4 bed detached house for sale

Cockhaven Road, Bishopsteignton TQ14

An attractive detached, south-facing property set within an enviable position close to the heart of this popular estuary village with flexible family-sized flexible accommodation extending to over 2000 square feet. Extensive driveway parking and a 26ft garage. Balcony, some good views and mature private gardens with sweeping lawn and outdoor entertaining area.

Situation

26 Cockhaven Road is well positioned within the village, having a level approach and good access to the village amenities, along with close by Flow Lane which leads to a public footpath descending to the estuary foreshore. Bishopsteignton is a desirable village with a strong sense of community, being set above and beside the beautiful Teign Estuary. The village has many local amenities to include a Post Office/store, a chemist, a garden centre, a church, a village hall, two public houses, a local real ale brewery, a vineyard and the Cockhaven Manor Hotel. Additionally, there is a well-regarded primary school. The seaside town of Teignmouth is around 2-miles away, with a lovely promenade, a sandy beach and a wide range of shops and amenities to include two supermarkets, a mainline railway station, a secondary school and Trinity School offering private education. The estuary offers good boating opportunities and Teignmouth golf course is also only 2-miles away on the hills above the village. Good accessibility is enjoyed to the A380, making for a fast commute to the cathedral city and county town of Exeter with its International Airport and red brick University and the Princesshay shopping centre.

Description

26 Cockhaven Road is an appealing detached property originally having been built in the 1960’s and extended in more recent years to provide a stylish home with versatile, family-sized accommodation of over 2000 ft.2 The property sits on a predominantly level plot in an enviable south-facing position and is externally attractive with rendered and weather boarded elevations and a balcony with mature wisteria set on the front elevation. The accommodation is well presented throughout, with a particularly notable space being the excellent, free flowing kitchen/dining room which has a lounge area opening to the outside, giving a good sense of inside/outside living. There is a sitting room, a study/bedroom five, a luxury shower room, a utility room and a cloakroom set at ground floor level too. To the first floor there are four well-proportioned bedrooms, two of which open to the balcony, along with the elegant family bathroom which has a “roll top” bath and there is also a separate WC. The windows and balcony at the front of the property, particularly from the first-floor level enjoy good view towards across parts of the village towards rolling countryside in the distance. Outside a brick paved driveway provides ample parking and there is a large garage, which has been lined and insulated to provide a versatile additional space. The mature back garden has high natural boundaries which afford a good degree of privacy and seclusion, there is a sweeping lawn and an outdoor entertaining area along with space for a hot tub.

Accommodation

From the brick paved driveway an open tiled entrance porch is approached with outside lighting and an oak and part glazed entrance door opens to the.....

Reception Hall

A good sized and welcoming space with uPVC double glazed French doors opening to the outside of the rear. There is a contemporary style wall mounted radiator, oak flooring and ample space for a range of cupboards. An inner lobby with a spotlight lead to an opaque glazed inner door which opens to the.......

Inner Hallway

Having panel doors to the principal downstairs rooms, turning stairs with a dado rail rise to the first floor and there is a radiator. Double doors open to a large, shelved storage cupboard with coat hooks.

Cloakroom/WC

With ceramic floor tiles, a uPVC opaque double glazed window, a wall mounted wash hand basin and a WC .

Sitting Room

An appealing room with exposed painted floorboards and a large, front facing UPVC double glazed window has some views over the surrounding area towards rolling countryside in the distance. Radiator.

Study/ Bedroom 5

A good versatile room with a front facing uPVC double glazed window, also having an attractive aspect over the entrance driveway towards rolling countryside in the distance. Radiator and ample space for office furniture.

Utility Room

Having oak flooring, a UPVC double glazed window, panelled walls and a sloping panelled ceiling with skylight. There is an area of laminate worksurface with under surface space for a washing machine and tumble dryer and a timber door opens to a large under stairs cupboard housing the gas meter and the electricity trip switches. A uPVC double glazed door with a cat flap opens to the outside.

Ground Floor Bathroom

The luxury ground floor bathroom has large textured floor and wall tiles and a two-piece suite with a large walk-in shower area having a glazed screen, triple controls and dual heads. There is a contemporary style, wall mounted wash hand basin with mirror above, spotlights and a uPVC opaque double-glazed window as well as a ladder style radiator/towel rail.

Kitchen/Dining Room

A particularly lovely, triple aspect free-flowing space providing an excellent focal point for the house with oak flooring extending throughout this space. A lounge/dining area provides a good informal entertaining space with two uPVC double glazed windows overlooking the back garden. A UPVC double glazed sliding door leading out to the garden. A cupboard within this space houses the Baxi combination boiler that provides central heating and also has coat hooks and a further cupboard beside. Radiator.

The kitchen area has a comprehensive range of stylish floor and wall mounted units with white “high gloss” cupboard door and drawer fronts and extensive areas of composite worksurface with complementary tiled surrounds and an inset one and a quarter ceramic sink unit with mixer set. There is also a large island unit extending to a breakfast bar. There is space for a five-ring induction Rangemaster, range style stove with a filter over and a built in Bosch dishwasher. There is also space for a large American style fridge/freezer. A large UPVC double glazed window and overlooks the approach and has some views over the surrounding area.

First Floor Landing

A dual aspect space with a uPVC double glazed window set above the stairs overlooking the back garden and a front facing UPVC double glazed window has some good views over parts of the village towards rolling countryside above a local landmark known as Archbrook. There are panel doors to the principal upper floor rooms.

Bedroom One

The principal bedroom suite is a particularly lovely room, having a large front facing uPVC double glazed picture window taking in some good views over the surrounding area with glimpses of the estuary and rolling countryside beyond. Additionally, a UPVC double glazed door opens to a balcony which spans much of the width of the front of the house. There is also a high set window and ample space for extensive bedroom furniture.

Bedroom Two

A highly appealing, room set in the extended part of the house, having a high vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and front facing uPVC double glazed French doors lead out to the balcony, which also take in good views towards rolling countryside in the distance. A rear facing UPVC double glazed window overlooks the back garden and there is a contemporary style wall mounted radiator.

Bedroom Three

Another good sized double bedroom with a large rear facing UPVC double glazed window overlooking the back garden and having some views towards the higher reaches the village. There is also a side facing uPVC double glazed window and spotlights to the ceiling.

Bedroom Four

A well proportioned room with a large front facing UPVC double glazed window, also having good views over the surrounding area towards rolling countryside above Archbrook and parts of the village. Radiator.

Family Bathroom

The elegant family bathroom has beautiful ceramic floor tiles and vintage-style tiling around the suite. There is a freestanding “Heritage” roll top, claw feet bath with a mixer set, a wall mounted wash hand basin with medicine cabinet above and a WC with cupboard over. There are wall and corner mounted cupboards, a ladder style radiator/towel rail and a further radiator.

Separate WC

With two uPVC double glazed windows enjoying view towards Dartmoor in the distance, there are ceramic floor tiles and a two piece suite comprising a WC and a unit with an inset wash hand basin and cupboard below. Radiator.

The Balcony

Accessed from two of the bedrooms the balcony spans much of the width of the front of the house and is south facing, being laid to timber work with a contemporary style timber and wire balustrade with mature wisteria growing over. The balcony provides a lovely position to contemplate the views and surroundings.

Outside

Outside to the front of the house there is a large expanse of brick paved driveway providing parking for several vehicles and with shaped areas of bedding and stone chippings beside. There is a timber shed and high natural boundaries, along with access to double doors which open to the garage. This is of a good size, being approximately 8 x 3 meters and is, lined and insulated and has power and light for a variety of possible uses. Set on the west side of the house there is an excellent outdoor entertaining area, being laid to hardstanding for the housing of a hot tub having timberwork surrounds and a pergola over. There are areas of composite decking, and a gateway gives access to the front. Additionally, there is outside lighting. The back garden is a generously proportioned being mature and lay to broad sweep of raised shaped lawn with high natural borders. Immediately behind the house there is a composite decked pathway and a shaped patio area with a mature area of bedding beside well stopped with shrubs, a Clematis and a mature oak tree. There is a timber shed and, set on the other side of the house there is a raised area of deck/patio with a raised ornamental pond beside.

EPC Rating: C