Property Details

This is a fine red bricked former vicarage dating from late Victorian times offering well apportioned living accommodation comprising of three reception rooms, kitchen, conservatory, four bedrooms, bathroom and shower room. The house stands in beautifully landscaped and maintained gardens with the additional benefit of an extra 2.11 acres part used productive vegetable garden, part woodland. The property is a registered smallholding and offers great potential for sustainable living.

St Margaret’s is a small rural community located within the Golden Valley with Peterchurch (3 miles) being the nearest village with useful facilities including public houses, primary and secondary school, village hall, shop/post office, etc. The cathedral city of Hereford (12 miles) offers a wider range of social shopping and leisure facilities and rail connections. The town of Hay on Wye (14 miles) is famous for its second hand bookshops and annual literary festival. It should be noted that this property is in the catchment area for the popular secondary school of Fairfield at Peterchurch. There are an abundance of walks into the beautiful surrounding countryside together with bridleways and within a short distance the Black Mountains and Wye Valley, which offer a range of outdoor pursuits.

The property comprises the following accommodation (measurements are provided for identification only):

ARCHED RECESSED ENTRANCE PORCH with Mosaic tiled floor.

HALLWAY with half glazed front door with eye-catching stained glass panel above, attractive stair case to first floor with part open and part timber panelled balustrade, understairs store cupboard. Doors to:

LOUNGE 4.01m x 3.38m (13'2" x 11'1") (plus bay window) with open fireplace with hearth and mantel over, French door to patio, open plan archway to: SITTING ROOM 3.66m x 3.05m (12'0" x 10'0") with French door to patio, window to rear with views to the garden, wall lighting, built in shelving and internal window to hall.

DINING ROOM 3.96m x 3.45m (13'0" x 11'4") (plus bay window) with magnificent Georgian style open fireplace with decorative tiled surround, carved mahogany mantel and surround.

SEPARATE WC with part tiled wall, shaver point with light over, pedestal hand basin, low flush WC, fitted mirror, mirror fronted medicine cabinet.

SHOWER/ WET ROOM with large shower area with Mira shower, fully tiled walls and floor, window to rear.

KITCHEN 3.68m x 3.45m (12'1" x 11'4") with stainless steel sink, fully fitted floor units and wall units with fitted work surfaces, floor mounted Danesmoor oil fired central heating boiler heating the radiators and hot water, central heating programmer, appliance recess for cooker with tiled surround, Rima air filter, further fitted shelving, door to:

CONSERVATORY 3.66m x 2.92m (12'0" x 9'7") (overall) including WALK-IN STORAGE AREA, door to rear, plumbing for automatic washing machine.

FIRST FLOOR GALLERIED LANDING with Airing Cupboard with fitted shelving and hot water cylinder.

BEDROOM 1 4.04m x 3.20m and 2.67m x 2.06m (13'3" x 10'6" and 8'9" x 6'9") (L-Shaped) with an extensive range of fitted wardrobes with dressing table, two windows to front over looking to allotment area and open countryside beyond.

BEDROOM 2 4.04m x 3.40m (13'3" x 11'2") with window to front.

BEDROOM 3 3.68m x 3.38m (12’1” x 11'1") with an extensive range of fitted wardrobes and bedroom furniture including fitted drawers, study area and further overhead store cupboards, window to rear garden.

BATHROOM fully tiled with pedestal hand basin, panelled bath, medicine cupboard, window to rear. (small cabinet excluded)

SEPARATE WC with low flush WC, small window to rear.

BEDROOM 4 3.73m x 2.51m (12'3" x 8'3") with window to rear.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached by a double gated access to newly tarmacadum car parking and turning area leading to the

CORRUGATED IRON DUTCH BARN/GARAGE 6.25m x 4.50m (20'6" x 14'9") providing useful combined workshop and garage area with fluorescent lighting, power, security light, extensive work bench and fitted shelving. A particular feature is the maximum height at 3.81m (12’6”) enabling taller vehicles to be garaged. Additional security and outside lighting.

To the rear of the garage is a useful range of storage buildings briefly comprising of:

GARDEN STORE 3.66m x 2.44m (12'0" x 8'0") (former corrugated war shelter) with concreted floor, power and lighting.

MODERN STORE 1.83m x 1.83m (6'0" x 6'0") (approx) with double sliding doorways and fitted shelving.

GREENHOUSE with a useful 30 gallon rain water butt. (Further 600 and 300 gallon rain water butts collecting off the Dutch barn).

The gardens comprise of formal lawned areas with interconnecting pathways, beautiful rockeries, pond with a small waterfall, two paved seating areas, numerous well stocked floral and shrub borders, trellised archways all adjoining natural deciduous woodland. Within the garden are numerous additional mature trees including Mountain Ash, Oak and Silver Birch.

Opposite to the house is a further 2.11 acres of land partly used as a productive vegetable garden with soft fruit bushes and fruit trees including mature apple, plum and pear trees, a 30 ft poly-tunnel with automatic (solar panelled) watering system and further wood store. The remaining land forms a mature woodland with grassed walkways giving easy access for maintenance and enjoyment of the abundance of wildlife.

SERVICES: We are informed that the property is connected to mains electricity. Private water and drainage. Oil fired central heating boiler. Telephone connected subject to British Telecom transfer regulations.

OUTGOINGS: Council Tax Band F. Council Tax Payable 2007/08 £1,907.47

VIEWING: By appointment through selling agents – McCartneys LLP. Contact Tel: 01497 820778
Out of office hours contact Ryan Williams on 07971 289368 or Richard Williams on 07900 255602.

TENURE: We are informed that the property is freehold with vacant possession upon completion.

NOTICE: Sketch plan for illustrative purposes only, not to scale. All measurements and distances are approximate. The normal enquiries carried out by a purchaser’s Solicitor and the type of inspection undertaken by a purchaser’s Surveyor have not been carried out by the Selling Agents for the purpose of preparation of these particulars.

Messrs McCartneys LLP for themselves and for the vendors or lessors of this property whose agents they are give notice that: the particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract; no person in the employment of McCartneys LLP has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property.
MCCARTNEYS LLP
REGISTERED OFFICE: McCartneys LLP, The Ox Pasture, Overton Road, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 4AA. REGISTERED NO: OC310186

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