House For Sale £425,000
This superb period four-bedroomed semi-detached home is presented to a very high standard throughout and has an especially large, enclosed garden. It is located only a short distance from the centre of this popular and well-regarded village with excellent local amenities, including schooling. Only by an internal inspection can the blend of character, quality, accommodation, and position be truly appreciated. The accommodation is arranged on three levels and comprises a beautiful entrance hallway, a superbly appointed south-facing living room, a rear dining kitchen with integrated appliances and French doors out into the garden, and a separate utility with an adjoining downstairs WC. There is a basement keeping cellar and coal store. On the first floor there is a shower room, three double bedrooms, with the master having en suite facilities. On the top floor is a home office area, a fourth double bedroom and a bathroom. The property has gas-fired central heating, a security system and uPVC double glazing. The property occupies a very good-sized plot and is south-facing at the front. There is parking on the driveway for a couple of cars and a large paved patio area with access down to the lawned rear and side gardens. A superb blend of character and period features complimented by contemporary fittings and decor make this a home not to be missed.
Entrance Hallway
A composite external door with two decorative panels gives access to the entrance hallway. This superb period hallway has a high ceiling and numerous features, including detailed internal joinery with high skirting boards, detailed door architraves, deep cornice coving, a central feature ceiling rose, and, at the far end, a decorative archway. There is a radiator, an inset matwell and the floorboards have been exposed. A staircase rises up to the first floor landing and a door gives access to the living room.
Living Room
This well-proportioned principal reception room is positioned at the front of the property and enjoys a southerly aspect. There is a large uPVC sash window, which maximises natural lighting. The room has a high ceiling with deep cornice coving, a superb central ceiling rose, a picture rail and deep skirting boards. On either side of the chimney breast, there is high level shelving and, to one side, three useful storage cupboards. There is a timber fire surround with a gas fire on a tiled hearth. The gas fire is only used for decoration, though buyers may consider re-fitting or the option of an open fire. The room has exposed floorboards and a radiator.
Dining Kitchen
This room certainly has the wow factor and is particularly light and bright, creating a sociable open-plan eating and entertaining space. There is an extensive array of units to high and low levels, with decorative tiled surrounds and fabulous oak working surfaces. There is a central island unit with further storage below and a rectangular Belfast-style sink with a grooved draining area and an antique-style mixer tap. Integrated appliances include a Bosch five-ring induction hob to the chimney breast, along with a matching double oven and grill, Zanussi fridge-freezer and Bosch dishwasher. There is under unit lighting and oak-style hardwearing vinyl flooring, along with two stylish upright radiators. As the photography shows, the room can easily accommodate a formal dining table, which makes this room the heart of the home. There is a high ceiling with deep cornice coving, a picture rail and a central ceiling rose. French doors overlook the garden and provide access to the patio area. A timber and glazed door leads to the adjoining utility.
Utility
This room has a continuation of the oak-style flooring, an oak worktop and built-in shelving. There is a stainless steel sink, plumbing for an automatic washer and space for a tumble dryer, along with a uPVC sash window to the side elevation, ceiling downlighting and a radiator. A timber and glazed door leads to the downstairs WC.
Downstairs Wc
There is a two-piece white suite comprising a wall-mounted hand basin and a low-level WC. This room is home to the Ideal wall-mounted condensing boiler; it has ceiling downlighting and a radiator.
Rear Lobby
From the dining kitchen, a timber and glazed door gives access to a rear lobby, where there is access down to the cellar.
Cellar
The cellar comprises two rooms, the former coal cellar and the larger keeping cellar, which has useful stone shelving and a keeping table. There is also a uPVC window, gas and electric meters and raised double power socket
First Floor Landing
From the hallway, a staircase rises to the first floor landing. The landing has spindle balustrading and storage beneath the staircase which rises to the top floor. The major feature is the superb floor-to-ceiling arched uPVC arched window which incorporates Georgian style fret work, which overlooks the enclosed rear garden. There is ceiling downlighting, and of particular note are the stripped timber doors.
Bedroom One
This large double bedroom is presented to a very high standard and positioned at the rear of the property. It has a cornice, a central ceiling rose and a picture rail. To the central chimney breast is a cast-iron fireplace with a raised hearth and open grate, and, to either side, are built-in wardrobes with hanging and shelving, along with automatic lighting and soft closing doors. There are matching top boxes above all six wardrobes. There is a uPVC rear sash window and a radiator. As one would expect from the master bedroom, the room has the advantage of its own en suite.
En Suite
A stripped timber tread step leads into the en suite, which has a three-piece suite comprising a p-shaped bath with a curved shower screen and a wall-mounted hand-held shower attachment, a low-level WC and a pedestal wash basin. There is ceiling downlighting and tiling around the bath, along with an obscure sash uPVC window and a radiator.
Bedroom Two
This good-sized south facing double bedroom is presented to a very high standard and positioned at the front of the property. There is a fireplace to the chimney breast and exposed and painted floorboards, along with a radiator.
Bedroom Three
This south facing room is also of a good size and has in the past accommodated a double bed. The floorboards have been stripped and exposed; there is a uPVC sash window and a radiator. The room can accommodate fitted or freestanding furniture.
Shower Room
Accessed from the first floor landing, the shower room has a low-level WC, a pedestal wash basin, and a shower cubicle with a folding entrance door, tiled interior and a hand-held wall-mounted shower attachment. There is ceiling downlighting and a radiator.
Top Floor
From the first floor landing, a staircase rises to the top floor.
Office Area
This is a most versatile space and would make an ideal home office or study area. It has laminate flooring and a Velux window with blind, enjoying a south-facing aspect. There is also a radiator and a door gives access to bedroom four.
Bedroom Four
This large double bedroom has an angled roof with feature beams on display. It is particularly light and bright, with two Velux windows with blinds and a wealth of useful storage, as well as eaves access and a radiator.
Bathroom
The bathroom has a three-piece suite with a double-ended bath with centrally positioned taps and a hand-held telephone style mixer shower, a pedestal wash basin and a low-level WC. There is access to storage within the eaves, along with laminate flooring, a Velux window, ceiling downlighting, a light and shaving unit and an upright ladder-style radiator.
External Details
At the front of the property is a perimeter wall with heavy stone gateposts with engraved property address, giving access to the driveway. To the left hand side is a lawned level garden with laurels and shrubs, and, to the opposite side, is a low-level wall beyond which is a lawned side garden area. From the driveway, there is a lockable timber gate beyond which is a large 12x6ft timber shed. The paved patio area extends from the side around to the rear of the property, and the French doors within the dining kitchen open out onto this outdoor eating and entertaining space. There is outside lighting and sensor lighting, as well as outside power and water. The garden is of a particularly good size and enclosed by perimeter fencing, with lawns and a selection of trees, some flowering and others fig and crab apple.
Tenure
The vendor confirms the property is freehold.
Entrance Hallway
A composite external door with two decorative panels gives access to the entrance hallway. This superb period hallway has a high ceiling and numerous features, including detailed internal joinery with high skirting boards, detailed door architraves, deep cornice coving, a central feature ceiling rose, and, at the far end, a decorative archway. There is a radiator, an inset matwell and the floorboards have been exposed. A staircase rises up to the first floor landing and a door gives access to the living room.
Living Room
This well-proportioned principal reception room is positioned at the front of the property and enjoys a southerly aspect. There is a large uPVC sash window, which maximises natural lighting. The room has a high ceiling with deep cornice coving, a superb central ceiling rose, a picture rail and deep skirting boards. On either side of the chimney breast, there is high level shelving and, to one side, three useful storage cupboards. There is a timber fire surround with a gas fire on a tiled hearth. The gas fire is only used for decoration, though buyers may consider re-fitting or the option of an open fire. The room has exposed floorboards and a radiator.
Dining Kitchen
This room certainly has the wow factor and is particularly light and bright, creating a sociable open-plan eating and entertaining space. There is an extensive array of units to high and low levels, with decorative tiled surrounds and fabulous oak working surfaces. There is a central island unit with further storage below and a rectangular Belfast-style sink with a grooved draining area and an antique-style mixer tap. Integrated appliances include a Bosch five-ring induction hob to the chimney breast, along with a matching double oven and grill, Zanussi fridge-freezer and Bosch dishwasher. There is under unit lighting and oak-style hardwearing vinyl flooring, along with two stylish upright radiators. As the photography shows, the room can easily accommodate a formal dining table, which makes this room the heart of the home. There is a high ceiling with deep cornice coving, a picture rail and a central ceiling rose. French doors overlook the garden and provide access to the patio area. A timber and glazed door leads to the adjoining utility.
Utility
This room has a continuation of the oak-style flooring, an oak worktop and built-in shelving. There is a stainless steel sink, plumbing for an automatic washer and space for a tumble dryer, along with a uPVC sash window to the side elevation, ceiling downlighting and a radiator. A timber and glazed door leads to the downstairs WC.
Downstairs Wc
There is a two-piece white suite comprising a wall-mounted hand basin and a low-level WC. This room is home to the Ideal wall-mounted condensing boiler; it has ceiling downlighting and a radiator.
Rear Lobby
From the dining kitchen, a timber and glazed door gives access to a rear lobby, where there is access down to the cellar.
Cellar
The cellar comprises two rooms, the former coal cellar and the larger keeping cellar, which has useful stone shelving and a keeping table. There is also a uPVC window, gas and electric meters and raised double power socket
First Floor Landing
From the hallway, a staircase rises to the first floor landing. The landing has spindle balustrading and storage beneath the staircase which rises to the top floor. The major feature is the superb floor-to-ceiling arched uPVC arched window which incorporates Georgian style fret work, which overlooks the enclosed rear garden. There is ceiling downlighting, and of particular note are the stripped timber doors.
Bedroom One
This large double bedroom is presented to a very high standard and positioned at the rear of the property. It has a cornice, a central ceiling rose and a picture rail. To the central chimney breast is a cast-iron fireplace with a raised hearth and open grate, and, to either side, are built-in wardrobes with hanging and shelving, along with automatic lighting and soft closing doors. There are matching top boxes above all six wardrobes. There is a uPVC rear sash window and a radiator. As one would expect from the master bedroom, the room has the advantage of its own en suite.
En Suite
A stripped timber tread step leads into the en suite, which has a three-piece suite comprising a p-shaped bath with a curved shower screen and a wall-mounted hand-held shower attachment, a low-level WC and a pedestal wash basin. There is ceiling downlighting and tiling around the bath, along with an obscure sash uPVC window and a radiator.
Bedroom Two
This good-sized south facing double bedroom is presented to a very high standard and positioned at the front of the property. There is a fireplace to the chimney breast and exposed and painted floorboards, along with a radiator.
Bedroom Three
This south facing room is also of a good size and has in the past accommodated a double bed. The floorboards have been stripped and exposed; there is a uPVC sash window and a radiator. The room can accommodate fitted or freestanding furniture.
Shower Room
Accessed from the first floor landing, the shower room has a low-level WC, a pedestal wash basin, and a shower cubicle with a folding entrance door, tiled interior and a hand-held wall-mounted shower attachment. There is ceiling downlighting and a radiator.
Top Floor
From the first floor landing, a staircase rises to the top floor.
Office Area
This is a most versatile space and would make an ideal home office or study area. It has laminate flooring and a Velux window with blind, enjoying a south-facing aspect. There is also a radiator and a door gives access to bedroom four.
Bedroom Four
This large double bedroom has an angled roof with feature beams on display. It is particularly light and bright, with two Velux windows with blinds and a wealth of useful storage, as well as eaves access and a radiator.
Bathroom
The bathroom has a three-piece suite with a double-ended bath with centrally positioned taps and a hand-held telephone style mixer shower, a pedestal wash basin and a low-level WC. There is access to storage within the eaves, along with laminate flooring, a Velux window, ceiling downlighting, a light and shaving unit and an upright ladder-style radiator.
External Details
At the front of the property is a perimeter wall with heavy stone gateposts with engraved property address, giving access to the driveway. To the left hand side is a lawned level garden with laurels and shrubs, and, to the opposite side, is a low-level wall beyond which is a lawned side garden area. From the driveway, there is a lockable timber gate beyond which is a large 12x6ft timber shed. The paved patio area extends from the side around to the rear of the property, and the French doors within the dining kitchen open out onto this outdoor eating and entertaining space. There is outside lighting and sensor lighting, as well as outside power and water. The garden is of a particularly good size and enclosed by perimeter fencing, with lawns and a selection of trees, some flowering and others fig and crab apple.
Tenure
The vendor confirms the property is freehold.
