St. Stephens, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15

The Farmhouse has a perfect setting amidst completely unspoil countryside, about a mile from the nearest road. However, it is not isolated as there are two other properties nearby, both converted period barns that were once part of the farmstead of Underwood Farm. The Farmhouse is unlisted and has been sympathetically renovated to a high standard, with painted and rendered exterior walls sheltering under a tiled roof, two storeys and a suite of converted attics. The front faces south west, which means that the interior catches the best of the available light throughout the day and into the evening. The interior has well-proportioned and good sized rooms full of character including wood burning stoves and exposed ceiling timbers in both reception rooms plus slate and timber floors. The kitchen/breakfast room, which incorporates a separate seating area at one end, is simply gorgeous and looks out onto the rear garden through three pairs of French windows. These allow the whole house to be opened out to the garden in fine weather and create a wonderfully enlarged space for entertaining. The kitchen itself has space for a kitchen table and is fitted with a range of built in electric appliances including an electric range cooker. Upstairs there are six double bedrooms, four on the first floor and two in the attics. One of the first floor bedrooms has an en suite shower room, with the other three sharing the family bathroom, whilst the two attic bedrooms share a bath and shower room between them.

The Farmhouse sits within grounds of about three acres, split between a generously sized, gravelled parking area on one side of the house, further gravelled areas adjacent to the house, including further parking, with lawned garden to the front and rear. Beyond the rear garden is a lovely area of meadow. The garden is enclosed by stock-proof fencing supplemented in places by hedging.

The property has only two near neighbours and is situated amidst an area of completely unspoilt, hilly countryside. It is conveniently located only about three miles north west of the ancient market town of Launceston, close to the border of Devon. The town has is the main retail and administrative centre for the wider, local area with about 12,000 residents and therefore supports a wide choice of shops and local businesses. These include a large Lidl, Tesco superstore and an M&S food hall plus GP, dental and veterinary surgeries. The town is known figuratively as the “Gateway to Cornwall”, as the A30, one of the two dual carriageways into the county, pass directly next to the town. The town no longer has a railway station but there are regular bus services to Plymouth and Exeter St Davids railway station. However, there are nearby stations on the main-line rail network at Bodmin Parkway (24 miles) and Plymouth (25 miles). For parents looking for local schooling for their children, there are six State primary schools within a three-mile radius along with the high achieving St. Joseph's School on St. Stephens Hill outside Launceston, two miles away, providing both primary and secondary independent education.