House For Sale £375,000
Rutland Avenue, Matlock DE4

This beautiful, substantial home is located on a quiet cul-de-sac and has been significantly and sympathetically updated. With a new roof, air-to-water heat pump, new timber-framed sash windows and lime pointing on an exterior wall, you can benefit from the careful quality upgrades to the home.

Within a ten minute walk of Matlock town centre and with lots of artisan retailers, craft beer micropubs and bakeries even closer, this is a fantastic quiet location to live.

With substantial room sizes throughout, the home is spread generously across four storeys. The lower ground floor has a kitchen that opens out to the south-facing rear garden. This floor also contains a versatile room which is currently an art studio but could be a formal dining room, a snug or playroom. On this lower ground floor there is also a WC. On the ground floor is a grand sitting room and beautiful second reception room. There are two large double bedrooms and the family bathroom on the first floor. On the second floor is a double bedroom and a single bedroom, which is currently used as a home office.

To the rear of the property, the south-facing two-tier garden includes a dining patio area and a large shed.

In 2022 the home had new roof tiles, new timber-framed sash windows, substantial additional insulation and a Samsung air-to-water heat pump. All of these upgrades make the home more energy-efficient, reduce utility bills and improved the EPC rating from an F to a D.

Front Of The Home - A traditional low-level dry stone wall forms the front and left-hand boundary of his attractive stone-built semi-detached home. Enter the front courtyard garden through an iron gate and there is space here for seating and plant pots. A gently sloping path on the left leads down to a timber gate into the rear garden. It is on that side wall of the home that the lime pointing has recently been improved significantly. Enter the home by ascending two stone steps to the half-glazed timber front door with brass letterbox and handle.

Entrance Hallway - 6.17 x 1.23 (20'2" x 4'0") - This impressive entrance to the home at ground level has exposed pine floorborads, deep skirting boards and a high-level picture rail. The high ceiling has ornate coving and a ceiling light fitting. Stairs lead up to the first floor landing and matching stripped pine doors with brass handles lead into the sitting room and reception room.

Sitting Room - 3.63 x 3.43 (11'10" x 11'3") - We adore this grand and impressive room. The centrepiece is the large fireplace with decorative iron surround. A large log burner with flue sits within the stone fireplace upon a tiled hearth. The wide and tall bay window with recently upgraded timber-framed sash windows bring lots of natural light in. This is helped by the high ceiling, which includes a decorative rose light fitting and coving. There are stripped pine floorboards, skirting boards (these are prevalent in all rooms) and stylish paintwork. There is also a radiator, picture rail and plenty of space for furniture. It's a spacious yet cosy room in which to relax.

Reception Room - 3.94 x 3.5 (12'11" x 11'5") - Currently used as a music room, this is a lovely room at the rear of the home, with a large south-facing sash window bringing lots more natural light into the home. The high ceiling has a ceiling light fitting and there is a picture rail. Oak floorboards and lovely features like the recessed bookcase and tall original cabinets and drawers provide great character. The room has a radiator and a pine door in the corner leads to a staircase down to the lower ground floor.

Kitchen - 3.88 x 3.64 (12'8" x 11'11") - Beautiful parquet flooring and wooden cabinets give a natural feel to this lovely kitchen, which has a fully-glazed door opening straight out to the elevated dining patio of the rear garden. The high ceiling contains recessed spotlights and there are windows facing south and east. Three sides of the room have low-level cabinets with chrome handles and there are two wall-mounted cabinets above. The kitchen has lots of worktop space with tiled splashbacks. On the left are two chest-height Stoves ovens with drawers above and below. The integrated stainless steel four-ring gas hob is also by Stoves and there is an integrated stainless steel sink and drainer with chrome mixer tap in front of the south-facing window, with views straight out to the garden.

A wooden plinth provide space for a dresser or standalone tall cabinet. Within the kitchen, as shown, there is room aplenty for a four-seater dining table or kitchen island - which does mean that the adjacent room doesn't have to be a dining room and can be a studio, snug or playroom. There is space and power points on the right-hand wall for a fridge-freezer and by the rear door is room for a shoe rack and coat hooks. A door leads to the WC.

Downstairs Wc - 1.34 x 0.83 (4'4" x 2'8") - With parquet flooring, this room contains a ceramic capssule WC with integrated flush and a south-facing window, plus some open storage space.

Stairs To First Floor Landing - Back up on the ground floor, from the entrance hallway, carpeted stairs ascend to the first floor. There is panelling on the left-hand side and a handrail on the right. At the landing, a south-facing window brings light into this space. The galleried carpeted landing has a radiator and ceiling light fitting. Stripped pine doors lead into bedrooms 1 and 2 and the family bathroom. Beside the stairs up to the second floor is the large water tank linked to the air-to-water heat pump.

Bedroom One - 3.88 x 2.72 (12'8" x 8'11") - This spacious double bedroom has a square south-facing window and high ceiling, making it a light and airy room. There is plenty of room for bedroom furniture and the room has a ceiling light fitting and radiator.

Bedroom Two - 3.69 x 2.68 (12'1" x 8'9") - This north-facing bedroom has a pleasant street view through the large sash window. The room is carpeted and has a radiator and a high ceiling with light fitting. On the left is a built-in double wardrobe and, above, a cupboard with shelving. These create additional space for bedroom furniture in the room.

Bathroom - 2.65 x 1.59 (8'8" x 5'2") - The wood panelled bath has chrome mixer taps and a mains-fed shower above. To the left is a ceramic WC. Set within a wide vanity unit, the ceramic sink has chrome taps. There are two low-level double cabinets in the vanity unit and shelving above. The bathroom also includes a chrome vertical heated towel rail, extractor fan, frosted sash window and vinyl floor.

Stairs To Second Floor Landing - The carpeted stairs have a balustrade on the left and space at the turn for a chest of drawers and/or seating. At the top is a small purpose-built over-stairs cupboard, providing useful additional storage.

Bedroom Three - 3.9 x 2.3 (12'9" x 7'6") - This roomy double bedroom has great south-east views over rooftops to the green countryside. An angled roof window brings plenty more natural light into this bright room. There are oak floorboards, a radiator, ceiling light fitting and plenty of storage in the large double built-in cupboard/wardrobe and within the spacious eaves on both sides of the room.

Bedroom Four - 2.37 x 1.9 (7'9" x 6'2") - Currently used as a home office, this could also be a single bedroom, nursery or dressing room. The room is carpeted and has a ceiling light fitting, radiator and angled roof window. A loft hatch opens to the loft which does have some storage space, but which has been substantially infilled with lagging for extra insulation.

Rear Garden - Accessed from the side gate and from the kitchen, a large elevated patio area offers a perfect outdoor dining space. The south-facing garden has a dry-stone wall forming the boundary on the left-hand side and at the bottom of the garden, with a timber fence acting as the boundary on the right. The Samsung air-to-water heat pump is located on the dining patio, providing a sleek modern focal point in this traditional garden.

The lower level is only a couple of steps below the dining patio and has paved and planted areas, together with a substantial timber shed and large log store. This garden is a quiet and peaceful sanctuary surrounded by tall trees in this lovely location.