House For Sale £700,000
Basking in sweeping rural views, a stunning new eco and energy efficient 4 double bedroom Dutch Barn Conversion offers heritage character with a sleek contemporary aesthetic for stylish modern country living.
Entrance Hall - Sitting Room - Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Room - Utility - Downstairs Bedroom with Ensuite Wet Room - Hall Closet - Downstairs WC - Principal Bedroom with Ensuite Shower - 2 Further Double Bedrooms - Family Bathroom - Double Garage Block including insulated Studio with Plant Room, Separate WC & Car Port with Charging Provisions - Stone Paved Patios - Gravel Parking Bays to the front including additional private parking to the rear - Private Gardens
Offering the preeminent property within a highly exclusive enclave, the Dutch Barn is a truly exceptional family home. With the utmost care and attention lavished throughout, it respectfully preserves its agricultural heritage in the very fabric and character of the building whilst creating a energy efficient and eco-friendly home for stylish modern living. Light with a generosity of space throughout, the barn wears its eco credentials to combat climate change, solar panels and rainwater harvesting to its hydrogen ready Worcester boiler.
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 evident 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 - The oak Front Door flanked by integrated planters opens into the Entrance Hall with Limestone tile flooring that runs throughout much of the downstairs overlaying the underfloor heating throughout. Off the Hall lie both the Closet offering storage and the Downstairs WC.
Open Plan Kitchen/Dining Room - The expansive Kitchen and Dining Room creates a magnetic hub for family life bathed in a flood of natural light from both bi-fold doors framing the Dining area and allowing seamless transition out onto the south-facing patio and twin Kitchen windows framing stunning views across the rear gardens towards the river and out across a landscape of open farmland and wooded hillsides. A pendant light centres the position for a large dining table at which to gather family and friends. The Kitchen is fully fitted with solid painted oak doors smartly contrasted by white quartz countertops. The large central island offers an array of storage including deep pan drawers and integral bottle rack. Beneath the window is set the Asian double width grey metal sink with slide-able inner baskets, ideal for washing vegetables allied to the Liote mixer tap with both waterfall and hose spray features. To the side lies the integrated dishwasher, with further units concealing household bins and corner carousel unit flanking space for the multi-fuel range cooker before space for the US-style fridge freezer. On the exposed brick wall a run of units conceal services for the installation of a coffee machine.
Sitting Room - With steps leading up from the Dining Room, the stunning Sitting Room typifies the generosity of space evident throughout the property. Flooded with light from both the twin front sets of bi-folds doors opening out onto front terrace with wide steps down to the Driveway or the second bi-folds opening out onto the private south-facing side patio and wider gardens. With exposed brick wall and gorgeous exposed roof trusses drawing the eye upwards further drama is added by the oak and glass cantilevered staircase. The roof truss also neatly conceals connection for a home cinema projection system. The spacious room is made even more welcoming by the warm honey tones of the oak flooring with useful central floor double socket while a slate hearth denotes the position of the fireplace that can be installed as desired.
Utility - The Utility with External Door to the rear garden is fully fitted with storage units including a full-height double Cupboard. It has space for both under-counter washer and dryer flanking a double butler sink with flexible hose mixer tap. The Utility is also home to shallow units concealing the controls for the underfloor heating and the integrated fibre that runs throughout the property.
Downstairs Double Bedroom - With bi-fold doors opening out into the rear gardens and revelling in splendid open country views, the fourth Bedroom offers a highly malleable space. With a Ensuite Wet Room featuring screened shower with both Rainhead and regular showers, WC and stylish wall-mounted rectangular basin. It all provides luxurious and discreet Guest Accommodation, yet additionally offers space for quiet retreat - an ideal Study or Home Office.
Bedroom 1 - The Principal Bedroom with period-style radiator is a spacious and carpeted Double enjoying triple aspect with stunning views over the gardens and wider grounds across the nature pond, riverbank and miles of uninterrupted Herefordshire countryside. Thoughtful integrated lighting options illuminate the high barrel ceiling of the ironic Dutch Barn roofline granting the room an exceptional volume of light and airy space. Off the Bedroom lies an ideal space for installing a wall of fitted wardrobes before entering the Ensuite featuring marble flooring with walk-in shower with glass screen, WC, heated towel rail and bespoke vanity unit with slate top and rectangular table-top basin.
Bedrooms 2 & 3 - Both Bedrooms are carpeted Doubles enjoying those gorgeous views across the gardens and wider grounds. The rooms benefit from period-style radiators and both revel in barrel ceilings.
Family Bathroom - Providing full bath with glass screened Rainhead and regular showers, the Family Bathroom is completed with WC, bidet, heated towel rail and a large bespoke wooden vanity unit with statement table-top basin with sleek line waste.
Garage Block - Separated from the house by a covered Walkway, the Double Garage Block offers an open Car Port with charging point ready and could be readily enclosed with double doors to match the other side. The initial half of the Garage with solid oak front doors, window and single door to the rear offers a highly malleable space for a myriad of purposes; readily dedicated to Home Office, Gym, Workshop or luxurious accommodation for cherished classic car. The section also provides Separate WC and Plant Room - home to the nerve centre of the home’s eco and energy efficiency. It contains the new generation of Worcester hydrogen ready LPG gas boiler, water softener, hot water Cylinder, rainwater harvesting for flushing WCs and washing machine supply, the fully zoned underfloor heating manifolds and adjustable solar panel controls customisable to the requirements of the house hold.
Outside
Passing through the red brick walled entrance flanked by Magnolia grandiflora trees the permeable gravel driveway sweeps down towards the house and Garage Block. A secondary entrance turning immediately before the barns tracks along the boundary and opens into the rear gardens and curves around to the rear of the Garage Block to offer additional parking for numerous vehicles including ample space for caravan or motorhome. The private gardens laid to lawn to the side of the house feature terraced south-facing stone paved patios ideal for entertaining and al fresco dining before the lawn with buried LPG tank sweeps around to the rear of the house basking in those sensational views.
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
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
