The kitchen is equipped with a stainless steel sink unit and drainer with a mixer tap, set into work surfaces with a range of base units and deep drawers beneath. Additional stainless steel work tops and wall mounted storage units and shelving. Integrated appliances include an electric oven and four ring induction hob with stainless steel splashback and extractor canopy. Plumbing and space for a dishwasher. The room has tiled flooring and dual aspect windows.
From the kitchen a door opens to a further room, currently used as a well proportioned double room, but could be a further reception room, snug office or playroom. The room is fitted with mirror fronted wardrobes, further cupboards and finished with exposed floorboards.
There is a modern en suite to this room, comprising a wash hand basin, close coupled WC, large, tiled shower enclosure, a heated towel rail, tiled walls and flooring and an obscure glazed window.
From the reception hallway, stairs lead down to the cellar area. Used as a laundry room with power and light and plumbing and space for a washing machine and tumble dryer. The boiler is in this area.
The first floor is approached by an elegant turning staircase with exposed balustrades.
Doors open to four rooms on this floor, all lovely sized, bright double rooms, two to the front of the house and two overlooking the rear garden and towards St. Davids church and grounds. All rooms feature decorative cast iron fireplaces and high quality en suite shower rooms.
The staircase then turns to the second floor to three further rooms. Two are spacious double rooms, one with an aspect to the front and one to the rear and towards the churchyard, both of these have modern en suite shower rooms. The third room on this floor is a smaller, single room and there's a separate, high quality bathroom fitted with a pedestal wash hand basin, close coupled WC, a panelled bath with shower attachment, a shaver point, storage shelving, part wood panelled walls and double glazed Velux window.
The house is approached by a pillared entrance with gate and pathway to the elegant arched porch. The front garden has stone chipped areas and well planted borders.
The rear garden is a lovely feature of the house. A particularly nice size with a sun patio adjacent to the house, perfect for outdoor dining and entertaining. There is a covered store area. The remainder of the garden is predominantly laid to lawn with walled boundaries providing a high degree of seclusion and privacy. There are planted borders and stone chipped areas, with a pathway leading through the garden to two external accesses and an area ideal for growing fruit and vegetables. To the rear are a storage shed and summer house.
SERVICES: The vendor has advised the following: Mains gas (serving the central heating boiler and hot water), mains electricity, water and drainage. Telephone landline currently in contract with BT. Broadband (Fibre to property) currently in contract with Virgin approx. Download speed 82-100 Mbps and Upload speed 30 Mbps. We are advised that Virgin now have available products for the area achieving 300 Mbps. Mobile signal: Several networks currently showing as available at the property currently under Contract with EE.
EER/EPC: D
AGENTS NOTE: We are advised by the vendor that the property is Grade II Listed (Historic England Listing No. 1380681) and sits in St Davids Conservation area. We are also advised that the property has Pre approval FS643982648 / Change of use from C1 to C3. Full Planning permission submitted 26 September 2024 Application No. PP-13415816V1. Previous expired Planning Permission for extension to rear of building which could be re-submitted. Planning details available by request.
AGENTS NOTE: We are advised by the vendor that the fitted Vitsoe shelving in rooms 1, 5, 8, 9 and conservatory are NOT included in the sale. Fitted carpets, curtains and light fittings are included.
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Important information
This is not a Shared Ownership Property
This is a Freehold property.
Property Ref: sou_SOU220612
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Castle Street, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3PT
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