House For Sale £379,950
Ashfield House sits beyond a low brick retaining wall and is approached via a pedestrian wrought iron gate to a paved pathway which cuts through front lawn areas and has steps rising to a block paved frontage with island shrub borders.
Built in the 1930s, this lovely home has retained many character features including high coved ceilings, picture rails, deep skirting boards and distinctive carpentry. All the rooms are generously spacious and the property has been maintained and extended sympathetically. Warmed by gas central heating, each of the rooms has a radiator, some in decorative covers, three working chimneys and there are timber panelled doors throughout.
UPVC double doors open to a quarry tiled porch which shelters the original front door having a decoratively leaded and stained glass insert with matching side panels and a fanlight above. The broad hallway has a pendant light, exposed oak floorboards
and the spindle balustrade staircase rises and turns to the first floor.
The bay window of the comfortably spacious lounge overlooks the front garden, there are recessed downlights and the focal point of the room is the oak Adams style fire surround with granite hearth and housing a gas coals fire.
The generously sized dining room has a bay to the rear fitted with French doors opening to the garden. The laminate flooring offers a practical finish, there is a pendant light and an attractive brick arch open fire surround.
A door opens to the inner hall with laminate flooring which continues through to the living dining kitchen. The inner hall also gives way to the cloakroom with ceiling light, vinyl flooring and two recessed windows with a built-in cupboard beneath housing the Worcester Greenflow gas central heating boiler. The two-piece white suite comprises a high flush WC and a pedestal wash handbasin and one wall has built-in sliding-door storage cupboards.
The lengthy living-dining-kitchen has a bay window to the front, French windows to the rear and two side windows plus recessed downlights for evening ambience. The lounge area has a large brick ingle fireplace with stone flagged hearth, an oak mantle and houses a multi-fuel stove and there is a wall mounted television point to the side.
The kitchen area is fitted with a good range of cream painted wall and base cabinets having brushed steel handles and an island unit. Wood-block effect worktops surround and have an inset porcelain Butlers sink unit with French lever style mixer tap over.
A brick ingle houses the Belling five-burner gas range cooker with an extractor fan over, there is space for a fridge freezer and an integrated Electrolux automatic dishwasher. A door gives way to the utility area with plumbing for an automatic washing machine and vent for a tumble dryer, and a further door opens to a walk-in larder/coat store.
The butterfly-style staircase rises to the landing with spindle balustrade, a window to the rear, a loft hatch and is lit by a pendant light.
The right wing leads to a master bedroom with window to the front, a pendant light and a built-in double wardrobe. The en suite is fitted with a three-piece white suite comprising a wall mounted wash hand basin, a low flush WC and a tiled shower cabinet having a Mira 415 electric unit.
Bedroom two overlooks the front, has a pendant light, an eye-catching Victorian cast-iron fireplace and exposed floorboards. Bedroom three overlooks the rear, has a pendant light and also features a Victorian cast-iron fireplace with fitted shelving to either side. Bedroom four is a single room with a window to the front and a ceiling light and is currently used as a home office.
The partially-tiled family bathroom has an opaque window and is fitted with a Burlington four-piece white traditional style suite comprising a roll-top claw-foot bath with telephone style hand shower over, a pedestal wash hand basin, low flush w.c. and a large shower cubicle with monsoon-style head. In keeping, a traditional style radiator is fitted with an attached chrome pipe heated towel rail over and is also warmed by electric under-floor heating.
A wrought iron side gate gives way to the south-east facing, fence and wall enclosed rear garden. The brick and stone edged central lawn has a feature curved pond to one end and the block paved and flag to pathway expands to a dining area. To the rear elevation is a raised decked area which is perfect for alfresco dining and has a wisteria laden arbour above it. The borders have specimen shrubs and trees, there is a garden shed, an outside tap and outside lighting. The rear gate opens to a Tarmac driveway with parking for two cars and leads to a detached double garage with two up-and-over doors, power and light.
Dimensions in metres:
Lounge:4.6 x 3.7
Dining room4.8 x 3.7
Dining kitchen9.7 x 4.3
Master bedroom4.1 x 3.7
Bedroom 23.7 x 3.9
Bedroom 33.7 x 3.9
Bedroom 42.6 x 2.3
Bathroom2.5 x 2.5
Viewing is strictly by appointment through Maria B Evans Estate Agents
We are reliably informed that the Tenure of the property is Freehold
The Local Authority is Chorley Borough Council
The EPC rating is D
The Council Tax Band is D
The property is served by mains drainage
Please note:
Room measurements given in these property details are approximate and are supplied as a guide only.
All land measurements are supplied by the Vendor and should be verified by the buyer's solicitor. We
would advise that all services, appliances and heating facilities be confirmed in working order by an
appropriately registered service company or surveyor on behalf of the buyer as Maria B. Evans Estate
Agency cannot be held responsible for any faults found. No responsibility can be accepted for any
expenses incurred by prospective purchasers.
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Council Tax Band: D
Tenure: Freehold
