Huge house in Torbay's most prestigious neighborhood comes on the market

The Mount is a fine detached house, sympathetically extended with the principal living space flowing onto extensive sheltered decked terracing and a full-width balcony overlooking the attractive tiered gardens. The lower lawn leads to a fenced section boasting a beautiful oak tree and a haven for nature. Our clients have enhanced and redesigned the property over their thirteen-year ownership to provide a striking family home.

The Lincombes is one of Torbay’s most prestigious residential districts, occupying a prominent location above Torquay's bustling harbour, yacht marina, and seafront beyond. Wellswood amenities can be found at the base of the hill to the northeast, retaining a village ambiance with a post office, pub, delicatessen, renowned primary school, and well-supported St Matthias Church. Picturesque walks through the picturesque Ilsham Valley, Meadfoot Beach, and Daddyhole Plain link Wellswood to the harbour.

Stepping inside, a composite front door with obscure glass panes and a matching sidescreen window opens to the spacious reception hall with a picture window, durable oak effect flooring, and understairs storage housing the consumer unit and gas heating manifolds. There is a cloakroom with tiled floor and obscure glazed window.

The living room has a bay window to the front. There is a door to the utility where our clients have created a low-level dog shower. There are provisions for a washing machine and tumble dryer, sink, and wall-mounted cupboards, one housing the gas boiler, window to the front, and door giving access to the side elevation.

From the reception hall, glazed double doors open to the impressive kitchen/dining room. The kitchen is beautifully appointed with shaker-style units in dove grey and low profile quartz tops with matching upstands and an inset sink with a carved drainer. There are provisions for an American-style fridge freezer and range cooker with extractor hood over. There is an integrated dishwasher.

The central island has space for three stools, two windows to the side, and a bay with central French doors opening to the decked terracing and gardens beyond. The dining area has a bay window with stained and leaded light detailed top lights overlooking the terrace and garden. The kitchen/dining room leads through to a sitting room and beautiful sun lounge having a high glazed pitched roof, access door, and full double glazed surround enjoying views over the terracing, gardens, and surrounding wooded area.

From the reception hall, a split staircase leads to the first-floor level. Leading off the main landing is the principal bedroom with a bay and French doors opening to a sheltered balcony with glazed balustrading running the virtual width of the property and enjoying the open views. There is a further window to the side. There is a dressing area with mirror-fronted wardrobes. The en-suite has a low profile shower, vanity unit, WC, underfloor heating, and window to the front. Bedroom 3 has a bay window overlooking the balcony and gardens. Bedroom 4 has a bay window to the front and loft access hatch.

The family bathroom has a panelled bath and shower over, basin and WC. There are part-tiled walls, a heated towel rail, and two obscure glazed windows. To the opposite side of the split staircase is bedroom 2/guest suite with French doors opening to a Juliette balcony overlooking the gardens and wooded area. The en-suite has a low profile walk-in shower with rain head, basin, and WC. There are twin chrome towel rails and an obscure glazed window.

To the front, a generous tarmac driveway provides ample parking leading to the integral garage with a remote-controlled up-and-over door, power, and lighting. There is gated access to the side elevation leading around to the decked terrace running across the kitchen and dining areas to the sun lounge. There is a stepped approach down to a lower decked terrace running the full width of the plot and further steps leading down to the lawned tier, fully enclosed with fenced and walled boundaries. There is an aluminium framed greenhouse. Beyond the lawn is a parcel of land left for nature with a beautiful mature oak tree.

The current owners of the property said: "The Mount has been our happy home since 2011 and we will take with us so many wonderful memories. Our children have now grown up, and whilst we adore the house it is time to downsize. We will certainly miss the garden and the evening sun setting off to the west. We have left the bottom of the garden for nature, but there is great potential for keen gardeners to utilize the space in a more formal way.

"We love the Lincombes and fortunately already found our next home nearby, so we're able to sell without any onward chain. The location, in our opinion, is the best in the bay, set on the hillside above the bustle of the harbour, Wellswood shops, and Meadfoot Beach. We are keen walkers and have an abundance of beautiful walks from the doorstep. Our dog particularly likes Meadfoot Beach and the pathways through the Lincombe Woods."

The Mount is on the market for £795,000. For more details or to arrange a viewing, contact John Lake estate agents on 01803 328899 or email property@johnlake.co.uk.