5 bedroom detached house for sale

*PERIOD PROPERTY* The property comprises an attractive stone built double fronted Grade 2 listed dwelling, with attached stone barn, providing great scope for further property development and extension. The property benefits from additional stone and timber framed outbuildings / stables, private driveway, large gardens and a front grassland paddock. The total plot extends to 7.0 acres, or thereabouts.

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The property is nestled within the South Pennines and is in an elevated position benefitting from uninterrupted and commanding views over the surrounding valley and out across to Stoodley Pike Monument. The rural position offers peaceful surroundings, whilst the property is within close proximity of the popular Market Towns of Todmorden and Hebden Bridge, being within easy commuting distance of Leeds, Bolton and Manchester. Todmorden has a direct trainline to Central Manchester, Bradford and Leeds, with Hebden Bridge being direct to Preston..

The dwelling is in need of refurbishment but offers tremendous scope for individuals to put their own tastes, specification and design on the property. The attached traditional stone barn does not currently have any roof structure, however offers fantastic potential for a wide range of alternative uses, including the extension of the residential property or homeworking opportunities, subject to gaining the necessary Planning Consents.

Old Hall Farm is a gorgeous five bedroom double fronted Grade 2 listed dwelling, understood to date from the 18th Century, being constructed of dressed stone under a slate roof and including an abundance of character features throughout, including chamfered mullion windows, vaulted stone ceilings, cellars, beautiful plaster coving to ceilings and exposed timberwork.

The property’s front door opens into an entrance hallway with doors leading through to the dining room, sitting room, rear pantry and kitchen. The dining room benefits from mullion windows to the front, affording plenty of natural light and providing views out over the front garden and land beyond. The room also includes a central fireplace enclosing a log burning stove with a stone and timber surround.

The sitting room also overlooks the front of the property and includes ornate coving to the ceiling, with electric fire providing a real sense of warmth to the room.

The kitchen includes base and wall mounted kitchen units with integrated sink and drainer unit and large range style gas cooker. The room includes a large log burning stove positioned within a central fireplace with stone surround and flagged hearth. The kitchen includes mullion windows overlooking a rear storage area/boot room. Positioned off the kitchen is a log store/storage room currently utilised as a workshop. To the rear of the kitchen is a further enclosed boot room under a pitched Perspex style roof.

Also positioned to the ground floor is a superb stone vaulted ceiling pantry including original stone flagged worktops and shelving. Leading off the pantry is a further stone vaulted ceiling room with wc.

To the first floor are five spacious bedrooms all including character features including partly exposed stone walls, ornate plasterwork to the ceiling and mullion windows to the front and rear.

The first floor also includes a family bathroom including bath, shower and wash hand basin, with a separate wc.

A staircase leads from the first floor landing up to a large attic which extends the full length of the property, being open to the eaves and including superb, exposed timber beams. The attic space is divided into two main sections and offers superb scope for further conversion to create additional living space or separate annex style accommodation.

Externally, the spacious gardens mainly run to the front of the property and are predominantly laid to lawn, with surrounding mature flower beds and a number of mature trees.

Positioned to the eastern gable of the dwelling is a superb, detached stone barn which currently does not have any roof structure and has previously been utilised for storage purposes.

Beyond the barn, the property includes a further two storey traditional stone outbuilding under a pitched stone flag roof, a timber pole lean-to building, a former stone stable building and a timber framed summer house with windows overlooking the valley beyond. These buildings offer superb scope for storage, amenity uses or longer term conversion for residential or annex accommodation, subject to gaining the necessary Planning Consents involved.

The property sits in approx. 7.0 acres, or thereabouts, with approximately 6.31 acres comprising a superb grassland meadow offering potential for amenity, equestrian or lifestyle farming, whilst also providing an element of privacy and control to the property.

This is a true lifestyle property, being of interest to those who enjoy peaceful surroundings, require additional space or have agricultural, equestrian or diversification interests.