Ashprington

A superb detached 3 bedroom characterful property with a large garden, integral garage and off-road parking, in a highly desirable village. EPC Band: E

SITUATION
Ashprington is a beautifully kept typical Devon "picture postcard" village above the River Dart set in the South Hams countryside. There is a 16th Century church and a delightful village inn / restaurant. Within 3 miles lies the historic Elizabethan town of Totnes with its shopping and schooling facilities, together with a Norman castle and River Dart for water sports.

There is a railway station at Totnes with a service to London (Paddington). The A38 dual carriageway is approximately 7 miles to the north providing access to the cities of Plymouth and Exeter. The property is located within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

DESCRIPTION
Brooking Cottage has been tastefully modernised by the vendors in their 4 years of ownership. This characterful property is located in the heart of the highly desirable village of Ashprington and is a superb family home. The large rear gardens are a particular feature of the property and provide some delightful views over the village and surrounding countryside.

ACCOMMODATION
From the parking area at the front of the house, where there is space for parking two vehicles on the granite set drive in front of the garage, a step leads up into the front courtyard and partially walled garden with a stable door into entrance lobby. Glazed door into the open plan kitchen/breakfast room. This room has a newly tiled floor and brand new kitchen with a range of base and eye-level kitchen units with a 1½ bowl ceramic sink with an oak worktop.

The kitchen includes a full size Bosch integrated dishwasher and two integrated Bosch ovens. There is a Bosch induction hob with extractor over with soft close pan drawers with a good amount of storage with two cupboards, one housing the pressurised hot water cylinder and the other used as a pantry.

Stairs rise to the first floor where there is a useful under-stairs cupboard. The kitchen includes a kitchen table which is mounted on the base of the former dividing wall. Space for an American fridge/freezer and door through to a utility room with space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble drier, with further worktops and a stainless steel single bowl sink and drainer, with stable door to outside. There is a door to a fully tiled cloakroom with wash hand basin.

From the breakfast end of the kitchen there is a door through to the single garage, which has a recently replaced electrically operated roller shutter garage door. At the rear of the garage there is a fitted work bench.

From the breakfast room, a pair of doors provide access to the sitting room with an engineered oak floor with numerous window openings and a pair of patio doors which lead out to the path at the rear of the property which in turn leads up to the garden.

Upstairs, the landing provides access to the fully tiled family bathroom with a large bath with glass screen and a power shower attachment over, wall hung WC and sink and vanity unit. There are three double bedrooms upstairs, bedroom 1 enjoying a view to the front of the property and has a hanging rail for clothes and door to a fully tiled en-suite shower room with a large walk-in power shower with wall hung WC, sink and vanity unit. Bedroom 2 has a Velux rooflight and a useful storage shelf. Bedroom 3 (double) has a window overlooking the side of the property towards the village hall. On the landing there is a cupboard with a hanging rail for further clothes storage and over-stairs storage unit.

GARDENS
The stone walls at the front of the property, either side of the drive allow for some raised flowerbeds to the front of the property. The main area of garden lies predominantly to the rear and can be accessed from a door leading out from the sitting room, utility room or from a path leading around the side of the property. The gardens are well landscaped with a multitude of flowerbeds with an area of gently sloping lawn running up to far rear boundary where there is a garden shed with a concrete base and windows overlooking the garden. From here fabulous views over the village towards the church can be admired and perhaps more could be made of this building by the successful purchaser.

Within the garden there are a number of apple trees and on the lower level of the garden, above the sitting room, there is a decked area and a garden pond with a fountain.

SERVICES
Mains water, drainage, electrically controlled heating with Fischer thermostatically controlled radiators on the ground floor, which were replaced by the vendors a few years ago. According to Ofcom there is good mobile reception and up to superfast broadband is available at this property.

LOCAL AUTHORITY
South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234. E-mail: customer.services@southhams.gov.uk.

VIEWINGS
Strictly by prior appointment with Stags Totnes property office on 01803 865454.

DIRECTIONS
From Totnes take the A381, signposted for Kingsbridge. At the top of Kingsbridge Hill, turn left, signed Ashprington. Follow this road into Ashprington and at the War Memorial, turn right and Brooking Cottage will be found on the left-hand side after a short distance, immediately adjacent to the village hall.