Property description
A rare opportunity to acquire a delightful two-bedroomed, traditional, mid-terraced stone cottage situated in a quiet backwater on the outskirts of the semi-rural village of Netherton. The property offers uninterrupted views of fields to the front and mature woodland to the rear, while remaining a convenient commuter base to access Junctions 38 and 39 of the M1 motorway.
The property is offered for sale at a realistic price with no chain involved. With burglar alarm system, the accommodation has deceptively generously-proportioned rooms comprising of front entrance porch, cottage-style kitchen with panelled access door to the cellar/laundry room, lounge with open fire and patio doors leading onto a patio and rear garden beyond.
To the first floor there are two well-proportioned double bedrooms and the house bathroom/w.c. Outside, the property enjoys off-street private parking for up to four cars and on-street parking for a further vehicle. The larger-than-average established and private rear garden opens onto a woodland aspect and is planted with mixed hedging, lawns, mature borders, fruit trees and includes three patio areas, the middle patio with a large pergola over.
The property is surrounded by delightful countryside for recreation with an abundance of public footpaths. Adjacent to Stocksmoor Common Nature Reserve with woodland to the rear, the property is well-positioned to access the M1 and the northern motorway network with Wakefield 7 miles, Barnsley 9 miles, Huddersfield 10 miles, Leeds 17 miles and Sheffield 18 miles away.
Netherton village provides a Junior & Infant School, church, two convenience stores (one including a post office), a doctor's surgery, pharmacy, public house and public transport.
An early viewing is strongly recommended to appreciate the accommodation, garden and rural location of the property. All viewings are strictly by prior appointment only.
ACCOMMODATION
FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH Solid wooden stable door leading into the entrance porch, dado rail, tiled floor, UPVC double glazed window to the front, central heating radiator, door into the kitchen diner.
KITCHEN DINER 10' 7" x 14' 11" (3.23m x 4.57m) Wood cladding and coving to the ceiling, dado rail. A fitted kitchen comprising Moben base units with laminate work surface over, tiled splash back, 1 1/2 ceramic sink and drainer with swan neck mixer tap, separate integrated fridge and freezer units, UPVC double glazed window to the front, integrated double oven and grill with four ring ceramic gas hob. Terracotta tiled floor, staircase leading to the first floor landing, door leading to the cellar, central heating radiator and door the lounge.
LOUNGE 15' 0" x 15' 0" (4.58m x 4.58m) Coving to the ceiling, picture rail, UPVC double glazed sliding patio doors to the rear garden, rear wooden door with frosted glass panelled inserts and single glazed sunlight above leading out onto the rear garden. T.v. point, central heating radiator, dado rail and telephone point, open fire with tiled hearth and matching interior within wooden decorative surround.
CELLAR Currently used as a laundry room and storage cellar by the owners. Plumbing for washing machine with Grundfos Sololift waste water pump. Radiator.
FIRST FLOOR LANDING Dado rail, doors to the two bedrooms and house bathroom/w.c. Coving to the ceiling.
BEDROOM ONE 15' 1" x 9' 11" max (4.60m x 3.03m) x 7'6" min UPVC double glazed windows with wooden shutters to the rear elevation and garden, coving to the ceiling, dado rail, two built-in double wardrobes to either side of the chimney breast with storage cupboards above. Central heating radiator, t.v. point, telephone point.
BEDROOM TWO 12' 2" x 10' 0" (3.71m x 3.05m) UPVC double glazed window to the front elevation with extensive views over open fields, coving to ceiling, dado rail, central heating radiator, door to airing cupboard housing the boiler and hot water tank, loft access.
HOUSE BATHROOM/W.C. 8' 9" x 5' 2" max (2.69m x 1.60m) x 2'10" min (0.87m) Three piece suite comprising panelled bath with Triton electric shower above, low flush w.c., pedestal wash basin, half wood clad and tiled walls with dado rail, coving to the ceiling, UPVC double glazed frosted window to the rear elevation.
OUTSIDE Opposite the property, private off-road parking is available for up to 4 vehicles with a further on-road parking space
There is a gated entrance to the front of the property.
To the rear of the property, the patio doors lead onto a stone flagged patio ideal for entertaining and dining. A gated entrance leads down to a larger-than-average lawned garden containing an array of mature borders, trees and shrubs. A particular feature of the garden is a large pergola with climbing plants over a second flagged stone patio, ideal for seating and barbecues.
Established mixed hedging and trellising provide a good degree of privacy to the rear of the garden which contains a small pond, seating area and third stone-flagged patio on which stands a garden shed.
PLEASE NOTE A grassed pathway below the top patio at the rear of the property provides private walking access between neighbouring properties.
A shared septic tank is located off the property with the maintenance fee split between the property and neighbouring properties.
EPC RATING To view the full Energy Performance Certificate please either call into one of our five local offices or search for the property on www.richardkendall.co.uk
LAYOUT PLANS These floor plans are intended as a rough guide only and are not to be intended as an exact representation and should not be scaled. We cannot confirm the accuracy of the measurements or details of these floor plans.
VIEWINGS To view please contact our Wakefield office on 01924 291294 and they will be pleased to arrange a suitable appointment.