Details
Sitting on a corner plot at the top of Chaddiford Lane, this detached bungalow has been taken back and refurbished from top to bottom, and it shows in every room. New carpets, new kitchen, new bathroom, freshly rendered and painted outside, with new fencing above the old stone boundary wall. For anyone after single storey living within walking distance of Pilton and the town, there’s nothing left to do but move in.
As you step through the front door, the entrance porch gives you somewhere to kick off muddy boots and hang coats before heading into the sitting room, which is a lovely, well proportioned space, with wood effect flooring, an antique brass chandelier and filament wall lights that give it real warmth on a winter evening. Two windows allow plenty of light in, and there’s an oak door with a glazed panel in the 1930s style that suits the character of the house well.
At the heart of the home, the kitchen runs the full width of the back of the bungalow. It’s been fitted with sage green shaker units and solid wood worktops over a slate tiled floor, with a white ceramic sink and black swan neck tap set beneath one of the windows. The ceiling slopes up at one end, lit by downlights, and there’s plumbing for a washing machine, space for a cooker and room for undercounter appliances. A door leads straight out to the garden, which makes summer cooking and eating outside very easy.
An inner hallway off the sitting room leads to the bedrooms and bathroom. The principal bedroom is a generous room with recesses, and bedroom two is another comfortable double. Bedroom three would work equally well as a single, a nursery or a home office. All three have new herringbone carpets, fresh white walls and radiators.
The bathroom has been finished with real care. An oak panelled bath with a shower over and glass screen sits against slate grey wall panels, with a countertop basin on an oak vanity, matt black fittings throughout and an illuminated mirror cabinet.
AGENTS NOTE: The photos being used for marketing have been virtually staged with furniture.
Entrance Porch
Sitting Room
4.13 x 3.58 (13'6" x 11'8")
Kitchen
4.91 x 1.93 (16'1" x 6'3")
Bedroom 1
3.12 x 2.36 (10'2" x 7'8")
Bedroom 2
3.17 x 2.66 (10'4" x 8'8")
Bedroom 3
2.96 x 1.98 (9'8" x 6'5")
Bathroom
2.65 x 1.69 (8'8" x 5'6")
To the front, a gravelled area sits behind the stone wall and new fencing, with a tarmac entrance off the lane. To the rear of the property, the garden is fully enclosed and larger than you might expect from the road. A level lawn runs alongside a block paved path, with sleeper raised beds already filled and ready for planting, whether that’s vegetables or flowers. At the far end, a freshly laid patio makes an inviting spot for al fresco dining, backed by a whitewashed wall, with a timber shed alongside for tools and bikes. Tall trees beyond the boundary give the whole garden a green, private backdrop.
Pilton is one of the oldest parts of Barnstaple and still has a strong village feel of its own. Pilton Street, with its medieval church of St Mary and The Windsor Arms is a short stroll away, and each summer the community comes together for the Pilton Festival. Barnstaple town centre is within walking distance, with its Pannier Market, shops and restaurants, and North Devon District Hospital is close by.
Schooling is well catered for, with Pilton Bluecoat Academy and Pilton Community College both nearby. The Tarka Trail can be picked up along the river for walking and cycling out towards Braunton and Bideford, and the beaches at Saunton, Croyde and Woolacombe are around twenty to thirty minutes by car. Barnstaple railway station connects to Exeter on the Tarka Line, and the A361 links to the M5 at Tiverton.
