£850,000
5 bed link detached house for sale
Upper High Street, Taunton TA1Freehold
5 beds
4 baths
4 receptions
Key information
Tenure
Freehold
Council tax band
G
About this property
Deceptively private & spacious grade II listed period town house
Flexible 5 / 7 bedroomed accommodation
4 reception rooms
Established mature south facing walled gardens
Double garage and ample off road parking
Castle school catchment
Wheelchair accessible
Ideally situated in this enviable town centre location is Forde House, a deceptively private and spacious Grade II Listed period town house, dating back in part to the late 18th Century, offering flexible 5/7 bedroomed accommodation over 3 floors set within established mature South facing walled gardens containing specimen trees and shrubs including superb magnolia tree. Unusually for such a centrally located property, Forde House benefits from garage parking for two cars plus additional parking to the rear for a further two or three vehicles.
The accommodation comprises Entrance Hall, Living Room with woodburner and French doors to garden, Kitchen / Breakfast Room with Falcon Range Cooker, Belfast sink and door to garden, Dining Room, Office / Study, Drawing Room with open fireplace and double French doors to garden, Laundry Room with door to garden, Workshop, Cloakroom, Master Bedroom with Ensuite Bathroom, Bedroom 2 with Ensuite Shower Room, Bedroom 5 with Ensuite Shower Room, 2 Further Double Bedrooms, Sewing / Craft Room, Family Bathroom and Attic Room.
Forde House is ideally situated in Upper High Street, within a Conservation Area with its host of properties listed as being of architectural or historic interest.
Upper High Street is just a short walk to the centre of Taunton and Vivary Park, a delightful Victorian Park with bowling club, tennis court, golf course and traditional Victorian band stand.
Taunton provides a wide range of shopping facilities and Somerset County Cricket Ground. The town also offers a good selection of both state and independent schools including Castle School, Taunton School, King’s, Richard Huish Sixth Form College and nearby Queen’s College.
Travel connections are convenient with the main line station for trains to London Paddington in less than 2 hours and excellent road links for the M5 motorway at Junction 25, situated to the East and Wellington at Junction 26.
Entrance Hall
Drawing Room (32.00 ft x 13.17 ft (32'0" x 13'2"))
Living Room (16.83 ft x 10.83 ft (16'10" x 10'10"))
Kitchen (15.92 ft x 8.50 ft (15'11" x 8'6"))
Breakfast Room (21.83 ft x 9.83 ft (21'10" x 9'10"))
Dining Room (16.08 ft x 15.42 ft (16'1" x 15'5"))
Office / Study (11.58 ft x 9.00 ft (11'7" x 9'0"))
Laundry Room (19.08 ft x 10.33 ft (19'1" x 10'4"))
Workshop (17.08 ft x 8.42 ft (17'1" x 8'5"))
Cloakroom
Store
Master Bedroom (19.75 ft x 15.67 ft (19'9" x 15'8"))
Ensuite Bathroom
Bedroom 2 (16.42 ft x 10.33 ft (16'5" x 10'4"))
Ensuite Shower Room
Bedroom 3 (19.75 ft x 13.50 ft (19'9" x 13'6"))
Bedroom 4 (15.83 ft x 11.25 ft (15'10" x 11'3"))
Bedroom 5 (16.92 ft x 11.00 ft (16'11" x 11'0"))
Ensuite Shower Room
Sewing / Craft Room
Family Bathroom
Attic Room (16.92 ft x 13.67 ft (16'11" x 13'8"))
Double Garage (17.75 ft x 17.42 ft (17'9" x 17'5"))
Greenhouse (21.33 ft x 9.92 ft (21'4" x 9'11"))
Tool Store (14.08 ft x 5.75 ft (14'1" x 5'9"))
Store
Storage (7.75 ft x 6.75 ft (7'9" x 6'9"))
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Listed by
Robert Cooney
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