Property description
Sitting in a delightful plot in a sought after location just under a mile from the historic market town of Abergavenny and enjoying splendid views towards the Blorenge and the Skirrid Fawr, is this charming 1930s three bedroomed detached family home offering enormous scope for improvement andextension, subject to the necessary planning consents.Offered to the market with no onward chain.
Agents Introduction
This is a superb opportunity to acquire a handsome three bedroom detached family home located in a quiet road just a short walk from the town centre. Currently configured with two reception rooms and a kitchen on the ground floor, there are three bedrooms with views to local peaks and a bathroom to the first floor. Whilst the accommodation would benefit from improvement, it is flooded in natural light and oozes charm and character and boasts original features. A particular attribute of the property is the south facing garden which provides a relaxing oasis to be enjoyed at any time of day.
Situation and Local Amenities
Penlan is situated in a quiet residential setting conveniently located within walking distance of the centre of the historic town of Abergavenny which is just under one mile away.Abergavenny town centre hosts a market several times a week and also boasts boutique style shops, grocery and newsagent stores, supermarkets and many well-known high street shops. The town also has its own cinema and leisure centre, as well as a number of restaurants and gastro pubs for evening entertainment. The area is served by a number of schools for all ages in both the state and private sector, locally and further afield in Monmouth. Abergavenny railway station is approximately two miles away, providing connecting services to Manchester and central London whilst road links at the Hardwick roundabout provide access to the motorway and \"A\" routes to Cwmbran, Cardiff, the Midlands, and London.
Entrance Porch
Wooden glazed entrance door, windows to front and side aspects, ceiling light, linoleum floor tiles with inset mat, a hardwood entrance door with glazed leaded light pane and matching panel to the side opens into:
Entrance Hallway
Ceiling light, ceiling mounted smoke alarm, radiator, telephone point, return staircase to the first floor with useful understairs storage cupboard, cupboard housing the electricity consumer unit and meter.
Reception Room One - 12' 11'' x 10' 0'' (3.93m x 3.05m)
Ceiling light, picture rail, original wooden sash windows to the front aspect with secondary glazing, sealed unit double glazed French doors opening into the rear garden, picture rail, radiator, fireplace with wooden mantel over.
Reception Room Two - 12' 3'' x 11' 9'' (3.73m x 3.58m)
Original wooden sash windows to the front aspect with secondary glazing, pendant light to the ceiling, picture rail, radiator, telephone point, television aerial point, wall mounted central heating thermostat, fireplace with tiled surround and hearth.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 8' 0'' x 13' 4'' (2.44m x 4.06m)
Requiring complete renovation with stainless steel sink unit, cooker point and space for freestanding electric cooker, original wooden sash windows to both sides, ceiling light, radiator, floor mounted Ideal Mexico 2 central heating boiler and time control unit, a panelled door opens into a pantry with a wooden framed window to the rear aspect, ceiling light, and shelving.
Lean-To Utility Area
Wooden window to front aspect and sliding wooden door opening into rear garden and providing useful storage space
Ground Floor Cloakroom
Ceiling light, WC.
Double Aspect Galleried Landing
Original sash windows with secondary glazing to front and rear aspects, wooden balustrade and newel posts, pendant light to the ceiling, ceiling mounted smoke alarm, loft hatch access.
Double Aspect Bedroom One - 12' 10'' x 10' 0'' (3.91m x 3.05m)
Original wooden sash window with secondary glazing to the front aspect with a view towards the Skirrid Fawr, original wooden sash window with secondary glazing to the rear aspect with a view towards the Blorenge, two pendant lights to the ceiling, picture rail, radiator, telephone point, fire surround with wooden mantle over, panelled door.
Bedroom Two - 10' 5'' x 11' 9'' (3.17m x 3.58m)
Original wooden sash window with secondary glazing to the front aspect and affording a superb view towards the Skirrid Fawr, pendant light to the ceiling, picture rail, wall light point, radiator, fire surround with wooden mantle over, cupboard housing hot water tank with airing cupboard above, panelled door
Bedroom Three - 7' 5'' x 9' 11'' (2.26m x 3.02m)
Original wooden sash window with secondary glazing to the rear aspect overlooking the garden and affording a view towards the Blorenge and Gilwern Hill, pendant light to the ceiling, picture rail, radiator, panelled door.
Bathroom
Fitted with a white suite comprising a bath with tiled surround, WC, pedestal wash hand basin, original partly frosted sash window to the rear aspect, ceiling light, radiator, panelled door.
Outside
FrontSet back from the roadside in a slightly elevated plot, Penlan is approached through a set of original wrought iron double gates giving access to a narrow driveway which leads to the rear garden and from which a path runs to the front door. The garden is mainly laid to lawn with herbaceous shrubbery borders and enclosed to the boundary by a mixture of hedging and low level walling.
South Facing Rear Garden
A real feature of this home is its superb garden saturated in light throughout the day, offering a fabulous place to relax or to entertain. Mainly laid to lawn it is well stocked with a variety of mature shrubs and trees interspersed by flowerbed borders and with the added benefit of vegetable garden and fruit growing area.A path leads from the driveway to the rear of the house and to a useful brick shed, with outside lights. The garden is enclosed to the boundary by privet hedging.
Garage - 18' 6'' x 7' 6'' (5.63m x 2.28m)
Double wooden doors with glazed panes, power and light.
General
Tenure: We are informed the property is Freehold. Intending purchasers should make their own enquiries via their solicitors.Services: Mains water, electricity, gas and drainage. Telephone subject to service provider regulations.Council Tax: Band E - Monmouthshire County Council EPC Rating: Band F
Property Features :
- ENTRANCE PORCH
- WELCOMING ENTRANCE HALLWAY
- DOUBLE ASPECT RECEPTION ROOM WITH FRENCH DOORS OPENING ONTO THE GARDEN
- FURTHER RECEPTION ROOM
- KITCHEN WITH WALK-IN PANTRY