Winscombe Guide Price £795,000

A comfortable, generous house with bags of accommodation, a lovely garden and a great location in a quiet residential area. The house stands in its mature gardens on the popular outskirts of the village. It has lots of living space with a hall, a large sitting room, separate dining room, conservatory study, family room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom. On the first floor are 4 bedrooms, a bathroom and an en suite shower room. The garden is about a third of an acre with ample parking, lawns, flower beds, shrubs, trees and a notable horse chestnut sheltering the drive entrance.

This is a very economic and sustainable property equipped with pv panels and battery storage with the potential for self-sufficiency for half the year

Winscombe is a much sought-after village having very close and easy access to the renowned Mendip Hills. Chew Valley is to the east, Weston super Mare and the coast to the west with Bristol in short driving distance to the north. Church Road has, for several hundred years, been an established residential area. It’s a popular road with mainly detached, individual family homes. No. 80 is one such property with a stone wall boundary and a drive leading into an ample parking area.

No. 80 is a large, detached house build around 1956 and extended and improved over the years. In recent years pv panels have been fitted together with battery storage with an inverter. This provides power for electricity for six months of the year when the current owner has not needed to pay for any electricity or gas (other than standing charges). There is also a Solar thermal unit for hot water.

A storm porch shelters the front door which leads into the entrance hall. To the left is the large sitting room with a stone fireplace with a multi fuel stove. It has windows and French doors on 3 sides which combine all day to flood the room with sunlight. Also off the hall are a study and a dining room which opens into a conservatory with French doors into the garden. The heart of the house is the kitchen /breakfast room and the adjoining family room, perfect as a playroom, TV room or snug.

The kitchen/ breakfast room has a tiled floor and is well fitted with units, granite worktops, an induction hob, ventilation hood, double oven, fridge and dishwasher. There’s plenty of room for a table and chairs. Adjacent is a utility room with a sink unit, plumbing for washing machine, space for tumble dryer and a cloakroom with a basin and wc.

On the first floor is a spacious galleried landing with ladder access to a fully insulated and part boarded loft (with an electric light). The main bedroom has an en suite shower room, refurbished last year and having tiling, basin in a vanity unt with cupboards, wc, and shower cubicle. There are two further double bedrooms and a single bedroom with built in cupboards. The tiled family bathroom has a basin, wc, bath and a shower cubicle. Also, there is a pressurised water system with pump for improved water pressure and an airing cupboard with tank for solar thermal unit.

A gated driveway in the front stonewall leads to a parking area flanked by a pathway and a well-stocked rose bed. The gardens continue around the sides of the house to a large, well fenced and very sunny rear garden This includes a lawn, flower beds, vegetable area and a natural wildlife pond. There’s also a well (with covered grating), 2 small storage sheds for bikes and logs and 2 garden sheds.

Freehold. Not listed. Plot 0.32 acres. Mains services. Gas central heating. Double glazed. EPC rating 64 Band D. Council Tax Band F.

The North Somerset village of Winscombe nestles in the beautiful Mendip countryside within commuting distance of Bristol. The village's atmosphere is one of bustling activity, with a variety of shops, professional offices and community facilities including church, doctor and primary school Winscombe is in the Churchill Academy and Sixth Form Centre catchment area for secondary education. Private sector schooling is also close by at Sidcot and further afield (Millfield near Wells and Clifton College in Bristol).

Country activities available within the area include walking on the Mendips and sailing on Axbridge Reservoir, and there are also several excellent golf courses in the area. The lovely cathedral city of Wells is a drive away, as is the famous beauty spot, Cheddar Gorge. As mentioned, Winscombe is within commuting distance of Bristol but also has good access to the seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare and the M5 at junction 21 to travel north or junction 22 to travel south. Bristol International Drive is within a 15-minute drive and a mainline rail link to London, at Weston-Super-Mare, is only 10 minutes' drive away.

At the traffic lights on the A38 by Sidcot School, turn right (A371) to Winscombe (Sidcot Lane). Continue on this road through the village of Winscombe and proceed under the former railway bridge. Take the first major left into Church Road and continue along this road until the property is found on the right-hand side after just under half a mile.

Roderick Thomas, their clients and any joint agents state that these details are for general guidance only and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. They do not constitute any part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and floor plans are to give a general indication only and are not measured accurate drawings. No guarantees are given with regard to planning permission or fitness for purpose. No apparatus, equipment, fixture or fitting has been tested. Items shown in photographs are not necessarily included. Buyers must rely on information passed between the solicitors with regard to items included in the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves on all matters by inspection or otherwise. VIEWINGS. Interested parties are advised to check availability and current situation prior to travelling to see any property. All viewings are by appointment with the Agents. Roderick Thomas, 1 Priory Road, Wells, BA5 1SR.

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