Property description
* PERIOD FARMHOUSE NESTLED IN A SUPERB VILLAGE LOCATION * Believed to date back almost three hundred years, this character detached farmhouse occupies an enviable corner plot within the village and boasts ample off-road parking, a two-storey workshop, and deceptively spacious family accommodation. A look inside reveals: a beamed lounge and separate dining room, kitchen, conservatory, utility room, office, cellar/games room, four bedrooms (the master with en suite) and a bathroom. Outside, there is a separate workshop with three rooms, gated parking for up to four cars and a good-sized lawned rear garden. Viewing of this individual property is enthusiastically recommended!
THE LOCATION
OAKTHORPE, near to the bustling market town of Ashby de la Zouch, and a short distance from Measham, is an ever increasingly popular village, with easy access to the M42 motorway and onwards to major cities including Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Coventry and Birmingham. The East Midlands airport is a 25-30 minutes drive away. For recreation and country walks, the nearby National Forest visitors\‘ centre at Moira is well worth a visit.
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
* PERIOD FARMHOUSE NESTLED IN A SUPERB VILLAGE LOCATION * Believed to date back almost three hundred years, this character detached farmhouse occupies an enviable corner plot within the village and boasts ample off-road parking, a two-storey workshop, and deceptively spacious family accommodation. A look inside reveals: a beamed lounge and separate dining room, kitchen, conservatory, utility room, office, cellar/games room, four bedrooms (the master with en suite) and a bathroom. Outside, there is a separate workshop with three rooms, gated parking for up to four cars and a good-sized lawned rear garden. Viewing of this individual property is enthusiastically recommended!
ACCOMMODATION IN DETAIL - draft
ENTRANCE LOBBY
With doors to the lounge and dining room, stairs to the first floor accommodation.
BEAMED LOUNGE - 12\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 6\‘\‘ (3.65m x 3.50m)
The focal point of this charming room is the period cast iron wood burner in the brick-built fireplace standing on a flagstone hearth. There\‘s a full-height built-in cupboard, exposed beamed ceiling, exposed timber work, a telephone point, TV point, a central heating radiator, LED downlights and a double glazed front window with blinds.
BEAMED DINING ROOM - 12\‘ 2\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 11\‘\‘ (3.71m x 3.63m)
With a feature cast iron multi-fuel burner set back within a brick built fireplace, and standing on a quarry tiled hearth with a period timber fire surround, dual aspect windows with blinds, LED downlights, exposed beams, exposed timber work, a radiator and a double glazed front window.
KITCHEN - 17\‘ 7\‘\‘ x 7\‘ 6\‘\‘ (5.36m x 2.28m)
Fitted with a range of pine base and drawer units with matching wall cupboards, including leaded display units, inset Belfast sink with mixer tap, and roll-edged worktops. Tiled splashbacks, a recessed six-burner gas cooker standing within a brick recess with built-in overhead extractor hood and a timber lintel. Exposed beamed ceiling, tiled floor, integrated Smeg dishwasher, an inset microwave, an American-style fridge freezer (possibly available by separate negotiation), wine racks. Pine latched doors to the cellar / games room and the utility room. Doors to the cellar and the utility room. A stable door to the conservatory.
CONSERVATORY - 12\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 0\‘\‘ (3.65m x 3.35m)
With exposed brick base and double glazed windows and a polycarbonate roof with ceiling fan light, tiled floor and a radiator. Door to the gravelled parking area to the rear, and the workshop.
CELLAR / GAMES ROOM - 12\‘ 2\‘\‘ + staircase x 11\‘ 2\‘\‘ (3.71m x 3.40m)
Currently used as a games room. Exposed ceiling beams, a ground level double glazed window opening into the rear garden, a radiator, exposed brickwork.
UTILITY - 11\‘ 11\‘\‘ average x 7\‘ 4\‘\‘ (3.63m x 2.23m)
With a range of pine doored base and drawer units with matching wall cupboards, LED downlights, plate rack, a radiator, tiled splashbacks, an inset one and a half bowl sink and drainer, tiled floor, door to the office and doors to the rear garden.
OFFICE - 10\‘ 2\‘\‘ x 6\‘ 5\‘\‘ (3.10m x 1.95m)
With laminate flooring, two dual-aspect side windows, halogen downlights, a skylight window, a built-in desk and a radiator, door to the rear entrance lobby,
REAR ENTRANCE LOBBY
With tiled floor, exposed beam ceiling, a double glazed window, a half glazed exit door and a radiator.
FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION
LANDING
With loft access and pine latched doors to the bedrooms and bathroom.
MASTER BEDROOM - 10\‘ 7\‘\‘ x 9\‘ 7\‘\‘ (3.22m x 2.92m)
With exposed beams, two built-in double wardrobes one with mirrored doors, LED downlights, bedside downlights, a radiator, TV aerial connection, a UPVC double glazed front window and a pine latched door leading to the en suite.
EN SUITE SHOWER
Fitted with a recessed fully tiled shower cubicle and electric shower, a dual-flush toilet, a pedestal wash hand basin, chrome ladder towel rail, extractor fan, medicine cupboard, tiled floor and a UPVC double glazed side window.
BEDROOM TWO - 12\‘ 3\‘\‘ x 11\‘ 7\‘\‘ (3.73m x 3.53m)
With exposed beams, built-in double wardrobe, shelving, a decorative period cast iron fireplace, a radiator and a UPVC double glazed front window.
BEDROOM THREE - 11\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 7\‘ 6\‘\‘ (3.35m x 2.28m)
With exposed beams, LED downlights, a radiator and a UPVC double glazed rear window.
BEDROOM FOUR - 8\‘ 10\‘\‘ x 7\‘ 6\‘\‘ (2.69m x 2.28m)
With exposed beams, LED downlights, a radiator and a UPVC double glazed opaque window.
FAMILY BATHROOM - 9\‘ 9\‘\‘ x 4\‘ 5\‘\‘ (2.97m x 1.35m)
Comprising: a timber-clad panelled bath with a chrome end mixer tap, a mains-fed thermostatically-controlled shower over the bath, a dual-flush and a pedestal wash hand basin. Other features of this room are the exposed walls beams, fully tiled floor and partly tiled walls, a wall-mounted mirror, a radiator and a UPVC double glazed rear window.
OUTSIDE
FRONT and PARKING
With a shared driveway leading to twin five-bar gates opening into the gravelled parking area. Access to the lawned garden and the workshop.
REAR GARDEN
With a patio seating area, a gravel parking space for up to 4 cars, stairs down to the lawned area surrounded by mature trees shrubs, a useful timber shed and a workshop.
TWO-STOREY WORKSHOP
ROOM ONE - 12\‘ 8\‘\‘ x 8\‘ 7\‘\‘ (3.86m x 2.61m)
With power and lighting, doorway to the second room
ROOM TWO - 15\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 12\‘ 10\‘\‘ (4.57m x 3.91m)
With a window, power and lighting, stairs to the first floor.
ROOM THREE - 15\‘ 0\‘\‘ x 12\‘ 10\‘\‘ (4.57m x 3.91m)
Power and lighting.
AND FINALLY...
Indeed a rare opportunity to acquire a detached period farmhouse in this ever-popular village. Viewing is highly recommended.
COUNCIL TAX BAND
The property is believed to be in council tax band: \‘C\‘.
HOW TO GET THERE
From our NEWTON FALLOWELL office in the heart of ASHBY: Turn left into Market Street and left again at the second mini island into Bath Street. Continue under the railway bridge into Tamworth Road and continue out of town. At the roundabouts with the A42/M42 go straight ahead towards Measham. In a mile or so, at the traffic lights by the garage, turn right. Go over the motorway bridge and turn left towards Oakthorpe. Follow this road for approx 200 metres, and the farm house can be found on the left just BEFORE the left hand corner. Please note: There is NO For Sale board outside the property. POSTCODE for SATNAVS: DE12 7RB.
PLEASE NOTE:
SERVICES: All mains are connected - except gas. The central heating is oil-fired and LPG stored gas is used for the cooker. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by Newton Fallowell and no guarantee as to their operating ability or their efficiency can be given. TENURE: Freehold - with vacant possession on completion. Newton Fallowell recommends that purchasers satisfy themselves as to the tenure of this property and we recommend they consult a legal representative such as a solicitor appointed in their purchase. MEASUREMENTS: Please note that room sizes are quoted in metres to the nearest tenth of a metre measured from wall to wall. The imperial equivalent is included as an approximate guide for applicants not fully conversant with the metric system. Room measurements are included as a guide to room sizes and are not intended to be used when ordering carpets or flooring. VIEWING: By strict appointment through the selling agent. DISCLAIMER: The details contained within these sales particulars are based on information supplied by the vendor and have not been verified by the agent.
Property Features :
- Character 4 Bed Period Farmhouse
- Enviable Village Corner Position
- Beamed Lounge and Dining Room
- Kitchen - Utility Room - Office
- Cellar / Games Room - Conservatory
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