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Guide Price£795,000

Combe St. Nicholas, Chard, TA20

Land size
4 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1

Key Features

  • Situated in the picturesque Blackdown Hills
  • Popular village location
  • Far reaching views
  • Approaching 4 acres
  • 4 bedroom house
  • Double garage
  • Separate entrance with potential for planning (STPP)

Description

Detached 4 bedroom home approaching 4 acres, far reaching views and double garage in the sought after village of Combe St Nicholas. EPC Band: E.

Barnclose Cottage is a charming detached family home set within an impressive plot, complete with extensive garaging. While the property would benefit from modernisation, it offers a superb position and generous grounds. Upon entering, you are welcomed by a spacious and light-filled kitchen dining room, featuring a breakfast bar, which leads through to a practical utility room with rear access and a WC. Continuing through the property, you will find a substantial living room with a wood-burning stove, an impressive stone fireplace, fitted storage, and triple-aspect windows that flood the space with natural light. Completing the ground floor accommodation is a dining room with patio doors opening onto the rear of the property.
Upstairs, the principal bedroom is particularly impressive, boasting quadruple-aspect windows, three double fitted wardrobes, and a large en-suite shower room. The remaining three bedrooms are all well-proportioned doubles, each benefiting from fitted storage. The upstairs accommodation is completed with a spacious family bathroom with shower and bath.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Broadband: FTTC—Ultrafast broadband is available—highest available download speed 76 Mbps, highest available upload speed 15 Mbps. (Openreach).
Mobile Coverage: Available via EE, O2, THREE and VODAFONE. For an indication of specific speeds and supply or coverage in the area we recommend contacting your own provider.
Flooding: The property is in an area at a VERY LOW RISK from River/Sea and Surface Water flooding (defined as the chance of flooding each year as less than 0.1%).

Barnclose Cottage is located just outside of the centre of this very popular village of Combe St Nicholas. The village is a thriving community with an excellent range of facilities including post office/general store, pub, primary school, and busy village hall whilst the town of Chard itself is just 3 miles away catering for most daily needs. The County Town of Taunton is about 12 miles to the North with excellent retail, commercial and educational opportunities together with easy access to the M5 motorway and intercity rail service (London Paddington).

Externally, the property benefits from a double garage, ample parking, and generous grounds. The entire plot extends to approximately 4 acres. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn, with space to accommodate up to six vehicles, and enjoys exceptional views across the surrounding countryside. Additionally, the property includes fields located across the road, along with secondary gated access to the garden. This offers potential for a building plot, subject to the necessary planning permissions.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
F
Date Posted
2026-07-07

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,680 Homes with Land listings in South West England (1+ acres).

This Property£198,750 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £187,989 / acre
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Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Efficiency Rating

Very energy efficient - lower running costs
CurrentPotential
(92+)A
(81-91)B
(69-80)C
(55-68)D
(39-54)E
(21-38)F
(1-20)G
47 E
73 C

Based on UK Energy Performance Certificate standards (EU Directive 2002/91/EC)

Running costs are one side. Planning activity, flood history and ground risks for this location are in the full report.

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

52 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Combe St Nicholas Church of England VA Primary School623 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    117
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Redstart Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    444
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary School2.1 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    54
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Manor Court Community Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    448
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Avishayes Community Primary School2.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    199
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • Holyrood Academy2.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,282
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Axe Valley Academy7.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    741
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Bishop Fox's School8.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,123
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wadham School9.5 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    763
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Castle School9.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,207
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Chard, Chard2.3 miles
Lidl Chard, Tapstone Road, Chard2.5 miles
Tesco Chard Superstore, Chard2.6 miles

GP surgery

Ariel Healthcare2.3 miles

Pharmacy

Boots2.2 miles

Hospital

Chard Hospital2.6 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden506 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Axminster Rail Station8 miles

Nearest bus stop

The School633 metres

Typical drive times

Chard6 min · 3.1 miles
Axminster19 min · 10 miles
Crewkerne19 min · 11 miles
Ilminster13 min · 7.6 miles
Exeter (city)46 min · 30 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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