4 bed detached house for sale

Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon EX34

Over 60s can secure this property with a Home For Life from Homewise

Through the Home for Life Plan from Homewise, those aged 60 or over can purchase a Lifetime Lease and a share of the property value to safeguard for the future. The cost to purchase the Lifetime Lease is always less than the full market value.

Over-60s customers typically save between from 20% To 50%*.

Home for Life Plan guide price for Over-60s The Lifetime Lease price for this property is £445,500 based on an average saving of 33%.

Market Value Price: £665,000

The price you pay will vary according to your age, personal circumstances and requirements and will be adjusted to include any percentage of the property you wish to safeguard. The plan allows customers to purchase a share of the property value (up to 50%) to safeguard for the future.

For an indication of what you could save, please use our calculator on the Homewise website.

Please call for more information or a personalised quote

Please note: Homewise do not own this property and it is not exclusively for sale for the over-60s.

It is being marketed by Homewise as an example of a property that is currently for sale which could be purchased using a Home For Life Lifetime Lease.

If you are not over 60 or would like to purchase the property at the full market value of £665,000, please contact the estate agent Webbers.
Property description

Higher Barn nestles in an idyllic location in the tree-lined Fuchsia Valley and is set in a tucked away location in its own delightful gardens and grounds offering a great deal of seclusion. The property is packed full of character and charm and is ideal as either a permanent home or as a holiday home/holiday let offering a great escape from busy city life. The barn enjoys plenty of daytime sunlight and enjoys flexible living accommodation throughout. It is presented in good order across the three floors and is ready for immediate occupation with no onward chain.

The living room/diner, which is the main social hub of the property, is located on the ground floor, which is accessed through the entrance porch at the front of the property. The living area is a large room with ample space for sizeable furniture, including a dining table, with the focal point being the wood burner. From this room, there is access in to the kitchen, but also two stairways that lead up to the first floor and down to the lower ground floor. The kitchen is a further impressive room that is fully equipped with a range of base and eye level units, with matching drawers, integrated appliances which include fridge/freezer, eye level double oven, 4 ring hob with extractor and under counter washing machine (included). There is also a doorway that provides access out on to the garden. Just off from the living room, there is a useful cloakroom. Moving up through the property on to the first floor, there is a pleasant area above the living room, which could be utilized as a further sitting area or even a study area. The accommodation on this floor is completed with the fourth bedroom, which is a good size double bedroom, which could also be utilized an office or snug. Moving down through the property on to the lower ground floor, there are three double bedrooms and a family shower room. Bedroom 1 has the additional benefit of having an en-suite bathroom.

Outside to the front of the property, there is a sweeping gravelled driveway, providing parking for three cars. The property enjoys delightful gardens, predominantly laid to lawn, but surrounded with variety of mature shrubs, plants, flowers and verdant vegetation. There are several areas of garden, all pleasantly private and enjoy ample space for recreational and atheistic use. At the top of the garden there is a large vegetable patch and green house. The property also comes with a 18' garage and a summer house.

Lee is a charming, small coastal village which lies immediately west of the town of Ilfracombe. There is a local public house serving food, a village hall and church as well as the rocky cove bay and beach and Lee has a very active community with various clubs and associations. Ilfracombe is located just 2 miles away and has a variety of shops and supermarkets including Tesco, Co-Op and Lidl as well as schools for all ages, a theatre, swimming pool, a variety of good quality restaurants, a small hospital and health centre as well as the picturesque harbour and quay which is home to Damien Hirst's 'Verity' statue.

Services: Oil central heating. Private drainage via a septic tank that is shared between four properties. Mains electric.

The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may be it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures & fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only as are floor plans which are not to scale and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose. Suitable as a retirement home.