4 bed detached house for sale

East Coker, Yeovil BA22

Nestled in the charming village of East Coker, Yeovil, this exquisite 4 bedroom, 3 reception room detached Grade II * Listed house offers a perfect blend of historical elegance and modern comfort. With three spacious reception rooms, this property is ideal for both entertaining guests and enjoying quiet family time. The generous layout provides ample space for relaxation and social gatherings, making it a delightful home for families of all sizes.

The residence boasts four well-appointed bedrooms, each designed to provide a peaceful retreat. The four bathrooms ensure convenience for all occupants, catering to the needs of a busy household. The thoughtful design and classic features of this Jacobean home create a warm and inviting atmosphere, while the surrounding area offers glorious countryside.

The Dwelling

Nestled in the charming village of East Coker, Yeovil, this exquisite detached Grade II* listed Jacobean house offers a perfect blend of historical elegance and modern comfort.

The generous layout provides ample space for relaxation and social gatherings, making it a delightful home for families of all sizes.

The house has enormous charm and character and has retained many of its original period features, including stone mullion windows with diamond-shaped leaded panes, window seats, stunning fireplaces, early stone and wood doorways, exposed timbers, stonework and original doors. It has four floors and is built of Hamstone with a pitched clay tiled roof.

The property lies at the end of a country lane and dates back to approximately 1600, with earlier origins, and was once a working mill.

Accommodation

With three spacious reception rooms, this property is ideal for both entertaining guests and enjoying quiet family time. The house, which has a light and airy feel throughout with tall ceilings and doorways, is arranged in more detail as follows:

A wooden entrance door opens to the reception hall, which has a staircase rising to the first floor, a tiled floor and a lovely original timber door leading to an understairs storage space.

The magnificent drawing room, which is triple aspect, has a window seat, a feature Salt cupboard which dates back to the 16th century and a sensational carved hamstone fireplace fitted with a wood-burner.

Adjacent is the dining room, which has a door opening to the garden and a flagstone floor. A door leads through to the kitchen, which is fitted with a range of bespoke timber wall and floor-mounted units under timber work surfaces.

The kitchen opens out to the large snug, which in turn leads to the utility room with plumbing for a washing machine, a door to the rear and a further door leading to a downstairs shower room.

On the first floor are two large dual aspect double bedrooms, which are well lit by tall windows and a family bathroom. Stairs lead up to the second floor, where there are two further good-sized bedrooms and a further bathroom. From one of the bedrooms, stairs lead to the attic studio, which also has a bathroom and fantastic exposed timbers.

Outside

In front of the house is a gated entrance leading to an extensive gravelled parking area, which sweeps around to the carport and wood store. Steps lead down to the cellar, which extends beneath part of the house.

To the rear is a large patio with steps leading to the formal garden, which comprises a large flat lawn with deep borders on either side, set against a backdrop of tall laurel hedges. There are a number of lovely mature trees and two useful storage sheds.

Accessed between two natural stone walls leads to a further area of large garden with a feature pond having a wooden bridge to a small island at its centre. There is also a pleasant summer house. In all, the gardens extend to 0.68 acres.

Situation

East Coker is one of the prettiest villages in South Somerset with a large number of fine stone and thatched houses/cottages, along with the very popular Helyar Arms Public House and primary school. The village supports an active population with a parish church. The A303 is about 11 miles away, linking with the M3 to London and the M5 at Taunton to the southwest, south Wales and the Midlands. Mainline railway services to London / Waterloo from Yeovil. Yeovil, with its wider range of amenities, lies approximately 3 miles distant.

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Services

Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Electric heating and hot water. Bottled Calor gas

Broadband - Superfast broadband is available.
Mobile signal/coverage - Available both indoors and outside
(Information from Ofcom )

Material Information

Council Tax Band: G

Flood Risk: Very Low

Grade II* listed.