Exclusive Crabshell Quay comprises just 12 apartments, with Number 5 offering light and airy accommodation, with neutral décor and contemporary interior styling, creating the perfect permanent, or second home, in a truly enviable setting. A sense of harmony, along with practicality, is offered by the wood-floor covering which extends from the reception hallway at the apartment’s entrance into the living area and the bedrooms. The open-plan kitchen/dining and sitting room has a part-vaulted ceiling and is filled with natural light courtesy of the glazed, folding doors and skylights, with the design of the room offering the ideal layout for a seating area to be created to ensure maximum enjoyment of the waterside views. An alcove at the rear of the room encloses the kitchen area, which is fitted with modern wall and base level cabinetry, topped with granite work surfaces, with units forming the divide to the adjacent dining area.

There are three bedrooms, with the principal room benefitting from a large, picture window affording an outlook to the estuary, as well as having a modern en suite shower room and a generous length of fitted wardrobes. A contemporary styled bathroom completes the accommodation with three cupboards in the reception hallway providing useful storage for outdoor wear and domestic equipment. There is secure private parking and access to a private mooring on payment of harbour dues and a fee to the management company .The apartments at Crabshell Quay are highly sought after as holiday properties with excellent income potential .

Local Authority: South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE. Tel: 01803 861234

Services: Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage.

Council Tax: Band F.

Service charge: Approx. £2650.

Tenure: Leasehold. 999 years from 1 May 2003

Guide Price: £525,000

Outside

With part stone wall and part-rendered elevations, Crabshell Quay has distinctive aqua-blue window frames and balcony railings, setting the building apart at the bankside of Kingsbridge Estuary. Well maintained planted beds at the entrance contain an interesting selection of clipped evergreen shrubs and structural plants, with the driveway leading to wrought-iron electric gates, through an archway, to access to the carport parking at the apartments. Private mooring available on request from the managing agent, subject to harbour fees.

Situation

Kingsbridge is the principal market town in the South Hams District and provides an excellent range of amenities for its residents. There are independent and High Street retailers, including two major supermarkets, along with medical and dental surgeries and a library, and for leisure times and socialising, there is a cinema, a leisure centre, sports clubs, and numerous restaurants, cafés and public houses. Swing moorings and slipways for boat launching are available in Kingsbridge Estuary and the renowned sailing town of Salcombe to the south, along with nearby Dartmouth, and offer additional opportunities for water sports enthusiasts. The area is a haven for nature-lovers and walkers with fabulous coastal and countryside walks. More comprehensive retail, leisure and cultural facilities are available in the cities of Plymouth to the west and Exeter to the north and for commuters there are train services from Ivybridge and Totnes. The A38 expressway is approximately 12 miles distant and, for travel further afield, Exeter Airport offers Domestic and Continental flights, whilst Brittany Ferries Continental Ferry Port at Millbay Docks provides regular crossings to France and Spain. There is a primary school in Kingsbridge and community colleges at both Kingsbridge and Totnes, with independent schooling at Stover School, Plymouth College and King’s and Totnes Progressive.

Directions

On arriving at Kingsbridge on the A379, at the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Ilbert Road, sign-posted to Town Centre. At the next roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Promenade, staying on the A379 and after 0.4 mile Crabshell Quay can be found on the right-hand side.