House For Sale £650,000
A Stunning New Eco and Energy Efficient 4 Double Bedroom Attached Barn Conversion melding heritage character with a contemporary aesthetic for stylish modern living, set in highly exclusive enclave nestled amid open Herefordshire countryside.
Entrance Hall - Sitting Room - Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Room - Utility - Plant Room - Principal Bedroom with Ensuite Wet Room - Double Bedroom with Ensuite Shower - 2 Further Double Bedrooms - Family Bathroom - Front Garden with 3 Car Parking Spaces - Carport with Charging Point and Store within Enclosed Rear Garden - Stone Paved Patios - Garden Shed
Elegant contemporary barn conversion offering a gorgeous family home. It pays homage to its agricultural past - retaining and repurposing many original material elements throughout, layering character whilst creating an energy efficient and eco-friendly home for stylish modern living. Light and with a generosity of space throughout, the barn wears its eco credentials to combat climate change lightly from breathable hemp and lime plaster with thermo-fleece insulation, solar panels and rainwater harvesting to its hydrogen ready Worcester boiler. The utmost care and attention has been lavished throughout, evident from the Hall’s saddle stones to the garden’s native plantings supporting biodiversity.
The property enjoys a delightful rural location within the small development of only 4 properties, nestled in the hamlet of Canon Bridge. With the barns’ proximity to the SSSI of the River Wye with its established otter population, the developer’s commitment to not only preserving but enhancing the ecological diversity of the enclave is clear from the installation of owl and swift boxes, planting of trees, mixed native hedging and banks of wildflowers. Well situated to benefit from ready access to either the north or south of the county, the neighbouring village of Madley 1.5 miles away provides local shop, 2 pubs, picturesque church and Ofsted “Good” primary school. Amenity-rich Belmont is 6 miles offering supermarket, petrol station, library and GP, with Hereford City itself only a mile further.
The Property
Entrance Hall - Beyond the oak Front Door, the Entrance Hall benefits from Limestone tile flooring that runs harmoniously throughout much of the property. In a charmingly thoughtful detail that repeats along the entire front length of the barn, cast iron support columns are set upon hand-carved saddle stones all retained from the original milking parlour’s structure.
Sitting Room - The stunning Sitting Room is bathed in a flood of natural light drawing attention up to the exposed original Elm roof trusses, with twin sets of bi-fold doors offering seamless transition to the stone paved patio and front gardens beyond while French doors open out onto the house-spanning patio of the rear gardens. The luxuriously proportioned room features a Stovax wood burner supplementing the underfloor heating present throughout the property and providing a welcoming focal point on a chilly winter’s night.
Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Room - Revelling in an open sweep from the Sitting Room, the magnetic heart of the home offers a Dining Room area flanked by bi-fold doors opening onto the front patio and French Doors onto the rear while twin, height-adjustable lighting pendants illuminate the position for a large dining table at which to gather family and friends. The Kitchen is fully fitted with painted solid oak cabinet doors sleekly contrasting white quartz countertops. The large central island offers integral wine fridge alongside copious storage with soft-close utensil and deep pan drawers. Set beneath a window overlooking the rear gardens lies the double Butler sink with integrated dishwasher to the side, concealed household bins and corner unit with carousel. There is also a fitted Samsung US-style fridge freezer and Stoves multi-fuel 7 burner range cooker with stainless steel hood above.
Plant Room - The Plant Room is the nerve centre of the home’s eco and energy efficiency. It contains the new generation of Worcester hydrogen ready LPG gas system boiler, water softener, hot water cylinder, rainwater harvesting for flushing WC’s, washing machine supply and outside irrigation or car washing, the fully zoned underfloor heating manifolds. The solar panel outlet can be adjusted for household requirements.
Utility - The fitted Utility has ceramic sink with integral drainer and retractable hose tap, flanked by space for both washer and dryer with storage units above The Utility is also home to the security system and benefits from hard-wired fibre optic integrated throughout the rooms and to the property as a whole.
Bedroom 1 - The Principal Bedroom is a spacious Double delighting in solid oak flooring and original exposed Elm beams. Clever integrated lighting confers various options for illumination from bedside to main while a concealed track line to the wall top emphasises not only the room’s beams but its generosity of volume. The room also benefits from both window and French Doors opening onto the private rear stone paved patio with gardens beyond. The Ensuite Wet Room features an open shower with Crittall-style panel and both Rainhead and regular showers, full bath, WC and bespoke mango wood vanity unit with table-top basin and Bluetooth mirror above.
Bedroom 2 - The second Double Bedroom also features oak flooring, integrated lighting options and exposed Elm roof truss. It enjoys twin windows overlooking the front gardens. The Ensuite features both Rainhead and regular shower with Crittall-style panel, WC, Bluetooth mirror and table-top basin set upon statement reclaimed oak lintel.
Bedrooms 3 & 4 - Both are lovely Double Bedrooms with windows overlooking the private rear gardens bounded by mixed native hedging and trees complimenting the nectar bank of wildflowers. The malleable smaller room could easily provide an ideal Study or Home Office as desired.
Family Bathroom - The Bathroom features full bath with both Rainhead and regular showers with glass screen, WC and bespoke large vanity unit with table-top basin. The room usefully provides fitted full-height oak shelving unit and is completed with heated towel rail.
Outside
Passing through the red brick walled entrance flanked by Magnolia grandiflora trees the gravel driveway sweeps towards the house and offers 3 car parking bays before a border planted with shrubs, grasses and lavenders, flanked by lawns to either side. The main front lawn set before the patio is bounded by a green and copper beech hedge edged with reclaimed original stone cobbles. The enclosed and private rear garden enjoys secure access with double wooden gates from the lane onto a permeable gravel driveway leading to the Car Port position with rear Store ideal for storage of bikes and family paraphernalia. The Car Port with planned Charging Point can be personalised to individual requirements. The wider rear garden is primarily laid to lawn with buried LPG gas tank, Garden Shed and Outside Tap. The south-facing stone paved patio offers ideal space for entertaining and al fresco dining while outside the main bedroom is a secluded spot for enjoying an evening glass of wine sheltered by trained evergreen Elaeagnus trees.
Practicalities
Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘F’
LPG Gas Central Heating
Double Glazed Throughout
Mains Electricity
Water Supplemented by Solar Panels
Rainwater Harvesting
Private Drainage with Treatment Plant
Fibre Broadband Available
(Please note: solar panels can be configured or tailored to individual needs offer depending)
Directions
From Hereford, take the A465 Belmont Road towards Abergavenny. Turn right onto the B4349 to Madley and continue straight for 4 miles. In the centre of Madley village turn right to Canon Bridge. Proceed straight for 1.5 miles bearing right to follow the sign for Canon Bridge. The property is to be found bearing slight left to follow the No Through Road at signpost and turning first left into Magnolia Court Barns.
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Council Tax Band: F
Tenure: Freehold
