8 Richmond Road is a handsome period townhouse with more than
3,000 square feet of stylishly appointed accommodation, arranged across five levels. The property is set in a highly desirable position less than half a mile from Exeter town centre and includes up to five bedrooms, as well as spacious, airy reception rooms with modern dcor and high-quality fittings throughout.
The lower ground floor has a formal dining room to the front, with wooden flooring and space for a family dining table. Towards the rear, the kitchen features sleek, contemporary fittings including a central island with a breakfast bar, plenty of storage and integrated appliances.
The cellar provides further storage space, as well as a wine store.
On the ground floor there is further space in which to relax, including the drawing room and the sitting room or games room, both of which are adjoined in a semi open-plan layout. There is also a bar area, making the space ideal for entertaining guests.
Five bedrooms are arranged across the first, second and third floors, including a generous principal bedroom on the first floor, which could be used as a further reception room if required.
The first floor also has a shower room and a large, luxury bathroom with a central, freestanding bathtub, dual washbasins and a separate shower unit.
There are two further bedrooms on both the second and third floors, all of which are well-presented and similarly proportioned. These include one bedroom en suite on the second floor.
At the front, the property opens onto Richmond Road, with a sunken
courtyard below, which brings light to the lower ground level. At the rear, the walled garden includes a patio area and a paved pathway, with an area of level lawn.
There is also off-street parking for up to two vehicles at the rear, with access to the house via the rear garden.
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The property is in a coveted residential setting in the Duryard and St. James area of the city, within easy reach of local amenities and with the beautiful Devon countryside just moments away. The northern suburbs of Exeter have several everyday amenities, including local shops, supermarkets, pubs, cafs, restaurants, doctor’s surgeries and pharmacies.
Exeter city centre is just over a mile away, and offers a wide choice of cultural activities, with the theatre, museum, arts centre and a wealth of good shopping and restaurants, including John Lewis.
The area has plenty of leisure activities to choose from, with several sports and leisure clubs within easy reach, golf at Exeter Golf and Country Club, rugby, football, horse riding, sailing, hiking the Jurassic Coast, fishing as well as access to several sandy beaches within 15 miles of the property.
There are excellent transport links, with easy access to the M5, while the city’s mainline stations offer direct services to London Paddington and Waterloo. Exeter International Airport, five miles away, provides an ever increasing number of domestic and international flights including twice daily flights to London City.
Schooling in the area is of the highest standard, with outstanding-rated state schools and several excellent independent schools in and around the city. Within two miles of the property, you will find Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School, Exeter Mathematics School and Exeter College, all rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, as well as the independent St. Wilfrid’s School and Exeter Cathedral School.