House For Sale £310,000
If a peaceful, leafy setting is what you're after, then look no further! Set in an idyllic spot on the edge of this popular hillside village, Dene View is a classic stone built semi-detached cottage packed with original features. Located along a single lane track and surrounded by mature trees, the home has a lovely feel and benefits from far-reaching panoramic views to the east and south in particular.
On the ground floor is a spacious sitting room, breakfast kitchen and self-contained annexe/gym/home office with doors leading into the ground floor wet room and laundry room (that could readily be converted into a kitchenette or walk-in wardrobe. There are two bedrooms and the large, stunning family bathroom on the first floor, whilst on the second floor are two further bedrooms. To the front of the home is a wide patio, perfect for outdoor dining, a front garden and parking at the rear.
Middleton-by-Wirksworth is a small hilltop village with a multitude of walks and cycling routes leading from the village. Two differing pubs offer real ale and cooked meals. Wirksworth, with independent shops and restaurants, a health centre, schools and much more is within walking distance. The Peak District, Carsington Water and the High Peak Trail are all on your doorstep.
Front Of The Home - This attractive stone cottage has a tiled roof, brick chimney and timber-framed windows with stone lintels and a stone surround. Head down the single track from the eponymous chapel on Chapel Lane and enter the garden through a timber gate onto the stone patio. Here, there is plenty of room for outdoor seating and dining. The house is east-facing and so gets the morning sun and the position of the front garden means that most of it is open to sunlight through to sunset. To the left of the front door is a large flowering jasmine bush. Head through the half-glazed timber door to the sitting room.
Sitting Room - 4.7 x 3.6 (15'5" x 11'9") - This well-proportioned room has a lovely feel. Like all rooms on the ground and first floor, it has high ceilings and original skirting boards. The large wooden-framed double-glazed windows, oak floorboards and working fireplace form a nice transition into the home from the abundant nature outside. The iron fireplace is set on a decorative tiled hearth with matching tiled surround and cast-iron mantelpiece over. In the alcove to the left is a cute narrow and tall bookcase.
Part of the room has a stone floor and there is plenty of space for sofas and furniture. The sitting room is completed by a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Breakfast Kitchen - 4 x 3.7 (13'1" x 12'1") - From the sitting room, a timber door with brass handle leads into the breakfast kitchen. With spectacular views over rooftops to Middleton Moor framed through the window above the sink, this is another room that has light pouring in. There is space for a large range cooker in the original substantial fireplace. The room has oak flooring and beneath the extensive pine worktop are a range of cabinets, together with space and plumbing for a washing machine, as well as space for a refrigerator and freezer. Above, the stainless steel dihl-branded 1.5 sink and drainer has a chrome mixer tap. On the wall to the right is a tall wall-mounted crockery shelving unit and there is still plenty of room for a breakfast/dining table and chairs as well as a substantial dresser, as evidenced in these photographs next to the large pantry, set within the wood-paneled wall. The breakfast kitchen also has a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Inner Hallway - This recently-created space has oak and stone flooring. There is a rear entrance half-glazed timber door on the right and a door through to the annexe/home office. Stairs lead up on the right to the first floor landing.
Annexe-Home Office - 4.3 x 2.65 combined (14'1" x 8'8" combined) - Comprising a versatile room (could be a home office, studio, bedroom, teenage den), wet room (shower, sink, WC) and laundry room, this is a very useful and versatile space. The main room has a flagstone floor and currently houses an ornate, original stove which can be removed to create more room for furniture. This room has a floor-to-ceiling storage cupboard, ceiling light fitting, radiator and windows to the north and south aspects.
The wet room has a mains-fed shower, WC, ceramic sink with chrome mixer tap and cute frosted double-glazed window set into the deep stone wall. The mosaic tiled floor slopes to the drain-away.
The laundry room could readily be converted into a kitchenette or a walk-in-wardrobe and has a window with lovely patterned glass.
Stairs To First Floor Landing - From the inner hallway, open the timber tongue-and-groove door up the carpeted stairs. There is a tall window at the bottom, bringing natural light into this space. Overhead is a useful storage cupboard and there is a handrail on the left. The stairs open out to a spacious L-shaped landing with banister, radiator and two ceiling light fittings above.
Bedroom One - 4.7 x 3.6 (15'5" x 11'9") - Located at the front (east) end of the house, this substantial room has two large east-facing windows and one south-facing window - flooding plenty of natural light into this bright and airy room and offering spectacular, leafy views of the surrounding hillside. The original ornate fireplace has a mantelpiece above. There is lots of space for a king-size or double bed, furniture and seating. There is a ceiling light fitting and two radiators.
Bedroom Two - 3.85 x 2.65 (12'7" x 8'8") - This quirky-shaped room has great south-facing views towards Middleton Moor. The room can be set up as a double bedroom or - as currently - a large single. This is another room with an original ornate fireplace and there are alcoves either side of this. The room is carpeted and has a radiator and ceiling light fitting.
Family Bathroom - 4.06 x 2.7 (13'3" x 8'10") - This splendid large bathroom has as the literal centrepiece a modern standalone oval bath, sat proudly in the middle of the room. The bath has a chrome mixer tap and hand-held shower attachment. In the corner is a large cubicle with curved glass doors and floor-to-ceiling ceramic tiles, housing the mains-fed shower. There is a pedestal sink with chrome mixer tap and ceramic WC with integrated flush.
The bathroom also has a pine floor, two Velux windows, ceiling light fitting, extractor fan, frosted double-glazed window, vertical heated towel rail, Vaillant boiler and useful space under the eaves for additional storage.
Stairs To First Floor Landing - A timber tongue-and-groove door opens up onto a pine staircase with handrail on the left and original beams overhead. There is space on the landing for a storage unit/furniture and matching doors lead into bedrooms 3 and 4.
Bedroom Three - 4.7 x 2.95 (15'5" x 9'8") - Two large Velux windows and one large south-facing window bring lots of natural light into the room and offer some fantastic far-reaching panoramic views out. The room has pine floorboards and there is space for a low-level bed and furniture. There is a ceiling light fitting, radiator and internal door offering one route into bedroom 4.
Bedroom Four - 3.65 x 2.65 (11'11" x 8'8") - This is a slightly smaller mirror image of Bedroom Three. More south- and east-facing views are available through the two Velux windows in this room and there is room for a desk in addition to the bed and furniture here. The room has pine floorboards and there is additional storage space in the eaves. The room has a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Garden - Located at the front of the property, the garden has a rectangular lawn bordered by flourishing geraniums on the right and an apple tree on the left. There is space at the end for a shed. The garden is bordered by a dry stone wall on the right and a bamboo fence on the left. Separating the garden from the patio is a low brick wall, with a natural arch overhead created by the rose bush.
Rear Yard And Parking - With space to park a small vehicle and accessed down the single-track lane from Chapel Lane, this area has a wide timber entrance gate. There is an outside tap, two outside lights and space for seating from which you have fabulous views across to Middleton Moor.
On the ground floor is a spacious sitting room, breakfast kitchen and self-contained annexe/gym/home office with doors leading into the ground floor wet room and laundry room (that could readily be converted into a kitchenette or walk-in wardrobe. There are two bedrooms and the large, stunning family bathroom on the first floor, whilst on the second floor are two further bedrooms. To the front of the home is a wide patio, perfect for outdoor dining, a front garden and parking at the rear.
Middleton-by-Wirksworth is a small hilltop village with a multitude of walks and cycling routes leading from the village. Two differing pubs offer real ale and cooked meals. Wirksworth, with independent shops and restaurants, a health centre, schools and much more is within walking distance. The Peak District, Carsington Water and the High Peak Trail are all on your doorstep.
Front Of The Home - This attractive stone cottage has a tiled roof, brick chimney and timber-framed windows with stone lintels and a stone surround. Head down the single track from the eponymous chapel on Chapel Lane and enter the garden through a timber gate onto the stone patio. Here, there is plenty of room for outdoor seating and dining. The house is east-facing and so gets the morning sun and the position of the front garden means that most of it is open to sunlight through to sunset. To the left of the front door is a large flowering jasmine bush. Head through the half-glazed timber door to the sitting room.
Sitting Room - 4.7 x 3.6 (15'5" x 11'9") - This well-proportioned room has a lovely feel. Like all rooms on the ground and first floor, it has high ceilings and original skirting boards. The large wooden-framed double-glazed windows, oak floorboards and working fireplace form a nice transition into the home from the abundant nature outside. The iron fireplace is set on a decorative tiled hearth with matching tiled surround and cast-iron mantelpiece over. In the alcove to the left is a cute narrow and tall bookcase.
Part of the room has a stone floor and there is plenty of space for sofas and furniture. The sitting room is completed by a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Breakfast Kitchen - 4 x 3.7 (13'1" x 12'1") - From the sitting room, a timber door with brass handle leads into the breakfast kitchen. With spectacular views over rooftops to Middleton Moor framed through the window above the sink, this is another room that has light pouring in. There is space for a large range cooker in the original substantial fireplace. The room has oak flooring and beneath the extensive pine worktop are a range of cabinets, together with space and plumbing for a washing machine, as well as space for a refrigerator and freezer. Above, the stainless steel dihl-branded 1.5 sink and drainer has a chrome mixer tap. On the wall to the right is a tall wall-mounted crockery shelving unit and there is still plenty of room for a breakfast/dining table and chairs as well as a substantial dresser, as evidenced in these photographs next to the large pantry, set within the wood-paneled wall. The breakfast kitchen also has a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Inner Hallway - This recently-created space has oak and stone flooring. There is a rear entrance half-glazed timber door on the right and a door through to the annexe/home office. Stairs lead up on the right to the first floor landing.
Annexe-Home Office - 4.3 x 2.65 combined (14'1" x 8'8" combined) - Comprising a versatile room (could be a home office, studio, bedroom, teenage den), wet room (shower, sink, WC) and laundry room, this is a very useful and versatile space. The main room has a flagstone floor and currently houses an ornate, original stove which can be removed to create more room for furniture. This room has a floor-to-ceiling storage cupboard, ceiling light fitting, radiator and windows to the north and south aspects.
The wet room has a mains-fed shower, WC, ceramic sink with chrome mixer tap and cute frosted double-glazed window set into the deep stone wall. The mosaic tiled floor slopes to the drain-away.
The laundry room could readily be converted into a kitchenette or a walk-in-wardrobe and has a window with lovely patterned glass.
Stairs To First Floor Landing - From the inner hallway, open the timber tongue-and-groove door up the carpeted stairs. There is a tall window at the bottom, bringing natural light into this space. Overhead is a useful storage cupboard and there is a handrail on the left. The stairs open out to a spacious L-shaped landing with banister, radiator and two ceiling light fittings above.
Bedroom One - 4.7 x 3.6 (15'5" x 11'9") - Located at the front (east) end of the house, this substantial room has two large east-facing windows and one south-facing window - flooding plenty of natural light into this bright and airy room and offering spectacular, leafy views of the surrounding hillside. The original ornate fireplace has a mantelpiece above. There is lots of space for a king-size or double bed, furniture and seating. There is a ceiling light fitting and two radiators.
Bedroom Two - 3.85 x 2.65 (12'7" x 8'8") - This quirky-shaped room has great south-facing views towards Middleton Moor. The room can be set up as a double bedroom or - as currently - a large single. This is another room with an original ornate fireplace and there are alcoves either side of this. The room is carpeted and has a radiator and ceiling light fitting.
Family Bathroom - 4.06 x 2.7 (13'3" x 8'10") - This splendid large bathroom has as the literal centrepiece a modern standalone oval bath, sat proudly in the middle of the room. The bath has a chrome mixer tap and hand-held shower attachment. In the corner is a large cubicle with curved glass doors and floor-to-ceiling ceramic tiles, housing the mains-fed shower. There is a pedestal sink with chrome mixer tap and ceramic WC with integrated flush.
The bathroom also has a pine floor, two Velux windows, ceiling light fitting, extractor fan, frosted double-glazed window, vertical heated towel rail, Vaillant boiler and useful space under the eaves for additional storage.
Stairs To First Floor Landing - A timber tongue-and-groove door opens up onto a pine staircase with handrail on the left and original beams overhead. There is space on the landing for a storage unit/furniture and matching doors lead into bedrooms 3 and 4.
Bedroom Three - 4.7 x 2.95 (15'5" x 9'8") - Two large Velux windows and one large south-facing window bring lots of natural light into the room and offer some fantastic far-reaching panoramic views out. The room has pine floorboards and there is space for a low-level bed and furniture. There is a ceiling light fitting, radiator and internal door offering one route into bedroom 4.
Bedroom Four - 3.65 x 2.65 (11'11" x 8'8") - This is a slightly smaller mirror image of Bedroom Three. More south- and east-facing views are available through the two Velux windows in this room and there is room for a desk in addition to the bed and furniture here. The room has pine floorboards and there is additional storage space in the eaves. The room has a ceiling light fitting and radiator.
Garden - Located at the front of the property, the garden has a rectangular lawn bordered by flourishing geraniums on the right and an apple tree on the left. There is space at the end for a shed. The garden is bordered by a dry stone wall on the right and a bamboo fence on the left. Separating the garden from the patio is a low brick wall, with a natural arch overhead created by the rose bush.
Rear Yard And Parking - With space to park a small vehicle and accessed down the single-track lane from Chapel Lane, this area has a wide timber entrance gate. There is an outside tap, two outside lights and space for seating from which you have fabulous views across to Middleton Moor.
