Pebbles

PEBBLES, Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton

5 bedroom house with garage and off-street parking, garden and wide sea views to rent

Available from late 2024

Pebbles was built around 1930. It is a large detached three storey over basement family house with five bedrooms, set back from the High Street, in the centre of Budleigh Salterton, with southerly views over the pebble beach and sea and direct access to the beach and coastal footpath. There is a double garage as well as good parking space in its large courtyard.

The house has just come to the end of an 18 month total renovation include the construction of an enlarged kitchen over a new basement utility room and a new bedroom above. A summer house/home office with sea views has been built in the garden.

The work included a new insulated roof clad in Brazilian slate, ceilings and internal walls taken back to joists and replastered, all external walls were given 100mm interior insulation, new uPVC double glazed windows with anti-UV glass, complete rewiring, plumbing, and underfloor heating with a gas combi boiler.

The accommodation comprises

New engineered oak strip flooring has been laid to the hall, living room and dining room. The first and second floors have fitted carpets except in the tiled bathrooms. Ground and first floor have plaster cornices and ceiling roses.

Ground Floor

Entrance lobby with black and white tiled floor, etched glass partition to hall with staircase, coat cupboard and security safe. Lit by a brass hanging lantern and two ceiling cut glass pineaples. Staircase leads to a large half landing with vintage painted metal-work chandelier and to first floor.

Large living room, 7.9m x 5.3m (26’ x 17’ 6”), with bespoke 18^th century style carved white Italian marble chimney piece, with a steel register grate fitted with a coal effect gas fire and slate hearth, from Thornhill Galleries, Kingston, pair of Italian metal six branch chandeliers with leaf decoration from Richard Taylor, London, pair of metal two branch wall brackets. The two bay windows with glazed doors, with views to the sea, give onto a paved patio under the balcony and the garden.

Gartec Lift connecting living room to the master bedroom on the first floor.

Dining room, 5.1m x 3.6m (16’ 8” x 11’ 10”) pair of white plaster shell wall uplighters, pair of gilded rope twist two branch wall brackets.

Cloakroom – WC, basin, mirror over basin, tiled floor

Kitchen, with English Stoneham Cudham fitted cupboards with smooth painted ivory finish and island unit in verte cadroom, tall china cabinet with bi-fold door, tall larder cabinet adjacent to free standing Fisher & Paykel Series 7 Fridge-Freezer with stainless-steel doors, 2 Siemans ovens one with microwave, Bora induction hob, 1 & ½ bowl sink with Quooker tap and ISE waste disposal unit, Miele dishwasher, Corian work tops and ceramic floor tiles.

Utility room with fitted tall cupboard with double doors for vacuums & cleaning items. Base and wall cupboards, stainless steel single sink with mixer tap, Bosch Tall Larder Fridge.

Back door lobby and stairs to basement.

Basement utility room with cupboards and Ideal Logic gas fired boiler, stainless steel single sink, Miele washing machine and Miele tumble drier, ceiling hung laundry rack.

Insulated wine store with diamond shaped shelving and cellar air conditioning unit to easily accommodate 600 unpacked bottles of wine and additional space for stacking wine in cases.

First Floor

Wide Landing with sea views and wiring for home office, lit with pair of vintage white moonstone glass hanging lights, giving onto master bedroom and bedroom 2.

Master bedroom with sea views, 3.7m x 5.2m (12’ x 17’), bay window with glazed door giving access to a full length balcony, pair of glass chandeliers, balcony with three wall lanterns, exterior socket and water tap.

Ensuite dressing room with sea views, bay window with glazed door giving access to balcony, built-in wardrobes across end wall, tole painted hanging light.

En-suite bathroom, with bath, heated chrome towel rail, separate shower enclosure with thermostatic shower, two basins mounted in a vanity unit with a mirrored cupboard over, WC, pair of wall lights, ceramic floor tiles.

Bedroom 2, with sea views, vintage painted metal-work chandelier.

Side passage with airing cupboard, leading to

Bedroom 3 over kitchen, pair of flush ceiling lights and ceiling pineapple light.

Family bathroom with bath, separate shower enclosure with thermostatic shower, basin with mirrored cupboard over and WC, heated towel rail, built-in wardrobe, ceramic floor tiles.

Staircase to

Second Floor

Bedroom 4 with wide sea views, 4.9m x 4.0m (16’ x 13’), pair of flush ceiling lights,

Bedroom 5, window with views over forecourt, shell shaped ceiling lights,

Bathroom 3, Velux window, tiled shower enclosure with thermostatic shower, basin with mirrored cupboard over and WC, ceramic floor tiles.

The house is wired to all principal rooms and bedrooms for telephone, TV, broadband and USB outlets. Tamar intruder alarm and external CCTV.

Exterior

Canopy with slate roof above front door, canopy over back door, 8 exterior lights some with PIR movement sensors, exterior socket under balcony.

Wooden gate leads to a rear enclosed courtyard with external access to –

Outside W.C. and double garage with electric up-and-over door.

Front entrance with a pair of wooden gates giving onto the newly tarmacked parking area.

Porcelain paving stones laid outside front door and under the south facing balcony to create a patio.

Summer house/home office, black wrought iron chandelier, matching wall lights, sink unit with electric instant water heater, wall sockets with USB connection, porcelain floor tiles, exterior socket on seaward wall.

Wooden garden tool shed plus water tap.

Garden with newly turfed lawn and flower beds, brick paved area under a maritime Tamarind tree in the corner for a barbecue and sitting area, steps and gate to sea front foot-path and beach.

Lease Terms

An unfurnished tenancy of about 24 months. A longer period is possible.
Rent and deposit to be advised.
The Landlord will require financial references.
The Landlord insures the buildings and the Landlord’s fixtures, fittings and his furniture, if any, against loss from the usual perils.
Non-smokers preferred. Small pets may be allowed, subject to written consent from the Landlord.
The Landlord is responsible for all internal fair wear and tear and exterior maintenance.

Tenant’s Outgoings

Council Tax, currently band G, which for the 2024-25 year is £3,858.88 payable to East Devon District Council.
All utility accounts, phone and WiFi. Metered water supply from South West Water. Gas and Electricity currently supplied by Octopus Energy.
Service contracts for Lift, Tamar alarm and CCTV.