House For Sale £350,000
Standing in a sought after location, set well back from any main thoroughfare and with panoramic views across the Derwent Valley, this bungalow style property provides an excellent opportunity for those seeking a spacious family home. The well proportioned accommodation incorporates open living areas, the sitting room spans the full width of the property and the dining area is part divided from the kitchen by a gas-fired Aga. There are two ground floor bedrooms and a recently converted attic bedroom suite whilst outside there is the benefit of sizeable gardens which offer ample space for family recreation and the inclusion of off street parking, garage plus a substantial wooden cabin offering further options as a home studio, home office or garden den.
Standing just above the Derwent Valley, the location is conveniently positioned for access to the neighbouring market towns of Matlock, Bakewell and Chesterfield whilst the delights of the surrounding Derbyshire Dales and Peak District countryside where local attractions include Chatsworth Estate, Stanton Moor and the White Peak cycle loop which leads into Matlock and neighbouring Rowsley.
Accommodation
To the side of the house, a UPVC double glazed door encloses a porchway which, in turn, leads to an entrance hall with built in coat and broom cupboard and doors opening to:
Bathroom fitted with a coloured suite to include low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with mixer shower fitting above. There is an electric shaver point, full height ceramic tiling and a recess within which is deep shelved linen storage.
Bedroom 1 – 3.40m x 3.18m (11’ 2” x 10’ 5”) fitted with a range of built in wardrobes, over bed storage plus bedside cabinets. A good double bedroom with window facing the front.
Bedroom 2 – 3.73m x 3.18m (12’ 3” x 10’ 5”) a larger double bedroom with a similar front aspect.
Study Hall – 2.75m x 1.97m (9’ x 6’ 5”) offering useful storage or study area. With a window to the side and from where pine stairs rise to the attic bedroom.
Dining room – 4.09m x 4.46m (13’ 5” x 14’ 8”) accessed off the entrance hall having an open plan aspect to the adjoining kitchen and with a broad doorway through to the sitting room. There are two side facing windows which allow excellent natural light, locally made pine wall cupboard, double doors and additional shelving each side. A part pine boarded floor continues into the:
Kitchen – 3.04m x 2.76m (10’ x 9’) fitted with a range of floor and wall cupboards plus a combination of laminate faced and granite work surfaces. There is space for white goods, stainless steel sink unit and a gas fired aga which provides cooking facilities and a cosy hub of the house.
Off the kitchen, an open doorway leads to a:
Utility Porch a useful storage for boots and coats and with a UPVC double glazed door providing external access from the side.
Sitting Room – 7.13m x 4.7m (23’ 4” x 15’ 4”) maximum. A full width room providing superb family living space and which takes full advantage of the panoramic views across the opposing hillside above the Derwent Valley facing Stanton Woodhouse, Stanton Moor on the horizon whilst, in the west, Rowsley and the start of the Chatsworth Estate. UPVC double glazed French doors allow access to a decked balcony, there is a separate picture window to the side and to the opposing wall a feature stone fireplace with cut-stone mantel and which sites an ornamental cast iron stove (not in use).
Attic Bedroom Suite – 4.84m x 4.24m (15’ 11” x 13’ 11”) accessed from the study hall, this recently converted space provides an excellent master bedroom suite. Velux windows allow good light and views, there is access to eaves storage, built in wardrobe and an en-suite:
Shower Room fitted with a white suite to include walk-in shower cubicle, wash hand basin and low flush WC.
Note: Building regulation approval applied for, for attic bedroom suite.
Outside
The property benefits from a good sized garden plot, south westerly orientated allowing views across the valley and to its panoramic landscape. Off the lane to the front, there is an informal garden which includes hard standing and with the benefit of a charging point suitable for a caravan or camper van. A driveway provides further hardstanding and access to a:
Single Garage similarly built in reconstituted stone and to a flat roof design. There is an up-and-over solid wooden door (which can be locked from the inside) and personnel door at the rear.
Paths lead to the side where a tall gate encloses the patio yard by the kitchen entrance and continues to the rear gardens. Here there are gently sloping lawns, herbaceous borders and dwarf soft fruit trees. There is a hexagonal aluminum framed greenhouse and a further feature is the substantial wooden cabin built beneath a profile sheet roof and offering excellent opportunity as a home work space, studio or perhaps child’s den. Integral to the house there is access to a low storage void beneath the sitting room together with log and ancillary storage beneath the decked balcony.
Tenure – Freehold.
Services – All mains services are available to the property which benefits from gas fired central heating and UPVC double glazing. No test has been made on services or their distribution.
Council tax – Band D.
Fixtures & fittings – Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.
Directions – From Matlock Crown Square take the A6 north to Darley Dale. Proceed for around three miles and as you begin to leave Darley Dale, locate Northwood Lane off to the right hand side. Rise up the hill around the first bend and on the second bend, drive straight ahead into Thorncliffe Avenue. No. 12 can be found on the right hand side identified by the Agent’s For Sale board.
Viewing – Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .
Ref: FTM9968
Standing just above the Derwent Valley, the location is conveniently positioned for access to the neighbouring market towns of Matlock, Bakewell and Chesterfield whilst the delights of the surrounding Derbyshire Dales and Peak District countryside where local attractions include Chatsworth Estate, Stanton Moor and the White Peak cycle loop which leads into Matlock and neighbouring Rowsley.
Accommodation
To the side of the house, a UPVC double glazed door encloses a porchway which, in turn, leads to an entrance hall with built in coat and broom cupboard and doors opening to:
Bathroom fitted with a coloured suite to include low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with mixer shower fitting above. There is an electric shaver point, full height ceramic tiling and a recess within which is deep shelved linen storage.
Bedroom 1 – 3.40m x 3.18m (11’ 2” x 10’ 5”) fitted with a range of built in wardrobes, over bed storage plus bedside cabinets. A good double bedroom with window facing the front.
Bedroom 2 – 3.73m x 3.18m (12’ 3” x 10’ 5”) a larger double bedroom with a similar front aspect.
Study Hall – 2.75m x 1.97m (9’ x 6’ 5”) offering useful storage or study area. With a window to the side and from where pine stairs rise to the attic bedroom.
Dining room – 4.09m x 4.46m (13’ 5” x 14’ 8”) accessed off the entrance hall having an open plan aspect to the adjoining kitchen and with a broad doorway through to the sitting room. There are two side facing windows which allow excellent natural light, locally made pine wall cupboard, double doors and additional shelving each side. A part pine boarded floor continues into the:
Kitchen – 3.04m x 2.76m (10’ x 9’) fitted with a range of floor and wall cupboards plus a combination of laminate faced and granite work surfaces. There is space for white goods, stainless steel sink unit and a gas fired aga which provides cooking facilities and a cosy hub of the house.
Off the kitchen, an open doorway leads to a:
Utility Porch a useful storage for boots and coats and with a UPVC double glazed door providing external access from the side.
Sitting Room – 7.13m x 4.7m (23’ 4” x 15’ 4”) maximum. A full width room providing superb family living space and which takes full advantage of the panoramic views across the opposing hillside above the Derwent Valley facing Stanton Woodhouse, Stanton Moor on the horizon whilst, in the west, Rowsley and the start of the Chatsworth Estate. UPVC double glazed French doors allow access to a decked balcony, there is a separate picture window to the side and to the opposing wall a feature stone fireplace with cut-stone mantel and which sites an ornamental cast iron stove (not in use).
Attic Bedroom Suite – 4.84m x 4.24m (15’ 11” x 13’ 11”) accessed from the study hall, this recently converted space provides an excellent master bedroom suite. Velux windows allow good light and views, there is access to eaves storage, built in wardrobe and an en-suite:
Shower Room fitted with a white suite to include walk-in shower cubicle, wash hand basin and low flush WC.
Note: Building regulation approval applied for, for attic bedroom suite.
Outside
The property benefits from a good sized garden plot, south westerly orientated allowing views across the valley and to its panoramic landscape. Off the lane to the front, there is an informal garden which includes hard standing and with the benefit of a charging point suitable for a caravan or camper van. A driveway provides further hardstanding and access to a:
Single Garage similarly built in reconstituted stone and to a flat roof design. There is an up-and-over solid wooden door (which can be locked from the inside) and personnel door at the rear.
Paths lead to the side where a tall gate encloses the patio yard by the kitchen entrance and continues to the rear gardens. Here there are gently sloping lawns, herbaceous borders and dwarf soft fruit trees. There is a hexagonal aluminum framed greenhouse and a further feature is the substantial wooden cabin built beneath a profile sheet roof and offering excellent opportunity as a home work space, studio or perhaps child’s den. Integral to the house there is access to a low storage void beneath the sitting room together with log and ancillary storage beneath the decked balcony.
Tenure – Freehold.
Services – All mains services are available to the property which benefits from gas fired central heating and UPVC double glazing. No test has been made on services or their distribution.
Council tax – Band D.
Fixtures & fittings – Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.
Directions – From Matlock Crown Square take the A6 north to Darley Dale. Proceed for around three miles and as you begin to leave Darley Dale, locate Northwood Lane off to the right hand side. Rise up the hill around the first bend and on the second bend, drive straight ahead into Thorncliffe Avenue. No. 12 can be found on the right hand side identified by the Agent’s For Sale board.
Viewing – Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .
Ref: FTM9968
