Property description
A property with so much potential is hard to find these days...especially one that sits in such a fantastic commuter spot! With a plot that enjoys a large front garden with a high walled boundary and private gates onto a generous area for several vehicles. The main house was built in 1858 and has a central entrance area with a lounge and separate dining room either side. The kitchen has access to a utility room and WC and also benefits from a large pantry. Off the kitchen is a fantastic sun room which is the ideal room to relax overlooking the garden and having French doors onto the patio. There are three bedrooms including a master with fitted wardrobes and there is a good sized family bathroom with walk-in shower enclosure. The second building has a floor space of approximately 800 square feet. and is currently split into rooms; one being used as a home office and the remainder as storage. Planning permission has previously been granted for conversion into a detached one storey residential dwelling which would be an impressive extension to this excellent family home.
Ground Floor
Entrance Hall - 7' 1'' x 3' 9'' (2.16m x 1.14m)
A hardwood entrance door with small privacy glazed inset panel and glazed archway above opens into the entrance hall. With a window to each side aspect and featuring ceramic tiled flooring, radiator, ceiling light, stairs to the first floor landing and doors to the dining room and the lounge.
Lounge - 12' 1'' x 11' 0'' (3.68m x 3.35m)
With a window overlooking the front garden and having an attractive feature fireplace with gas fire having a cast iron surround being mounted upon a tiled hearth and inset into the chimneybreast. The room has a ceiling light with dimmer switch, picture lights, televsion aerial socket and a radiator.
Dining Room - 12' 1'' x 11' 10'' (3.68m x 3.60m)
Having a window overlooking the front garden and having a feature fireplace with a display fire mounted upon a tiled hearth with a brick surround. Ceiling light, door to an understairs storage cupboard, door to the kitchen.
Kitchen - 8' 10'' x 8' 7'' (2.69m x 2.61m)
Having a modern range of fitted units comprising matching base and wall units with beech effect fronts and a granite effect worksurface with an inset stainless steel one and a half bowl sink unit with chrome mixer tap. Built-in Belling electric oven, inset four burner gas hob with extractor hood above, space and plumbing for a dishwasher, full height wall tiling, quarry tiled floor, window overlooking the rear garden, radiator, inset spotlights to the ceiling. An archway leads through to a door to the sunroom and also a door to a good sized pantry. Off the kitchen is also a door through to a utility room.
Utility Room - 9' 1'' (max) x 6' 6'' (max)(2.77m (max) x 1.98m (max))
Having ceramic tiled flooring, space and plumbing for an automatic washing machine, space for a tumble dryer and space for a freestanding fridge freezer. There are two ceiling lights, the wall mounted Calor gas fired Worcester Greenstar central heating boiler, air vent, UPVC full height glazed patio door opens out to the side of the property and a door gives access to a ground floor WC.
Ground Floor WC - 3' 0'' x 2' 11'' (0.91m x 0.89m)
Having a high level flush WC and an air vent.
Sun Room - 18' 10'' x 4' 3'' and 10'1\"x 9' (5.74m x 1.29m and 3.07m x 2.74m)
The L-shaped sun room is accessed off the kitchen and is brick built to windowsill height. This is a beautiful bright and spacious reception room which is a fantastic space for lounging throughout the day and has glazing to all sides and French doors out to the rear patio. The room is part fitted with hardwood flooring and part fitted with ceramic floor tiles. The room also benefits from three radiators, a central ceiling light and two wall lights.
First Floor
Landing - 6' 6'' x 2' 10'' (1.98m x 0.86m)
Stairs with a hand rail rise from the entrance hall to the split level first floor landing which gives access to all first floor rooms and has ceiling light and a loft hatch.
Master Bedroom - 12' 1'' x 11' 0'' (into wardrobes) (3.68m x 3.35m (into wardrobes))
Featuring a range of fitted wardrobes including two double wardrobes with hanging rail and two single wardrobes with shelving. The room has a large window overlooking the front of the property and also has a ceiling light, radiator and telephone socket.
Bedroom Two - 12' 2'' x 12' 1'' (3.71m x 3.68m)
A second excellent sized double bedroom with a large window overlooking the front of the property and having access to a good sized storage cupboard with hanging rail and shelving. Radiator, ceiling light and television aerial socket.
Bedroom Three - 8' 11'' x 5' 5'' and 8'9\" x 5'8\"(2.72m x 1.65m and 2.66m x 1.73m)
An L-shaped room with a window which overlooks the rear garden. Radiator, ceiling light and television aerial socket.
Bathroom - 10' 7'' (max) x 8' 11'' (max)(3.22m (max) x 2.72m (max))
The bathroom has a modern matching white suite comprising pedestal wash hand basin with chrome taps, bidet with chrome mixer tap, low level flush WC and there is also a frosted glass walk-in shower enclosure with glass door having a wall mounted chrome thermostatic power shower. The bathroom features fitted vanity unit with cupboards and drawers, full height tiling to the walls, fitted mirror with vanity light, spotlights to the ceiling and heated towel radiator. A window with privacy glazing looks out to the rear of the property and there is also access to the airing cupboard which houses the hot water cylinder and has slatted shelving and has the meter for the solar panels which heat the hot water.
Detached Outbuilding - 39' 5'' x 21' 6'' (12.01m x 6.55m)
The outbuilding has access from the front of the property and also from the rear of the property where there are steps up to a UPVC full height glazed door. The building is currently split into three separate rooms, one of which is currently used as an office and has electric lighting, power sockets and telephone connections with broadband facility and a window out to the rear aspect. There is excellent opportunity for a business to be run from home but also, subject to planning permission, for conversion into a separate residential dwelling. Planning permission has been previously granted to convert this building into a one bedroom bungalow but has since expired.
Exterior
The property is accessed off the main road opposite the entrance to the reputable Tern Hill Hall Hotel and has a high level brick wall boundary with double wrought iron gates which open onto a blockpaved drive with parking for several cars. There is a front garden which is laid to lawn and has attractive planted borders with a range of mature shrubs and trees and a decorative central planted area with tree and shrubs. A paved path leads up to the entrance door and also around to the side of the property giving access to the rear garden. To the rear there is a pretty garden which has been designed to have a patio area which is a good sized area for an outdoor dining table with paved pathway which leads around the border of the house to a further brick paved patio area. There is a lawn with planted borders having mature trees and shrubs including a variety of fruit trees. The border is planted with high level holly hedging which provides an excellent level of privacy and adjacent to the detached outbuilding is a high level conifer hedge with gate access to a further section of the garden where there is a greenhouse and two sheds. There is space for a compost heap , a raised vegetable patch and also space for keeping chickens as the current owners have done in the past. In the front garden is access to the underground LPG tank which runs the central heating for the property and there are solar panels on the roof which heat the hot water. There is also a range of security lighting around the house including a floodlight to the rear with a PIR sensor and a light adjacent to the front door.
Directions
From Eccleshall, head out onto the A519 towards Newport, following the road through Woodseaves, Sutton and Forton and upon reaching the roundabout, take the third exit onto the A41 towards Whitchurch/Chester. Continue along the A41, driving through Tern Hill, past the army barracks on your left and at the roundabout take the first exit onto the A53 and the property is situated after a short distance on your right hand side (opposite the entrance to Tern Hill Hall Hotel), as marked by our For Sale board.
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