Key features
Property Features
Description
Occupying a superb 0.26-acre plot, this detached three-bedroom bungalow offers a rare opportunity to acquire a spacious and versatile home in one of Barnstaple’s most desirable residential settings. Tucked away along the sought-after Highbury Road, the property combines comfortable living with outstanding scope for modernisation or extension, subject to any necessary consents. Further benefitting from garage and off-road parking.
Details
Upon entering, you are greeted by a bright and welcoming entrance hall, leading through to generously proportioned living space. The living room, measuring over 23ft in length, is a particular feature of the home, a warm and inviting area with large windows that flood the room with natural light and offer a pleasant outlook over the rear garden. Double doors open into the dining room, creating an ideal setting for entertaining or family gatherings. The kitchen is well-appointed and practical, with ample storage and workspace, while the adjoining utility room provides excellent additional functionality. These rooms offer clear potential for reconfiguration into a contemporary open-plan kitchen-dining space, perfectly suited to modern living.
Three comfortable bedrooms are served by a 3 piece wet room, and a separate WC, offering flexible accommodation for families, guests, or those looking to downsize without compromise on space.
Without doubt, the standout feature of this property is the beautifully mature rear garden. Extending across an expansive and level plot, the gardens provide both privacy and tranquillity, framed by established trees and shrubs. The large lawn area offers a wonderful backdrop for outdoor living, perfect for summer dining, gardening, or simply relaxing in peaceful surroundings. There is also ample room for the addition of a garden studio, summerhouse, or greenhouse for keen horticulturalists. To the front, the property is approached by a private driveway offering off-road parking for multiple vehicles and leading to a garage, ensuring both practicality and convenience.
Entrance Hall
Kitchen
4.34m x 3.81m (14’2″ x 12’5″)
Living Room
7.07m x 4.00m (23’2″ x 13’1″)
Dining Room
2.85m x 3.96m (9’4″ x 12’11”)
Utility Room
2.73m x 4.70m (8’11” x 15’5″)
Bedroom 1
3.66m x 3.65m (12’0″ x 11’11”)
Bedroom 2
3.28m x 3.65m (10’9″ x 11’11”)
Bedroom 3
2.11m x 3.29m (6’11” x 10’9″)
Shower Room
2.54m x 2.78m (8’3″ x 9’1″)
WC
1.13m x 1.35m (3’8″ x 4’5″)
Garage
The bungalow enjoys a peaceful position within easy reach of the amenities of Newport and Barnstaple town centre. Barnstaple offers a wide range of business and leisure facilities, such as the Green Lanes Shopping Centre, out-of-town superstores, live theatre, a leisure centre, and the Tarka Tennis Centre. From the town, a sprinter train service provides convenient access to Exeter, while the nearby A361/North Devon Link Road connects to Junction 27 of the M5 motorway and Tiverton Parkway railway station, where trains to London Paddington take approximately two hours.
For coastal enjoyment, the picturesque village of Instow, with its beach and sailing, lies 5 miles west of Barnstaple. Further along the North Devon coastline are the stunning beaches of Croyde, Putsborough, Woolacombe and Saunton; home to two championship golf courses.
