6 bed semi-detached house for sale

Honeysuckle Cottage, Colestocks EX14

Description

Price guide £700,000 - £750,000. Welcome to Honeysuckle Cottage - a spacious and characterful period residence dating back to the early nineteenth century, set within approximately 0.4 acres of beautiful gardens. Owned and loved by the same family for over 40 years, the property now comes to the market as the owners look to downsize.

The home is complemented by a bespoke four-car garage with workshop and mezzanine level, built around 15 years ago. A major extension to the original cottage was completed in 2002. The property was further enhanced in 2015 by addition of a bespoke four-car garage with mezzanine and integrated workshop. This versatile space offers scope for a studio or, subject to planning, potential annexe accommodation.

Inside, the cottage immediately impresses with its homely feel and abundance of character. The entrance hall leads to a light and spacious living room with a stone fireplace and wood-burning stove, and a formal dining room perfect for family occasions. Steps from the living room open into a generous second reception room, with doors out to the recently renovated ant-slip rear patio and extensive gardens. The kitchen/breakfast room forms the heart of the home, complete with integrated appliances and a welcoming family feel. Also on the ground floor is a practical utility room, a shower room, and a ground-floor bedroom - ideal for multi-generational living.

Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms and a family bathroom, with the rear bedrooms enjoying lovely views across the gardens and fields beyond. The top floor is home to the master suite, complete with en-suite bathroom.

The gardens provide a peaceful setting, beautifully stocked with mature trees, flowering shrubs, other plants and a vegetable plot, while still offering flexible spaces for family enjoyment A private sweeping driveway leads from the front to the rear of the property and the garage block, providing ample turning area and off-road parking.

Location: Honeysuckle Cottage sits in Colestocks, a small hamlet of just 25 dwellings, offering a tranquil semi-rural lifestyle with easy access to Payhembury (with pub and village shop), Feniton (with rail station) and Exeter. This wonderful home is also close to Ottery St Mary, an upmarket town home to the highly regarded Kings School, which is rated excellent by Ofsted.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial period family home in a sought-after village setting.

Council Tax Band: E
Tenure: Freehold

Ground Floor

Entrance Hall

The front door opens into a welcoming hallway, with doors leading to either side.

Living Room

A bright and spacious room featuring a stone fireplace with wood-burning stove. Double-glazed window overlooks the front garden, with double doors opening into the second reception room, and a further door to the kitchen/breakfast room.

Reception Room

A versatile second reception with tiled flooring, radiator, with doors out to the terrace and gardens, Two floor-to-ceiling double-glazed windows overlook the rear garden.

Inner Hallway

With loft access and doors to the Utility Room, Shower Room and Rear Bedroom.

Utility

Fitted with solid timber base units and an integrated Belfast sink with mixer tap. Space and plumbing for washing machine and an additional fridge/freezer. Fitted cupboards provide extra storage. Houses the oil-fuelled boiler, electric immersion heater and built-in airing cupboard.

Shower Room

Modern suite comprising a double shower cubicle with electric shower, low-level WC, pedestal wash-basin, heated chrome towel rail.

Ground Floor Bedroom

A well-proportioned ground floor bedroom with radiator and large rear-facing window.

Kitchen

Fitted with a range of wall and base units, roll-top work surfaces, tiled flooring, and integrated appliances including neff gas hob (lpg cylinders), extractor fan, double oven, grill, dishwasher, and Stanley oil-fuelled cooker. Dual aspect windows offer lovely views of the garden. An archway opens into the breakfast area, which provides additional fitted units, under-counter fridge, space for a table and chairs and under-stairs storage cupboard. A stable door opens onto the driveway.

Dining Room

A characterful space with stone feature fireplace and open chimney (suitable for a wood burner). Dual aspect windows and two radiators. Door returns to the entrance hall.

First Floor

Landing

Split-level landing with radiator, side window and Under stairs storage cupboard. Stairs rise to the next floor.

Bedroom

With dual aspect windows to the rear and side, and radiator.

Bedroom

A generously sized double bedroom with front-facing window and radiator.

Bedroom

Bedroom/Study with side facing window and radiator.

Bedroom

A generously sized double bedroom with front-facing window and radiator.

Family Bathroom

Fitted with a panel-enclosed bath, pedestal wash-basin, WC, and radiator. Rear aspect window enjoys countryside views.

Second Floor

Master Bedroom

A spacious double bedroom with exposed beams, bespoke fitted furniture, and two rear-facing windows offering some of the best views over the garden and fields.

En-Suite

Comprising WC, pedestal wash-basin, storage cupboard, radiator, and rear-facing window.

Outside

Front Garden

The property is approached via a wooden five-bar gate onto a driveway with ample parking. The front garden is beautifully presented with manicured lawns and an abundance of mature shrubs and plants, all enclosed by a private hedge-lined boundary.

Rear Garden

A truly stunning and versatile garden – perfect for family living and keen gardeners alike. Landscaped with lawns, mature shrubs, fruit trees, and vegetable plots, as well as two greenhouses. A recently laid patio provides a peaceful seating area.

Detached Garage

Detached timber-framed four-car garage (approx. 15 years old) with pitched roof, electric doors, power and lighting. Internal door to the workshop. Mezzanine above (with power, lighting and window to the front) ideal for separate studio or additional storage.

Work Shop

The work shop featuring a vaulted ceiling, with double-glazed windows to the side and rear, and a UPVC door into the garden.
There is also loft storage area.