Thorverton, Exeter, Devon, EX5

A thoughtfully designed four-bedroom detached contemporary home, in a peaceful rural setting near Thorverton and Brampford Speke.

Description

Lower Dunsford is an exclusive architecturally designed four bedroom contemporary home, set back from a quiet country lane. Surrounded by open countryside, the home enjoys a generous garden, rural views, and a high standard of modern family living with energy efficiency at its core.

Extending to approximately 1,650 sq ft, this beautifully presented detached home offers flexible and well-balanced accommodation over two floors. A solid oak porch opens into a welcoming hallway with stairs to the first floor and access to understairs storage. Doors lead to the bright and inviting sitting room that spans the full depth of the house to the rear garden view, and features engineered oak flooring, a feature fireplace, and French doors that open onto the garden. The kitchen/dining room has been thoughtfully designed with Mayflower cabinetry, integrated appliances, and wide sliding doors that create a seamless connection to the outdoors. A separate utility room, with a WC cloak room is fitted with additional units and provides access to the side of the property.

Upstairs, there are four well-proportioned bedrooms. The principal suite includes a skylight and a private en suite shower room. The remaining bedrooms are ideal for family, guests, or home working, and are served by a stylish family bathroom with both a separate bath and a walk-in shower. The upper floor features carpeted bedrooms, radiators, and electric underfloor heating in the bathrooms.

Throughout the home, attention to detail and quality is evident. The ground floor benefits from underfloor heating with Dijon limestone flooring in the kitchen, utility, hallway, and dining areas, and engineered oak in the sitting room. The property is equipped with high-specification power and lighting, and low-energy fittings. Timberlook windows and doors, an air source heat pump, and EV charging capacity ensure the energy efficiency of the home. The house is also fitted CAT6 ethernet wiring throughout, coupled with fibre broadband.

Externally, the property is approached via a gravelled driveway providing ample parking and access to a large storage shed that could be used as a garage. Post-and-rail fencing and close-boarded sections enclose a generous rear garden that is predominantly laid to lawn with a stone patio and open views across the surrounding countryside—ideal for families and outdoor entertaining.

Location

Lower Dunsford is superbly situated equidistant between popular villages of Thorverton and Brampford Speke. Both villages sit in the Exe valley midway between the market town of Tiverton with Blundell’s School, and the University and Cathedral City of Exeter. Thorverton, an ancient village with a thriving community and an array of interesting cob, local stone and thatched buildings, the well-known Thorverton stone was quarried from the 12th Century onwards at nearby Raddon.

Thorverton, an ancient village with a thriving community, has two pubs, church, chapel, primary school with pre-school, post office plus a popular farm shop. The surrounding area consists of typical, rolling Devon farmland with many excellent walks to be had around the network of public footpaths.

Brampford Speke, also a thriving community, has a highly regarded primary school and an excellent Pub, The Agricultural Inn with its popular “secret garden”. Brampford Speke is surrounded by some of Devon’s most beautiful and unspoilt countryside with numerous foot and bridle paths from the village offering wonderful walks along the River Exe.

Lower Dunsford is readily accessible to the University of Exeter and Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Exeter St David’s mainline railway station (which provides regular services to London Paddington in just over two hours) and to London Waterloo. There are numerous state and private schools in the area including Queen Elizabeth Community College at Crediton, Exeter School and The Maynard School in Exeter, and Blundell’s School in Tiverton. The Cathedral City of Exeter is only approx. 6 miles away. It has a flourishing university and offers a wide selection of shops, restaurants and leisure facilities including John Lewis and Waitrose, as well as theatres and an award winning museum.

There is a David Lloyd Sports Club at Sandy Park which is home to the Exeter Chiefs Rugby Club as well as gyms, sports facilities & recreation grounds throughout the City. The Exeter Golf & Country Club has a fine 18 hole golf course and there are many good golf courses within easy reach, including Woodbury Park, Tiverton and Crediton.

Square Footage: 1,656 sq ft



Directions

What3words ///abstracts.deploying.shrub

From Cowley Bridge roundabout proceed on the A377 towards Crediton. Within half a mile turn right signposted Upton Pyne and Brampford Speke and after a further half a mile turn right signposted Brampford Speke. Continue into and through the village. A short distance thereafter, at Fortescue Cross, head straight on towards Thorverton and the entrance is soon after on the left.

Additional Info

SERVICES: Mains water and electricity. Air Source heat pump. Private drainage.

CAT6 ethernet wiring throughout the house with Fibre broadband.

Photos Taken Summer 2025