9 bed detached house for sale

Bittadon, Barnstaple, Devon EX31

Centery Farm offers an exciting opportunity to purchase a versatile extended and remodelled family farmhouse of Victorian origin, complete with two beautifully presented attached cottages. The property has potential for multi-generation living, although is currently being run as a highly profitable and successful self-catering holiday rental business. Accounts and further information are available on request.

The main home is accessed via a bright entrance hall flowing into the spacious ground floor living accommodation, which comprises a sitting room with feature fireplace and staircase, and an additional 22 ft. Reception/dining room with French doors to a sunny terrace. There is an office, a large laundry room and an attractive farmhouse-style kitchen with a range of wooden wall and base cabinetry, worksurfaces, and appliances including a range stove. Adjacent to the kitchen is a secondary kitchen/utility with a cloakroom and larder. The first-floor has a family bathroom and four well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which enjoy large en suite bathrooms.

The west wing of the property comprises a two-storey cottage named Duckdown, which interconnects to the main farmhouse. It includes a spacious family room with a feature fireplace and double doors to a private garden. The kitchen has fitted units and appliances, with an adjacent utility room. Upstairs are two sizeable bedrooms with fitted wardrobes, one with an en suite shower and the other with an en suite bathroom.

The additional interconnecting cottage known as The Dairy Cottage provides single-storey accommodation. It comprises a sociable openplan living, dining space and contemporary kitchen with a freestanding log-burning stove and bi-folding doors to a private garden. Three en suite bedrooms and a cloakroom complete the facilities.

An additional approx. 2.4 acres, holiday cottage, caravan and barns available for £300,000.

Local Authority: North Devon District Council
Services: Mains electricity. Private water and drainage which we understand to be compliant with current regulations. Oil-fired central heating.
Council Tax: Band A (Main House)
Business Rates Apply
Tenure: Freehold
Guide Price: £1,100,000

The property resides within a 3.8-acre plot approached over a sweeping gravelled driveway, opening to a considerable forecourt with ample parking and a turning area. Large paved terraces serve both the main home and the attached accommodations, with all properties enjoying generous private gardens. The beautiful lawned garden with its range of specimen trees and herbaceous planting extends onto the copse and pastureland beyond. The surrounding trees and grounds provide seclusion and privacy.

Centery Farm is nestled betwen the North Devon countryside, providing a range of outdoor pursuits and picturesque views, whilst being just over a 5 minute drive to the villages of West Down, Marwood and Muddiford. The village's local amenities include schools, village halls, local shops, public houses and restaurants.

The sandy beaches at Saunton, Woolacombe and Croyde are within easy reach, whilst the thriving nearby town of Barnstaple offers a vast array of local and national retailers, public houses, restaurants, a leisure centre and cinema complex.

The nearby A361 North Devon link road offers links to the M5 and the Cathedral City of Exeter, with its wide range of leisure, shopping and educational and cultural facilities. Exeter Airport provides domestic and international flights including twice-daily flights to London City.

The local area offers an excellent range of independent schools including West Buckland, Kingsley and Blundells, whilst Exeter offers The Maynard, Exeter Cathedral School and Exeter School.