Listed for £835,000
June 13, 2025
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Running most of the width of the back of the house is a very generous, delightful conservatory with full glazing and doors which open out onto the beautiful rear garden, maximising the outlook and natural light on offer. Plenty of space for a dining table, along with electric blinds, power and radiators, this room enjoys use all year round. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a cloakroom with wc, as well as access to the cellar via a trap door and steps. The cellar currently provides useful further storage, however it benefits from light, power and plumbing (including a further washing machine and utility sink) and so could serve a multitude of uses. Immediately upon the first floor, is a spacious, light and airy study area compete with floor to ceiling fitted bookcases and another impressive stone fireplace. Also on the first floor are two large double bedrooms, both with fitted storage and period fireplaces. To the rear, the master bedroom enjoys stunning views over the rear garden as well as twin fitted wardrobes, a cast iron fireplace and ‘Jack & Jill’ access to the bathroom. The second bedroom provides an ensuite cloakroom, storage and original stone fireplace.
The bathroom has been replaced within recent years and features a luxury, freestanding roll top bath, walk in double width shower enclosure, wc and vanity with marble splash and inset sink. Also, sash window to the rear, heated towel rail and oak effect flooring. The second floor offers lots of character with exposed beams and masonry on show within two additional well-proportioned double bedrooms and a further bathroom. There are also plenty of storage options, with several fitted cupboards and access into the eaves and the loft over the first floor master bedroom Outside To the front, the property is pleasantly approached via a wrought iron gate, with neat, dwarf stone walling and iron top railings. To the rear lies a large and outstandingly pretty garden which is seldom found within the heart of the town. Steps done from the garden room lead out to a beautifully maintained and fully enclosed walled garden, with stone-paved pathways running along either side of an immaculate, level lawn, whilst carefully planted borders and a variety of specimen trees provide colour and structure throughout the year, complemented by sculpted box hedging. A stone seating terrace and ornamental pond with waterfall immediately abut the garden room, making it an idyllic place for al fresco dining and entertaining, whilst also found within the garden is an aluminium-framed greenhouse with electricity supply, alongside a timber summerhouse, ideal for quiet relaxation or as a creative space.
A versatile outbuilding lies to the rear: a substantial two-storey Blue Lias stone structure comprising a garage which provides secure, off road parking and a good-sized storeroom on the ground floor, with stone steps leading up to a spacious first-floor studio. This space offers excellent potential for conversion or redevelopment, subject to the necessary planning consents, and benefits from light, power and water. Vehicular access to the building comes via the quiet lane off New Street, adjacent. At the bottom of the garden - and beyond the outbuilding – a gate leads out to the hidden "Secret Garden". This area is similarly walled and interspersed with a variety of trees and shrubs, as well as providing a further greenhouse, an area set aside for the cultivation of vegetables and additional parking via vehicular double gates, if required. Tenure and Other Points Freehold. Grade II listed. Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity. Gas fired central heating. Somerset Council - Tax band F Off road parking and garaging at the rear. To the front there is ample, free off road public parking.
Location Somerton was an important town in Anglo-Saxon times eventually becoming the capital of Wessex. It's now a lovely, friendly and thriving Market Town in the heart of Somerset, with a wide 17th Century Market Square with a Buttercross as a focal point in the centre. The Market Square itself is surrounded by the old town hall, elegant houses and inns which create an attractive townscape drawing visitors from all over the world. Somerton's Market Place has a Grade II Listed Market Cross in the centre, described by Niklaus Pevsner, as "one of the most happily grouped urban pictures in Somerset". Somerton provides a wide range of local services including a variety of independent shops and galleries, a small supermarket, Doctors Surgery, Dentist, Library, Butchers, Newsagents and Chemist. It is conveniently situated with easy road access via the A303 road a few miles south, the M5 to the north and the main line rail station at Castle Cary, with regular services to London. There are lots of good restaurants and pubs in the town and surrounding villages, and most sporting, cultural and social requirements can be met.Close by are other towns and cities, including Street, Glastonbury, Wells, Castle Cary, Yeovil and Sherborne, with Bristol, Bath and Taunton also within easy reach.
**Schools ** 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, Sherborne and Taunton.