Offering all the convenience of town living, but with lots of appeal for country-lovers-at-heart, this comfortable, detached three-bedroom family home is in a sought-after residential area within walking distance of Monmouth town centre.

It's a "best of both worlds" location that particularly appealed to its current owner, who moved from a rural smallholding. "I was attracted to it because, as well as being close to the shops, it has a big garden, it has stunning views and, whilst it is surrounded by other houses, it feels private and is not overlooked."

Those views really are a wow factor, looking out over the Monmouth rooftops, with St Mary's Church spire in the foreground, to the round house on the beautiful wooded hillside of The Kymin, high above the town. They are best enjoyed from the large conservatory on the back of the house and from a raised viewing terrace in the garden.

The ancient market town of Monmouth is on the edge of the Wye Valley, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known for its beautiful landscapes and providing opportunities for an idyllic country lifestyle. Good links to the main road and motorway network to Cardiff, Bristol and the Midlands make the town attractive to commuters.

A well-maintained and neatly-presented property, Marshall House stands in established gardens of approximately one third of an acre. Thought to date from around 1919, the property has been extended since and there is planning permission for the demolition of the existing porch, conservatory and utility room and construction of a replacement porch, garden room and utility room (DM/2022/00411, dated 5th May 2022).

An ideal family home, the property is a short walk from Monmouth Comprehensive School and the Haberdashers' Monmouth independent boys' and girls' schools. Monmouth, situated right on the border between Wales and England, has a variety of independent shops, tempting tea rooms and coffee shops and it has both a Waitrose and an M&S Food. For live entertainment and film, there's a choice of The Savoy Theatre and The Blake Theatre. The town boasts good leisure and recreation facilities, nearby world-class golf courses and a number of excellent local pubs and restaurants.

Step inside:- - The property is approached through a wooden gate which leads to a brick paver driveway in front of the two-car tandem garage, which has electric up-and-over doors. There is additional parking for several cars on the driveway.

An enclosed front porch leads to the front door, which has a stained glass feature window. A tiled hallway leads through to the spacious kitchen/breakfast room, which has a tiled floor and is fitted with a range of modern base and wall cupboards with Neff integrated appliances. A large window near the corner sink has a lovely outlook over the garden. At the opposite end of the room the kitchen widens to provide space for a breakfast table and in this area there is a fireplace with a Morso wood burning stove.

Next to the kitchen is a utility room with a tiled floor, a range of floor cupboards, a Belfast-style sink, plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. A door opens to a paved courtyard which, for dog-owners, provides an especially dog-secure outdoor run. From this courtyard there is a side door to the separate garage.

From the kitchen/breakfast room a door leads through to an inner hallway which is open plan to the living room. Both rooms have original parquet flooring. In the living room there is a fireplace with a wooden surround and inset marble. This currently houses an electric coal-effect fire but there is a working and maintained chimney.

A pair of French doors lead from the snug into a dining room which has two windows overlooking the garden. A further set of French doors leads from the inner hallway to the spacious conservatory which has a quarry tiled floor and is centrally heated. The conservatory benefits from roof blinds, two electrically-operated roof windows and a ceiling fan. It has an outlook over the south-facing gardens to the hills beyond Monmouth. "It is a lovely, quiet place to sit and enjoy the trees and shrubs and the views. You wouldn't think that you were so close to the town!"

Downstairs, the accommodation also includes a cloakroom, set under the stairs in the entrance hall. Upstairs, there are three double bedrooms and a family bathroom, with a bath and separate walk-in shower.

The principal bedroom has been recently redecorated and recarpeted and the ensuite has been enlarged and updated and now includes a modern P-shaped bath with a Rainforest shower over and a washbasin set in a sleek vanity unit. There is a stylish heated towel rail and contemporary wood-effect panelling behind the bath and wash basin.

The dual aspect principal bedroom is one of the vendor's favourite rooms because the large main window looks towards the Skirrid, a view she loves. The two other bedrooms also have lovely outlooks, one having a window looking towards the Kymin. The other room, which has a built-in bookcase in a recess, has a window overlooking the garden and what the vendor calls a "Mary Poppins" view, across the rooftops and chimney tops to the wooded hillside at Penallt.

Throughout the property (with the exception of the conservatory, utility room and porch) there are double glazed, granite grey UPVC windows, installed in the past two years. During that time the vendor advises that the wiring has been updated and the gas boiler, installed in 2018, has been regularly serviced.

On the roof of the separate tandem garage there are solar panels which help offset electri..

Outside - The property sits centrally in private and well-established gardens, which are enclosed on all sides by either mature hedging or slat fencing and have been made completely dog-secure. The gardens include lawned areas, flower borders, shrubberies, Silver Birch trees, a productive grape vine and apple trees. In front of the kitchen window there is a bird bath in the centre of a circular flower bed dissected by pathways.

There are several seating areas from which to enjoy the surroundings. The south-facing viewing terrace, built into the hillside and with a far-reaching outlook, is the vendor's favourite. Another paved terrace, which can be reached by steps down from the conservatory, is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the sound of running water from a trough which flows into a man-made stream leading to a wildlife pond. Nearby there is another paved terrace with a fish pond. There is also a spot at the bottom of the garden which is a lovely place to go and sit with a glass of wine and look back at the house. Other times I go and sit by the wildlife pond, where last year a family of baby ducklings hatched!

From the entrance driveway there is gated access to the dog-secure courtyard between the utility room and the garage, which makes another sitting out area. In one corner of the garden there is a useful wooden storage shed.

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