Flaxpool Cottage, Taunton
Emma Morby is the Director of Land Acquisition at Heritage England Limited. In this article, she describes Flaxpool, a Grade II listed cottage in the West Country.
This month I have focused my efforts on finding a more affordable listed building that still has the wow factor! Cue Flaxpool Cottage.
Flaxpool Cottage is situated just outside the small village of Crowcombe, nestled at the foothills of the Quantocks, with Taunton and Minehead being the closest larger towns.
Flaxpool is a charming, detached Grade II listed cottage with a single-storey annex linked to the main house. With its thatched roof, it gives this property a wonderful cottage feel and is perfect for multi-generation living. It has some beautiful features like the impressive inglenook fireplace complete with log burner in the sitting room, and the kitchen has an AGA set into what used to be the old kitchen inglenook fireplace.
This property is believed to date back to the 1600s and has always been used as a single-family home with cattle store at one end, but over the years it has been sympathetically restored and extended to what it is now. With original dark wooden beams separating the living/dining room area, you can see a demonstration of history unfold as this is where the cattle store was originally located.
The property has four bedrooms, sitting/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, study, utility, a shower room and bathroom. The large (half-acre) garden creates a place of calm with mature shrubs and lawn area. There is also a double garage and workshop.
The two-bedroom annex can be completely standalone from the main house, with its own front door for access. The rental potential in this area could fetch between £650-£800 PCM, or you could use it as a holiday let through the summer months so it could provide a small income for the new owners, which will help towards the upkeep of the Grade II listed main house.
If you are looking for a little slice of heaven in the West Country, then this is perfect!
Flaxpool is filled with charm and character but also offers many opportunities to a buyer in the form of multi-generation living, rental, and holiday lets. And best of all, it’s priced at a modest £550,000! So it certainly is affordable.
