5 bed detached house for sale

Northover, Ilchester, Yeovil, Somerset BA22

A Grade II listed former Coaching Inn, Darlington House is a linked-detached house built in the early 1800s boasting 5 bedrooms and 4 reception rooms. To the rear of the property there are 2 studio annexes together with a triple garage and parking for 2 to 3 vehicles. Total plot size 0.52 acres.

Darlington House comes to the market for the first time in more than 40 years and boasts a floorplan of almost 4000 sq. Ft. In addition it benefits from 2 self-contained, studio annexes to the rear. The property retains many wonderful, original features including open fires, window shutters, sash windows and flagstone flooring. The property is now in need of some updating and provides an opportunity for a buyer to create a wonderful home to their own tastes and standards.

The accommodation is arranged over ground and first floors with excellent room sizes and very much a light and airy feel throughout given the generous ceiling height and large window casements. The ground floor comprises three delightful reception rooms two either side of a central hallway to the front of the property, together with a cellar and a study. To the rear of the property is the third reception room and a farmhouse-style kitchen/breakfast room that features an Rayburn.

The first floor comprises 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, one of which is en suite to the largest bedroom which also has a dressing room. From the first floor, stairs rise to the attic which, with the necessary permissions, could be converted into a studio/hobby room.

Of appeal to buyers will be the 2 self-contained studio annexes, both of which have a kitchenette and a shower room (one also has a mezzanine), which are ideal for a relative or possibly for income creation.
Services & outgoings


We understand that mains electric, gas, water and drainage are connected to the property. Gas fired central heating.

Council Tax: Somerset Council—Band E.
Additional information


Broadband: Fttc—Superfast broadband is available—highest available download speed 76 Mbps, highest available upload speed 15 Mbps. (Openreach).

Mobile Coverage: Available via O2 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 and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%). The vendors wish to add that the house and garden have never flooded in their 40 year ownership.

Darlington House is situated close to the centre of Ilchester, itself a well served village that benefits from excellent communication links via the A303. The village of Ilchester offers a local range of services to include a convenience store/petrol station, hotel, public houses and Italian restaurant.

The larger commercial town of Yeovil is approximately a 10 minute drive to the south, whilst the historic abbey town of Sherborne is also a short drive away.

There are excellent schools in the area, both state and private with numerous village primary schools within striking distance. In the private sector the well-regarded prep school, Hazlegrove, is a few minutes drive along the A303. Sherborne has prep and senior schools for both boys and girls together with Leweston just south of the town.

To the front the property is enclosed by low-level iron railings. In addition, wooden double gates lead to the parking at the side of the property.

The beautifully presented rear garden is enclosed by a stone wall and has a large patio area, perfect for entertaining the warmer months, a large vegetable patch, ornamental pond There is also a useful orangery.