Detached house for sale in Ilminster TA19, 3 Bedroom

Ready for its next reincarnation, Shunty House has altered from its original design but has lovely size rooms and a sprinkling of period features left for you to restore and enjoy. With southerly facing gardens and plenty of parking, it will be a great project for someone looking to live in this popular village community.

The Property
Shunty House reputedly started its life as an even larger period farmhouse, and over the years has been through various changes to create the property you see today. It's now ready for a new owner to take it to its next phase and offers a great deal of potential to create a well-proportioned character home.

Currently the front door opens in to a small entrance lobby. The current owner had installed a WC here for health reasons, but this could easily be removed. Leading through into the main entrance hall, the staircase with its period bannister leads up to the first floor and doors lead off to all the main rooms, a couple of which appear to have their original Georgian doors and architraves. To the front is a good size living room. A reconstituted fireplace has been installed some years ago and the open fire is currently not in use although the chimney appears to be in situ so a new owner could check out the possibility of putting this back to something more sympathetic. Two large UPVC windows lead to the front and side, although the addition of French doors instead would open the possibility of leading out to the front courtyard and the garden to the side.

In the centre of the house there is a separate dining room, although the kitchen is such a good size you could easily make the dining room into a nice size family room or play room. It has a window seat overlooking the side garden, and although the fireplace is currently not in use it appears to back onto the chimney breast of the living room. To one corner a high level cupboard houses the electric meter etc.

In the late 1990's a single storey extension was added to the south side of the house and this created a lovely size eat-in kitchen with plenty of windows letting in natural light. It is currently fitted with a range of pine fronted units comprising floor and wall mounted storage cupboards and drawers with work surfaces over incorporating single bowl single drainer stainless steel sink unit. There is space and plumbing for your washing machine and the oil-fired boiler is tucked away in one corner. There is also space for an electric cooker. Beyond the kitchen a double-glazed timber conservatory makes a handy entrance porch by the back door, with somewhere for boots and coats and space for a chair or two, with double doors opening to the side.

On the first floor, the landing is in two sections, the first of which has access to the loft via a hatch and doors leading to the main bedroom and a shower-room. The main bedroom is a generous size with lower level window to the side and an airing cupboard housing the hot water tank and electric immersion heater. The shower-room has a double-glazed window over-looking the view to the rear, a shower cubicle housing electric shower and wash hand basin. The main landing leads through into an inner landing where period timber tongue and groove doors open to another good size double bedroom overlooking the front, and a smaller third bedroom with what appears to be an original fireplace surround (currently not in use). There is a separate WC also accessed from the inner landing with UPVC obscured double glazed window to the side.

Outside
A long tarmac driveway is accessed via a 5-bar timber gate with pedestrian gate to the side. This provides ample parking and access all the way down the side of the property to the rear garden.

The current owner has a range of sheds and garaging, as well as a greenhouse that take up the majority of the lower section of garden but with some alteration there is plenty of space to create a nice size southerly facing garden which is completely enclosed. The oil tank is located near to the outbuildings, and closer to the house is a garden with pond, mature acer tree and shrubs, alongside paved areas and a pathway that leads around to the other side of the property. Down this side paving stones and flagstones create a path of a reasonable width with more mature shrubs and ornamental cherry tree. Passing the sitting room windows, the path continues around to the front gravelled courtyard area which is enclosed from the road by a stone wall.

Shepton Beauchamp is a nice size village of just over 300 properties with a good sense of community and some lovely local facilities including village café with small shop and visiting post office, popular village pub, parish church, lovely small primary school and pre-school, as well as toddler group. There is also a recreation ground. The village is located within a mile of Barrington, with its well-known National Trust property Barrington Court. Ilminster lies approximately 4 miles to the south-west with its super range of facilities independent shops, supermarket and health centre. Likewise, South Petherton lies within c.2 miles to the east. Shepton Beauchamp itself enjoys a peaceful position away from main roads, but still within easy driving distance of the A303 and A358.