5 Bed Detached House For Sale Orchard Rise, Taunton, TA3

A spacious and superbly presented detached house, pleasantly situated in a cul-de-sac location within the sought-after village of Fivehead. Enjoying far reaching rural views, the property offers five bedrooms, two reception rooms and a contemporary kitchen/dining room. Outside, there is an enclosed rear garden and ample driveway parking. Viewings highly recommend.

A door to the front of the property opens into an entrance hall, which incorporates the staircase to the first floor with a cupboard beneath, access into the downstairs WC and an additional coats cupboard.

The hall leads through to a beautifully presented kitchen/dining room, fitted with a range of matching floor and wall units in a farmhouse style, with solid wood work surfaces. The dual-aspect kitchen includes a large central island with breakfast bar and space for a wine cooler, an integrated dishwasher, space for a range cooker with a fitted AEG double extractor hood above and a one-and-a-half drainer sink unit with mixer taps. From the kitchen, there is an opening to the adjoining living room, double glazed sliding patio doors to the garden and an inner door through to the shower room.

A useful addition to the ground floor, the shower room has a tiled double shower cubicle, a vanity wash hand basin and an adjoining utility area, with plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble drier. A further door then continues into a superb downstairs bedroom; a particularly versatile triple-aspect room which could be utilised as a studio, play room, home office or a further reception room, if desired. This would be a fabulous space for those who work from home. There is external access to the rear and the front, opening out to a designated garden area, laid to decking and ideal for outdoor seating.
The main reception room is well-proportioned with Parquet flooring, a double glazed window to the front and a fireplace with an inset wood burning stove (installed April 2023 with chimney relined).

To one side of the living room, an opening leads into a garden room, which has double glazed windows to three sides and two sets of patio doors to the garden. Another flexible room, there is plenty of space of soft furnishings, with a pleasant outlook over the neighbouring field and the countryside views into the distance.
On the first floor, there is a central landing with a large window to the side with a view of St. Martins Church. There are four bedrooms upstairs, two of which benefit from fitted wardrobes. Completing the accommodation is a modern and fully tiled shower room, fitted with a low level WC, a vanity wash hand basin, matching fitted units and a large ‘walk-in’ double shower cubicle. Also located in the shower room is a ‘Fischer Aquafficient 6’, providing the property with hot water on demand, without the water storage.

The property is situated in a popular residential cul-de-sac within the pretty village of Fivehead, conveniently located just five miles from Langport and 10 miles from the county town of Taunton, ideal for those looking to commute. This favoured village offers a thriving inn (The Crown Inn), a Parish church, a Baptist church with a community café/coffee shop (The Stable) run by local volunteers, a garage and a superb village hall with car park and playing field. There are some excellent rural and woodland walks close by, and within the neighbouring villages.

A wider range of amenities are available in the larger village of Curry Rivel, approximately three miles away, and the market town of Langport has a Tesco supermarket, schools, banking services, doctors' and dentists' surgeries, a library, inns, churches, as well as bakeries and cafés. Huish Episcopi Academy at nearby Huish Episcopi also has an adjoining Sixth Form and sports centre. Curry Mallet primary school (Ofsted rating ‘Outstanding’) is approximately two miles away.
The A303 is easily accessible to the south, as is the M5 motorway (at Taunton). Railways stations are located within commuting distance at Yeovil, Taunton and Bridgwater (to Paddington and Waterloo).

To the front of the house, a driveway provides off road parking for numerous vehicles. There is a section of garden at the front, mainly laid to lawn with four stone steps leading to an elevated patio area and the main entrance. The rear garden is enclosed to all sides and also mainly laid to lawn, incorporating a covered side porch, a timber shed with additional store and even a hot tub.

Furthermore, there is a second patio area, perfect for al fresco dining, barbequing and entertaining.