House For Sale £300,000
Positioned in an enviable village location, this charming period house presents an exciting opportunity for the new owners to put their own stamp on. Boasting far-reaching rural views to the rear, the property is located just moments away from amenities, beautiful beaches and Ventnor town.
Occupied by the same family since the 1980s, this much-loved semi-detached home offers an amazing opportunity for a new family to modernise and personalise to their own specifications. Offering spacious accommodation, this unique property provides three bedrooms with the potential to convert the substantial loft space into additional accommodation if desired (subject to gaining necessary planning consent). The property exhibits period features such as a double-sided fireplace in the lounge-diner, traditional skirting and panel doors, and original sash windows. Despite requiring some modernisation, a new carpet has been recently fitted in the hallway which also continues to the first-floor landing and the lounge-diner which also features a new electric storage heater. Outside, there is a garden to the front with pathways to leading to the front and rear of the property, and a fully-enclosed rear garden provides a peaceful outdoor space and scope for a keen gardener.
1 St Catherine’s VIllas is perfectly positioned to enjoy plenty of local amenities, yet just a few minutes’ walk from the iconic St. Catherine’s Lighthouse and spectacular walking routes along the rugged coastline at this south-westerly point on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The property is nearby to highly regarded pubs including The White Lion and The historic Buddle Inn, favoured by smugglers in years gone by, and the popular village of Niton with its primary school, grocery store and pharmacy are also within short walking distance from the property. The village is served by Southern Vectis bus route 6 which connects with Newport and Ventnor. Despite enjoying a quiet village setting, the property is positioned at the threshold of the open spaces of the Military Road which stretches along the exposed south-westerly coastline towards the Needles.
Also nearby is the bustling seaside resort of Ventnor which is located just 4.5 miles from Institute Hill providing a whole range of amenities including boutique shops, fine eateries and supermarkets. Ventnor is renowned for its unique microclimate, golden beach and bustling arts scene with the award-winning Ventnor Fringe Festival that takes place every summer and Ventnor Botanical Gardens which contains rare, subtropical plants and trees which thrive on this sunny south coast of the island.
Accommodation comprises a spacious entrance hall which continues to a lounge-diner and a kitchen which provides access to the rear garden. Located on the first floor are two double-sized bedrooms, a single-sized bedroom and a large family bathroom.
Welcome To 1 St Catherine’s Villas
This characterful red brick property features yellow brick detailing around the windows and period arched porch, creating a charming first impression. A garden to the front has a range of planting and is boarded by a combination of mature hedging and a low brick wall with ornate wall-top railings. Pathways provide access to the rear of the property via a side timber gate and to a front entrance door sheltered by an open-arched porch with a lantern light fitting above. A traditional, partially glazed white front door opens to an entrance hall.
Entrance Hall (extending to 5.69m (extending to 18'08))
With an electric storage heater, this spacious hall enjoys natural light and benefits from a new speckled-beige carpet that continues to the lounge-diner, staircase and first-floor landing. The staircase features an attractive cream-painted timber spindle balustrade and provides plenty of usable space beneath which incorporates a large storage cupboard. Illuminated by a pendant light fitting, at the end of the hallway is a cream-painted wooden panel door opening to the kitchen and a wooden stable-style door leads to a lounge-diner.
Lounge-Diner
Lounge Area: 13'02 into bay x 12'0 (4.01m into bay x 3.66m)
Dining Area: 12'0 x 8'07 (3.66m x 2.62m)
This sociable family room features a centrally positioned chimney breast creating a cosy double-sided fireplace with a cast iron multi-fuel stove in the dining area and an open fireplace with a fabulous marble surround in the lounge area. Additional warmth is provided by a recently installed electric heater and there is a pendant light fitting in each area providing illumination. With a neutral wall decor featuring traditional skirting, the room is filled with natural light from a sash bay window to the front aspect as well as a sash window to the rear aspect enjoying rural views beyond. A television aerial connection and telephone point are also located here.
Kitchen (3.86m max x 2.77m max (12'08 max x 9'01 max))
With a sash window to the side aspect providing natural light, this good-sized kitchen is currently fitted with a range of wall and base cabinets with traditional shaker-style wood-effect cupboard doors. Providing space beneath for appliances, a countertop in a neutral shade has a tiled splashback and incorporates a round stainless steel sink and drainer with a long-arm chrome mixer tap. A painted brick chimney breast houses a freestanding electric cooker that has a double oven and a hob with a substantial cooker hood over. Fitted with a patterned vinyl floor, the room also includes a multi-spotlight bar on the ceiling and an internal window to the rear aspect which connects with an unused external w.c. To the side aspect, a wooden door with a metal latch provides access to a paved seating area of the garden.
First Floor Landing
With an internal window providing natural light that ports from bedroom three, this first-floor landing has a cream painted spindle balustrade and a new speckled beige carpet which continues from the staircase. This area provides access to two double-sized bedrooms and a family bathroom via three traditional wood panel doors painted in cream. A further wooden door opens to a single-sized bedroom and there is also a pendant light fitting to provide illumination.
Bedroom One (3.66m x 3.63m max (12'0 x 11'11 max))
This good-sized carpeted bedroom has neutrally decorated walls which feature skirting boards and has a sash window to the front aspect. Illumination is provided by a three-spotlight fitting on the ceiling and there is a range of wall-mounted shelving.
Bedroom Two (3.66m x 3.02m max (12'0 x 9'11 max))
A further double-sized bedroom which has a sash window to the rear aspect providing a breathtaking outlook over the rural landscape. This room benefits from a new speckled-beige carpet and features a sealed chimney breast providing the potential to reinstate a working fireplace. The walls are painted in a neutral cream shade which contrast with the white skirting and there is a pendant light fitting on the ceiling.
Bedroom Three
Creating a charming feature, this single-sized bedroom has an arched sash window to the front aspect and skirting boards providing further character. An internal window allows for natural light to flow onto the landing and the walls are neutrally decorated. A carpet, wall-mounted shelving and a pendant light fitting are also located here.
Family Bathroom
With a sash window to the rear aspect providing beautiful rural views, this bathroom has a blue and white colour theme with striped wallpapered walls and a blue carpet. A bathtub with white tongue and groove panelling has traditional hot and cold taps in chrome and features a white tile surround that extends to a separate shower cubicle and a vanity hand basin with a chrome mixer tap. The shower cubicle is fully enclosed and has an electric shower unit on the wall. Complete with a low-level w.c, this room also includes an electric storage heater, a pendant light fitting and a large built-in storage cupboard that houses a water tank.
Additionally, this room provides access to a substantial loft space which is fitted with a ladder and provides the potential for conversion (subject to gaining necessary planning consent).
Rear Garden
Access via the kitchen or an external timber gate to the side, the rear garden is a good size and provides a fully-enclosed, pet and child-friendly environment with fabulous far-reaching views across the countryside. Mainly laid to lawn with well-established boundary hedging, there is an elevated patio seating area which also provides access to an outbuilding attached to the rear of the property, providing a wood-store as well as an unused w.c.
Parking
Institute Hill offers on-street parking with spaces immediately in front of the property. The front garden may also offer the potential for a driveway conversion (subject to gaining necessary planning consent).
Perfectly positioned in the heart of this idyllic village, 1 St Catherines Villas is a characterful and spacious family home, ready for the new owner to transform to their own personal style and requirements. An early viewing is highly recommended with the sole agent Susan Payne Property.
Additional Details
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: C
Services: Mains water and drainage, electricity. (Please note: The property does not currently have gas central heating).
Agent Notes:
The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures and fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose. Susan Payne Property Ltd. Company no. 10753879.
Occupied by the same family since the 1980s, this much-loved semi-detached home offers an amazing opportunity for a new family to modernise and personalise to their own specifications. Offering spacious accommodation, this unique property provides three bedrooms with the potential to convert the substantial loft space into additional accommodation if desired (subject to gaining necessary planning consent). The property exhibits period features such as a double-sided fireplace in the lounge-diner, traditional skirting and panel doors, and original sash windows. Despite requiring some modernisation, a new carpet has been recently fitted in the hallway which also continues to the first-floor landing and the lounge-diner which also features a new electric storage heater. Outside, there is a garden to the front with pathways to leading to the front and rear of the property, and a fully-enclosed rear garden provides a peaceful outdoor space and scope for a keen gardener.
1 St Catherine’s VIllas is perfectly positioned to enjoy plenty of local amenities, yet just a few minutes’ walk from the iconic St. Catherine’s Lighthouse and spectacular walking routes along the rugged coastline at this south-westerly point on the beautiful Isle of Wight. The property is nearby to highly regarded pubs including The White Lion and The historic Buddle Inn, favoured by smugglers in years gone by, and the popular village of Niton with its primary school, grocery store and pharmacy are also within short walking distance from the property. The village is served by Southern Vectis bus route 6 which connects with Newport and Ventnor. Despite enjoying a quiet village setting, the property is positioned at the threshold of the open spaces of the Military Road which stretches along the exposed south-westerly coastline towards the Needles.
Also nearby is the bustling seaside resort of Ventnor which is located just 4.5 miles from Institute Hill providing a whole range of amenities including boutique shops, fine eateries and supermarkets. Ventnor is renowned for its unique microclimate, golden beach and bustling arts scene with the award-winning Ventnor Fringe Festival that takes place every summer and Ventnor Botanical Gardens which contains rare, subtropical plants and trees which thrive on this sunny south coast of the island.
Accommodation comprises a spacious entrance hall which continues to a lounge-diner and a kitchen which provides access to the rear garden. Located on the first floor are two double-sized bedrooms, a single-sized bedroom and a large family bathroom.
Welcome To 1 St Catherine’s Villas
This characterful red brick property features yellow brick detailing around the windows and period arched porch, creating a charming first impression. A garden to the front has a range of planting and is boarded by a combination of mature hedging and a low brick wall with ornate wall-top railings. Pathways provide access to the rear of the property via a side timber gate and to a front entrance door sheltered by an open-arched porch with a lantern light fitting above. A traditional, partially glazed white front door opens to an entrance hall.
Entrance Hall (extending to 5.69m (extending to 18'08))
With an electric storage heater, this spacious hall enjoys natural light and benefits from a new speckled-beige carpet that continues to the lounge-diner, staircase and first-floor landing. The staircase features an attractive cream-painted timber spindle balustrade and provides plenty of usable space beneath which incorporates a large storage cupboard. Illuminated by a pendant light fitting, at the end of the hallway is a cream-painted wooden panel door opening to the kitchen and a wooden stable-style door leads to a lounge-diner.
Lounge-Diner
Lounge Area: 13'02 into bay x 12'0 (4.01m into bay x 3.66m)
Dining Area: 12'0 x 8'07 (3.66m x 2.62m)
This sociable family room features a centrally positioned chimney breast creating a cosy double-sided fireplace with a cast iron multi-fuel stove in the dining area and an open fireplace with a fabulous marble surround in the lounge area. Additional warmth is provided by a recently installed electric heater and there is a pendant light fitting in each area providing illumination. With a neutral wall decor featuring traditional skirting, the room is filled with natural light from a sash bay window to the front aspect as well as a sash window to the rear aspect enjoying rural views beyond. A television aerial connection and telephone point are also located here.
Kitchen (3.86m max x 2.77m max (12'08 max x 9'01 max))
With a sash window to the side aspect providing natural light, this good-sized kitchen is currently fitted with a range of wall and base cabinets with traditional shaker-style wood-effect cupboard doors. Providing space beneath for appliances, a countertop in a neutral shade has a tiled splashback and incorporates a round stainless steel sink and drainer with a long-arm chrome mixer tap. A painted brick chimney breast houses a freestanding electric cooker that has a double oven and a hob with a substantial cooker hood over. Fitted with a patterned vinyl floor, the room also includes a multi-spotlight bar on the ceiling and an internal window to the rear aspect which connects with an unused external w.c. To the side aspect, a wooden door with a metal latch provides access to a paved seating area of the garden.
First Floor Landing
With an internal window providing natural light that ports from bedroom three, this first-floor landing has a cream painted spindle balustrade and a new speckled beige carpet which continues from the staircase. This area provides access to two double-sized bedrooms and a family bathroom via three traditional wood panel doors painted in cream. A further wooden door opens to a single-sized bedroom and there is also a pendant light fitting to provide illumination.
Bedroom One (3.66m x 3.63m max (12'0 x 11'11 max))
This good-sized carpeted bedroom has neutrally decorated walls which feature skirting boards and has a sash window to the front aspect. Illumination is provided by a three-spotlight fitting on the ceiling and there is a range of wall-mounted shelving.
Bedroom Two (3.66m x 3.02m max (12'0 x 9'11 max))
A further double-sized bedroom which has a sash window to the rear aspect providing a breathtaking outlook over the rural landscape. This room benefits from a new speckled-beige carpet and features a sealed chimney breast providing the potential to reinstate a working fireplace. The walls are painted in a neutral cream shade which contrast with the white skirting and there is a pendant light fitting on the ceiling.
Bedroom Three
Creating a charming feature, this single-sized bedroom has an arched sash window to the front aspect and skirting boards providing further character. An internal window allows for natural light to flow onto the landing and the walls are neutrally decorated. A carpet, wall-mounted shelving and a pendant light fitting are also located here.
Family Bathroom
With a sash window to the rear aspect providing beautiful rural views, this bathroom has a blue and white colour theme with striped wallpapered walls and a blue carpet. A bathtub with white tongue and groove panelling has traditional hot and cold taps in chrome and features a white tile surround that extends to a separate shower cubicle and a vanity hand basin with a chrome mixer tap. The shower cubicle is fully enclosed and has an electric shower unit on the wall. Complete with a low-level w.c, this room also includes an electric storage heater, a pendant light fitting and a large built-in storage cupboard that houses a water tank.
Additionally, this room provides access to a substantial loft space which is fitted with a ladder and provides the potential for conversion (subject to gaining necessary planning consent).
Rear Garden
Access via the kitchen or an external timber gate to the side, the rear garden is a good size and provides a fully-enclosed, pet and child-friendly environment with fabulous far-reaching views across the countryside. Mainly laid to lawn with well-established boundary hedging, there is an elevated patio seating area which also provides access to an outbuilding attached to the rear of the property, providing a wood-store as well as an unused w.c.
Parking
Institute Hill offers on-street parking with spaces immediately in front of the property. The front garden may also offer the potential for a driveway conversion (subject to gaining necessary planning consent).
Perfectly positioned in the heart of this idyllic village, 1 St Catherines Villas is a characterful and spacious family home, ready for the new owner to transform to their own personal style and requirements. An early viewing is highly recommended with the sole agent Susan Payne Property.
Additional Details
Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: C
Services: Mains water and drainage, electricity. (Please note: The property does not currently have gas central heating).
Agent Notes:
The information provided about this property does not constitute or form part of an offer or contract, nor may it be regarded as representations. All interested parties must verify accuracy and your solicitor must verify tenure/lease information, fixtures and fittings and, where the property has been extended/converted, planning/building regulation consents. All dimensions are approximate and quoted for guidance only and their accuracy cannot be confirmed. Reference to appliances and/or services does not imply that they are necessarily in working order or fit for the purpose. Susan Payne Property Ltd. Company no. 10753879.
