Woodleigh Park, Shaldon, TQ14

LOCATION 11 Woodleigh Park is positioned amongst a select selection of similarly-styled properties set on the hillside above ever popular Shaldon. Good access is enjoyed towards the nearby Botanical Gardens, where one can take a meandering walk down towards the village. Shaldon has a strong sense of community and nestles beautifully between the sandy estuary beach and the pretty hills above. There are independent shops and cafes, a good selection of public houses and restaurants and a charming foot passenger ferry across to the seaside town of Teignmouth. Additional amenities include an Ofsted 'Outstanding' rated primary school, The Ness House Hotel and a bowling green surrounded by pretty cottages. There is a well-supported annual regatta and water carnival as well as a rowing and sailing club. There is good walking on the south west coast path and the wonderful Ness Beach is accessed via a tunnel. The village even has a small zoo! Teignmouth is just over a mile away and has a lovely promenade with classic Georgian crescent and a range of education options including Trinity School, offering both private primary and secondary education. In addition there is a mainline rail link to London Paddington.  

DESCRIPTION This attractive detached bungalow is well-positioned in a "tucked away" position on large landscaped gardens and grounds, which extend to over a third of an acre. A sweeping driveway approach provides ample parking and, to the front of the property there is an expansive two tier entrance terrace, providing a good spot to contemplate the wonderful coastal views and surroundings. The entrance porch and welcoming reception hall have feature oak parquet flooring and the sitting/dining room is a wonderful triple aspect room, enjoying far reaching coastal views and having a feature fireplace and doors to the outside which provide a good sense of inside/outside living. There are three good-sized bedrooms, with the principal bedroom having outstanding coastal views and one of the bedrooms has an en-suite shower room. In addition there is a modern family bathroom. The attractive modern kitchen also has fantastic coastal views and opens to a conservatory/side porch. Outside, in addition to the sweeping lawns and driveway at the front of the property, there are wonderful landscaped gardens and terraces. A large terrace at the rear of the property has a feature pergola and offers something of a Mediterranean feel. There is a useful double garage with an electric entrance door and workshop area. The sweeping lawns at the rear are landscaped with a deck on the upper level which enjoys panoramic coastal views. 

To the front of the property there is a feature mosaic tiled entrance terrace with canopy and feature coloured outside lighting above. A uPVC opaque double glazed entrance door with a matching side panel and coach lamps to either side opens to the....  

ENTRANCE PORCH With feature oak parquet style flooring laid to a herringbone pattern and sliding doors open to a useful cloaks/storage cupboard with coat hooks, shelving and electricity trip switches. Steps rise to the... 

RECEPTION HALL A lovely welcoming space with doors to the principal rooms, oak parquet style flooring laid to a herringbone pattern, a radiator, coving to the ceiling and a further useful store/cloaks cupboards. Feature wall lights and hinged access to the loft space. 

SITTING/DINING ROOM A wonderful triple aspect room with exposed floorboards and a large, walk-in uPVC double glazed bay window takes in truly breath taking views towards the sea, taking in Teignmouth pier and a coastal feature known as the Parson and Clerk, as well as views towards Exmouth, Teignmouth, the back beach and the rolling hills above the town. There is a feature fireplace with raised paved hearth, a feature moulded inset and large log burning effect gas stove. Feature wall lights and there are two large side facing uPVC double glazed windows overlooking the driveway, as well as a uPVC double glazed door opening to the outside at the side of the property. Additionally uPVC double glazed French doors in the dining area open to the outside at the rear. Two radiators. 

KITCHEN Another appealing room with a front facing uPVC double glazed window having stunning views as described across the sea towards the east Devon and Dorset coastlines, and also taking in views towards Teignmouth. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of floor and wall mounted units with "high gloss" cupboard door and drawer fronts and extensive areas of oak block work surface with feature tiled surrounds. There is a one and a quarter bowl inset single drainer ceramic sink unit with mixer set, as well as space for an electric cooker with filter over. Additionally there is space and plumbing for a washing machine, space for a tumble dryer, space and plumbing for a dishwasher and space for a large American-style fridge/freezer. Spotlights to ceiling and a contemporary-style radiator. From the kitchen an opaque glazed door opens to a.... 

CONSERVATORY-STYLE SIDE PORCH With a polycarbonate ceiling and multiple uPVC double glazed windows with feature leaded light panels. A uPVC double glazed door opens to the outside. There are cupboards, a large shelf and the floor-mounted Glow Worm boiler supplies gas fired central heating. 

BEDROOM ONE A particularly lovely bedroom with a large, front-facing uPVC double glazed picture window taking in wonderful views towards the sea, the coastline and Teignmouth as described. Radiator and coving to the ceiling. 

BEDROOM TWO With coving to the ceiling and a rear facing uPVC double glazed window overlooking the courtyard. Radiator and an opaque glazed door opens to the.... 

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM Fitted with a three-piece suite comprising a tiled shower cubicle with Mira shower, a wall mounted wash hand basin and a WC. There is a uPVC opaque double glazed window and a ladder style radiator/towel rail. 

BEDROOM THREE Another appealing room with a uPVC double glazed window overlooking the courtyard at the rear, coving to the ceiling and a range of built-in cupboards and wardrobes with sliding doors, one of which houses the hot water cylinder and has slatted shelving. 

FAMILY BATHROOM The principal bathroom is fitted with a modern three piece suite with attractive ceramic tiled surrounds. The suite comprises a panelled bath with attached shower screen and shower attachment on the mixer set, a pedestal wash hand basin with mixer set and medicine cabinet above and a WC. Radiator. 

OUTSIDE Outside to the front of the property, approached from Woodleigh Park, a sweeping driveway rises through mature sweeping lawns, well stocked with a good variety of shrubs, small trees and flowering plants. The driveway rises to a turning area and extends to the side of the property. Outside to the front of the property there is also a sweeping paved terrace with pillars, having feature coloured lighting attached. This terrace provides a wonderful spot to sit and enjoy the stunning coastal views and surroundings, being a large space spanning beyond the width of the property. The driveway extends to the DOUBLE GARAGE, which has an electric entrance door, power and light, extensive shelving and a work bench. Additionally there is an under-mounted Butler sink (there is no running water in the garage) and cupboards. Outside to the rear of the property, immediately behind, there is a wonderful Mediterranean-style courtyard, being enclosed by white washed walling with a pergola with Clematis over and raised beds having a good array of mature shrubs and flowering plants. From the side area, shallow steps rise to the main expanse of garden which is attractive and landscaped, being laid principally to two tiers of lawn and enclosed by high level hedging. There are various inset specimen shrubs and small trees. At the end of the garden timber steps rise to a raised decked terrace, enclosed by timber balustrade and with the terrace enjoying panoramic views as described towards Teignmouth beach and promenade and across Lyme Bay towards the east Devon and Dorset coastlines. Also from the upper terrace a stable door opens to a TIMBER SHED. 

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Freehold
Council Tax Band F
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