4 bed detached house for sale

College, East Chinnock, Yeovil, Somerset BA22

A beautiful Grade II Listed detached house with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. In addition there is a 1 bedroom independent annexe/barn conversion. Extensive parking, double and single garages. No onward chain.

Scriveners comes to the market for the first time in over 40 years and is offered for sale with no ongoing chain. This hamstone former farmhouse, believed to date back to the late 17th Century, is listed Grade II for its architectural appeal and significance.

Much of the character still remains, with features to include stone mullion windows, flagstone flooring, beamed ceilings in the reception rooms (not restrictively low) together with magnificent inglenook fireplaces.

The well maintained interior comprises a central hallway with flagstone floor and the reception rooms to either side. Further on the ground floor is a kitchen featuring an electric, 2 oven aga and beyond which, accessed via a large archway, is an outstanding prime oak garden room. The ground floor accommodation is completed by a generous utility/boot room having a w.c. Off.

The first floor comprises 4 generous bedrooms, the master benefitting a large en-suite bathroom, whilst the further bedrooms share a well appointed bathroom that also incorporates a shower enclosure.

Accessed independently from both the driveway and the garden, is a The Barn, a charming annexe/income providing property which has ample scope for use by a relative or further family members. Alternatively, it could be used for short or long term letting purposes. Given its original status as a barn, there is a most appealing external stone staircase with iron railings that leads down from the first floor to the garden. The accommodation comprises a ground floor kitchen/breakfast room, whilst on the first floor is a pleasant sitting room, a double bedroom and a bathroom.
Services & outgoings


We understand that mains electric, water and drainage are connected to the property. Oil fired central heating in the main property with electric heating in The Barn.

Council Tax: Somerset Council—Band G.
Additional information


Broadband: Fttc—Superfast broadband is available—highest available download speed 76 Mbps, highest available upload speed 15 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, Three and Vodafone. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.

Flooding: The property is in an area at a very low risk from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).

East Chinnock lies directly between Yeovil and Crewkerne, having an active community and amenities to include a village hall and church.
There are numerous primary schools in nearby villages whilst secondary schooling is available in both Yeovil and Crewkerne. In the private sector, Perrott Hill School is a short drive whilst Hazlegrove is to be found at Sparkford. Further afield are Millfield, Sherborne Boys/Girls and Kings, Bruton.

Both Yeovil and Crewkerne offer mainline railway stations with direct services to London Waterloo, whilst Bristol and the Dorset coast are also reachable from Yeovil’s second station. The A303 is close by to the north, giving excellent commuting opportunities to the likes of Taunton, Exeter and Salisbury, whilst Dorset’s world famous Jurassic Coast is readily accessible to the south.

Scriveners is well set back from the no through road known as College. Beside the house is an extensive gravelled driveway providing off road parking for several vehicles, camper van, etc. There is triple garaging, 1 double and 1 large single, which are located either side of the barn. One or both of these could potentially be incorporated into The Barn, therefore greatly increasing the size (subject to listed building consent).

Scriveners enjoys wrap around gardens which are immaculately tended and lawned on three sides. Directly behind the house is a large patio/sun terrace with pergola having various climbing plants including a vine and roses. The plot extends in one corner to a utility/compost area, together with a vegetable patch, a garden shed and stone outhouse. There is a further stone building attached to the side of the house that contains the oil fired boiler. The plot offers a high level of privacy and extends to approximately 0.36 of an acre.