Terraced house for sale in Taunton TA1, 5 Bedroom

A substantial 5 bedroom, 3 reception room period home full of character, light and space, with a good size garden, in a location convenient for the town centre, train station and road links. Plenty of on-street cul-de-sac parking.
This beautiful 3 storey town house has been carefully restored and refurbished with great attention to detail. The property was rewired and re-plumbed in 2012 with a new central heating boiler.
Features include ornate plasterwork, original stripped floorboards, striking fireplaces to the ground floor, with smaller, pretty fireplaces to the first floor, sash windows, many with stained glass detailing. The spacious accommodation comprises: Hallway with unique arched double doors, drawing room with deep bay, sitting room with doors to the garden room, dining room with a French doors to the garden room, l-shaped kitchen/breakfast room, utility room and cloakroom. To the first floor there are 2 double bedrooms, a single bedroom, shower room and family bathroom. There are 2 further double bedrooms to the second floor. To the rear there is a large, private, sunny garden.
Ideal town location, less than 10 minutes walk from Taunton railway station and town centre, with the M5 easily accessible. Riverside walks and Long Run Meadow are five minutes away via a safe, off-road walking route, also leading to The Castle School, Somerset College and Tesco supermarket. Taunton School is also close by.
The front garden has potential for off-street parking, if desired, subject to necessary consents.

Porch

A traditional part glazed door leads to the porch. Decorative panelled walls. Attractive tiled flooring. A unique arched double door with stained glass detailing over leads to the hallway.

Entrance Hallway

The hallway has original wood flooring and decorative cornicing. Archway with ornate scroll sconces. Turning stairs to the first floor.

Drawing Room

A spacious and elegant drawing room with original Victorian plaster cornicing and ceiling rose. Bay to front with sash windows and wooden panelling. Original fireplace with substantial slate surround and attractive tiled hearth. Stripped wooden floor. High skirtings and picture rail.

Sitting Room

The sitting room also has a slate fireplace with delicate Art Deco detailing with a decorative hearth. Elegant cornicing and ceiling rose. French doors lead to the sun room. Stripped wooden floor.

Dining Room

The original Victorian built-in dresser and cupboard to alcoves are a particular feature of the room. The fireplace has a painted slate surround and tiled hearth. French doors with arched glass insets to the sun room. Stripped wooden floor.

Garden Room

The garden room has a stained glass door to the garden, wooden flooring, wooden panelling to dado height and a polycarbonate roof. A pleasant and sunny place to sit.

Kitchen

Victorian black and red quarry tiled floor and a range of free standing ikea Stenstorp units . Wall mounted pigeon hole style storage. Original Victorian walk-in pantry gives a large storage area. Space for range cooker and American style fridge freezer. Double ceramic sink with cupboard beneath. Space for dishwasher. Pretty stained glass window to side. Further window and door to side. Window to rear. Vertical radiator.

Utility Room

The utility room has brick flooring, space and plumbing for washing machine beneath a wood work surface.

Cloak Room

The brick flooring continues to the cloakroom with low level W.C. And traditional basin. A leaded window with stained glass detailing to the rear.

First Floor Landing

Spacious landing with ample room for additional storage for book shelves and wardrobes or to create a study area. Large linen cupboard.

Bathroom

The bathroom has been beautifully fitted with a free standing claw foot bath, period style low level W.C. And basin set into an antique vanity unit. Exposed floorboards, wooden panelling and a pretty fireplace add to the period feel. The airing cupboard houses a modern condensing Worcester gas central heating boiler and water storage tank, fitted in 2012. Further storage to the side. Loft acccess.

Shower Room

A separate shower room adjacent to the bathroom containing a fully tiled shower cubicle with electric shower and window to side.

Bedroom Two

Sash window to front with arched detail. A cast iron fireplace with wooden surround and slate hearth is an attractive addition. Exposed floorboards.

Bedroom Three

A double bedroom with exposed floor boards, sash window to rear. Pretty cast iron fireplace with wooden surround. Picture rail.

Bedroom Five

A single bedroom with sash window to front and exposed floorboards.

Second Floor Landing

A turning staircase leads to the second floor landing with a deeply coloured stained glass window over. Additional storage space to the landing.

Bedroom One

An excellent sized room with window to front. Exposed floorboards. Storage cupboard to alcoves.

Bedroom Four

A large dormer window with windows incorporated into the side dormer and casement window to rear makes this an incredibly light and bright room. Exposed floorboards. Loft access.

Front Garden

The front garden is entered via a covered pergola. It is fully enclosed by a laurel hedge, with a path to the front door. Potential for creating off-street parking if desired, subject to any necessary permissions.

Rear Garden

The sunny south-west facing rear garden is laid mainly to lawn with mature flower beds and path to the end of the garden. The garden is very quiet and secluded. Next to the property is a covered seating and storage area, a real suntrap. There is access to the end of the garden via a gated pathway from Higher Palmerston Road.