Orchard Meadow Chagford, Newton Abbot £310,000

The property is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac close to the centre of the picturesque old market town of Chagford, deep in the Dartmoor National Park, and is in a superb location from which to access the open spaces of the high moor as well as the wooded, pastoral landscape of the nearby Teign Valley. With a thriving community, it has a comprehensive range of shops and other facilities including, inns, a primary school, medical, dental and veterinary facilities and churches. Despite the deeply rural atmosphere of the town, the A30 dual carriageway is only approximately 5 miles away for easy access to the motorway and rail networks as well as the Cathedral city of Exeter where all major facilities can be found. There are good public transport links between Chagford and Exeter, Newton Abbot and Okehampton. Local sporting facilities include clubs for cricket, football, bowls, tennis and a seasonal open-air swimming pool as well as a golf course nearby at Bovey Castle.

The house was built circa 1948 of Airey PRC construction but in 1989 underwent remedial works by the local authority to replace the walls with more traditional construction. The current owners have also greatly improved the internal layout of the property, opening up the Kitchen and Dining Room, and have replaced the Kitchen and Bathroom suites with more contemporary fittings. They have created a smart and comfortable family home which overlooks the mostly level garden to the rear. It is double glazed throughout.

From the entrance hall the door opens into the attractive Living Room with central chimney housing a woodburner. An archway leads through to the L-shaped modern kitchen with central island and the contemporary range of units with integrated appliances including dishwasher, fridge, freezer, oven and grill and gas hob.

The stairs rise to the first floor landing with all rear rooms offering great far reaching views towards Dartmoor’s rolling hills and also a view of Castle Drogo. The modern bathroom comprises a matching white suite of panelled bath with shower area and screen, sink with built in storage under, and a WC, radiator. There are two good sized double bedrooms facing the front with the third bedroom having built in storage and offering great views to the rear.

There is a lawned area to the front with steps down to the paved path leading to the front door and gate leading into the rear garden. The rear garden has a paved path adjacent to the house and steps down to a level lawned area with paved seating and provides a delightful outdoor area to enjoy. There is scope to greatly improve the area with additional plants and shrubs. There is also a very useful outbuilding/store with utility room with light and power connected and incorporating plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and offers further storage areas.

Mains gas, electric, water (metered) and drainage. Central heating from gas boiler (approx 1 year old) with additional Woodburner. Superfast Broadband available up to 80mbps (Source Ofcom).

If walking from our offices turn right up Southcombe Street, taking the left fork into The Square. Go left alongside Blacks delicatessen towards the Church. Go through the Church gate and take the immediate left pedestrian path downhill. Follow this to the end where it arrives in Orchard Meadow. Turn left and the property will be found on the right hand side after a short distance. If driving then Satnav works well with the full postcode. What3Words: ///encourage.elders.otherwise