House For Sale £400,000
The property
This fabulous barn conversion in the rural hamlet of Haunton, Staffordshire, will delight all viewers. This home has a wonderful upside-down configuration where the living space is a vast open room on the first floor with all bedrooms and bathrooms on the ground floor. The exterior has a beautiful feature to the front and rear of the building where green wooden panelling enhances where the barn doors originally were. To access this home, there are two entrances on the ground floor and exterior steps leading to a further entrance on the first floor, but for the purposes of this walk through we begin at the main entrance at the front of the property.
The large glass panelled front door and side window is set back into the barn to allow for a welcome storm porch before viewers make their way into the home. The property has character in abundance as there are beams and wishbone-style brickwork immediately on view as well as the feature staircase winding up in the centre of the hallway. From the hallway there are doors leading off to all three bedrooms, the family bathroom, laundry room and – immediately next to the entrance – a guest wc with wash hand basin.
Viewers will appreciate the sizes of the bedrooms as all three are generous doubles, beginning with a superb second bedroom to the left which is a long room with plenty of space behind the doorway for wardrobes. There are two high windows to the front of the bedroom to provide plenty of natural light. The third bedroom is to the rear of the home and is currently used as a large dressing room by the owners, with clothes racks and drawers fitted into the large recess. Again two windows matching those in bedroom two provide the natural light.
Between these two bedrooms is the family bathroom which is a great size and includes a shower over the bath, wash basin and toilet. The final bedroom is to the back right of the barn and is the only part to be semi-detached with the neighbouring barn. As shown in the pictures, the ceiling of bedroom one is pitched with exposed roof beams and there is a lovely small roof window to provide further light to the window looking out to the courtyard. To the rear of this bedroom, viewers will be delighted to find an en suite shower room that includes a curved shower cubicle, toilet and wash hand basin.
The final room on the ground floor is the laundry room which is a modest space that includes a work surface with plumbing for a washing machine underneath. Last but not least, there is a door providing an alternative ground floor exit out to the courtyard.
Moving up the carpeted wooden staircase, viewers will look on with amazement as they enter the main living space for the property. This incredible room covers the entire first floor of this property and has wooden flooring for the lounge and dining areas and red angled quarry tiles for the kitchen. Beginning with the kitchen, the large island with breakfast bar seating is a superb feature which viewers will love. The kitchen has a abundance of unit space that also include an integrated dishwasher and there is a fitted range oven in between that will be included in the sale. Beside the kitchen is an exit door to the exterior steps as mentioned in the first paragraph.
The lounge area covers a larger part of the thirty-three-plus length of the first floor and has a large velux-style roof window that keeps the room light, and this helps show off the beautiful exposed trusses. As shown in the pictures, there is plenty of space for a large sofa suite, cabinets and a family dining table.
Finishing outside, as the property is a large right angle, it comes with a courtyard that occupies the space in front of the master bedroom. This short block paved and gravel area can also be used as additional off road parking if desired. The property also includes a garage that is located in a row of garages at the rear of the complex. Naturally the garage would be used to store a car (and can easily do so) although it does make an excellent workshop due to the space available and a staircase up to the first floor. The is also power and lighting available on both floors.
Nb - room sizes are shown at the bottom of the page.
Running costs
Council Tax - £215 per month
Oil - £80 per month / £960 per annum (1800 Litres)
Electric - £48 per month
Water - £21 per month
Sewerage - £330 per annum for maintenance + £120 for system electrics.
Transport links
The property is within a ten minute drive to the M42 junction 11, which is ideal for journeys to Birmingham and Nottingham as well as linking to the M6 and M40. Closer to home, both Tamworth and Lichfield are accessible via many local roads giving plenty of options to avoid the morning/evening traffic.
The nearest train station is Tamworth Railway Station which is a 10-15 minute drive. The station is a split platform station with the West Coast Mainline leading to London and Crewe (Liverpool, Manchester & Glasgow) and the Cross Country Line leading to Birmingham New Street and Derby.
There is currently no bus service supporting Haunton.
Schools & amenities
St Andrews Primary School is located in nearby Clifton Campville which is around a three minute drive. The school is pleasant, holding various events for families and children throughout the school year. The catchment secondary school is The Rawlett School, Tamworth, for which a return school bus service passing through the village operates. Although we have made every effort to research this information, parents are advised to check with the local authority before confirming catchment.
Being located in rural Staffordshire, there are a multitude of dog and leisure walking/running routes in the local area. The nearest shop is in the nearby village of Harlaston, located towards Tamworth, is family run and includes a post office. There are also two welcoming public houses in The Green Man, Clifton Campville and The White Lion, Harlaston which both serve food and accommodate families.
The nearest town of Tamworth includes many facilities including Ventura Retail Park, Odeon cinema, various leisure centres, ten pin bowling complex and the Snowdome. Furthermore, from the property there is a fifteen minute drive to Twycross Zoo.
Selected room sizes
Ground Floor
Bedroom One: 13’0 x 10’3
En Suite Shower Room: 5’10 x 5’6
Bedroom Two: 12’8 x 12’1 (into recess)
Bedroom Three: 14’10 x 8’7
Family Bathroom: 8’10 x 6’3
Laundry Room: 5’10 x 3’10
Guest WC: 5’8 x 2’10
First Floor
Open Plan Living with Kitchen: 33’8 x 18’10
Garage
Ground Floor: 19’7 x 10’2
First Floor: Same as ground floor but restricted head height
EPC rating - D
