Property description

This Grade II listed, five bedroom house is a real tardis and offers a piece of history with parts of it dating back to 1841, with spacious rooms, original features and is located right in the middle of the beautiful village of Haughton with local amenities within a stones throw of your front door. The property boasts a range of features such as the door into the dining room, exposed beams in the vaulted ceilings on the first floor and the original toilet block still standing outside. On opening the door to the side of the property a large entrance hall welcomes you with doors leading to each room downstairs and stairs up to the first floor. The living accommodation downstairs comprises of a large living room having a brick built fire surround with open fire inside, large dining room with side facing bay window and second open fire set into a brick built fire surround, large kitchen diner with door accessing the rear garden and garage, a shower room and three bedrooms two being large doubles and a further single room. Upstairs are two large bedrooms with vaulted ceilings and exposed beams along with a spacious shower room and two walk in storage cupboards all being accessed off the landing. Outside to the rear two large gates open into a courtyard where the original toilet block now provides some excellent brick built storage and the space between is paved with some beautiful plants to the edges. The garage is attached to the kitchen however has both and internal and external side door allowing access around the property to the front garden where there is a large patio space, small green house and very well planted garden with well stocked borders and an area laid to lawn. A brick built wall creates the boundary. The property is looking to a new family to take care of it! Call us today to find out more and arrange your viewing.

Ground Floor

Entrance Hallway
An external wooden door with inset glazed panels opens directly into the entrance hallway where there are doors leading through to all of the ground floor accommodation and stairs up to the first floor. The room is brightly lit with ceiling and wall lights.

Living Room - 19' 1'' (max) x 18' 8'' (max) (5.81m (max) x 5.69m (max))
This is a bright and spacious living room with triple aspect windows to both sides and to the rear of the property and a focal brick-built fireplace with lighting within and an inset open fire and a tiled hearth. The room is neutrally decorated with a door leading through to the hallway and a second door leading to the kitchen. It is finished with wall lights, ceiling lights and hardwood flooring dating back to the times that the building was used for schooling.

Kitchen - 14' 10'' x 11' 8'' (4.52m x 3.55m)
This is a bright and spacious kitchen with a stable door providing access out into the rear garden and on into the garage. The kitchen comprises cream base and wall units with a cream worktop above having a one and a half bowl sink inset with a mixer tap above. There is a brick-built archway which houses the electric cooker with four ring hob and electric oven and an extractor fan above. The room is neutrally decorated with tiles to the floor, ample storage, wall lights, ceiling lights and a side-facing window.

Rear Porch - 7' 4'' x 2' 11'' (2.23m x 0.89m)
This is a partially glazed rear porch providing access out from the kitchen to the rear garden and into the garage.

Dining Room - 19' 2'' x 14' 11'' (5.84m x 4.54m)
A bright and spacious dining room which is part of the original building dating back to 1841 having windows to two aspects and also boasting the original school door. The room is neutrally decorated with a brick-built fireplace having an open fire inset with a tiled hearth, wall lights and a ceiling light.

Inner Hallway
A inner hallway leads through to the ground floor bedrooms. There is a rear facing window and radiator along with a loft access hatch with ladder providing access to the loft which runs the whole length and width of that part of the building

Bedroom Three - 16' 4'' x 8' 10'' (4.97m x 2.69m)
This is a bright and spacious double bedroom with a side-facing window and benefits from having a wash hand basin inset into a storage unit with tiled splashback and separate taps above. The room is neutrally decorated with ceiling lights, television point and a radiator.

Bedroom Four - 16' 4'' (max) x 8' 8'' (4.97m (max) x 2.64m)
This is another double bedroom which has been neutrally decorated and benefits from having a wash hand basin inset into a storage unit with tiled splashback surrounding and separate taps above. The room is finished with a radiator, ceiling lights, television point and a side-facing window.

Bedroom Five - 10' 6'' x 6' 3'' (3.20m x 1.90m)
The fifth bedroom is a single room benefitting from having dual aspect windows to either side of the property. The room is neutrally decorated with a pedestal wash hand basin having separate taps either side located in the corner of the room. With ceiling lights and a radiator.

Ground Floor Bathroom - 8' 10'' x 6' 10'' (2.69m x 2.08m)
With a suite comprising a low level flush WC, a pedestal wash hand basin with separate taps above and a glazed corner shower unit with a thermostatic mixer shower within. There are tiled splashbacks in the relevant places, a side-facing privacy glazed window, ceiling light and a shaver point.

First Floor

Landing
Stairs rise up from the ground floor to the spacious first floor landing where there is a skylight window and doors providing access to two further bedrooms, a further bathroom and two large storage cupboards.

Master Bedroom - 17' 11'' (max) x 15' 4'' (max)(5.46m (max) x 4.67m (max))
This is a spacious master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling showing original exposed beams. There are multiple power points, television connection point and windows facing the rear of the property.

Bedroom Two - 17' 10'' x 12' 11'' (5.43m x 3.93m)
This is a further excellent sized double bedroom with a side-facing window and again having a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. With a radiator, ceiling light, fan, wall lights and multiple power points.

First Floor Bathroom - 6' 11'' x 5' 2'' (2.11m x 1.57m)
Comprising a glazed shower cubicle with an electric shower within, a wash hand basin set within a unit with storage below and a low level flush WC. The room is partially tiled with a large tiled shelf and a light to the ceiling.

Store Room One - 6' 11'' x 5' 10'' (2.11m x 1.78m)
A large store room with exposed beams to the ceiling, clothes hanging rail, lighting and carpet.

Store Room Two - 6' 11'' x 5' 2'' (2.11m x 1.57m)
Another large storage cupboard accessed off of the landing with exposed beams to the ceiling, lighting and power.

Garage - 19' 4'' (max) x 15' 4'' (max)(5.89m (max) x 4.67m (max))
With an up and over door, internal door and side-facing door; the garage is easily accessible from all sides and benefits from having fitted units with worktop above and a one and a half bowl stainless steel sink and mixer tap above along with plumbing for a washing machine beneath. Having power and lighting, the garage also houses the oil fired central heating boiler.

Outbuildings
The outbuilding is divided into three sections which were previously the school toilets and are currently used as outdoor storage rooms along with housing the oil tank for the central heating.

Exterior
To the front of the property, through the gate from the main road, is a tarmacadam area which was previously the school playground but has now become a beautiful well-planted garden with colour throughout the year. To the rear of the property is a small courtyard which is currently paved and again with planted areas and a large gate providing access out to Oak Gardens behind the property where there is also space for parking.

Parking
Parking is to the rear of the house next to the red gates at the top of Oak Gardens, located off Brazenhill Lane. The postcode to follow to get to the rear of the property is ST18 9HY.

Directions
From our Eccleshall office head down the High St/B5026 towards Small Lane and at the roundabout, take the third exit onto A519. Turn right onto Horse Fair/A519 and then turn left onto Gorse Lane. Turn left onto B5405 and then turn right onto Gnosall Road which turns slightly left and becomes Knightley Road. Turn left onto Audmore Road and then turn right onto Greenfields. Continue onto Manor Road and at the roundabout in Gnosall take the first exit onto Stafford Road/A518 and continue to Haughton. Turn right and The Old School will be found on the left hand side. Be sure to look for our For Sale board to find the correct property.