Property description

*** VIRTUAL VIEWING TOUR *** Staple Green is an impressive 1930s detached 4 bedroomed house enjoying 2.5 acres of adjoining gardens and grounds and enjoying wonderful far reaching views across unspoilt rolling Mid Devon countryside. The property is situated 4 miles to the north of the popular market town of Crediton and close to the village of Kennerleigh with its popular village shop/post office.

DESCRIPTION Staple Green is an impressive 1930s detached 4 bedroomed house enjoying 2.5 acres of adjoining gardens and grounds and wonderful far reaching views across unspoilt rolling Mid Devon countryside. The property is situated 4 miles to the north of the popular market town of Crediton and close to the village of Kennerleigh with its useful village shop/post office.

The property was built in 1935 and has been updated by the present owners. A new kitchen was added in 2008 with an adjoining sizeable dining room. They have also installed a central heating boiler, radiators and the property was re-wired throughout.

There is a 14 foot living room and separate study/ music room/ play room both enjoying a lovely outlook over the south facing gardens and grounds.

There is a superb detached barn and the present owners have created a lovely spacious cinema room/play room extending to 24 foot plus a woodburner. There is also a useful workshop and garage, plus ample parking area in the driveway.

The grounds offer a lovely mix of lawn, paved patio area, orchard, productive raised vegetable beds greenhouse and its very own woodland – providing plenty of logs for the two woodburners at the property.  

Outside, there is an impressive purpose built outbuilding, ideal for a ride on lawnmower, storage, and workshop as it benefits from having 13 amp power.

This is the first time the property has been on the open market for over 50 years and offers a wonderful opportunity to purchase a lovely family home, with sufficient ground for children, to keep animals, poultry etc, yet still being really accessible to Crediton and Exeter, with school buses operating providing a service to Queen Elizabeth’s Community College in Crediton.       

KENNERLEIGH is a parish and small village nestling on the edge of an attractive wooded valley about 4 miles north of Crediton on the road to Black Dog and Thelbridge.  It has an historic Norman church and well stocked village post office/stores.  The larger village of Sandford with its excellent and highly successful school only a short drive away. Crediton, is an old Mid Devon market town with a wealth of history and is famous for its ancient parish church and for being the birthplace of St.Boniface in 680A.D. Additionally the town has an excellent selection of shops, a supermarket and leisure centre incorporating a swimming pool.

DIRECTIONS From Crediton take the road northwards to Sandford (approx. 1 mile).  Proceed through Sandford and continue along the lane for about 3 miles until arriving in Kennerleigh.  Proceed through the village and continue for a further mile and Staple Green is the first property on the left.    

Property Features :

• 1930s detached 4 bedroomed house with adjoining 2.5 acres gardens and grounds
• Useful detached barn currently used as workshop, garage and cinema room
• Living room, dining room, modern kitchen, study
• Central heating and woodburners
• Large impressive modern agricultural building 40´ x 22´