
Taunton, Somerset · TA4
Tolland, Lydeard St. Lawrence
Tolland, Lydeard St. Lawrence, Taunton, Somerset, TA4
We are pleased to offer for sale for the first time in 50 years this detached country cottage. There are two receptions rooms on the ground floor, a small kitchen and shower room, hall and porch.
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We are pleased to offer for sale for the first time in 50 years this detached country cottage. There are two receptions rooms on the ground floor, a small kitchen and shower room, hall and porch. There are three bedrooms at first floor level. The property requires modernisation and would lend itself to extension subject to the necessary planning permission. Outside there are large gardens adjacent to open fields, parking for three/four vehicles and a detached garage/workshop. Tolland is a small village close to Brompton Ralph, north of Wiveliscombe. The Wiveliscombe area is the best kept secret in Somerset with rolling green hills and peaceful unspoilt countryside, whilst maintaining excellent access to communities in Taunton, 11 miles with main line railway station and M5 access junction 25 and Wellington junction 26 is 7 miles from Wiveliscombe. Wiveliscombe town offers an unusually wide range of services including post office, doctor's surgery, vets, chiropodist, library, churches, public houses, community office, primary and secondary schools with excellent reputations and a recreation ground with heated outdoor swimming pool, cricket and rugby pitches and tennis courts. Exmoor National Park is close at hand as well as the Quantock and Brendon hills providing open country for walking, riding, mountain biking and access to the beautiful West Somerset coastline. Services: Mains electricity and water are connected. Private drainage. Tenure: Freehold Council Tax Band: C Local Authority: Somerset Council **Key facts** - EPC rating: G \(score 4; potential rating F\). - Parking: garage. - Outside: garden.
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Detached garage
Outside there are large gardens adjacent to open fields, parking for three/four vehicles and a detached garage/workshop.
Agent's descriptionLarge garden
Agent's descriptionUp to 1,000 Mbps
Available to 92% of premises in the postcode (Ofcom, Jan 2026). Postcode coverage, not a speed guarantee: check this exact address with a provider.
Ofcom postcode coverageMains water and electricity
Services: Mains electricity and water are connected.
Agent's descriptionFreehold
Supplied listing field and any agent featuresBand C
Council tax, Band C
Agent's descriptionRated G. Check the assessment date on the certificate.
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4.3 milesto Bishop's Lydeard Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 4.9 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 3.2 µg/m³ · Meets the WHO guideline
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
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