Property Details

£895,000
3 bedrooms
Haytor, Dartmoor National Park



- Two Large Reception Rooms
- Kitchen-Breakfast Room
- Utility Room
- Cloakroom/WC
- Two Main Bedrooms
- En-Suite Shower Room
- Bathroom/WC
- One Bedroom Annexe
- Detached Double Garage
- Plenty of Parking
- Lovely Private Gardens
Set behind tall timber gates providing a feeling of privacy and security, White House occupies a wonderful setting within Dartmoor National Park below the moor at Haytor Vale.
There is spectacular walking country on the doorstep and Haytor Vale has an excellent public house and restaurant, The Rock Inn. The nearby village of Ilsington has a village store/post office, primary school, church, village hall, public house and Country House Hotel with a fitness/spa centre.
The towns of Bovey Tracey (around 4 miles) and Ashburton (around 7 miles) each offer a good range of everyday shops and amenities, whilst the larger market town of Newton Abbot lies around 8 miles to the south. The A38 at Drumbridges, for Exeter and Plymouth, is about ten minutes by car.
White House is a one-off home created by the conversion some years ago of a former stable building and hayloft. It provides flexible accommodation including a self-contained ground floor annexe which the present owners have successfully run as an Airbnb but which would also make a perfect annexe for a family member seeking an independent living space. The annexe can also be part of the main house accommodation with an existing door in place (currently closed-off but easy to reinstate by removal of a single panel),
The whole property is presented and fitted to a high standard both inside and out and features oak and maple floors and cosy wood-burners in each of the two reception rooms. Outside, well tended landscaped gardens provide a sheltered, private setting and contain and a huge variety of shrubs to keep the keenest of gardeners entertained. A smart gated drive with ample parking leads to a substantial detached double garage with electric remote door and there are various hardscaped seating areas around the property.
Council Tax Band: Band F at the time of preparing these particulars
Tenure: Freehold
Reception-Dining Room
A spacious versatile room accessed via a wide timber door with leaded coloured glass panels. Oak floor. Multi-fuel burner on brick hearth. Original horse feeding mangers in the four corners of the room. Extensive book shelving. Two windows to the front aspect and two to the rear aspect. LED ceiling lights. Four radiators. Oak and coloured glass door to the living room. Double doors to the kitchen-breakfast room.
Living Room
Oak floor. French doors overlooking the garden and opening to a patio seating area. Two windows to the front aspect. Fireplace with cast iron multi-fuel burner with brick surround and wood lintel. Two radiators. LED ceiling lights and three lamp points. Television aerial point. Walk-in storage cupboard with electric light and radiator.
Kitchen-Breakfast Room
Fitted with an excellent range of ash fronted floor and wall units with polished granite work surfaces, central island unit with ash and polished granite worktops. Belfast sink. Plumbing for dishwasher. LACANCHE stainless steel two-oven electric range cooker with five-burner propane gas hob and canopied extractor hood over. Lighting beneath wall units. Ceramic tiled floor. American-style fridge/freezer with water feed. LED ceiling spotlights. Window to front aspect. Sun tubes to ceiling. Television aerial point. Radiator. Door to ground floor annexe and door to the utility room.
Utility Room
With floor and wall storage cupboards. Polished granite worktop with plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer. Ceramic tiled floor. Radiator. LED ceiling spotlights. Window and door to the outside. Door to cloakroom/WC.
Cloakroom/WC
With white suite of pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Half tiled walls. Radiator. Ceramic tiled floor. Side window.
First Floor Landing
Approached via a door from the living room which opens to a staircase to a good sized landing with window to the rear aspect and fitted book shelving.
Bedroom 1
A very spacious bedroom with part sloping ceiling inset with two Velux roof windows to the rear aspect. Window to the front aspect. Maple flooring. Two radiators. Door to en-suite shower room.
En-Suite Shower Room
A large en-suite with white suite of shower enclosure, wall-hung wash basin and WC with concealed cistern. Built-in shelved storage cupboards along one wall. Radiator with towel rail and electric connection for summer use. LED ceiling lights. Two Velux roof windows. Shelved linen cupboard with radiator.
Bedroom 2
With window overlooking the gardens. Built-in wardrobes along one wall with five doors. Velux roof window. Radiator. Television aerial point. Hatch to roof space.
Bathroom/WC
A spacious room with a traditional white suite of bath with hand held mixer shower tap and wall mounted Mira shower over with folding shower screen, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Built-in linen/storage cupboard with radiator. Traditional-style radiator. Shaver socket. Window to the front aspect. Tiled wall surrounds to bath, basin and WC. Ceiling spotlights.
Ground Floor Annexe
LIVING ROOM - With French doors to the outside. Window to the rear aspect. Door to the kitchen-breakfast room of the main house (currently blocked-off with removable panel over). Radiator. TV aerial point. Mini kitchen unit with sink, two hot plates, microwave and fridge. Base cupboard and double wall cupboard. Door to the bedroom.
Bedroom
Windows to the front and rear aspects. Radiator. TV aerial point. Door to the en-suite shower room.
En-Suite Shower Room
With white suite of glazed shower enclosure, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Partly tiled walls. Radiator. Shaver socket to wall. Ceramic tiled floor. Window to the rear aspect. LED ceiling spotlights.
Outside
The property is approached through a pair of tall painted timber gates hung on granite piers which open to a brick paved driveway which provides ample parking and leads to the DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE 18’ x 18’ with remote controlled entry door. Two windows. Power and light. Useful loft storage area with light.
Beyond the drive is an attractive paved terrace with circular gravelled area, water feature, PIR exterior garden lighting and well stocked shaped shrubbery beds.
BOILER ROOM attached to the far end of the building, with oil fired boiler and hot water cylinder, plus providing useful dry storage. Area with oil storage tank and garden shed.
Beyond the drive is an attractive paved terrace with circular gravelled area, water feature, PIR exterior garden lighting and well stocked shaped shrubbery beds.
BOILER ROOM attached to the far end of the building, with oil fired boiler and hot water cylinder, plus providing useful dry storage. Area with oil storage tank and garden shed.
Garden
As previously mentioned, the property stands in a most attractive secluded garden. It includes a well kept sweeping lawn with deep herbaceous beds and contains numerous plants and trees including rhododendrons, hydrangeas, azaleas, magnolia, acer, birch and colourful spring/summer bulbs. There is a vegetable growing area and shed.
There is a patio seating area adjoining the French doors from the living room. The garden has strategically placed outdoor lighting and is enclosed on all sides by walling or fencing. The driveway gates can be closed to provide complete privacy and security.
There is a patio seating area adjoining the French doors from the living room. The garden has strategically placed outdoor lighting and is enclosed on all sides by walling or fencing. The driveway gates can be closed to provide complete privacy and security.
General Information
Tenure- Freehold
Services - Mains electricity and water. Private drainage to treatment plant in garden. Oil fired heating.
We understand that this is a site of special scientific Interest concerning historical mining activity in the area, which now provides a roost for bats.
Services - Mains electricity and water. Private drainage to treatment plant in garden. Oil fired heating.
We understand that this is a site of special scientific Interest concerning historical mining activity in the area, which now provides a roost for bats.
Directions
From Drumbridges roundabout on the A38, take the Bovey Straights road and on reaching the second mini roundabout, turn left on to the B3387 signposted for Haytor and Widecombe. Continue along this road and bear left at Five Wyches Cross, following signs for Haytor and Widecombe. Proceed for just under three miles up on to the open Moor, and turn left signposted for Haytor Vale and Ilsington. Continue over the cattle grid (ignoring the left turning into Haytor Vale) and down the lane and take the next left hand turning. The entrance to White House will be found along this lane, after a few hundred yards, on the right
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Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of these details, it should be noted that the measurements are approximate only. Floorplans are for representation purposes only and prepared according to the RICS Code of Measuring Practice by our floorplan provider. Therefore, the layout of doors, windows and rooms are approximate and should be regarded as such by any prospective purchaser. Any internal photographs are intended as a guide only and it should not be assumed that any of the furniture/fittings are included in any sale. Where shown, details of lease, ground rent and service charge are provided by the vendor and their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, as the information may not have been verified and further checks should be made either through your solicitor/conveyance. Where appliances, including central heating, are mentioned, it cannot be assumed that they are in working order, as they have not been tested. Please also note that wiring, plumbing and drains have not been checked.