3 bedroom cottage for sale

TUCKED AWAY ON A BEAUTIFUL TREE-LINED, UNADOPTED LANE IS THIS BEAUTIFUL, PERIOD, GRADE II LISTED COTTAGE. BUTTS CROFT OCCUPIES A PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE PLOT SAT IN APPROX. 0.34ACRES WITH GARDENS THAT EXTEND INTO PICTURESQUE WOODLAND. SITUATED IN MAGDALE, HONLEY, THE PROPERTY OFFERS A PRIVATE RETREAT FOR THE DISCERNING BUYER, WITH CHARACTER FEATURES, PLEASANT VIEWS AND WALKS. VIEWINGS ARE A MUST IN ORDER TO TRULY APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATION AND GROUNDS ON OFFER. The property accommodation briefly comprises of entrance hall, lounge with inglenook stone fireplace, dining kitchen and pantry to the ground floor. To the first floor there are three bedrooms and the house bathroom with access to a spacious attic room which would be an ideal playroom/ office. Externally the property is approached via an unadopted lane, there is a five-bar gate that opens into a driveway with hardstanding for a workshop/timber garage. The gardens extend into the woodland with lawn areas, mature trees and flower and shrub beds. There is a decked area ideal for alfresco dining, and hardstanding's for a greenhouse and a summerhouse.

ENTRANCE HALL (5.49m x 2.74m)

Enter the property through a timber and glazed front door with obscure glazed inserts into the entrance hall. The entrance hall is brimming with both charm and character with exposed, timber beams and batons to the ceilings and beautiful, herringbone-style parquet flooring. There is a built-in cloak cupboard with drawers, a ceiling light point, and multi-panel timber doors provide access to the lounge and enclose the staircase rising to the first floor. The staircase that kite-winds to the first floor features a partly exposed, stone wall with beautiful, timber wall cladding and partly exposed timber beams and batons overhead.

LOUNGE (4.57m x 4.57m)

The fabulous herringbone-style parquet flooring continues through from the entrance hall into the lounge, which enjoys a great deal of natural light, cascading through the dual-aspect windows to both the front and side elevations. Again, there are fabulous, period features, with exposed timber beams and batons to the ceilings and beautiful, timber cladding to the walls. To the front elevation there is a beautiful, exposed stone wall with a bank of stone mullioned windows with window seat beneath. The lounge features a door leading to the dining kitchen and a cottage-style door encloses a useful, under stairs cupboard. The focal point of the room is the Inglenook, stone fireplace with a multi-fuel, cast-iron, Clearview Stove which is set upon a raised, stone hearth. Additionally, there are two wall light points with central ceiling light point and two radiators.

DINING KITCHEN (2.21m x 5.41m)

The dining kitchen room features fixed-frame units with shaker-style cupboard front units to the low level with complementary work surfaces over, being part-timber work surface and part granite with bevelled drainer over. There is a Belfast sink unit with tiling to the splash areas and space for a five-ring, range cooker. The kitchen features an exposed, timber beam to the ceilings, a beautiful, exposed, stone wall and there is a timber-clad ceiling with three ceiling light points and natural, slate-tiled flooring. The kitchen area features a double glazed, timber, stable-style door with adjoining window to the side elevation and there is a doorway which leads to the pantry. Additionally, the dining kitchen room features a bespoke, fitted, display cabinet with shaker-style cupboard under, granite top, which incorporates a two-ring gas hob.

PANTRY (1.22m x 2.44m)

The pantry has lighting and power in situ, terracotta tiled flooring and a particularly interesting brick, arched vestibule which has timber boards above, creating a space for additional work surface and food preparation.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

Taking the kite-winding staircase from the entrance, you reach the landing which has multi-panel doors providing access to three bedrooms and a multi-panel timber and glazed door with obscure glazed inserts leads to the bathroom. There is a ceiling light point and a cottage-style door with Suffolk thumb-latch encloses the access to the attic room.

BEDROOM ONE (2.87m x 3.66m)

Bedroom one is a beautiful, double bedroom which has ample space for free-standing furniture. It features a bank of stone-mullioned windows to the front elevation which have a fantastic woodland outlook and with window seat beneath. There is a ceiling light point, a cast-iron, column radiator and the focal point of the room is the exposed, brick chimney breast with a decorative, cast-iron fireplace with stone surround. There is a bespoke, timber bedhead-surround, recessed into the alcove and to the other side there are original, in-built cupboards.

BEDROOM TWO (2.84m x 3.58m)

Bedroom two can accommodate a double bed with ample space for free-standing furniture. There is a bank of stone mullioned windows to the side elevation which has splendid views across the property’s garden and woodland. There are two wall light points, a cast-iron column radiator, laminate flooring and a cupboard which houses the wall-mounted, combination boiler and provides additional hanging rail and storage.

BEDROOM THREE (2.69m x 2.54m)

Bedroom three has beautiful, exposed timber floorboards and a bank of stone mullioned windows to the front elevation, taking full advantage of the pleasant, open-aspect views. There is a ceiling light point, a window seat beneath the mullioned windows and a radiator.

HOUSE BATHROOM (2.49m x 2.49m)

The house bathroom features a traditional-style, white three-piece suite which comprises of a claw-foot, double-ended, roll-top bath with shower head mixer tap over, a pedestal wash hand basin and a low-level WC with raised cistern. There is a ceiling light point, a beautiful, exposed stone wall, high-gloss, brick-effect tiling to the splash areas and a radiator. Additionally, there is a multi-panel, timber and glazed window to the rear elevation and a chrome, ladder-style radiator.

ATTIC ROOM (4.78m x 4.88m)

A cottage-style door with Suffolk thumb-latch encloses a bulkhead with a timber, open-tread staircase that leads to a useful attic room. The attic room has beautiful, exposed timber beams and a partly exposed, timber truss to the ceiling. There is a window with stone sill to the side elevation which provides a fantastic view across the property’s gardens and woodland and there are various light points and plus points in situ and storage available under the rafters.

Front Garden

Externally to the front the property features a pedestrian right of access to neighbouring cottages, across the path is a lawn garden with two tiers which take advantage of the pleasant woodland outlook.

Rear Garden

As the plans suggest, the property occupies a particularly generous plot with fabulous gardens and woodland. The property is approached via a shared lane which our client contributes to any maintenance works needed, which has shared maintenance costs with the neighbour timber gate and pedestrian access gate enclosing the driveway / courtyard. The gravelled hard standing offers o ff street parking for multiple vehicles and there is an electrical EV point, external security lighting and stone steps which descend to the side door. There is a hardstanding for a timber garage which has lighting and power in situ and the gardens are truly impressive. They extend into the woodland providing a great deal of space and privacy. There are fabulous lawns that meander around mature trees and well-stocked flower and shrub beds, with a raised, decked area, ideal for al fresco dining and barbecuing. There are pleasant outlooks across the valley with a tree-lined outlook. The gardens extend further into the woodland, with beautiful, dry-stone boundaries. There are various hard standings, with space for a greenhouse and a summer house. Please note access and parking as at the rear of the property