Property description
* DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS, EXTENDED and UPGRADED, THREE-BEDROOMED HOME boasting a superb dining kitchen and well-presented accommodation throughout spread over three floors. To the rear there's a low-maintenance courtyard garden. MORTON COTTAGE: has been tastefully and sympathetically modernised throughout and boasts a superb open-plan dining kitchen and a southerly-facing rear garden with a backdrop of mature shrubs and trees. The cottage is in good decorative order throughout with deceptively-spacious accommodation which is not obvious from a drive-by. A look inside reveals: a lounge with a wood fire surround and grey slate inset and hearth with a working chimney, a spacious refitted modern kitchen diner (2009), a downstairs bathroom and three double bedrooms - one of the bedrooms on the second floor.
THE LOCATION
The historic town of Castle Donington is very popular and boasts a good mixture of modern amenities and facilities. Donington Park motor racing circuit, East Midlands airport, the M1 motorway and the A50 are all within easy access. Nearby Midland cities include Leicester, Nottingham and Derby, and further afield, Coventry and Birmingham.
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
* DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS, EXTENDED and UPGRADED, THREE-BEDROOMED HOME boasting a superb dining kitchen and well-presented accommodation throughout spread over three floors. To the rear there's a low-maintenance courtyard garden. MORTON COTTAGE: This three-storey, three double-bedroom period home has been tastefully and sympathetically modernised throughout and boasts a superb open-plan dining kitchen and a southerly-facing rear garden with a backdrop of mature shrubs and trees. The cottage is in good decorative order throughout with deceptively-spacious accommodation which is not obvious from a drive-by. A look inside reveals: a lounge with a wood fire surround and grey slate inset and hearth with a working chimney, a spacious refitted modern kitchen diner (2009), a downstairs bathroom and three double bedrooms - one of the bedrooms on the second floor. Outside, the split-level enclosed rear garden has been designed for low-maintenance - and there's a useful timber shed. Viewing is highly recommended!
ACCOMMODATION IN DETAIL
The house stands back from the road behind a low-brick wall with a wrought iron gate opening into the gravelled foregarden. A UPVC half-glazed opaque door opens into the:
LOUNGE - 12' 1'' x 11' 2'' (3.68m x 3.40m)
With a wood fire surround with grey slate inset and hearth and open grate (working chimney). TV/satellite and telephone points (broadband available), a central heating radiator, two wall light points and a UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect.
An open doorway to the:
INNER LOBBY
With a smoke detector, coved ceiling and stairs off to the first floor.
A pine door leads through to the:
OPEN PLAN EXTENDED DINING KITCHEN - 12' 3'' x 12' 2'' (3.73m x 3.71m)
Open plan to the adjoining kitchen creating a good-sized living space. With stone tiled flooring, a pine panelled door to the understairs cupboard with lighting, TV aerial point, central heating radiator and a UPVC double glazed window to the rear garden. (The gas boiler is in the loft space).
REFITTED KITCHEN 2009 - 12' 9'' to end of work surfaces x 6' 7'' (3.88m x 2.01m)
Fitted with a range of base and drawer units and matching wall cupboards with oak doors, a one and a half bowl sink and drainer, an inset Neff stainless steel four-ring gas hob and built-in Bosch electric fan oven and overhead extractor hood. Space and plumbing for a washing machine and a dishwasher, space for a fridge. A tiled floor and splashbacks and contrasting roll-edged worktops, access to the roof space, recessed halogen ceiling lights. A half-glazed exit door to the side.
DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM
Comprising: a panelled bath with Mira mains shower, a pedestal wash basin and a newly fitted low-flush toilet. A central heating radiator, tiled floor, recessed halogen ceiling lights and an extractor fan. A UPVC double glazed opaque window to the side aspect.
Returning to the inner lobby, stairs rise to the:
FIRST FLOOR ACCOMMODATION
LANDING
With painted exposed floorboards, a coved ceiling, a smoke detector and pine panelled doors to bedrooms two and three and, on the second floor, bedroom one.
BEDROOM TWO - 12' 1'' x 11' 4'' (3.68m x 3.45m)
With exposed pine floorboards, telephone point, ceiling spotlights and UPVC double glazed window to the front aspect.
BEDROOM THREE - 12' 0'' x 9' 3'' (3.65m x 2.82m)
With a double central heating radiator, ceiling spotlights and a UPVC double glazed window overlooking the rear garden.
From the landing, a pine door and stairs lead up to the:
GALLERIED BEDROOM ONE - 17' 4'' max to low eaves x 12' 3'' (5.28m x 3.73m)
A generous-sized main bedroom. With two exposed beams, a central heating radiator, a TV and telephone points. Dual-aspect Velux skylight windows with blinds.
OUTSIDE
REAR GARDEN
A split-level low-maintenance garden enjoying a backdrop of mature trees affording a degree of privacy. There's a slate paved pathway, steps up to a further gravelled terrace area with stone retaining wall, a timber shed, brick walling and timber fencing to the side boundaries. A side gate with right of way to the front of the property.
COUNCIL TAX BAND:
The property is believed to be in council tax band: 'B'.
AND FINALLY...
Please don't judge this terraced home merely from a drive-by - internal viewing is essential to fully-appreciate the deceptively-spacious, tastefully modernised, three-storey accommodation on offer.
HOW TO GET THERE
From our NEWTON FALLOWELL office in the heart of MELBOURNE: Go straight across into Church Street and head out of town. On entering the village of Wilson, turn left at the sharp right hand bend. In a few hundred yards, at the T-junction, turn right, following this road to the next T-junction with the A453. Turn left. Within a short distance, turn left at the traffic lights towards Castle Donington. Once in the town, go straight on at the crossroads/traffic lights and down the hill. The property can be found in a short distance on the right hand side. POST CODE for SAT NAVS: DE74 2NR.
PLEASE NOTE:
SERVICES: All mains are connected. 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.
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Property Features :
- Upgraded and Improved 3 Storey / 3 Bed Home
- Lounge
- Superb Extended Dining Kitchen
- Downstairs Bathroom
- Two Bedrooms on the First Floor