Heathfield Farm Taunton Road, North Petherton, Somerset People Property Places
A beautifully presented period farmhouse with good gardens and grounds, occupying a highly convenient position Features Entrance Porch Flagstone Hall Sitting Room Inner Hall Cloakroom Snug / Study Boot Room / Utility Drawing Room Spacious Well-Fitted Kitchen Principal En Suite Bedroom Four Further Bedrooms Family Bathroom Pretty Traditional Gardens Glorious Views Level Paddock Courtyard Parking Triple Garage Additional Open Fronted Garage Media / Games Barn Summerhouse In all about 1.131 hectares (2.796 acres) The Location Heathfield Farm is set at the end of a long private drive (shared with three neighbouring properties) and enjoys glorious views from the gardens across to the Quantock Hills and neighbouring, welltended farmland. The small town of North Petherton has a variety of day to day shops, including the well-known Pyne s of Somerset butcher, a number of convenience stores, restaurants and pubs, ancient church, primary school and doctors surgery. The M5 motorway Junction 24 is barely one mile distance, providing fast and easy access to Exeter, Bristol and The Midlands. Taunton, the County Town of Somerset, is also within easy reach, offering excellent schools both in the state and private sectors and the Richard Huish Sixth Form College. Bristol and Exeter are easily accessible, both having airports providing regular flights to Europe and the USA. Communications Bridgwater 2.5 miles Taunton 8.5 miles M5 motorway (J24) 0.5 mile Bristol 35 miles Exeter 42 miles (Distances/times approximate)
The Property Heathfield Farm is a fascinating and beautifully presented old farmhouse, retaining a wealth of period features expected in a house of its age. Believed to date back to the fifteenth century, the property is Listed Grade II and over recent years has been well maintained and beautifully decorated and now offers a highly appealing family home. The excellent reception space includes a particularly spacious drawing room with substantial inglenook fireplace, uprights and ceiling beams, with four windows affording a good deal of light. There is a second sitting room with another fireplace and a window seat, and a study. The kitchen is a particular feature, having an original brick floor, range cooker and an excellent range of panel fronted furniture. The bedrooms are all of a good size, the principal bedroom being particularly elegant with an en suite shower room. All the bedrooms enjoy good outlooks. Gardens and Grounds The drive approaches Heathfield Farm and continues to the west into an Enclosed Courtyard, providing excellent Parking. A detached building provides a Three Car Garage with glass sliding doors; the space is fully lined and could easily be occupied as an office or studio, and there is an adjoining Open Fronted Garage. A pretty Detached Barn has been well renovated and provides a Media / Games Room, which could also be utilised as a home office. The gardens are level and interspersed with a number of fruit trees, including apple, pear, plum, fig, walnut and a screen of poplars, and adjoin a terrace, ideal for Summer entertaining, having an open Summerhouse with banquette seating and a built in BBQ. Pretty traditional lawned gardens lie to the front of the house with a central path to the front door, and extend round to the north where there is an original WC. A gate and small timber bridge lead over a Mill Pond, partly shaded by a magnificent weeping willow, and to a large area of Parking. A further gate leads into a Level Paddock, which stretches up to the road where there is a Small Plantation of native hardwoods. In all the gardens and grounds amount to approximately 1.131 hectares (2.796 acres).
Approx. Gross Internal Area: 4104 sq ft / 381.3 sq m (Excludes outbuildings & carport & includes garage) Not shown in actual location/orientation First Floor Not shown in actual location/orientation Not shown in actual location/orientation Ground Floor Measured in accordance with RICS guidelines. Every attempt is made to ensure accuracy, however all measurements are approximate. This floor plan is for illustrative purposes only and is not to scale.
Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2016. All rights reserved. Licence number 100022432. This plan is published for the convenience of the purchaser only. Its accuracy is not guaranteed and it is expressly excluded from any contract. NOT TO SCALE Based upon the Ordnance Survey Map with permission of the Controller H.M.S.O. Crown Copyright reserved. Property information Postcode: TA6 6PP Services: Mains water and electricity. Private drainage. Oil fired central heating. Local Authority: Sedgemoor District Council Bridgwater House, King s Square, Bridgwater TA6 3AR www.sedgemoor.gov.uk Telephone: 01278 435435 Tax Band: E Contents, Fixtures and Fittings: Unless specifically mentioned as included in these particulars, all contents, fixtures and fittings, garden ornaments and statues, carpets and curtains are specifically excluded from the sale. Certain items may be available by separate negotiation. Directions (Postcode: TA6 6PP) On leaving the village of North Petherton travelling in a northerly direction, look out for Carrotts Farm Shop on the left, continue for a short distance and before the traffic lights the drive into Heathfield Farm will be found on the left. Continue down the drive, passing three properties on the left and continue on into the courtyard of Heathfield Farm. Viewing By appointment with Jackson-Stops & Staff s Taunton office: 01823 325 144 Details prepared and photos taken August 2016 Important Notice Jackson-Stops & Staff, their clients and any joint agents give notice that: 1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us. 2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on. 3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale. 4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained. 5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property. 6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller.
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