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Lounge
Kitchen
£695,000
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3 bedroom detached house for sale

Church Street, Scalford, Melton Mowbray
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Detached house
3 bed
2 bath
1.40 acre(s)

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band F
Broadband: Ultra-fast 1000Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Upgraded and Modernised Three Bedroom Detached Stone Country Cottage
  • Lying in Highly Sought After Village Location
  • Plot Extending to 1.4 Acres Including Gardens and Paddock
  • Number of Outbuildings Including Stable
  • Boot Room and Utility
  • Handcrafted Quality Kitchen and Separate Dining Room
  • Energy Rating F
  • Council Tax Band F
  • Tenure Freehold
  • Lounge with Inglenook Fireplace
Enjoying a stunning location on the edge of Scalford with open countryside views to the rear and church backdrop to the front. Lying within 1.4 acres of paddock and delightful gardens, a rare opportunity to acquire this period stone country cottage with a useful range of outbuildings. The property has been comprehensively remodelled and upgraded by the current vendors and now offers flexible internal accommodation which has to be viewed internally to be appreciated. The most interesting internal accommodation retains many original character features comprising entrance into boot room/rear hallway, cloakroom/utility room, quality handcrafted breakfast kitchen, separate dining room lounge. The first floor galleried landing leads to three double bedrooms and quality fitted bathroom. Bedroom one includes a concealed dressing room and en-suite and features views to the garden and open countryside. Outside a separate study/snug has been created from the outbuilding featuring a wood burning stove offering a variety of general uses with the potential to convert into further annex (water and plumbing available). A driveway leads to a number of further outbuildings including stone stable, offering ideal storage. To the rear there are beautiful formal gardens with lawns and stocked perennial borders all enclosed by hedging, walling and timber panelled fencing. The whole enjoys a superb southeast facing view across the adjacent paddock and open countryside beyond. There is a stock proof paddock extending to approximately 1 acre with its own separate access across adjoining paddock. Internal inspection is highly recommended.

Rooms

Entrance
Entrance access to the rear into:

Boot Room
With multi-paned window to the side, limestone sill, ornate radiator, Porcelanosa tiled flooring with underfloor heating and deep well mat, coving, half wood panelling to walls and hanging facility.

Utility Room/WC
With solid oak preparation work surfaces, Belfast Armitage Shank sink with mixer tap, painted storage cupboards under and three quarter sized broom cupboard made by local craftsman. There is plumbing and appliance space for washing machine, low flush WC with dual flush with side shelving and feature copper heated chrome towel rail. Having coved ceilings, underfloor heating and multi-paned obscure window to the rear elevation

Breakfast Kitchen
A quality refitted handmade kitchen by local craftsman featuring a comprehensive series of solid wood base cupboards and drawers with wall cupboards and open shelving over, oak display shelving, integrated chopping boards and integrated wine rack. The kitchen is finished with a combination of Onyx effect and reclaimed timber worktops, round stainless steel sink with mixer tap and additional boiler tap. Also integrated within the kitchen is a fridge/freezer and slimline dishwasher and Rangemaster Classic Deluxe 90 with grills and ovens under and extractor hood over. Having a pantry store cupboard with built-in oak pull-out shelving, double fronted boiler cupboard housing the gas fired LPG boiler with double storage cupboard under, timber beams to the ceiling, spotlighting, oak sill and work bench with multi-paned windows to the front and side. Underfloor heating, ornate radiator and square archway through to:

Dining Room
With engineered solid oak flooring, feature surround fireplace with inset multi-fuel stove with arch brick top limestone and flagstone hearth and wood store under. With original beamed ceiling and multi-paned window to the front and rear, wall lights, recess deep storage cupboard under stairwell, stairs rising to the first floor and square archway through to:

Lounge
Having original beamed ceiling, multi-paned window to the front and French doors to the rear garden with side window and attractive tiered sill, wall lights and ornate radiator. Also featuring an inglenook fireplace with inset multi fuel burning stove with surround and flagstone hearth with timber mantel over, brass Jim Lawrence wall lights and engineered oak flooring.

Landing
A return landing with flagstone deep sill and multi-paned window enjoying views across the garden, paddock and open countryside. Access to loft space.

Bedroom One
A double bedroom with multi-paned window to the rear elevation having deep sill, ornate radiator, wood panelling to two walls, solid hand-crafted floor to ceiling built-in wardrobes by local craftsman and coved ceilings.

Dressing Room Area
Accessed via concealed double door with built-in shelving and spotlighting.

En-Suite Shower Room
Fitted with a double shower tray with rainshower and handheld shower, low level WC with dual flush, vanity wash hand basin with Onyx worktop and a series of attractive cupboards under and mirror over. There is a multi-paned window to the front elevation with deep flagstone sill, display niches, tiled flooring, underfloor electric heating and spotlighting to the ceiling.

Bedroom Two
A second double bedroom located at the front of the property with multi-paned window to the side, ornate radiator, floor to ceiling brick feature fireplace and coved ceilings.

Bedroom Three
With multi-paned window to the side, ornate radiator, coved ceiling and ironstone exposed wall with feature fireplace.

Bathroom
Fitted with a white suite comprising panelled bath with central mixer taps, vanity wash hand basin with pine cupboard, low level WC with dual flush, separate shower cubicle with glass screen door and rainshower and handheld shower, fully tiled and obscure window to the rear with deep flagstone sill. There is half panelling to the walls, heated chrome towel rail, Porcelanosa tiled flooring with underfloor electric heating and spotlighting to the ceiling.

Outside
The property is accessed from the road via wooden gates flanked by stone walls. A large Magnolia tree sits adjacent to the gates. The driveway leads to the workshop store at the rear of the property, affording car, horsebox and caravan standing. The rear garden is mainly laid to lawn with mature Fir tree, large Pear tree and very productive Apple tree. The garden is flanked by stone walls and mature beech hedging. There are two outside taps and the original water pump. Gated access leads to the paddock at the rear. The fenced paddock and stone stable make this property perfect for anyone wishing to keep a horse or pony at home, with the workshop offering an ideal footprint for future re-development.

Study/Snug
A separate study/snug with multi-paned window to the rear garden, wall mounted electric heater, ironstone wall with feature multi fuel burning stove on flagstone hearth.

Outbuildings
There are a range of outbuildings to include stone study/snug, stone stable with light, window to the side and wall mounted hayrack; single garage with up and over door with power and light and some storage into roof space, separate freezer store with power and light. Furthermore there is a large timber three-bay workshop/store with light and power (currently disconnected) and a greenhouse.

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