House For Sale £470,000
This spacious semi-detached cottage has three double-sized bedrooms, three reception rooms and a separate utility room. It is close to two villages, Orcop and St Weonards, and its elevated aspect produces panoramic views to Garway, The Black Mountains and May Hill. Very tastefully and sympathetically extended, it is beautifully presented throughout with a wealth of original features. The front garden is south facing, while the private, enclosed rear garden offers views over farm land. This cottage is in easy reach of Hereford and the major road networks at Monmouth and Ross on Wye. 'Chain free'.
The original cottage is constructed in stone and has been extended to match as well as portions finished in shiplap boarding with inset double-glazed wooden windows and doors all set under pitched tiled roofs. Internal features include moulded skirting and architraves, ledged and braced hardwood and part glazed doors, oak, pine and flagstone flooring as well as low voltage downlighting. LPG boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating to radiators throughout and PV solar panels.
There is a pub in Orcop, a shop and primary school in St Weonards, with the Steiner Academy nearby in Much Dewchurch. This cottage is in easy reach of Hereford and the major road networks at Monmouth and Ross on Wye.
The approach to the property is through a wooden picket gate and a gravel path up to original ledged and braced hardwood door into:
PORCH:: Window to side with seat and log storage under and hanging space. Quarry tiled floor and boarded ceiling. Through stable door into:
OPEN PLAN KITCHEN DINING AREA:
KITCHEN:: 4.52m x 3.62m (14'10" x 11'11"), Window to front with garden views. 'L-shaped' oak composite worktops with multi-coloured ceramic tiled splashbacks and panelled painted wooden cupboards and drawers set under. Inset Belfast sink with mixer tap, space for large cooking range with feature brick arch over and extraction unit. Built in dishwasher and tall recess with fridge/freezer and wine rack. Matching wall units and display shelving. Part dividing the two areas is a feature original timber framework.
DINING AREA:: 3.19m x 4.68m (10'6" x 15'4"), Window to front with garden views. Low level shelving with book cases on each side. Small central fireplace with brick surround and raised flagstone hearth and small display recess. Through door into:
GARDEN ROOM:: 4.25m x 2.67m (13'11" x 8'9") max, Timber framed construction with bi-fold doors to front garden and terrace, windows at high level along one side and raked ceiling with two large roof lights. Consumer unit at high level. Through door into:
UTILITY ROOM:: 1.80m average x 2.35m (5'11" x 7'9"), Part glazed external door out to back garden and sun terrace. Window to back at high level. "L-shaped" laminated worktops with inset single drainer sink with mixer tap. Cupboards and storage space under. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Extract fan and display shelving at high level. Door into:
CLOAKROOM:: Window at high level. White suite with low level W.C and wall mounted basin with tiled splashback.
SITTING ROOM:: 6.17m x 3.77m (20'3" x 12'4"), Picture window and pair of external doors out to garden and terrace and window to side. Central stone fireplace with slate hearth and inset wood burner. Recess with staircases with winders up to First Floor with storage cupboard under housing controls for solar panels. Floor access hatch down to a cellar which is approximately the size of the room.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING:: Rooflight and feature triangular window at high level. Shelved storage cupboard with louvered door. Exposed beam and doors into the following:
BEDROOM 3:: 3.22m x 3.77m (10'7" x 12'4"), Window to front overlooking garden and open countryside beyond. Recess with built in cupboard housing "Worcester" wall mounted LPG central heating boiler. Fireplace surround.
BEDROOM 1:: 3.32m x 3.61m (10'11" x 11'10"), Window to front with views overlooking garden and open countryside beyond. Pair of doors into walk-in wardrobe with hanging rail and shelves.
BEDROOM 2:: 3.68m x 3.69m (12'1" x 12'1"), Dormer window to back with views across the garden and open countryside beyond, feature semi-circular window to side. Protruding double wardrobes with shelving and hanging rails. Roof access trap.
FAMILY BATHROOM:: 3.73m x 2.46m (12'3" x 8'1"), Dormer window to back with garden and countryside views and window to side. White suite with free-standing lions foot bath with mixer taps. Low level W.C, Victorian style pedestal basin with tiled splashback and illuminated mirror above. Corner set double shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and curved sliding doors, mixer valve with head on adjustable rail.
OUTSIDE:
FRONT GARDEN:: The front garden has got a low-level stone boundary wall with inset picket gate. Gravelled edged pathways with well stocked planted borders and a paved sun terrace. Wooden log store.
BACK GARDEN:: 'L-shaped' and mainly lawned with an inset flagstone terrace and a planted border at one end. Ledged and braced door into: LEAN-TO TIMBER GARDEN SHED: With concrete floor and electricity meter. There is a combination of post and railed fencing, panel fencing and hedge boundaries. Across the lane there is a generously sized gravelled parking turning area for at least three cars and a small orchard area, hedged boundary and a timber log store.
SERVICES:: Mains electric, water, underground LPG tank and shared private drainage. Council tax band D and EPC rating C. Income from Solar Panels exceeds £1000 per year.
DIRECTIONS:: From Monmouth take A466, through the Buckholt and Llancloudy and through St Weonards. Just after the village take the left turning for Orcop and follow this road for approximately 1.5 miles to a 'Y' junction where Mount Pleasant cottage will be seen on your right-hand side with the parking area opposite.
From Hereford, turn on to the A466 from the A49, pass through Wormelow and just before reaching the village of St Weonards (NOT at the sign for Orcop hill and the Fountain Inn) turn right and follow the lane as described above.
From Ross/M50, take the A49 to Hereford, take the left turn signposted to Orcop after about 6 miles, and keep straight on over the A466 at the 'Sandyway' junction and you will find the cottage at the hill summit as described above'.
The original cottage is constructed in stone and has been extended to match as well as portions finished in shiplap boarding with inset double-glazed wooden windows and doors all set under pitched tiled roofs. Internal features include moulded skirting and architraves, ledged and braced hardwood and part glazed doors, oak, pine and flagstone flooring as well as low voltage downlighting. LPG boiler providing domestic hot water and central heating to radiators throughout and PV solar panels.
There is a pub in Orcop, a shop and primary school in St Weonards, with the Steiner Academy nearby in Much Dewchurch. This cottage is in easy reach of Hereford and the major road networks at Monmouth and Ross on Wye.
The approach to the property is through a wooden picket gate and a gravel path up to original ledged and braced hardwood door into:
PORCH:: Window to side with seat and log storage under and hanging space. Quarry tiled floor and boarded ceiling. Through stable door into:
OPEN PLAN KITCHEN DINING AREA:
KITCHEN:: 4.52m x 3.62m (14'10" x 11'11"), Window to front with garden views. 'L-shaped' oak composite worktops with multi-coloured ceramic tiled splashbacks and panelled painted wooden cupboards and drawers set under. Inset Belfast sink with mixer tap, space for large cooking range with feature brick arch over and extraction unit. Built in dishwasher and tall recess with fridge/freezer and wine rack. Matching wall units and display shelving. Part dividing the two areas is a feature original timber framework.
DINING AREA:: 3.19m x 4.68m (10'6" x 15'4"), Window to front with garden views. Low level shelving with book cases on each side. Small central fireplace with brick surround and raised flagstone hearth and small display recess. Through door into:
GARDEN ROOM:: 4.25m x 2.67m (13'11" x 8'9") max, Timber framed construction with bi-fold doors to front garden and terrace, windows at high level along one side and raked ceiling with two large roof lights. Consumer unit at high level. Through door into:
UTILITY ROOM:: 1.80m average x 2.35m (5'11" x 7'9"), Part glazed external door out to back garden and sun terrace. Window to back at high level. "L-shaped" laminated worktops with inset single drainer sink with mixer tap. Cupboards and storage space under. Space and plumbing for washing machine and tumble dryer. Extract fan and display shelving at high level. Door into:
CLOAKROOM:: Window at high level. White suite with low level W.C and wall mounted basin with tiled splashback.
SITTING ROOM:: 6.17m x 3.77m (20'3" x 12'4"), Picture window and pair of external doors out to garden and terrace and window to side. Central stone fireplace with slate hearth and inset wood burner. Recess with staircases with winders up to First Floor with storage cupboard under housing controls for solar panels. Floor access hatch down to a cellar which is approximately the size of the room.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING:: Rooflight and feature triangular window at high level. Shelved storage cupboard with louvered door. Exposed beam and doors into the following:
BEDROOM 3:: 3.22m x 3.77m (10'7" x 12'4"), Window to front overlooking garden and open countryside beyond. Recess with built in cupboard housing "Worcester" wall mounted LPG central heating boiler. Fireplace surround.
BEDROOM 1:: 3.32m x 3.61m (10'11" x 11'10"), Window to front with views overlooking garden and open countryside beyond. Pair of doors into walk-in wardrobe with hanging rail and shelves.
BEDROOM 2:: 3.68m x 3.69m (12'1" x 12'1"), Dormer window to back with views across the garden and open countryside beyond, feature semi-circular window to side. Protruding double wardrobes with shelving and hanging rails. Roof access trap.
FAMILY BATHROOM:: 3.73m x 2.46m (12'3" x 8'1"), Dormer window to back with garden and countryside views and window to side. White suite with free-standing lions foot bath with mixer taps. Low level W.C, Victorian style pedestal basin with tiled splashback and illuminated mirror above. Corner set double shower cubicle with Travertine tiling and curved sliding doors, mixer valve with head on adjustable rail.
OUTSIDE:
FRONT GARDEN:: The front garden has got a low-level stone boundary wall with inset picket gate. Gravelled edged pathways with well stocked planted borders and a paved sun terrace. Wooden log store.
BACK GARDEN:: 'L-shaped' and mainly lawned with an inset flagstone terrace and a planted border at one end. Ledged and braced door into: LEAN-TO TIMBER GARDEN SHED: With concrete floor and electricity meter. There is a combination of post and railed fencing, panel fencing and hedge boundaries. Across the lane there is a generously sized gravelled parking turning area for at least three cars and a small orchard area, hedged boundary and a timber log store.
SERVICES:: Mains electric, water, underground LPG tank and shared private drainage. Council tax band D and EPC rating C. Income from Solar Panels exceeds £1000 per year.
DIRECTIONS:: From Monmouth take A466, through the Buckholt and Llancloudy and through St Weonards. Just after the village take the left turning for Orcop and follow this road for approximately 1.5 miles to a 'Y' junction where Mount Pleasant cottage will be seen on your right-hand side with the parking area opposite.
From Hereford, turn on to the A466 from the A49, pass through Wormelow and just before reaching the village of St Weonards (NOT at the sign for Orcop hill and the Fountain Inn) turn right and follow the lane as described above.
From Ross/M50, take the A49 to Hereford, take the left turn signposted to Orcop after about 6 miles, and keep straight on over the A466 at the 'Sandyway' junction and you will find the cottage at the hill summit as described above'.
