Property description

Home and business opportunity in prominent location with good road frontage and good vehicular access off A388. Used as a successful motor trade business, selling due to retirement. Detached three reception, four bedroom three bathroom house. Excellent garage and workshop buildings, parking and enclosed gardens with the site in all approximately 0.38 acres.

SITUATION
The house is situated within a few miles of the St Mellion golf and country club which has excellent golf, swimming and gym facilities. St Mellion village also contains primary school, Church and public house. To the south the A388 gives access to Saltash just 4 miles away with Waitrose supermarket and usual town facilities. Plymouth which is only 9 miles away is the major retail centre for the area together with cross channel ferry service and mainline railway station. For business use and/or B&B, the property has prominent frontage onto the A388 with very convenient vehicular access off a lay-by. The present owners, who are retiring, have for many years carried on a successful motor trade business of garage repairs and car sales.

DESCRIPTION
Orchard House was built in the 1880’s and was built as a station house, although the railway was never actually connected to Hatt. The property has exceptional parking, garaging and yard areas and would suit someone looking to run a business from home. Previously the premises have been run as a car sales/garage business. The property itself is spacious throughout with three reception rooms and four bedrooms.

ACCOMMODATION
The house is accessed through a triple aspect Porch into a Hallway with doors to the sitting room,
dining room and cloakroom plus stairs to the first floor. The Sitting Room has wood burner, window to the front and leads to the conservatory, downstairs bedroom and shower room. The triple aspect Conservatory has a redundant well which has been converted into a table and overlooks the rear garden which is accessed via French doors. The Ground Floor Double Bedroom is dual aspect with built-in storage and a vanity sink. Shower/Wet Room with electric Neptune shower, extractor fan, W.C., wash hand basin and obscure window. The Cloakroom has obscure window, W.C. and wash hand basin. The Dining Room has a fireplace and windows to the front and rear elevations and leads to the dual aspect Kitchen with sink and drainer, Belling five ring hob/oven, extractor fan, electric dishwasher and wall and floor units. Electric fuse box and door to Utility Room with sink, plumbing for washing machine and tumble drier, floor units, window and door to the garden. There is a Store Room next to the utility with space for fridge and freezer plus built-in cupboard.

The staircase ascends to the First Floor Landing with airing cupboard housing the Vaillant oil fired boiler and three bedrooms off having views over the surrounding countryside to the front. The Master Bedroom has an En-Suite with W.C., wash hand basin, bath, heated towel rail, extractor fan and obscure window. There is a Second Double Bedroom also with modern En-Suite which is only two years old having Mira electric shower cubicle, W.C., wash hand basin, extractor fan and obscure 
window. The other Bedroom has a built-in storage area.

OUTSIDE
From the lay-by on the north side there is access to a GARAGE/WORKSHOP 30’ x 16’ external with inspection pit. Natural light from windows, part glazed vehicular doors and rear pedestrian door. A gated drive to one side leads to a parking area approx. 54’ x 27’ which has access to the dwelling and also the GARAGE/WORKSHOP 18’ x 15’ externally with up and over door plus pedestrian side door. Open fronted GARAGE/WORKSHOP 22’ x 18’ average width internally. Adjacent to the side door of  the house is a detached POTENTIAL ANNEX 16’ 9” x 16’ internally with corner W.C. and basin and boarded first floor with limited headroom in part. There are double glazed windows and half glazed door to the ground floor and a double glazed window to the first floor. Covered LOG STORE 11’6” x 7’6”  with screened area for the LPG tank. On the south side of the dwelling is the main garden which is extremely private and enclosed with ornate granite feature patio, gravelled areas and fish pond with filtration system. From the garden and rear of the dwelling there are views over fields with the adjoining field usually with horses grazing. Beyond the garden there is a GARAGE and CARPORT 21’ 6” x  19’ with hardcore fully enclosed YARD/PARKING AREA  72’ x  23’ average with gated vehicular access. There are various outside lights and taps and the gardens and buildings are well presented and ready for immediate use. The site extends in all to approx. 0.38 acres.

SERVICES
Mains water  and electricity. Private drainage and LPG central heating.

TENURE
Freehold

COUNCIL TAX BAND
D

EE RATING
F

DIRECTIONS
From Callington proceed towards Saltash on the A388 road passing through the village of St Mellion. After a further 2 miles turn right where there is a large lay-by opposite the former pasty shop. The property is found at the bottom of the lay-by and can be identified by a Kivells for sale board.

Property Features :

• Home and business opportunity in prominent location
• Used as a successful motor trade business, selling due to retirement
• Excellent garage and workshop buildings, parking and enclosed gardens
• Frontage and good vehicular access off A388
• Detached three reception, four bedroom three bathroom house