Semi-detached house for sale in Chard TA20, 3 Bedroom

Do you have a family and other animals! Then this could be perfect - located in a semi-rural position with great road links nearby, this good size double fronted 3 / 4 bedroom cottage comes with 2.3 acres of adjacent garden and paddocks, with the option to purchase a further 2.2 acres beyond.

The property
Whilst there's potential for you to make your own mark and certainly room for further extension subject to any necessary consents, the cottage offers particularly roomy ground floor accommodation having been extended in the past to create an extra ground floor bedroom and shower-room. The principal reception rooms at the front of the cottage are typically full of character with ceiling beams and southerly facing windows. From the porch, you enter into the first reception room with laminate flooring and fireplace housing cast iron stove. Stairs lead up to the first floor. This room would make a really nice dining room, being adjacent to the kitchen, but equally is a nice cozy living room.

Beyond the entrance is a second reception room with tiled floor and whitewashed beams. Walking through to the rear of the property there's a small lobby with UPVC door leading out to the side lean-to area. The lobby has room for storage with shelving and the electric consumer unit is also located here. Beyond is a nice size kitchen overlooking the rear. The modern units include an integrated 5 burner lpg gas hob and double electric oven. There's space and plumbing for dishwasher and also space for an upright fridge freezer. Just off the kitchen is a useful utility room with further space for your washing machine. This leads to both a downstairs Wet-room / Shower-room with integrated drain to floor in the shower-area, wash hand basin and WC. Adjacent is a ground floor bedroom if you need it, or this would equally make a handy play-room or study for those working from home.

On the first floor a landing window overlooks the rear, and this leads to three bedrooms and a family bathroom with corner bath, vanity wash hand basin and WC. The property is currently heated by electric night storage heaters and the woodburning stove, and the hot water is provided via an electric immersion located in the understairs cupboard.

Outside
To the front of the property a driveway area provides off road parking and access to the garden. There is a store to the side of the house, and a lean-to area with dog kennels. There is power connected. The garden is situated to the side and rear of the house and is divided from the paddocks beyond by a mature hedgerow and ditch. The garden area slopes away from the house down to a more level area with timber summerhouse / store. The paddocks behind are roughly divided by fencing and there are some timber stores / outbuildings and polytunnel.

The property is situated in a semi-rural position within easy reach of the A358 Chard – Ilminster road which in turn connects in to the A30 and A303. Although the address is Knowle Lane, Chard it is some distance from the town forming part of a small hamlet near to Knowle St Giles. It lies almost equidistant of Ilminster and Chard, close to Hornsbury Mill. Chard is a market town, well served with a wide range of amenities including major supermarkets and a B&Q store, smaller retailers, banks, and hospital (No A&E). Just up the A30 there is Windwhistle Golf Club, and the Warner leisure hotel at Cricket St Thomas offers a range of leisure facilities including gym and swimming pool to members. The County Town of Taunton is just 14 miles to the North. The smaller market towns of Ilminster, Crewkerne and Axminster lie within 10 -15 minutes drive too, and Crewkerne has a Waitrose supermarket as well as main line station (London – Waterloo). The World Heritage Jurassic Coast lies to the south, with Lyme Regis just an easy drive away.
The town of Ilminster has a wide variety of independent stores. These are mostly centred around the market square and 15th century Minster church and have everything you need from an award-winning butchers, delicatessen, cheese and dairy shop, homewares, antiques stores, clothes boutiques and gift shops. Ilminster is also well served by a town-centre Tesco store with ample free parking. Alongside is a superb bowls club (indoor and outdoor) and floodlit tennis club and close-by a town library. Ilminster Arts Centre is a vibrant arts venue with licensed café and there are plenty of other places to eat too, including pubs, cafes, restaurants and take-aways. The town also benefits from several hairdressers / beauty salons and a dental surgery as well as modern health centre on the southern side of the town with two doctors' surgeries. Ilminster is arguably one of South-Somerset's prettiest market towns and has everything you need for day to day living on your doorstep.