4 bed detached house for sale

Moorlands Road, Budleigh Salterton EX9

Lavender House is a fine example of a late 1920's Hatchard-Smith, Arts and Crafts style, house, known for their picturesque design, comfortable layout and sturdy construction. The property is set back from the road with extensive, mature, landscaped grounds of approximately an acre, off Moorlands Road, one of Budleigh's most prestigious residential roads, adjoining the grounds of East Devon Golf Club, on the edge of the town, yet within walking distance of the town centre, seafront, beach etc., and access to the coastal path at the end of the garden.

The house is a fine, spacious family home with beautifully proportioned, high-ceilinged, rooms typical of the Hatchard-Smith design and architectural period. Over recent years it has been thoroughly modernised and refurbished with high quality fixtures and fittings, but taking care to retain the period charm and character. Features include bay windows and brick fireplaces in the sitting room, dining room and principal and secondary bedrooms overlooking the gardens, French doors out to the terrace and gardens from the study and kitchen/ breakfast room, glazed door to the garden from the sitting room, exposed oak boarded flooring throughout the ground floor and the spacious and stylish fully fitted kitchen/ breakfast room with island and fireplace with woodburner, the large principal bedroom with ensuite with both bath and shower, and two further suites as well as a fourth bedroom and shower room.

The entrance driveway leads in from Moorlands Road to the wide gravel forecourt providing plenty of parking and turning space for several vehicles. Beside the forecourt is a detached building comprising a garage, garden store, shower room and stairs up to a studio above.

Running along the south east side of the house is a stone paved terrace providing delightful spots for outdoor sitting and dining, and the house overlooks extensive, mature, landscaped gardens with sweeping lawns, ornamental trees, shrubs and plant beds, as well as a summerhouse and terrace and access to the coastal path at the bottom of the garden.

Budleigh Salterton is an elegant seaside town situated within the East Devon Landscape area, at the western end of the 'Jurassic Coast', designated a unesco World Heritage Site. There is a good selection of shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and theatre and a thriving community hosting music, literary and arts festivals. In addition, leisure facilities include cricket, tennis, bowls and croquet clubs, as well as the renowned East Devon Golf Club.

The town enjoys a beautiful two mile pebble beach, framed by red sandstone cliffs, popular for bathing and, beyond Budleigh Beach, at the mouth of the River Otter, the estuary forms an area of reed bed and grazing marsh, which is an important haven for migratory birds and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The South West Coast Path runs through the town providing spectacular coastal walking and along the coast are beaches, cliffs, coves and pretty coastal villages and towns such as Branscombe, Beer, Sidmouth and Lyme Regis.
Schools in the area include a primary school in Budleigh and secondary schools in both Exmouth and Sidmouth, as well as The King's School in Ottery St Mary and the nationally renowned Colyton Grammar School. Private schools include St John's School in Sidmouth, St Peter's prep school in Lympstone and Exeter School and Maynard School for girls in Exeter.

A further range of facilities are available in Sidmouth, with cinema and supermarkets including Waitrose and in nearby Exmouth is a lovely sandy beach and marina providing opportunities for sailing and other watersports.
Within easy reach is the university and cathedral city of Exeter with comprehensive selection of cultural, shopping, leisure and sporting facilities, as well as access onto the M5 motorway, stations with connections to London (Paddington and Waterloo) and an airport.