9 bed detached house for sale

Washfield, Tiverton, Devon EX16

Situated at the bottom of a valley carrying one of the tributaries flowing into the River Exe a few miles to the east, Barn Court has a peaceful setting off a narrow, private country lane, just before it crosses the tributary via a ford. The property was formerly a group of attractive agricultural barns arranged around three and a half sides of a square to create a yard for livestock. The barns were converted over time and today are set in a good sized garden in a wonderful, river valley setting. The principal and largest of the barns serves as the main residence, an attached shippen (livestock barn with hayloft) forms a three bedroom annexe and a further smaller barn now provides a separate two bedroom holiday cottage. A further barn was built in 2009 completing the property. This is currently used as a recreational space but has significant future potential for extended family living or business development.The current owners use The Shippen and cottage to generate income from a mix of holiday and AST accommodation. However, the conversion has been undertaken so that the property can provide many combinations of how the available accommodation is used. To create additional holiday accommodation it should be noted that the attached barn, which currently incorporates the studio apartment, gym and laundry room, measures approximately 485ft2 (45m2). It also has underfloor heating, is tiled throughout, has a shower room and there is plenty of room for a mezzanine/ second floor. Creating additional accommodation from the attached range would therefore be a relatively simple undertaking. The exteriors of all three barns are protected by painted render and shelter under slate roofs. The interiors are light and airy incorporating well proportioned rooms, good ceiling height and features such as substantial ceiling beams, white painted ceiling timbers and exposed roof timbers. In addition, the main house can provide up to five bedrooms if one of the downstairs reception rooms is used, along with three reception rooms and a fully fitted kitchen equipped with units under granite work surfaces and a range of built-in electric appliances. The annexe and cottage are similarly equipped and all extremely well presented.

Barn Court is approached off the passing lane via a short drive, which emerges onto a gravelled yard at the centre of the barns, where there is parking for several cars. To one side is a part-timber clad/part rendered stable block incorporating two loose boxes and a workshop. The grounds amount to about half an acre with nearly all the garden extending out to the north of the main barn. The garden is bound by post and rail fencing enclosing a level lawn fringed with mature trees and shrubs including a variety of fruit trees. In one corner looking back towards the main barn is a circular summer house, a greenhouse, potting shed and a separate vegetable garden.

Barn Court is situated in beautiful, open countryside in a pretty valley about a ten minute drive, but only half a mile as the crow flies, from the village of Washfield. Due to its small size the village only has a parish church and village hall but conveniently the thriving town of Tiverton is only three miles away. As the commercial and administrative centre of Mid Devon, the town is home to a wide range of shops and local businesses including Tesco and Morrisons superstores, a Marks and Spencer food hall plus gp, dental and veterinary surgeries. Local transport links are excellent too. The A361, the main east/west axis route, is only one and a half miles away and both Junction 27 on the M5 and Tiverton Parkway station, which provides direct rail services to Paddington, Reading, Taunton, Exeter St Davids, and Plymouth, are only about a 20 minute drive away. The area also offers a wide choice of schooling for children of all ages, from both the state and independent sectors. This includes a choice six primary schools within a three mile radius plus the highly regarded Blundell's School and its preparatory school, which are located on the far side of the town.