49 WEST STREET AXBRIDGE SOMERSET

A substantial 1930's house located at the top of West Street and having the benefit of a garage, plenty of parking and a very large south facing walled garden. In need of updating the accommodation includes: Sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, 4 bedrooms and a bathroom. NO ONWARD CHAIN

About the area
Axbridge is a charming medieval town. It centres around a medieval square with a post office, butchers, chemist, local shop and a number of pubs and restaurants. The local first school is highly recommended and commended by Ofsted. The smallest town in Somerset, Axbridge is at the foot of the Mendip Hills and is situated 10 miles from the coast, 10 miles from Wells and just 18 miles from Bristol City Centre. For more information on this area in general and individual schools visit our website www.roderickthomas.co.uk  locate this property by price order, open full details and click on “schools”. The website has large photos of this property and an accurate map position.

Open sided brick and timber storm porch with ornate tiled roof. Quarry tiled floor and door to Entrance Hall.

HALL:  Ornate stained glass to original door, glass panels to side. Understairs cupboard with hanging rails, shelves and hooks.

KITCHEN: Windows to front side and rear.  Cream painted wall and floor units, stainless steel sink unit with double drainer and laminate worktops. There is a useful central island unit with extendable work surfaces and drawers below which houses the 4 ring gas hob. Eye level double oven. Glazed door to side kitchen garden.

DINING ROOM: Fully glazed obscure glass door. Wooden floorboards, picture rail, deep skirting boards. Large bay window with opening metal patio doors to the garden.  1930’s tiled fireplace with an open fire within.  Wall light points. Arched alcoves to either side of the fireplace. Three radiators.

SITTING ROOM:  Wooden floorboards, deep skirting boards and picture rail. Tiled fireplace, window to front and double metal patio doors to terrace. 3 Radiators.

CLOAKROOM: With white suite comprising WC and wall mounted basin. Wall cupboards. Obscure glass window to front.

From the hallway – stairs rising with curving fixed Oak bannister to spacious landing which has a large picture window to front aspect.

BEDROOM 1: Triple aspect windows. Original tiled open fireplace.  Vanity basin with wall mounted heater above. Lovely views over the garden to the cheddar valley and hills beyond.

BEDROOM 2: Double aspect.  Full height fitted double wardrobe with shelving and hanging rail, further fitted cupboard above.  Basin within vanity unit. Picture rail. Views as before.

BEDROOM 3: Picture rail. Views as before.

BEDROOM 4: Dual aspect windows to front and side.  Wall mounted cupboard.  Picture rail. Full height built in cupboard with shelving. Radiator.

On the lading is an airing cupboard housing the water tank and shelving.  Loft hatch to the attic which has light, plus a drop down loft ladder.

WC – White WC with hand basin. Part tiled walls with obscure window to front.

BATHROOM: White suite comprising of a bath with hand shower over, basin and towel rail. Part tiling to walls. Wall mounted heater, obscure glass window to front.

The front of the property benefits from parking for 2 or 3 vehicles and wooden double gates lead to the covered parking area which is open to the side and supported by wooden pillars, further double wooden doors to –

GARAGE/WORKSHOP: Work benches and shelving. Power and Light. 

Attached and to the side of the garage is glasshouse.

The garden, although now sadly a little overgrown and in need of attention, still shows signs of its once grand past including a well-kept level lawn (once the tennis court).  Stone walls surround the property and the borders are well stocked with mature shrubs and trees including Holly, Acers and Palms.  There is a metal rainwater tank and an outside tap to the edge of le lawn and stone pathways lead to the lower garden where there was once a productive vegetable garden, and hear you will find cultivated blackberries and numerous mature apple trees, fig and soft fruits.  Greenhouse in disrepair. Further pathway leads to back wall with wooden arched door which leads to the access lane behind the property. Following the pathway to the West side terrace you will pass further mature trees, including a Tamarind, before reaching the small lawn with mature borders and trees, one of which boasts a millstone seat encircling the trunk.

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