Higher Fortescue, Sidmouth £495,000

This attractive detached property occupies an elevated position in a popular area of Sidmouth, just a short walk from The Byes and River Sid. The property enjoys fine views over The Sid Valley and offers flexible accommodation arranged over two floors. Once inside, a spacious hallway with storage and cloakroom/WC leads to a dual aspect sitting room that features a multi-fuel burning stove. A separate dining room is also dual aspect and could easily be used as an additional bedroom or study.

The modern kitchen is fitted with a good range of units, providing excellent storage and with built-in appliances to include a washing machine, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, oven and electric hob. A modern stable door gives access to a recently constructed conservatory that leads on to the rear garden. Lastly, on the ground floor, the main bedroom has wall to wall built-in wardrobes, an en suite shower room and a glazed door to the garden.

On the first floor are two good size, double bedrooms, both enjoying a fine view south westerly over The Sid Valley to Muttersmoor beyond. Between the two bedrooms is a well appointed separate bathroom with Velux window. The property benefits from modern ‘cottage style’ double glazing and the central heating system is served by a modern, oil fired boiler.

The property has attractive and well tended gardens, the majority being to the rear and arranged with a south westerly facing terrace, lawn garden, well stocked beds and borders, timber summerhouse and a greenhouse. A driveway provides off road parking for two cars and leads to a single garage with an electric door.

The property is situated in the Fortescue area of Sidmouth, a delightful, semi-rural location that falls within East Devon’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Higher Fortescue is less than one and a half miles from the town centre and seafront where there are an excellent range of independent shops, High Street chains and popular restaurants. The Byes and River Sid are a short walk away and provide a delightful route down to the town centre. Sidmouth is an unspoilt town on the Jurassic coast with wide ranging amenities to include Waitrose, Lidl, a cinema, theatre, modern doctor’s surgery and cottage hospital.

Mains electricity, water and drainage are connected. The central heating system has an oil-fired boiler. There is no mains gas.

Standard and Ultrafast broadband are available with estimated speeds of up to 1000 mbps. Mobile coverage is available from EE, Three, O2 and Vodafone. Information provided by Ofcom.

We are advised by East Devon District Council that the council tax band is E.

TBC

Vacant possession on completion.

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