Listed for £2,000,000
March 13, 2024
Sold for £1,200,000
2004
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Local Authority: Torbay Council
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating.
Council Tax: Band H
Tenure: Freehold
Wayleaves and easements: The property is sold subject to any wayleaves or easements, whether mentioned in these particulars or not.
Guide Price: £2,500,000
At the front of the house there is a tarmac driveway with automated gates and a turning circle, which provides plenty of parking space and access to the detached carport. The landscaped garden measures approximately 1.4 acres and takes advantage of the property’s superb, elevated position, affording views across Tor Bay and out to Berry Head. The southfacing garden is mainly laid to lawn and includes a variety of established shrubs and mature specimen trees and hedgerow providing complete privacy. There is also a water fountain as well as an octagonal slate-roofed summerhouse and a brick-built gardener’s bothy with a sink and WC. The garden also includes terracing that provides ideal space for al fresco dining and entertaining and a wonderful vantage point for admiring the views.
The property is set in a highly desirable position in a conservation area, just a mile from Torquay harbour and town centre, and moments from beautiful beaches. Torquay offers an excellent choice of shopping, supermarkets, leisure facilities and local amenities, including schools, with the outstanding-rated Stokeinteignhead School and Torquay Girls and Boys’ Grammar Schools found in the town. Torquay’s mainline station provides direct services to Exeter, with some direct trains to London Paddington, and others connecting at Newton Abbot. Leisure activities in the area include sailing and a variety of other water sports as well as walking, riding or cycling along the South West Coastal Path, which passes close by the property. There is also golf at Torquay Golf Course, which is just three miles away. Torbay, known as ‘the English Riviera’, has over 10 miles of coastline combining the towns of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham and featuring a splendid mix of cliff tops, beaches and hidden coves. The cathedral city of Exeter, approximately 22 miles away, is the most thriving city in the South West. The city offers a wealth of cultural activities with the theatre, the museum, arts centre and a variety of good shopping. Many primary and secondary schools can be found in Exeter including Exeter School and The Maynard School.