A well proportioned and elegant two bedroom apartment on the ground floor of this superb period house.

SITUATION
Lower Ridgeway House is conveniently located on the western fringes of Honiton’s town centre, and stands in a slightly elevated position on the southerly side of Exeter Road. Honiton is a bustling market town with a thriving community and is particularly well known as an antique and book centre. It has most of the usual multiples such as W. H. Smith, Tesco and Boots, as well as a variety of independent shops, restaurants, schools, sports centre/swimming pool, golf club and main line rail link to London (Waterloo). Honiton has excellent communication links with a dual carriageway to the Cathedral City of Exeter the County Town, some 16.5 miles to the west. Exeter has an excellent range of shopping and sporting facilities, theatres, arts centre, main line rail link to London (Paddington), international airport and M5 access.

The Regency coastal resort of Sidmouth is about 9 miles to the south with its wide pebble beach (sand at low tide), long esplanade and range of independent shops and boutiques. Sidmouth lies on a World Heritage Site known as the Jurassic Coast, over which there are delightful picturesque walks and dramatic scenery. The renowned Colyton Grammar School, one of England’s top mixed state schools, is situated about 9.5 miles away.

PROPERTY
Ridgeway House is an imposing and handsome Grade II Listed period residence which was built, we believe, in the 1820s by a wealthy Honiton Draper. It was converted into two apartments possibly in the 1950s, with Lower Ridgeway House forming the ground floor portion (and lower ground floor storage) of this beautiful building. Ridgeway House benefits from a wealth of period features, and the elegant accommodation is particularly well proportioned with high ceilings. Worthy of particular mention is the superb drawing room which is double aspect and has two sets of French windows as well as a large sash window which lets floods of light in to the room. It also has a stone fireplace, picture rails and ceiling rose. Ridgeway House also retains features such as a decorative architrave with finishing blocks, some shuttered windows and delightful entrance lobby with stained glass door. Also worthy of note is the kitchen which has French windows opening onto the balcony. The property has been the subject of a programme of improvement in more recent years, and this has included the renewing and upgrading of the wiring and plumbing, as well as the general decoration to many of the rooms. It has two bedrooms both of which have en-suite shower/bathrooms. Lower Ridgewway House also benefits from a lower ground floor storage area which has a variety of uses, and could, subject to the necessary consents, be converted into further accommodation.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached over a shared driveway off Exeter Road which rises to a large shared parking area. To the south side of the property and accessed from the main bedroom and the conservatory is a patio area and a garden which is in the main laid to lawn.