6 bed semi-detached house for sale

Longdogs Lane, Ottery St Mary EX11

This lovely home is situated within easy reach of all the town’s amenities, including shops and schools, and yet offers superb views South over the Otter valley. The house combines modern comforts such as gas-fired central heating and recently fitted uPVC double glazing with considerable charm and character. Perfect for a large family, the house offers very spacious accommodation and includes a separate detached annexe with its own front door and enclosed courtyard.

There is a porch and an impressive reception hall with tiled flooring and an elegant staircase, a wonderful sitting and dining room with a living flame gas fire and carved wooden fire surround, oak flooring and direct access to the garden. The stylishly fitted kitchen/breakfast room includes a Stoves range cooker, quartz worktops and a larder. Beyond this is a well-equipped utility room with matching units to the kitchen and compressed laminate worktops. There is also a rear lobby with a flagstone floor and a separate WC which includes the gas central heating boiler. From the hall, stairs lead down to the former cellars, which now offer a superb and cosy sitting room/games room with extensive book and record shelving and French doors to steps which lead up to the garden terrace.
On the first and second floors there are 5 double bedrooms, a family bathroom with a bath and a separate shower and a separate WC. The master bedroom suite includes a period cast-iron fireplace with a tiled hearth and wooden surround, superb views, a very attractively appointed shower room including a walk-in shower with a soaker shower head and a twin vanity unit and a dressing room (which could be used as a sixth bedroom if required). The en-suite shower room can be independently accessed from the landing.

The annexe has its own gas central heating system and includes a hall, a light and airy kitchen/living room with modern fitted units and a door to the courtyard, a double bedroom and a well-appointed shower room.

Outside
The driveway is accessed via a timber 5-bar gate and provides ample parking for numerous vehicles. The large detached garage has an electric door, workbench, a window, and a door to the side.
An extensive south-facing sun terrace includes a substantial pergola with an established wisteria and outside lighting. Steps lead down to a level lawned garden bordered on one side by a high brick wall and with established shrub borders. There is a large timber shed and steps down to a further mainly lawned area with an aluminium greenhouse.

Directions
From the town centre proceed up Tip Hill (signposted Sidmouth/Tipton St John). At the crest of the hill, turn left into Longdogs Lane. The property is the second on the right. What3words; excuse.equivocal.panic

Location
Ottery St Mary, home of the world-famous ‘Tar Barrels’, is one of the oldest and most historic towns in Devon and boasts an array of amenities including a range of independent shops – butcher, coffee shops, chemist, florist etc. There is an excellent range of schools, including The Kings School. There is also a supermarket, dentist and a medical centre.
The town also has excellent road and rail links with access to the A30, M5 and London ‘Waterloo’ line only a short drive away. The City of Exeter and its International Airport are also close by.