Zelah, Truro, Cornwall, TR4

A historic lodge house and woodland extending to over an acre, positioned at the entrance to the Chyverton Estate.

Available for sale individually for the first time ever, Merton Lodge is a classic, Grade II listed 2 bedroom lodge house, with gardens and woodland, positioned at the formal entrance to one of the most renowned Cornish landed estates, surrounded by mature woodland.

In all extending to 1.07 acres.

LOCATION
Located in central Cornwall, Merton Lodge is positioned with excellent access to the recently upgraded A30 and new adjacent trunk road running alongside, giving easy access to Truro and the surrounding central area of the county, as well as nearby villages of Zelah, Goonhavern and Shortlanesend.

As the administrative heart of Cornwall, Truro provides a wide range of professional services, employment, retail and leisure opportunities, alongside cultural activities driven by Truro Cathedral and the recently refurbished Hall for Cornwall. Truro provides a wide range of private and state schooling for all ages and is home to the Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske. Other major employment and business areas of the county, at Redruth and Bodmin, are a convenient drive along the A30.

Being located centrally within Cornwall, the property has excellent access to both north and south coasts, in particular the north coast being within 4 miles, a 10 minute drive via twisting country roads bordered by Cornish hedgebanks, allowing buyers to enjoy the vast range of outdoor and watersports activities Cornwall has to offer, from sailing and paddleboarding on the south coast, cycling and walking on the myriad of inland paths and moorland, through to surfing on the north coast.

PROPERTY
Merton Lodge has formed part of the historic Chyverton Estate since it was added to the estate in the mid to late 19th century. Now available for sale individually for the first time ever in its history, the cottage provides a high quality, traditional single storey lodge house positioned by the formal entrance to the estate, with gardens and woodland extending to over an acre.

Recently sympathetically refurbished, the property is accessed via an unusual diagonally set entrance hall that enters the living room, centrally positioned within the property and benefitting from a woodburner. Two bedrooms are accessed off the living room as well as the rear hallway which provides a separate rear entrance, with a substantial timber stable door to the outside, and leads to the kitchen and bathroom/shower room.

AMENITIES
Mainline train services run from Truro direct to Plymouth, Exeter and London, including a sleeper train. National and international flights run from Newquay International Airport, approximately 15 miles away, and the proximity to the A30 allows easy and quick access up and down the county to
many other towns, villages and the myriad of destinations that Cornwall has to offer.

TENURE & POSSESSION
Vacant possession on completion.

PLANNING
The property is Grade II listed, the list entry number on Historic England’s official list being 1136926. The rear gardens and woodland are included within the edge of the Chyverton Park Grade II listed Park and Garden, with a list entry number 1000512.

SERVICES
Electricity: Mains.

Heating: LPG central heating and woodburner.

Water: Mains.

Drainage: Private septic tank.

Telephone: Good outdoor & Good outdoor and in-home for the major networks (OFCOM website).

Broadband: Standard and Superfast available (OFCOM website).

WAYLEAVES, EASEMENTS & RIGHTS OF WAY
A right of access will be granted over the formal entrance to Chyverton Estate to access the property. Further access rights over the entrance splay and access road to a neighbouring property are agreed in principle and will be documented following completion of the A30 improvement scheme.

COUNCIL TAX
Band B.

EPC RATING
Band D.

PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs were taken in May 2023.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Cornwall Council, New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY
cornwall.gov.uk

VIEWINGS
Strictly by appointment via the agents.

DIRECTIONS
From the A30, take the Carland Cross or Chybucca junction to access the B3288 as it runs along the north of the road. Near the underpass turning to Shortlanesend and Truro, turn north towards to Zelah, the lodge is located on the left after approximately 50m.

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