Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 4

Agent: Knight Frank - Exeter Phone: 01392 976725

Built around 20 years ago to a very high specification, The Laurels is an impressive and substantial house situated in one of Exeter’s best settings.<br/><br/>It is positioned well back off a no-through road within a small, gated community of just three substantial houses with a screen of mature,<br/>broadleaf trees providing a high degree of privacy.<br/>Externally the house has a classic Georgian style front façade that is perfectly symmetrical with a centrally positioned portico supported by stone<br/>columns and is built of mellow red brick under a slate roof, with stone quoins, lintels and sills and integrally double-glazed sash windows.<br/><br/>In contrast and extending out on one side is a superb orangery, which is built in a contemporary style facing north-east through to south-west and<br/>accommodating the kitchen with adjacent breakfast room on one side and a very large sitting area on the other.<br/><br/>The kitchen is fitted with clean-cut contemporary units including a large island with incorporated breakfast bar and with a comprehensive range<br/>of built-in Miele electrical appliances. Internally the house is beautifully presented and is finished to an exceptionally high standard. <br/><br/>The main part of the ground floor is also light and airy, with tall sash windows facing south-east through to south-west, thereby capturing the best natural light throughout the day. It accommodates four good-sized reception rooms radiating off the centrally positioned reception hall. <br/><br/>On one side is a double, more formal reception room and on the other a separate study and<br/>snug/cinema room<br/><br/>On the first floor and looking out to the western edge of the city to open countryside beyond are three double bedrooms, each with their own, en<br/>suite bath/shower room and one has its own dressing room too.<br/><br/>The second floor occupies the roof space and accommodates the principal bedroom suite. This combines a very large bedroom with windows on three sides and two walk-in wardrobes, a separate, en suite dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a separate shower.<br/><br/>The Laurels is approached via a shared, tarmac approach road to a substantial gravelled parking area in front of the house. On one side is a<br/>detached double garage and on the other is the self-contained, two storey annexe that has a single living room with corner kitchen area on the ground<br/>floor and a double bedroom with en suite bathroom above. <br/><br/>The garden is wrapped around two sides of the house with the third side largely given over<br/>to the terrace, which overlooks a small lawn and the summerhouse.<br/><br/>The terrace extends out from the orangery, which is fitted with large sliding French windows allowing the house to be opened up in fine weather. It<br/>backs onto a terrace fringed by a stand of trees and at the front and side onto a two-level paved and gravel terrace that serves both as an outside<br/>dining area with direct access to the kitchen but is also large enough for entertaining as well.<br/><br/>The garden is designed to require minimal maintenance and is largely given over to a gently sloping lawn with a paved barbeque area at its highest point sheltered by a belt of trees.<p><br/>The Laurels is situated in peaceful, private grounds within a small, gated community containing just three properties, adjacent to the western end of<br/><br/>Exeter university campus and yet conveniently close to the city centre. For immediate needs there is a Tesco Express a short drive away and Exeter St.<br/>David’s and Exeter Central stations are both only half a mile away. <br/><br/>The city has a superb selection of shops and local businesses and the city centre, Cathedral Yard, John Lewis and Princesshay shopping centre, with its many shops and restaurants all close at hand.</p>