Somerton Offers Over £1,000,000

Glastonbury 8 miles, Street 6 miles, Langport 4 miles. Castle Cary 10 miles (Paddington 1.5 hours). Yeovil 12 miles (Waterloo 2.5 hours). Taunton/M5 (J25) 16 miles. A303 3.5 miles (Distances & times approximate).

A charming Georgian townhouse in a quiet residential area of the small market town of Somerton. It has generous accommodation, vey useful outbuildings (with scope) and a large mature garden of over half acre. The accommodation includes a hall, cloakroom, 3 reception room, kitchen, utility room, coat & boots room, 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an accessible loft providing storage. Vehicular access to a rear courtyard flanked by a coach house and other buildings beyond which is a wonderful garden.

Somerton is within easy reach of the surrounding towns including Glastonbury and Street to the north, Castle Cary to the east and Yeovil to the south. It’s a small thriving town with many independent shops, lots of sporting, social and other clubs and associations and a friendly community. New Street is close to the centre but is a quiet residential area without through traffic.

Somerton House is a Grade ll listed Georgian property with blue lias ashlar stonework. a clay tiled roof, stone copings and brick chimneys. It has a Regency style 6-panel door, with Chippendale style fanlight with a simple hood above a neo classical surround. On the east side of the house are double timber doors opening to a driveway to the rear courtyard. The doors and part of the drive being sheltered by a tiled roof. Internally the house has excellent accommodation with many original details including flagstones, original pine doors and architraves, stripped boarded floors, fireplaces, alcoves, coving, ceiling roses and window shutters. In recent years there has been rewiring work and other refurbishments

The front door opens to a large reception hall with tiled flooring, decorative pillars and the main staircase. Adjacent is a walk-in coats and boot room. The drawing room is light and airy and has a fireplace flanked by arched alcoves with cupboards. The dining room has a Victorian cast iron with a pine mantle and a pleasing detail is the serving cupboard which links through to the kitchen. An inner hall has a cloakroom, back stairs and continues to the kitchen and the 3rd reception room being the double aspect sitting room with window seats.

The kitchen and breakfast room has oak flooring, built in cupboards with original pine doors, a range of fitted units, polished granite work surfaces, a twin bowl Belfast sink and a 3-oven gas fired Aga with a tiled surround, set in the original fireplace. Other appliances include a dishwasher, oven and hob. Off the kitchen is the utility room with further cupboards, sink, space and plumbing for a washing machine and dryer. There’s also a cellar with the original wine bins.

The main stairs lead to a landing serving the 3 south facing bedrooms with 2 of these having fitted wardrobes. From this main landing there is a ladder stair to a large loft which provides storage. The rear landing has the backstairs and serves bedrooms 4 and 5, a separate loo, a bathroom with twin basins and also a shower room.

The double doors on the street give vehicle access through to a driveway to a garage and also the large courtyard at the rear of the house. This is a splendid area with lots of privacy and which is flanked by number of outbuildings. These include an open fronted store, ideal for BBQs when the weather disappoints. There are other stores and also a large coach house with a ground floor currently used as a gym and which connects to with the garage. Above is a loft.

This coach house has lots of scope for many uses including possible development for residential use, subject of training all necessary consents. Beyond the courtyard is a large, partly walled garden with lawns, mature shrubs and trees including copper beech, hazel, firs, horse chestnut and fruit trees. Within the garden are a summerhouse greenhouse and wood store. This garden is a tremendous asset to the property and must be viewed to be appreciated.

Freehold. Grade 11 listed. Mains services. Gas central heating. Land 0.64 acres. Council Tax Band G, South Somerset Borough.

Somerton was an important town in Roman times eventually became the capital of Wessex. It’s now a thriving Market Town in the heart of Somerset yet with easy road access via the A303 road a few miles south and the main line rail station at Castle Cary. Somerton provides a wide range of local services including a small supermarket, Doctors Surgery, Library, Butchers, Newsagent, Chemist and Post Office. Close by are other small towns including Street, Glastonbury, Wells, Castle Cary, Yeovil and Sherborne whilst Bristol, Bath and Taunton are also within easy reach.

There are excellent state and independent schools locally which include a well-respected primary school in Somerton and secondary schools (and 6th form college) in Street and Huish Episcopi. Independent schools include, Millfield (at Street & Glastonbury), Wells Cathedral, Downside, All Hallows and the schools at Bruton and Sherborne. There are lots of good restaurants and pubs in the town and surrounding villages, and most sporting, cultural and social requirements can be met.