5 Bedrooms Detached House - For Sale
Kingweston Road, Butleigh, Glastonbury Asking Price £900,000
5 3 2
A superb individually designed five bedroom detached house on a small, exclusive development in the desirable village of Butleigh, close to Millfield school.
Exclusive development on the edge of desirable village
Large private garden and double garage
Close to Millfield School
About the property:
Nestled in the corner of an exclusive development of just 15 properties, 3 Grenville Court is an individually designed contemporary home finished to a high standard, and benefitting from a large private garden and double garage.
About the inside:
The property offers light and spacious family accommodation over three floors. The entrance hall welcomes you into a generous and bright kitchen/dining room with a stunning orangery style living area opening onto the rear garden. The simple white kitchen has a large gas range cooker and Belfast sink and leads through to the useful utility room. A separate dual aspect sitting room has a more formal atmosphere, and features a beautiful stone fire surround and French doors onto the garden. A cloakroom completes the ground floor accommodation.
Upstairs on the first floor are three bedrooms and the family bathroom. The principal bedroom is a generous size and has a balcony overlooking the garden. The luxury en-suite has a contemporary freestanding bath and separate shower. Bedroom 2 has a range of built-in wardrobes and a Juliet balcony overlooking the garden. The walk-in wardrobe could be altered to create an en-suite shower room.
On the second floor there are two further bedrooms with dormer windows and a shower room.
About the outside:
Approached through stone pillars the paved drive leads to the double garage. The expansive lawn extends across the back of the property and enjoys a range of fruit trees including apples, pears, plums and fig, and the terrace offers the perfect spot for al fresco dining.
About the area:
Butleigh is the quintessential Somerset village with many picture perfect cottages, a 14th century church and a long proud history. It's a thriving, sociable place with a local shop with post office, rugby and cricket clubs.
It may be a historic little village, but Butleigh is well connected to the rest of the UK. Glastonbury (4 miles), Street (3½ miles) and Wells (10 miles), also the larger centres of Yeovil to the south and Bath and Bristol to the north. The A303 lies just to the south and there is a main rail line station at Castle Cary, with access to London Paddington in 1 hours and 40 minutes, Bristol International Airport is just 27 miles away.
For shopping, “Clark's village” in Street offers a wealth of retail opportunities with more shopping within the High Street, as well as two swimming pools, one to be found at the Sports Centre and the hugely popular outdoor Lido with grassy areas for picnics. Further local amenities to be found in nearby Glastonbury, Somerton, Wells and Castle Cary. For further shopping and recreational activities, Bath, Bristol, and Taunton are all within about an hour's drive. The A303 that runs South of Butleigh, offers direct road links to London and the South west. The Cathedral city of Wells is only ten miles away and offers all the usual amenities of a thriving market town; twice weekly markets, plenty of coffee shops and restaurants.
Schools - Butleigh is well positioned for schools with its own village primary school. Millfield prep and senior schools are a short drive from the property. Crispin Secondary School in Street also close by, as is Strode College.
