Portway, Wells, BA5

Property Details: • Type: End of Terrace • Tenure: Freehold • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Stunning Victorian Villa • Character features • 5 bedrooms (2 ensuite) • Ample off road parking • Views of the Mendips • Central Wells location • Pretty gardens

Location: • Nearest Station: N/A • Distance to Station: N/A

Agent Information: • Address: 74 High Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2AJ

Full Description: An attractive three-storey period home offering spacious and flexible accommodation. The property is set only a short walk from the centre of Wells. There is off-road parking to the front and a delightful walled garden with the added benefit of extensive views of the Mendip Hills to the rear. No onward chain.EPC rating D.46 Portway sits within the highly favoured central section of the city, which due to its ease of access to both schools and local amenities, provides a position suitable for most potential buyers. Once a Bed & Breakfast, the property is now a fantastic family home with well-balanced and beautifully proportioned accommodation. Further scope is clearly envisaged across the rear as neighbouring properties have realised.The characterful hallway, complete with parquet flooring provides a welcoming reception area. The dining room has a wide bay window, giving an elegant feel, along with an attractive period fireplace. The kitchen forms the central hub of the home, with ample space for day-to-day dining plus a useful pantry. The kitchen is fitted with granite work surfaces, modern shaker style units, integrated appliances and a range cooker set within an attractive inglenook. A side door leads into an extremely useful utility space, complete with cloakroom, wrapping around to the rear of the house—ideal for families and those with pets. External access is available to both the front and rear from here. The sitting room is to the rear with windows and a glazed door looking over the walled garden, which offers a sense of seclusion. This room also has a feature fireplace fitted with a multi-burning stove. The two reception rooms are interchangeable throughout the seasons and offer a pleasant flexibility to the living space. The first floor has a spacious central landing with a beautifully proportioned main bedroom at the front, matching in with the ground floor with the wide bay and a feature fireplace. A high-specification family bathroom adjoins this principal bedroom. The first floor is completed with two further comfortable double bedrooms both of which are ensuite. To the second floor are two further double rooms with bedroom four having access into a spacious loft, which, subject to planning and regulations, could provide additional accommodation.OUTSIDEApproached from Portway onto a smart fully block paved driveway with ample parking for several vehicles. The garden is well-tended with sections of lawn and a pleasant terrace for entertaining set off the rear. The garden has walls to all sides; two with local stone and the central wall being red brick with curved coping bricks along the top forming an attractive framework for the garden. A timber gate gives access to the shared track around the outside the boundaries providing a useful rear access way.AGENTS NOTE:The photographs on our marketing were from our previous sale in 2022/23. The property is now vacant. Please note some colour schemes may have changed.SERVICESAll main services are connected. Gas combi boiler (installed in 2014) in the Utility Room, feeding panel radiators to all rooms.The City of Wells is renowned for its beautiful architecture, including the Cathedral and the Bishop’s Palace. England’s smallest city, Wells contains many clubs and societies for those wishing to get involved in the thriving local community. There are excellent shopping facilities, a bustling High Street with both independent and well-known retailers, as well as various major supermarkets, including Waitrose. Wells also benefits from a busy, twice-weekly produce market in the Market Square. Bristol and Bath are readily accessible, as is Castle Cary to the south which has the nearest mainline train station to London Paddington.There is excellent schooling locally,  both state and independent. The property is conveniently located within easy travelling distance of a number of local primary schools, as well as Wells Blue School (secondary).BrochuresParticulars