Portway Avenue, Wells Guide Price £595,000

A handsome 1920’s house, located on a no-through-road in the heart of Wells, central and yet quiet.

This wonderful home has a generous entrance hall, sitting room, large dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, cloak room, utility, boot room and studio. 4 bedrooms a family bathroom and a versatile loft room. Outside there is a garden to the front and rear and parking for up to three cars.

Portway Avenue is a quiet, leafy, no-through-road made up of large, 1920’s detached and semi-detached houses on generous plots. Newhaven is less than 50 mts walk from Waitrose and just over 300mts from the High Street. Perfectly located to enjoy all that Wells has to offer. Views at the back are dominated by the historic, Somerset stone tower of St. Cuthbert’s Church.

Newhaven is a much-loved family home that has only had two owners since it was built. It retains the style and integrity of the original build, with modernist, machine made, Crittall windows and elegant, pared back architectural features. The optimism of the post war period is evident in high ceilings and generous proportions which combine with plenty of glass to create a bright and welcoming home.

An attractive timber door opens to a generous entrance hall where there is plenty of space for coats and boots. To the left is a bright sitting room. A large bay window floods the room with light while a Jetmaster fire provides warmth in the colder months. Glazed, double doors open to the 20ft dining room. This is a wonderfully versatile, spacious and central room in the house. It too has a fireplace and recessed shelving on either side of the chimney breast. French doors lead to a glazed rear porch which opens to a paved terrace.

The kitchen is located beyond the dining room. It has fitted units and space for an electric oven and dishwasher. The kitchen and breakfast room are connected by an unusual, large opening over the sink which is like a picture frame. This frames a very attractive view of the garden and church tower beyond. The breakfast room overlooks the garden and is fully glazed to make the most of the sun from the east and south. To the side is a useful utility area which connects to a boot room and studio. Off the entrance hallway there is a downstairs cloakroom and stairs that rise to the first floor. Here you will find 4 bedrooms. Two have built in wardrobes and fireplaces and all have large windows with some great views. There is a family bathroom and separate w.c.

A loft hatch on the landing provides access, via pull down ladder, to the loft room. This is an attractive space with a large velux window providing plenty of natural light. It is no surprise to discover that the house was previously owned by artists.

An attractive redbrick wall encloses the front garden. This has amongst other things, mature hedges and a lovely magnolia tree. To the side there is a driveway for parking up to 3 cars. The back garden is a delight with great privacy and various mature trees including an apple and magnolia. A concrete base remains at the end of the garden, providing an opportunity to reinstate a garden building, studio or office as required. There is also a timber, garden tool shed to the west. To the east of the house there is a very attractive terrace with adjoins the dining room via the rear glazed porch.

Freehold. Mains electricity, water and drainage. Mains gas connected and available if required. Oil fired central heating. Council Tax Band D. EPC rating F.

From our office follow Queen Street north then turn left onto High Street and right onto Priest Row. At the end turn left onto Chamberlain Street and go straight over the roundabout. After the Esso garage turn right onto Portway and right again onto Portway Avenue. Newhaven is number 12 and it can be found on the right towards the top of the road.

Wells is the smallest city in England (population about 11,000) lying in beautiful countryside between the Somerset Levels and the Mendip Hills – an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Wells medieval centre has local markets twice a week, good restaurants, a thriving high street and many important ancient buildings, including the Cathedral and moated Bishops Palace and gardens. There are four major supermarkets on the edge of the city. Wells Leisure Centre has the usual facilities of gym and swimming pool to add to Wells Rugby Club, Tennis club, Bowling club and Golf course. Throughout the year Wells hosts festivals for Music, Literature, Art and Food, and has twinned links with Burgundy, the Rhineland and Northern Italy. There are many societies and clubs for those who would like to join a diverse social community.

The major towns of the area, Bristol, Bath, Taunton and Yeovil are all within commuting distance. There are excellent state & independent schools in the area which include several good primary schools, Wells Blue School, Strode College, Wells Cathedral School, Downside, All Hallows and Millfield . Wells is a transport hub for bus services, including daily services to London. Main line trains run from Castle Cary and Bristol International Airport is 35 minutes’ drive away.

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