MOUNT SANDFORD,

MOUNT SANDFORD,
LANDKEY ROAD, BARNSTAPLE,
NORTH DEVON. EX32 0HL

Mount Sandford
Landkey Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0HL
An elegant and substantial Grade II Listed detached period house
together with three flats producing income, and other period buildings
offering potential, all set in 1.3 acres of garden on the edge of Barnstaple
enjoying fine views
Main House: Enclosed Entrance Porch, Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Dining Room, Sitting Room,
Orangery, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Laundry Room, Rear Hallway, Cloakroom, Boot Room, Office, Former
Dairy, First Floor:- Four Principal Bedrooms (Two With Dressing Rooms and Access to Balcony), All Four
Either have En-Suites or Bathrooms Adjacent, Second Floor:- Three Secondary Bedrooms, Loft Store Room
Flat 1: First Floor:- Two Bedrooms, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Bathroom
Flat 2: First Floor:- One Bedroom, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Bathroom
Flat 3: Ground Floor:- Bed/Sitting Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Separate WC
Total Accommodation Covering Approximately 5,700 Square Feet
Outside: Garage Block Incorporating Garaging and Workshop, Further Detached Garaging/Workshops (with
potential for conversion, subject to planning permission), Extensive Parking and Open Storage, Mature
Secluded Gardens of Approximately 1.3 Acres Including Walled Garden
Stags
30 Boutport Street
Barnstaple
Devon EX31 1RP
Tel: 01271 322833
Email: barnstaple@stags.co.uk
The London Office
62 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5HZ
Tel: 020 7839 0888
stags.co.uk

SITUATION AND AMENITIES:
On an elevated site set above and screened from the road, enjoying fine
views from the front over Portmore Golf Park and Westacott towards
Shirwell. The property is on the old road from Landkey to Barnstaple,
about 1.75 miles from the centre of the town. Barnstaple is located on
the banks of the Rivers Taw and Yeo,and as North Devon’s regional
centre, houses the areas main business commercial, leisure and
shopping venues. The town is also well known for its exclusive range of
outlets, including all of the high street favourites, as well as a diverse
selection of local stores. The Pannier Market dates back to the Saxon
Period, and was voted in more recent times by the Independent
Newspaper as ‘One of The Top 10 Food Markets in Britain’, it also
trades in general goods, local crafts and collectables. The North Devon
Leisure Centre provides many indoor pursuits, along with the Tarka
Tennis Centre, both in Barnstaple. Live theatres are accessible at
Barnstaple and Ilfracombe, whilst other sporting and leisure pursuits are
close at hand, including golf literally across the road at
Landkey,Ilfracombe, Saunton and Westward Ho! North Devon’s rugged
coastline, including the popular resorts of Appledore, Croyde, Instow and
Woolacombe are all within half an hours drive, as is Exmoor. Less than a
mile away is the North Devon Link Road, leading through to Junction 27
of the M5, whilst Barnstaple Railhead provides a link to the National
Railway System.
DESCRIPTION:
On the market for the first time in over 44 years, this fine period
property is understood to date in the main from the Georgian period,
circa 1741, although, modifications have subsequently been made in the
Regency and Victorian eras as well as more recently. Listed Grade II of
architectural and historical importance, the property presents elevations
of whitened render or whitened stone beneath a slate roof, the majority
of which was replaced in 1993. Many original features are still intact,
the most notable being the two elegant main reception rooms with their
lofty ceilings displaying ornate plaster cornices and bay windows, each
incorporating glazed doors to the loggia and garden. These rooms are
mirrored above by the two principal bedrooms, each having access to a
wrought iron balcony. The West Wing was originally designed to take
advantage of the distant views of the Taw Estuary and coast beyond, in
more recent years this view has been obscured by trees. The original
dairy reminds one of a bygone age, and is just waiting to be restored to
its former glory. Although some modernisation has been sympathetically
undertaken, the property would benefit from general updating. From a
business perspective,
the property has been run over the years as a successful guest house,
and is considered to offer potential for a variety of uses, subject to
planning. There are three self contained flats, which form an integral
part of the main structure. These include one two bedroom, a one
bedroom and a studio, and have existed in their current form since
1951. They are currently let on an Assured Shorthold Tenancies,
producing over £12,000 gross income, per annum. In addition, there
is an attached garage / workshop block, and a further detached
garage block, both character buildings and case offering potential for
conversion to further accommodation, possibly for holiday lets etc,
subject to any necessary planning permission being obtained,
alternatively, they are excellent outbuildings as existing.
The gardens have been a labour of love for the current owners over
the last four decades, and in the past have won awards in successive
‘Barnstaple in Bloom Competitions’. They are arranged as a series of
external “rooms” and enjoy complete seclusion and privacy. Mount
Sandford House represents a rare opportunity to acquire and restore
one of the finest houses in the area, as well as to continue to maintain
the renting of the flats to produce a useful annual income.The
accommodation with approximate dimensions is more clearly shown
on the accompanying floorplan, and comprises:
Grand Front door with fan light above to
Entrance Porch with half glazed inner door with etched panels to
Main Entrance Hall with elegant staircase rising to first floor –
described later.
Drawing Room An elegant and spacious double aspect room, where
one is drawn to the bay window, which incorporates glazed door
opening into loggia and garden. Original shutters to windows on the
north elevation. Deep arched recess. Ornate plaster coving. Open
fireplace with painted wooden surround, tiled inset and hearth. Built in
storage cupboard. Two wall light points.
Dining Room Another spacious room with triple windows to front, all
with original shutters, and allowing fine views over Whiddon Valley.
Open fireplace with painted wooden surround, tiled inset and hearth
with wood burner. Built in shelved drinks cupboard to one side. Painted
half wood panelled walls. Exposed timber flooring.
From the entrance halll, there is a half glazed doorway leading to
Inner Hall With cupboard under stairs, Redfyre oil fired boiler for central
heating and domestic hot water.. Security alarm.
Sitting Room Another elegant, spacious double aspect room, once
again, with matching bay to drawing room, incorporating two glazed
doors to loggia and garden. Raised open fireplace with brick surround
and tiled hearth with wood burner. Wooden mantle. Pair of arched
glazed fronted built in display cabinets. Four wall light points. Ornate
plaster cornice. Glazed door to
Orangery With raised gravel potting beds and plant shelving. Door to
covered passageway.
Kitchen / Breakfast Room Double drainer stainless steel sink with
adjoining works surfaces, drawers, cupboards and appliance space
under. Matching wall mounted cupboards. Space for electric cooker.
Plumbing for dish washer. Aga for cooking only. Fitted dresser
incorporating work surface with cupboards beneath. Built in storage
cupboard, glazed fronted cupboard above.
Laundry Room Single drainer stainless steel sink, adjoining cupboard
and appliance space. Plumbing for washing machine. Built in shelved
larder cupboards, further storage cupboards and shelved recess.
Rear Hall Connecting door to dining room.
Cloakroom Low level WC. Wash hand basin.
Boot Room / Freezer Room Range of built in cupboards and drawers
to one wall. Coat / hat pegs. Half glazed door to lobby with doors to
driveway and flats.
Office with fitted shelving.
Fuel Store Direct access to
Former Dairy With slate shelving on brick piers, meat hooks and central
slate topped island.
Leading from the main entrance hall, is the wide staircase with balustrade,
topped by a polished mahogany hand rail, leading to a spacious landing,
where there is a double built in airing cupboard,

Bedroom 1 with bay window incorporating door onto balcony and fine
views. A range of recently fitted wardrobes to one wall.
En-Suite Bathroom With pine panelled bath, Mira shower unit, shower
screen and tiled surround, pedestal wash hand basin, low level WC. Wall
mounted toiletries cupboard.
Dressing Room Recessed clothes hanging rail and storage above.
Bedroom 2 Similar bay and door to balcony as bedroom 1, also with
pedestal wash hand basin and ornate plaster cornice.
Dressing Room (Currently arranged as a bedroom)
Adjacent Family Bathroom With panelled bath, Mira shower unit
above, shower screen, tiled surround, pedestal wash hand basin, striplight
/ shaver point above, low level WC, double fitted storage cupboard,
cupboards above, fine view.
Bedroom 3 Views to front. Pedestal wash hand basin. Strip light /
shaver point above. Built in storage cupboard and further built in double
wardrobe. Sealed fireplace. Wall light point.
En-Suite Bathroom Panelled bath and low level WC.
Bedroom 4 Pedestal wash hand basin, arched window overlooking rear
garden, built in wardrobe cupboard which also has a connecting door
into flat 1 for internal access, if required.
En-Suite Bathroom With wood panelled bath, Mira shower unit, shower
screen, tiled surround, low level WC, heated towel rail, pedestal wash
hand basin, arched window. Return door to landing.
Staircase to Second Floor Landing Storage cupboard over stairs.
Bedroom 5 (Currently utilised as a store) with roof light. Ladder access
to roof. Exposed beam.
Bedroom 6 Window to front with fine views. Built in wardrobe
cupboard.
Bedroom 7 Window to front with fine views. Further roof light and
exposed beams. Access to loft space with window and water tank.
Outside As previously intimated, the flats form an integral part of the
main structure, and can be accessed internally from the main house,
at first floor level, easily adapted to provide access at ground floor level
also. As they are, they have independent self contained access via a
ground floor lobby, with quarry tiled floor and half glazed door to
outside and door to garage. There is a cloakroom off this lobby, which
is the WC used by
Flat 3
at ground floor level incorporating Bed / Living Room With third wood
panelled walls. Former fireplace. Built in wardrobe cupboards. Kitchen
With single drainer stainless steel sink. SadiA water heater. Two wall
cupboards. Space for electric cooker. Bathroom Off kitchen with
panelled bath and wash hand basin. This flat also has use of the
storage cupboard on the opposite side of the entrance hall, and there
is no heating in this unit.
Communal staircase to First Floor Landing Access to
Flat 1
Entrance Hall With walk in airing cupboard.
Living Room With sealed fireplace (wood burner possibly available by
separate negotiation) TV point, shelved recess and radiator.
Kitchen 1.5 bowl moulded sink unit with cupboards under, shelved
recess, plumbing for washing machine, further work surfaces, drawers
and appliance space under. Space for free standing cooker. Wall
cupboard. Views over golf course and beyond. Bedroom 1 (Currently
utilised as another reception room) With radiator. Bedroom 2 Sealed
fireplace. Built in double wardrobe. Fine views. Bathroom With panelled
bath, wash hand basin and low level WC. The heating for this flat is
supplied as back up only from the main house boiler.
Flat 2
Also at first floor level. Entrance Hall Sitting Room With sealed
fireplace and radiator. Kitchen Single drainer stainless steel sink unit,
adjoining work surfaces, cupboards and appliance space under. Tiled
splash backs. Space for electric cooker. Further work surfaces,
drawers and cupboards beneath. Double wall cupboards. Meter
cupboards. Built in storage cupboard. Radiator. Bathroom With
panelled bath, tiled surround, pedestal wash hand basin, WC, airing
cupboard housing lagged cylinder. Bedroom With sealed fireplace,
fitted storage cupboard and shelving, radiator. Once again, the heating
in this flat is back up only, supplied from the main house boiler.
OUTSIDE
OUTBUILDINGS:
As shown on the accompanying floor plan,
Garage Block incorporates Several Garages, Workshop and store
within a period building. Adjacent is an additional
Dtached Outbuilding measuring approximately 18’0 x 12’0 currently
utilised as Garaging with 3 phase electricity and inspection pit.
The in and out driveway allows separate access to the main house, and
to the flats / outbuildings. The drive to the house is through a pair of
stone pillars, where the drive is then flanked by banks of mature
shrubbery, and overhung by a Canadian Oak, which we understand gives
colour across all four seasons. The driveway provides ample parking and
turning space, and leads onto the buildings, where there is yet further
parking, and beyond, an open hardcore storage / extensive car parking
area where there are a number of dilapidated outbuildings possibly with
potential for replacement.
GARDENS AND GROUNDS:
The formal gardens are principally arranged to the south and west of
the house. The west garden enjoys complete seclusion and privacy,
there is a large area of lawn, possibly a former croquet lawn, where the
main herbaceous border has been gravelled for ease of maintenance.
There is a timber Gazebo with power and light connected, rustic arch
and trellis, and steps below two further rustic archways lead up an
upper lawn, which is interspersed with specimen trees and shrubs. An
open arch leads into the south garden, which is bounded by two high
Victorian walls, the house itself and on the fourth side by fencing and
hedging. There are many well stocked herbaceous beds and borders, fig
trees, a long rustic pergola clad with wisteria, roses and clematis. Below
this is a terraced garden, partially glazed above, leading down to the
rear of the house, where there is an under croft, ideal for storing timber
and drying clothes. A gateway leads from the south garden to the east
of the house and back to the outbuildings, where the oil tanks are
located. In addition, a woodland walk leads from the west garden, above
the south garden to the east of. the property. All in all, the gardens and
grounds amount to about 1.3 acres.
The vendor will be pleased to show any keen gardener photographs of
the garden in full bloom when they inspect the property

SPECIAL NOTE:
Certain fixtures, fittings, furnishings, ride on lawn mower and garden
masonry are all available by separate negotiation if required.
LOCAL AUTHORITY:
North Devon District Council, Civic Centre, North Walk, Barnstaple.
01271 327711.
VIEWING:
Strictly and only by appointment with Stags on 01271 322833.
DIRECTIONS:
Approaching Barnstaple on the link road (A361) at the Landkey Junction,
take the road signposted Landkey / Swimbridge (left). Proceed up the hill
for about 500 yards, over the brow, and take the road (right) signposted
Newport / Portmore Golf Park. Mount Sandford House is within a half a
mile, on the left.
SERVICES:
Mains water, electricity and drainage. Oil fired central heating (principally
to main house).
REFERENCE:
36672
DISCLAIMER:
These particulars are a guide only and should not be relied on for any
purpose.
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