£450,000
4 bed semi-detached house for saleForton, Chard, Somerset TA20
4 beds
2 baths
3 receptions
EPC Rating: D
- Freehold
Greenslade Taylor Hunt
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About this property
Village location
Deceptively spacious
Beautifully presented
3 reception rooms
Recent addition of new kitchen
4 bedrooms - 1 en-suite
Fully enclosed rear garden
Off road parking
A beautifully presented, deceptively spacious and beautifully presented 4 bedroom attached house boasting 3 reception rooms and a generous garden in a village location.. EPC: Band E
Orchards is a commanding double fronted period built house with traditional construction of brick elevations under a tiled roof. The living area is surprising boasting three reception rooms and over 1500 square feet. The property has recently undergone a transformation by the current owners with the addition of a new kitchen, updated bathrooms and decoration throughout being just some of the comprehensive improvements.. The windows are predominantly double glazed with a gas fired boiler providing central heating. The accommodation briefly comprises a sitting room, dining room, living room, utility, kitchen/breakfast room and WC to the ground floor, with four bedrooms (1 en-suite) and a family bathroom to the first floor. The rear garden is generous and fully enclosed providing a safe environment for children and animals to play. There is off road parking provided.
Additional information
Broadband: FTTP—Ultrafast broadband is available—highest available download speed 1600 Mbps, highest available upload speed 115 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 flooding and high risk from Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).
The house is quietly tucked away on the edge of this small rural hamlet on the Somerset/Dorset border, some 21⁄2 miles to the South East of Chard and surrounded by glorious unspoilt countryside. Chard is well served with a wide range of amenities including a choice of major supermarkets, smaller retailers, banks, leisure facilities etc and the County Town of Taunton is some 16 miles to the North, with an intercity rail link (London Paddington) and access to the M5 motorway. The World Heritage Jurassic Coast is about 14 miles to the South at Lyme Regis and other nearby places of interest including the historic house of Forde Abbey and National Trust lands at Lamberts Castle.
The front of the property is enclosed by a stone wall with brick quoins and an iron gate providing access to the front door via a paved pathway. A small winter courtyard garden is laid for ease of maintenance and the rear garden is accessed via a wooden garden gate. The rear is mostly laid to lawn with a feature path leading through the middle . A patio leads immediately adjacent the back door and there is useful and recently erected wooden garden shed. The rear garden is enclosed by a mixture of stone walls, timber fencing and hedging. There is off road parking for a couple of vehicles at the end of the garden.
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