Friendly houseshare in Dartington near Totnes

The house:

A bright semi-detached house, 5 minutes walk to bakery and other shops, 15 minutes walk to some peaceful spots on the Dart, 30 minutes walk (10 min cycle) into the heart of Totnes and a bit less to the train station.

There is a spacious kitchen, large conservatory, cosy living room with wood burner, greenhouse, garden with lots of growing space, outbuilding with woodworking bench, shed with lots of space for bikes and off-road parking you can use at the front. Other than my bedroom, your room and the small bedroom (if we rent it out), it is all there to be shared.

The pictures are from the estate agent as I am only just moving in. I do have some furniture, but it may be January before it feels fully like home. I thought I would put up the advert now in case you need to move sooner or fancy joining before and we can choose things together. I'd be happy to offer a lower rent until January. We can either furnish your room or you are welcome to bring your own furniture.

The room is documented as being 4.52m by 3.4m - the door is set back and not sure if that is included in the measurement. Either way, it could comfortably be a king sized room. There are big double-glazed windows and it should be quiet outside. If you need extra storage, there is also plenty of room in the loft.

Hopes:

Someone kind, who is keen to make it a nice place to live for everyone. I would like it to be a space you can call home and to feel more like a houseshare rather than a conventional landlord-lodger setup. You are welcome to have friends over, people to stay, space in the greenhouse and garden to grow things (multiple raised beds not pictured). You are also welcome to bring things that will make it feel like home for you. It would be nice to share the odd meal meal or trip to the cinema, but you are also very much welcome to your own space.

A bit about me:

I am 34 and work in the hospital in Torbay. I like cooking (mostly veggie, but not expecting you to be). I enjoy having friends over for dinner, yoga, running, being by the sea and the odd bit of lindy hop dancing. I try to live reasonably simply. I work the odd weekend, long day and night shift, so there will be plenty time to have the place to yourself.

Bills and rent:

£660 per month in total. I have based this around £520 for rent and £140 for all bills a month, though I wonder if we keep them fixed for simplicity. If and when we get a third housemate for the smaller room (and we could choose who would join us together if so), the bills will go down slightly. In the meantime you are also welcome to use the spare room for guests. If it seems like a good fit and you wanted to move in before January, I'd happily reduce the combined rent and bills to £360 for the first month, as we find our feet with more of the furniture and homely touches (fear not ... we already have a dining table, comfortable chairs, sofa etc).

Pets, working from home and couples: Lives are complex and I want to be flexible. I've based the above on just one person, but I think a couple could possibly work and you are welcome to get in touch as a couple and we can chat more. You are welcome to work from home if you need to and I am happy to talk about practicalities if so. I don’t have any pets and my instinct is to avoid pets that live in the house, but am not averse to a family pet visiting.