4 bedroom semi detached house for sale

Plymouth Plymouth is a city with one of the most natural harbours in the world. To the north is the Dartmoor National Park extending to over 300 sq. Miles which provides excellent recreational facilities. Plymouth itself has a population of well over 250, 000 and has a full range of shopping, educational and sporting facilities. There is a mainline train service to London (Paddington) and to Penzance in West Cornwall. Brittany Ferries operates seasonal services from Plymouth to France and northern Spain. 

Description This semi-detached Grade II listed cottage was constructed in 1851 and was originally built to provide accommodation for clergymen who were to be employed at the adjacent Cathedral. This possibly explains the very ecclesiastical style entrance door. As you are probably aware, the Cathedral was never constructed, leaving two pairs of limestone built semi-detached homes that, opposed to being adjoined to a Cathedral campus, instead occupy a favoured position in the leafy setting of Collingwood Road within the Stoke Damerel Conservation Area. Over its 160 or so year history, the property has been owned by The Honorable Lord St Aubyn, along with The National Trust, who purchased the property as a place of historic interest in 1955.

Offering versatile accommodation over four floors including a spacious basement flat, the cottage stands on a corner plot that includes a walled rear courtyard with outhouses, a side garden arranged over two tiers, a single garage, a hardstand and a small front plot. The property retains numerous period and character features including stripped original doors, stripped and varnished floorboards in the living room, which also has an outstanding Victorian fireplace. The two second floor bedrooms each have original fireplaces, whilst architrave, skirting boards, spindles, hand rails and the newel post have all been stripped and varnished. Alongside these period features, the house has the benefit of a contemporary walnut style fitted kitchen incorporating a five plate gas hob and a fitted Zanussi oven, whilst a useful cloakroom, which also houses the gas combination boiler powering the gas central heating and domestic hot water system, is located on the first floor. The family bathroom is extremely large and equipped with a corner bath and separate shower enclosure.

The lower ground floor flat is designed around a spacious reception hall and includes a lounge/diner, galley kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom. Located in this prestigious avenue, within a favoured residential suburb just one and a half miles from Plymouth City Centre and within the catchment area of Stoke Damerel Primary School, the cottage is being offered with no onward chain and comes highly recommended as a rare opportunity to acquire such an historic home. 

Accommodation Reference made to any fixture, fittings, appliances or any of the building services does not imply that they are in working order or have been tested by us. Purchasers should establish the suitability and working condition of these items and services themselves.

The accommodation, together with approximate room sizes, is as follows:
 

Ground Floor  

Vestibule  

Reception Hall  

Living Room 13' 9" x 12' 8" (4.19m x 3.86m)  

Kitchen/diner 13' 7" x 12' 7" (4.14m x 3.84m)  

First Floor Landing  

Cloakroom  

Bedroom One 13' 10" x 11' 0" (4.22m x 3.35m)  

Bedroom Four 10' 0" x 8' 4" (3.05m x 2.54m)  

Family Bathroom 12' 9" x 10' 10" (3.89m x 3.3m)  

Second Floor Landing  

Bedroom Two 20' 0" x 13' 10" (6.1m x 4.22m) (Maximum) 

Bedroom Three 15' 9" x 13' 10" (4.8m x 4.22m)  

Services Mains water, gas, electricity and mains drainage. 

Viewing By appointment with mansbridge & balment on . 

Outgoings We understand the property is in band ' D ' for council tax purposes and the amount payable for the year 2012/2013 is £1478.32 (by internet enquiry with Plymouth City Council). These details are subject to change. 

Floor Plans & Energy Performance Certificate These plans are set out as a guideline only and should not be relied upon as a representation of fact. They are intended for information purposes only and are not to scale. Copyright Mansbridge & Balment 2012. C1496.