Listed for £550,000
August 11, 2025
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Between the kitchen and dining spaces, a door leads from the kitchen-diner directly to the patio and the garden beyond, whilst a door in the dining area leads through to the second hallway that leads past the downstairs bathroom to the living room. This hallway awash with natural light from windows that look out over the adjacent countryside and offers space for further furniture/storage. The downstairs bathroom includes a bath with shower cradle, W/C and basin.
Heading to the first floor via the stairs to the rear of the living room, the first two bedrooms are to the left and immediately in front whilst, to the right a landing connects to the final bedroom and the family bathroom. All bedrooms have space for a double bed and additional furniture and benefit from views over the surrounding countryside. The first room to the left has a fun mini-nook with wooden lintel and offers loft access.
The next room has fitted wardrobes and the final room (at the end of the landing) is a well-lit, good-size versatile room that the current owners have set up as a guest room and office with ample storage and a desk that looks out over the surrounding countryside. The landing itself is well lit and offers space for additional storage, and the family bathroom has a shower enclosure, stylish bowl wash basin with waterfall tap set on a wooden shelf, W/C and heated towel rail.
Outside, a paved patio perfect for outside dining is accessed directly from the kitchen-diner beyond which the garden stretches into the distance. The full extent of the plot is approximately 0.79 acres. It is a very private space that offers fantastic rural views; it benefits from stunning sunsets and, with no light pollution, has beautiful night skies ideal for stargazing. The outside space is mostly lawn, with areas of flower beds, and mature shrubs and trees; a ‘secret garden’ and a wood copse that is abundant with daffodils, bluebells and fritillaries in the spring – a haven for wildlife! There is a garage with adjacent woodstore and a greenhouse. At the end of the garden is a five-bar gate providing further accessibility.
The property is on mains water and electricity, has oil central heating and private drainage via a shared sewerage treatment plant.
There is parking for multiple cars available on the drive.
Location - Despite the peaceful rural location of this property, it is well connected for local amenities with the village of Payhembury, less than 1.2 miles from the property and with the market towns of Ottery St Mary (4.6 miles), Honiton (5.1 miles) and Cullompton (8.5 miles) all within easy reach. Payhembury is a charming rural village with its own community-run shop and post office, popular village hall, pub, garage, tennis courts and playground and well-respected Primary school (all within approximately 200m). Ottery St Mary, with its outstanding-rated “The King’s school” (secondary), offers a large Sainsburys and a range of independent shops; this property is in the catchment for the Kings School. Nearby Honiton is a busy market town and offers a wider range of amenities including schools, medical and recreational facilities, coffee shops, library, restaurants, a selection of independent high street stores and supermarkets. It also offers street markets every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. For more options and variety, the cathedral city of Exeter is only 15.5 miles away and the beautiful SW coast at Sidmouth is only a 10.7-mile drive.
The property is very well connected to transport links beyond Devon with the A30(A303) at Honiton only 5.1 miles away and M5 junction 28 only 8.5 miles away at Cullompton. Nearby Feniton train station is a walkable 1.6 miles and offers access to Exeter and the London Waterloo line and Tiverton Parkway (13.3 miles) provides access to to the Paddington line and direct connection to the Midlands and the North of England. Exeter Airport is also within easy reach (11.1 miles).