6 bed detached house for sale

Courtenay Road, Newton Abbot TQ12

Situated in an enviable location on Wolborough Hill, 'Hillside' is an elegant detached Victorian Villa and enjoys wide sweeping views over Newton Abbot towards the racecourse, River Teign and Bishopsteignton in the distance. Built circa 1890, the property was built as a family home, having also been historically used as a school and more recently been owned by the same family for the last 46 years.

This beautiful period home boasts an abundance of charm and character including feature fireplaces, window shutters, ornate coving and high ceilings. The spacious and versatile accommodation has six bedrooms, two reception rooms, one of which has a sunroom off, study, kitchen/breakfast room, playroom, two bathrooms and a cloakroom/WC and a utility. There are useful cellar rooms which suit a variety of uses. Accessed from the garden there is a large garden room, further utility and a double garage alongside. A generous driveway also provides ample parking and there are easy to maintain gardens to three sides including a terrace enjoying the wonderful views. Internal viewings come highly recommended of this stunning period home to appreciate the spacious and versatile accommodation along with the character, charm and enviable location on offer.

Courtenay Road is located in the highly regarded area known as Wolborough Hill which is one of Newton Abbot's most desirable addresses within walking distance of the town centre of this popular market town. The property is also within walking distance of the mainline railway station to London Paddington, and close by there is a host of facilities including schools, supermarkets, shops, and access to the A38 linking the cities of Exeter and Plymouth.

Accommodation
A wood panelled entrance door leads into the entrance porch with sash window and window shutters, coved ceiling and multi-glazed door to the hallway which has coved ceiling, stairs to first floor and door to the cellar rooms. The sitting room has coved ceiling, picture rail and a feature marble fireplace with tiled hearth and inset gas, living flame, coal-effect fire, window to side with shutters and multi-glazed French doors leading to the sunroom with tiled flooring, windows and glazed French doors enjoying views over Newton Abbot towards the River Teign, Bishopsteignton and countryside beyond. The dining room is an elegant room with ornate coved ceiling, picture rail, marble fireplace with inset gas, living flame, coal-effect fire, sash window to side with window shutters and a large walk-in bay window with sash windows enjoying the superb wide sweeping views over Newton Abbot towards Kingskerswell in one direction and Bishopsteignton in the other. The study also has a feature marble fireplace, sash window to side with window shutters and coved ceiling. The kitchen/breakfast room is fitted with a range of wall and base units with rolled edge work surfaces, tiled splashback, inset double bowl single drainer sink unit, aga, space for appliances and multi-glazed door to outside. The inner hallway has storage cupboards, door to rear and access to the utility with single drainer sink unit, wall and base cupboards and window to side. Playroom has a window to side and there is also a cloakroom/WC with low-level WC, pedestal wash basin, tiled walls to dado level and obscure-glazed window. The cellar comprises three useful and versatile areas housing the gas boiler, ample storage and door to side.

Upstairs on the first floor there is a split-level landing with linen cupboard and access to loft. Bedroom one has dual aspect sash window to side and walk-in bay window with sash windows enjoying superb wide sweeping views from Kingskerswell over Newton Abbot towards the Racecourse and Bishopsteignton, fitted wardrobes and an en suite shower room with shower cubicle, low-level WC, pedestal wash basin, part tiled walls and sash window to side. Bedroom two is dual aspect with sash windows to side and front enjoying the lovely views, range of built-in bedroom furniture and vanity wash basin. Bedroom three has built-in cupboards one of which is an airing cupboard with hot water cylinder and window to side. Bedroom four has a sash window to side and bedroom five has window to side and walk-in dressing area with vanity wash basin and wardrobes. Bedroom six has a sash window to side, vanity wash basin and built-in wardrobes. The bath/shower room has a suite comprising panelled bath, separate shower cubicle, low-level WC, pedestal wash basin, heated towel rail, tiled walls and sash style window.

Outside there is a multi-glazed door to a utility/storage area and multi glazed door to a garden room which has electric heating, window and sliding double-glazed patio doors to front. Alongside is a double garage with remote control up and over door.

Gardens
There is an area of lawn and shrubs with three established trees and gate which gives access to a brick paved terrace with low retaining wall enjoying the wide sweeping views over Newton Abbot towards the River Teign and Bishopsteignton in the distance. The garden has been attractively landscaped with a wide selection of shrubs, brick paved patio area, further patio, timber shed and steps with gravelled areas leading to a small level lawn with variety of shrubs and fencing to front boundary.

Parking
A tarmac driveway provides ample off-road parking at the side of the property. The driveway splits at the entrance with gate and further drive leading to the double garage.

Agent’s Notes
Council Tax: Currently Band G
Tenure: Freehold
Mains water. Mains drainage. Mains gas. Mains electricity.
Please note that select trees within the boundary of this property are subject to a Tree Preservation Order.