Hansford Square Combe Down, Bath
£685,000

Description

You enter the property into the hallway which provides access to the sitting room, dining room, kitchen and stairs to the first floor. The sitting room is currently used as a studio and has a large bay window to the front aspect, open fireplace and shelving to the alcoves. The dining room is a good size room to the rear aspect and has sliding glazed doors opening up onto the garden. The kitchen is fitted with modern wall and floor units with worktop, inset sink, stand alone cooker, space and plumbing for a washing machine with a door leading to the rear garden. The hallway houses provides a cupboard, currently housing a fridge freezer, with stairs leading to the first floor.

The first floor landing provides access to all four bedrooms, bathroom and separate WC. There are two good size double bedrooms, a slimmer but longer double bedroom and a single bedroom. The bathroom is fitted with bath and wall mounted shower overhead with pedestal washbasin. Externally the south westerly aspect garden extends to 120' in length and is laid to lawn with established beds, shrubs and small trees. To the rear is a vegetable plot with wooden built shed. To the rear of the house is a stone laid patio seating area. You also find rear access to the garage here via a door and a path leading to the front of the property. To the front of the property is a driveway with parking for one vehicle and access to the garage. Many house in this popular residential square have been greatly extended and there is further potential here. Whilst it already provides an additional bedroom above the garage there is further scope to extend to the rear and by way of loft conversion.

Location

Combe Down sits on a level ridge approximately 1.25 mile (2 km) to the south of Bath city centre. It sits at an altitude of 500ft and hence has always been renowned for its clean air quality with many moving from the city for this reason. The village is adjoined to the north by large areas of natural woodland with public footpaths offering stunning panoramic views overlooking the city and equally gratifying views of the Cotswold (AONB) valleys to the south. There is simply no other village like it on the outskirts of the city with such a wide range of local amenities and schooling. This makes it a very popular place for families and those looking for an area with a rural feeling but still within walking distance of the city. You will find every level of schooling in the local vicinity with three nurseries, two academy primary schools, Ralph Allen academy senior school and two independent schools in Prior Park and Monkton Combe, both with pre-prep, prep and senior schools. There is also Threeways School which provides for special education needs from ages 4 to 19 years.

Locally there is an abundance of amenities with doctor’s surgery, Bath BMI Clinic, dentist, two pharmacies, highly reputed car garage, award winning delicatessen, fish and chip shop, hair salon, builders merchants, beauty therapist, bakery and Co-op mini-markets. On the western edge of the village is a Tesco Express with petrol station and a large Sainsburys supermarket can also be found in neighbouring Odd Down. Nearby you will also find the excellent country club spa hotel Combe Grove Manor, which provides fine dining, gymnasium, spa treatments, swimming facilities and tennis courts both indoor and outdoor. There is also a new development being built in the village called Mulberry Park. An award winning development of 700 new homes and currently becoming one of Bath’s finest, new residential communities. With a new primary school, children’s nursery, cafe and state-of-the-art leisure and business facilities, with further amenities to follow, Mulberry Park will also build Bath’s first new park for 100 years. The local bus service provides quarter hourly services during the day into the city. For the walkers among you Bath Spa station is a shade over 1.2 mile from the village and you are also afforded a plethora of countryside walks into an 'area of outstanding natural beauty' minutes from the village itself.

Stamp Duty

There could be £21,750 Stamp Duty payable upon completion.

Tenure

Freehold

Services

Mains gas, electric, water and drainage.

Council Tax

Band - E

EPC Rating

Band - D

Viewings

This property is marketed by TYNINGS Ltd as a sole agent and viewings are strictly by appointment only. All viewings are accompanied and by prior arrangement. Please contact us to arrange a viewing.

Disclaimer

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