4 bed detached house for sale

Bishopswood, Chard, Somerset TA20

A small holding covering 3.5 acres with useful outbuildings and plenty of potential in this exceptionally desirable village in the Blackdown Hills. EPC: G

Littlefields Farm comes to the market for the first time in almost 70 years having been in the same family ownership for all this time. Dating from the early 19th Century the property has served the village for a variety of uses including a Chapel, bakery, general stores and latterly a family home. Robustly constructed with stone walls set beneath a slate roof the house offers versatile living with plenty of scope for modernisation and improvement. The accommodation briefly comprises of a kitchen, lounge and dining room to the ground floor which opens up to the studio area which is split into two areas with a toilet and mezzanine floor above which could all be turned into the most incredible living space. The first floor provides 4 bedrooms and a family bathroom.

The property is located just off the centre of this popular Blackdown Hills village with its well known pub and thriving community hall and within 1 mile of the neighbouring village of Buckland St Mary with primary school and Church. The Blackdown Hills are a designated area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the landscape surrounding Littlefields Farm is very much one of an unchanging agricultural nature with undulating fields, woodland and small copses. The traditional market towns of Chard, Ilminster and Honiton are all within easy reach and the County Town of Taunton is some 10 miles to the North. Taunton offers a wide range of commercial, leisure and educational facilities with good choice of both independent and state schools, easy access to the M5 motorway and inter city rail link (London Paddington). The World Heritage Jurassic Coast is about 20 miles to the South at Lyme Regis with its renowned Cobb Harbour, specialist shops and leisure activities.

There is the benefit of two substantial outbuildings both of which have been most recently used as workshops/galleries offering plenty of potential for a variety of uses (subject to planning and the necessary consents). Outbuilding 1, classed as ancillary accommodation after obtaining approval in 2002, is substantial in its construction with flint stone walls under a tiled roof and comprises of a principle room with toilet and utility off. Services including water, drainage and electric (not currently connected). Outbuilding 2 also has potential for further uses and is constructed of flint stone set beneath a tiled roof and comprises a larger room with mezzanine area and separate potential kitchen. Both buildings would suit holiday use, subject to planning and the necessary consents.

The total grounds extend to approximately 3.5 acres with a mixture of pasture and orchard. The gardens to the house are approached from the front and wrap around the house, eventually leading to a paddock at the rear with an adjacent parking area. There is also a hardstanding for a former garage and gated access to a fruitful orchard containing an assortment of fruit trees.
The remainder of the land is across the lane and encompasses the stone barn and is split into two separate paddocks.