An outstanding family home providing contemporary accommodation of the highest calibre in a highly regarded South Staffordshire village.

Location - Rickyard House stands in a charming position within the beautiful South Staffordshire village of Lapley which is a fine rural village within easy reach of the major commercial centres of Wolverhampton, Stafford, Birmingham and Telford. Motor communications are excellent with the A5 facilitating fast access to the motorway network via the M6 and M6 Toll Road with the M54 also being within easy reach. Local facilities are available within the nearby villages of both Brewood and Wheaton Aston.

Lapley is an historic village which has close ecclesiastical ties harking back to the days of the second crusade with an ancient Norman church which dates from the eleventh century. The village has retained much of its character and benefits from a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

Description - Rickyard House was purchased by the current sellers approximately ten years ago and has been transformed during that time with clever and skilful extensions which have created a contemporary residence of much note.

There are rooms of generous proportions throughout with the focal point of the ground floor being the fine open plan living / dining / study and kitchen which is an ideal everyday living space for modern lifestyles.

Rickyard House is presented to a fine standard throughout and is particularly well appointed with fixtures and fittings of quality and excellent kitchen and bathroom suites. The property benefits from double glazing and oil fired central heating. The house stands in a large plot of approximately a quarter of an acre in total being a deep and wide frontage and enjoys the benefit of a large rear garden.

Accommodation - A composite front door with windows to either side opens into the HALL with a staircase with glazed balustrading rising to the first floor. The LOUNGE has a light aspect with windows to both the front and side, a wood burning stove set within a recessed fireplace with stone hearth and an open doorway into the principal living areas. This consists of a LIVING AND DINING ROOM with a vaulted ceiling with large roof lights, French doors to the side and bifold doors to the rear garden together with integrated ceiling lighting and an INNER LOBBY to the hall. The room is open plan into the KITCHEN which has a full range of wall and base mounted cupboards with granite working surfaces, an undermounted sink, space for a range style cooker, an integrated dishwasher, a recycling bin drawer, a tall larder fridge and a tall larder freezer with wine rack between, integrated ceiling lighting and being open through into the STUDY area which is an ideal space for those wishing to work from home. Glazed double doors from the study area open into the FAMILY ROOM with a light corner aspect with windows to both the front and side and integrated ceiling lighting. Adjoining the kitchen is a LAUNDRY with stainless steel sink with hose tap and cupboard beneath, tiled flooring, wall and base mounted cupboards and drawers, plumbing for a washing machine, a window and door to the garden, a boiler room and a CLOAKROOM with a modern white suite of WC and vanity unit with wash basin with cupboards beneath, a side window, tiled floor and chrome towel rail radiator.

The staircase with glazed balustrading rises from the hall to the part galleried landing with access to the roof space, integrated ceiling lighting and a window to the front. The PRINCIPAL BEDROOM SUITE has a large double bedroom with a light aspect with windows to the front, side and rear and a well appointed EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM with a fully tiled shower with waterfall head and separate hose, vanity unit with sink with cupboards beneath and WC, a rear window, integrated ceiling lighting and chrome towel rail radiator. There are THREE FURTHER BEDROOMS, all of which are double in size and a BATHROOM with a well appointed modern suite with a bath with pencil shower over, separate fully tiled corner shower, vanity unit with wash basin with drawers beneath and a WC, part tiled walls with mosaic relief, a window and a chrome towel rail radiator.

Outside - Rickyard House is approached over a gravel DRIVE providing ample turning and parking space, there is a large lawn to the front and matured beds and borders.

A five bar wooden gate provides side access to the detached GARAGE. The REAR GARDEN is a feature of the property being of a superb size with a large lawn, area of kitchen garden and a brick and tile GARDEN STORE / WORKSHOP

We are informed by the Vendors that mains water, electricity and drainage are connect and the central heating is oil fired.
COUNCIL TAX BAND F - South Staffordshire
POSSESSION Vacant possession will be given on completion.
VIEWING Please contact the Tettenhall Office.
The property is FREEHOLD.