House For Sale £375,000
A particularly handsome double fronted stone house dating from the mid-1800s when it was the residence of Lord Wimborne who owned most of the surrounding land. Since then Pencoed has grown considerably and now offers an extensive range of local facilities within walking distance of the house including wide range of shops, good schooling for all ages, sporting and recreational facilities, library, medical centre etc. Particularly good transport links with easy access to the M4 motorway and train station on the main Swansea to Cardiff line.
Wimbourne House has been the subject of a comprehensive and substantial refurbishment by the current owners with emphasis on the fusion of character features and high quality appointments. The accommodation is generous and usefully flexible and enjoys and a good sized rear garden with gated side driveway which offers parking for numerous cars.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall (1.42m x 4.45m (4'8" x 14'7"))
UPVC storm doorway with arched opaque glazed inset. Oak style laminate floor. Dado rail. Coved ceiling. Dog leg stairway to first floor with original Newel post and banister rail.
Living Room (3.53m x 4.90m (11'7" x 16'1"))
Window to front. Laminate floor. Period style fireplace finished in metal with tiled slips, marble hearth and pine over-mantle.
Sitting Room (3.53m x 3.38m (11'7" x 11'1"))
Window to front. Coved ceiling. Laminate floor. Useful storage cupboards either side of the former chimney breast.
Family Room (5.18m x 3.91m (17" x 12'10"))
Oak style laminate floor to match hall. Tall glazed panels through to dining area and garden views beyond and separate glazed doorway to dining area. Period cast iron Range flanked by cupboards and glass fronted display cupboards over. Lobby leading to utility room with useful understairs storage cupboard.
Kitchen/Dining Room (6.86m x 6.40m (max) (22'6" x 21'0" (max)))
Large L shaped modern additional to the house. The dining room area has a pitched roof and is made pleasantly light with Velux set into the pitch and glazed double doors flanked by windows to floor overlooking and leading out to the rear paved terrace and gardens. Inset ceiling lighting. Attractive original stone feature outer wall. Inset ceiling lighting. Wall mounted warm air heater. Attractive ceramic large style tiled floor stretches through into the kitchen area. The kitchen area also has the stone feature former outer wall and inset ceiling lighting. Further glazed double doors with matching side windows look out to and lead over the rear terrace and a further window enjoys views directly over the rear garden. Extensive range of built in units finished in grey with white worksurface areas and tiled splashbacks. Features include space for fridge freezer, surprisingly large double door corner larder unit, tall cupboard, Flavel range finished in stainless steel and black with ovens and 7 gas ring hob, Neue built under dishwasher with décor panel, inset ceramic single bowl sink unit.
Utility Room (3.02m x 2.34m (9'11" x 7'8"))
Fitted with an L shaped run of wall to wall units finished in dark grey with white worksurfaces and tiled splashbacks. Features include tall corner cupboard, space and plumbing for washing machine, space and plumbing for tumble dryer, cast single drainer sink unit finished in grey. Wall mounted Worcester gas fired combination boiler which heats the central heating system and domestic hot water supply. Tiled floor. Spotlighting. Glazed doorway from lobby to family room.
Cloakroom/Wc (0.97m x 3.18m (3'2" x 10'5"))
Suite in white comprising low level WC and wall to wall vanity unit with marble effect surround. Cupboard under and inset wash hand basin with tiling around. Stone wall feature. Tiled floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Opaque glazed side window.
First Floor
Landing (1.83m x 3.20m (6" x 10'6"))
Easy graded stairway with large picture window at the rear on Mezzanine. Dado rail.
Bedroom One (5.16m x 3.78m (16'11" x 12'5"))
Two windows to front.
Bedroom Two (3.23m x 3.84m (10'7" x 12'7" ))
Window to front.
Bedroom Three (3.00m x 3.76m (9'10" x 12'4"))
Views over the rear garden.
Bathroom (2.90m x 3.71m (9'6" x 12'2"))
Luxuriously fitted with suite in white comprising free standing bath with ball and claw feet and freestanding mixer tap including hand shower, low level WC and twin bowl wash hand basin with cupboard under. Large walk in shower with sliding glass door, fully tiled internally including tiled seat, fitted with rain head and hand shower. Inset ceiling lighting. Opaque glazed window to rear. Walls half tiled. Spotlighting to ceiling.
Second Floor
Bedroom Four (8.15m x 4.37m (into eaves) (26'9" x 14'4" (into e)
Straight stairway from first floor landing leads to bedroom four. Created when the present owners put the new roof on. Pitched ceiling about 6’6” high in the centre reducing to side. Wonderfully light with three Velux windows to the rear. Pitched and beamed ceiling. Access to shallow under eaves storage space.
Outside
At the front and to the right hand side of the property high double gates which give access to a double width driveway with space for at least four cars. Laid to gravel. Attractive L shaped paved terrace with access directly from the kitchen and dining room. Pretty dwarf wall around the terrace. External power and lighting. Large lawned rear garden with good boundaries. Large decked area stretches across the back of the garden with plenty of space for table and chairs and a lovely spot to sit and enjoy a southerly aspect. Pitched roof workshop/storeroom with double glazed windows.
Services
Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. Central heating by mains gas. Windows double glazed.
Directions
From our offices at 67 High Street, Cowbridge turn right and take A48 westwards towards Bridgend turning right at the Pentre Meurig crossroads, go under the M4, straight across the small roundabout and at the next large roundabout take the last exit and at the next roundabout first exit. At the traffic lights turn right over the railway line and then third left onto Wimborne Road. Wimborne House is a short way down on the right hand side with a Harris & Birt board outside.
Wimbourne House has been the subject of a comprehensive and substantial refurbishment by the current owners with emphasis on the fusion of character features and high quality appointments. The accommodation is generous and usefully flexible and enjoys and a good sized rear garden with gated side driveway which offers parking for numerous cars.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall (1.42m x 4.45m (4'8" x 14'7"))
UPVC storm doorway with arched opaque glazed inset. Oak style laminate floor. Dado rail. Coved ceiling. Dog leg stairway to first floor with original Newel post and banister rail.
Living Room (3.53m x 4.90m (11'7" x 16'1"))
Window to front. Laminate floor. Period style fireplace finished in metal with tiled slips, marble hearth and pine over-mantle.
Sitting Room (3.53m x 3.38m (11'7" x 11'1"))
Window to front. Coved ceiling. Laminate floor. Useful storage cupboards either side of the former chimney breast.
Family Room (5.18m x 3.91m (17" x 12'10"))
Oak style laminate floor to match hall. Tall glazed panels through to dining area and garden views beyond and separate glazed doorway to dining area. Period cast iron Range flanked by cupboards and glass fronted display cupboards over. Lobby leading to utility room with useful understairs storage cupboard.
Kitchen/Dining Room (6.86m x 6.40m (max) (22'6" x 21'0" (max)))
Large L shaped modern additional to the house. The dining room area has a pitched roof and is made pleasantly light with Velux set into the pitch and glazed double doors flanked by windows to floor overlooking and leading out to the rear paved terrace and gardens. Inset ceiling lighting. Attractive original stone feature outer wall. Inset ceiling lighting. Wall mounted warm air heater. Attractive ceramic large style tiled floor stretches through into the kitchen area. The kitchen area also has the stone feature former outer wall and inset ceiling lighting. Further glazed double doors with matching side windows look out to and lead over the rear terrace and a further window enjoys views directly over the rear garden. Extensive range of built in units finished in grey with white worksurface areas and tiled splashbacks. Features include space for fridge freezer, surprisingly large double door corner larder unit, tall cupboard, Flavel range finished in stainless steel and black with ovens and 7 gas ring hob, Neue built under dishwasher with décor panel, inset ceramic single bowl sink unit.
Utility Room (3.02m x 2.34m (9'11" x 7'8"))
Fitted with an L shaped run of wall to wall units finished in dark grey with white worksurfaces and tiled splashbacks. Features include tall corner cupboard, space and plumbing for washing machine, space and plumbing for tumble dryer, cast single drainer sink unit finished in grey. Wall mounted Worcester gas fired combination boiler which heats the central heating system and domestic hot water supply. Tiled floor. Spotlighting. Glazed doorway from lobby to family room.
Cloakroom/Wc (0.97m x 3.18m (3'2" x 10'5"))
Suite in white comprising low level WC and wall to wall vanity unit with marble effect surround. Cupboard under and inset wash hand basin with tiling around. Stone wall feature. Tiled floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Opaque glazed side window.
First Floor
Landing (1.83m x 3.20m (6" x 10'6"))
Easy graded stairway with large picture window at the rear on Mezzanine. Dado rail.
Bedroom One (5.16m x 3.78m (16'11" x 12'5"))
Two windows to front.
Bedroom Two (3.23m x 3.84m (10'7" x 12'7" ))
Window to front.
Bedroom Three (3.00m x 3.76m (9'10" x 12'4"))
Views over the rear garden.
Bathroom (2.90m x 3.71m (9'6" x 12'2"))
Luxuriously fitted with suite in white comprising free standing bath with ball and claw feet and freestanding mixer tap including hand shower, low level WC and twin bowl wash hand basin with cupboard under. Large walk in shower with sliding glass door, fully tiled internally including tiled seat, fitted with rain head and hand shower. Inset ceiling lighting. Opaque glazed window to rear. Walls half tiled. Spotlighting to ceiling.
Second Floor
Bedroom Four (8.15m x 4.37m (into eaves) (26'9" x 14'4" (into e)
Straight stairway from first floor landing leads to bedroom four. Created when the present owners put the new roof on. Pitched ceiling about 6’6” high in the centre reducing to side. Wonderfully light with three Velux windows to the rear. Pitched and beamed ceiling. Access to shallow under eaves storage space.
Outside
At the front and to the right hand side of the property high double gates which give access to a double width driveway with space for at least four cars. Laid to gravel. Attractive L shaped paved terrace with access directly from the kitchen and dining room. Pretty dwarf wall around the terrace. External power and lighting. Large lawned rear garden with good boundaries. Large decked area stretches across the back of the garden with plenty of space for table and chairs and a lovely spot to sit and enjoy a southerly aspect. Pitched roof workshop/storeroom with double glazed windows.
Services
Mains water, gas, electricity and drainage. Central heating by mains gas. Windows double glazed.
Directions
From our offices at 67 High Street, Cowbridge turn right and take A48 westwards towards Bridgend turning right at the Pentre Meurig crossroads, go under the M4, straight across the small roundabout and at the next large roundabout take the last exit and at the next roundabout first exit. At the traffic lights turn right over the railway line and then third left onto Wimborne Road. Wimborne House is a short way down on the right hand side with a Harris & Birt board outside.
