Fore Street, Totnes Guide Price £365,000

Dartmouth 13 miles approx., Exeter 25 miles approx., Plymouth 24.1 miles approx., Newton Abbot 8.6 miles approx.(London Paddington via Totnes Train station approx. 2.45 hours).

3 Hancocks Cottages is located in a quiet position, tucked away up a pathway leading off the beautiful and historic Fore Street. This ancient market town is famed for its fine period buildings, colour and diversity. There are an interesting range of small shops, cafes, restaurants, galleries and excellent educational provision. Nearby Dartington Hall, about 2 miles, is a celebrated centre for the performing arts and progressive education. Very close to the house is the well-regarded Grove Primary School and KEVICS secondary school is within walking distance. The surrounding South Hams countryside is ideal for outdoor pursuits, and the beautiful South Devon coast is within short motoring distance. In addition, Totnes benefits from a mainline railway station to London Paddington

3 Hancocks Cottages is located in a quiet position, tucked away up a pathway leading off the beautiful and historic Fore Street. A hidden gem with a light and airy feel.

There is a shared pathway which leads across the front of the cottages to number 3. Entering through a solid wooden stable door with a stained glass window opening into an inner hall with solid oak wooden flooring with exposed mortar and wooden framed wall. Ground Floor Bedroom with storage alcove and original sash window, plenty of space for additional wardrobes and storage. A well presented bathroom with a tiled floor, free standing roll top bath with central filler taps, shower and ring shower curtain. A large chrome heated towel rail and useful storage shelves. Potential to incorporate the storage area from the bedroom to install a waste/plumb in a washing machine. Wooden painted stairs rise to the first floor, With an abundance of character and natural light with exposed wooden floorboards and ceiling beams. Kitchen with a range of undercounter units and draws with solid wooden work top, Belfast sink and mixer tap. Space for fridge/freezer and plumbing for an undercounter washing machine and a free standing four ring gas stove and double oven. Gas combi boiler providing hot water and heating. Enjoying plenty of natural light with a gable end window and further sash window, space for a breakfast dining table and free-standing dresser. Door through to the Sitting Room with painted floorboards, excellent ceiling heights with a Southerly aspect enjoying views across the gardens and surrounding countryside. Open fire with stone/slate hearth and storage alcove to the side, plenty of space for a dining table. Door opens to a porch leading onto the walkway that links across to the southerly facing garden. Open tread stairs rise from the kitchen to the second floor with a vaulted ceiling, storage space and bespoke built-in storage cupboards. Door opening into a Bedroom Area with a valuated ceiling, gable end window with views across the town and surrounding countryside and built-in under eaves storage, two Velux windows with a southerly aspect.

The property is accessed from a solid wooden door off Fore Street into a shared walkway leading around to the front of the cottages. There is a gated storage area to the front for wood storage. There is a useful lockable storage shed to the left-hand side as you come up the shared pathway (first of the three green doors on the left). Side access path giving access to the rear of the property and steps to the garden. A daily entrance is the shared path, directly up the steps and across the back of the gardens and then across the bridge leading into the sitting room. The garden which has a bridge link from the sitting room area is roughly 19 metres long, southerly facing, the area is a blank canvas with a palm tree, mature trees to the border offering a space to create a superb south facing garden.

Band C.

Energy rating E.

Freehold

South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234.

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