A substantial, four bedroom detached residence sitting in circa 0.26 acres set in the picturesque village of Burnaston, with a delightfully private rear garden and excellent rural views.


Situation
Pastures View is nestled in the picturesque rural village of Burnaston close to the city of Derby. The neighbouring villages of Mickleover and Etwall provide a wide range of local facilities including the highly respected school of John Port Spencer Academy, there is also Etwall Leisure Centre, Etwall Library, a park and football pitches, a cricket club, post office, pharmacy, convenience stores and several public houses. Further amenities and services can be found in nearby Derby, Burton on Trent and Ashbourne, with easy access to the cities of Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham.

The area is extremely well served with major roads including the A50, A38 and M1 motorway. East Midlands Airport is only 19 miles away and Birmingham Airport 40 miles away. There are direct rail services to London available from Derby station. Pastures View is very well placed for schooling, with the area offering excellent primary schools in both Etwall and nearby Hilton. Independent schools in the locality include Derby Grammar, Repton Prep and Repton School, Denstone College and Abbotsholme School.

The area offers a wide range of sporting facilities including sailing clubs at Swarkestone, Foremark Reservoir and Staunton Harold Reservoir, and motor racing at Donington Park. A network of public footpaths is accessible from the village. The Peak District, with superb landscapes is visible from the house and easily accessible.

Description
Pastures View has been largely remodelled and improved in the current vendor’s ownership, resulting in a modern and well-maintained village residence, offering spacious accommodation over two floors extending to approximately 3,444 sq. ft GIA, plus an indoor swimming pool and integrated double garage with many of the rooms benefitting from views over the surrounding countryside, whilst being within walking distance to the neighbouring villages of Mickleover and Etwall.

Accommodation
An opaque glass front door flanked by two full height glass panels opens into the spacious entrance hall. Sliding partition doors provide separation from the dining hall where a feature staircase with a glass balustrade and floating solid oak treads leads to the first floor. The sliding doors allow this area to be utilised as a large reception/dining hall, ideal for entertaining. Floor to ceiling glazing provides views over the gardens and fields beyond and there is an inset gas fire with a granite surround. Engineered oak flooring continues throughout the ground floor and all doors and windows have powder-coated aluminium frames and double glazing. The dining hall leads to the dining-kitchen which has an integral door providing access to the double garage which houses the CAT5e terminal and 16-port ethernet hub, the inverter for the solar panels and the boiler. The dining-kitchen is well equipped with a range of units and an island with Silestone worksurfaces. A Siemens five-ring gas hob and extractor hood is situated on the island and integrated appliances include a full height Siemens fridge, a full height AEG freezer, a Siemens steam oven and separate Siemens electric oven as well as a Siemens dishwasher and a stainless steel 1½ bowl Blanco sink. Bifold doors provide access to the patio and garden beyond.

Double doors from the entrance hall open into an internal hallway with doors leading to the guest cloakroom, home office, laundry room, swimming pool complex and garden. The generous home office has TV and ethernet points at 2 desk locations for high-speed internet home-office working. The laundry room has a sink and plumbing for a washing machine and space for a tumble dryer. The swimming pool complex incorporates a 10x5m tiled pool (with a graded depth from 1.2m to 2.1 meters,) a jacuzzi, plant room and a changing room with a shower and separate WC. The hallway adjoining the pool is used as a gym area. Two sets of sliding doors provide a connection to the patio and take advantage of the views. The swimming pool is used daily by the vendors with the connection directly to the main accommodation making this a very easily accessible facility.

The first-floor landing provides access to a most impressive sitting room which has a vaulted ceiling and bifold doors leading to a balcony benefitting from a stunning outlook over the surrounding countryside to the east. Bespoke walnut shelving provides storage and there is a fireplace with wood burner set within a brick surround. The dual aspect main bedroom extends to an impressive 6.73mx4.99m and has French doors leading to a balcony taking advantage of the far reaching countryside views. A door leads to a well-appointed, fully tiled, five piece en suite. A further door from the dressing area leads to a walk-in wardrobe which leads to a box room which have been cleverly incorporated into the eaves. There are three further double bedrooms, one with its own en suite, and one with a direct access to the contemporary six piece family bathroom.

Outside
Approached via a no through road and sheltered behind established conifer hedgerows, a shared block paved driveway provides parking for multiple vehicles. To the rear of the property the garden is mainly laid to lawn with well stocked borders bursting with established plants, trees, hedgerow and shrubs which create a high level of privacy. There is a wildlife pond set in a sunken terrace leading to a gate opening into the field behind as part of the countryside footpath network. An Indian sandstone patio spanning the rear elevation is ideal for entertaining, benefiting from a built in BBQ, external power sockets, a water feature and access to the kitchen and the swimming pool. A garden shed is tucked away to the rear of the swimming pool and to the side of the property is a handy log/bike store and a dry storage cupboard built into the chimney breast with mains gas provision for the sitting room fireplace. The double garage has an automated roller shutter door.

Solar panels
Solar panels supplement the energy usage of the property. A 3.9Kw solar array is fitted on one roof elevation. A FIT tariff is registered to the vendor while the output provides lower cost electricity during daylight hours to the home. There is also a night-time meter on a lower tariff.

Fixtures and Fittings
Fixtures and fittings such as blinds and carpets are included in the sale. Curtains, light fittings, garden ornaments and furniture are excluded from the sale.

Services
Mains water, drainage, gas and electricity are connected. Heating is via gas fired central heating system. The swimming pool has its own heating and boiler. The estimated fastest download speed currently achievable for the property postcode area is around 80 Mbps (data taken from checker.ofcom.org.uk on 10/05/2023). Actual service availability at the property or speeds received may be different.

None of the services, appliances, heating installations, broadband, plumbing or electrical systems have been tested by the selling agents.

Tenure
The freehold of the property is for sale with vacant possession on completion.

Local Authority
South Derbyshire District Council

Council tax band: G

Public Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements
The property is sold subject to all rights of way, wayleaves and easements whether or not they are defined in this brochure.

Please note that the neighbouring property, Silver Spinney has a right of way over the driveway.

Plans and Boundaries
The plans within these particulars are based on Ordnance Survey data and provided for reference only. They are believed to be correct but accuracy is not guaranteed. The purchaser shall be deemed to have full knowledge of all boundaries and the extent of ownership. Neither the vendor nor the vendor's agents will be responsible for defining the boundaries or the ownership thereof.

Note
The property is fully alarmed and has CAT5e cabling throughout with TV and internet points in all living rooms and bedrooms and ceiling/wall speakers in the study, dining room, kitchen, sitting room, master bedroom and en suite. Cable is provided in the loft spaces for ceiling speakers in all bedrooms.

Viewings
By strict appointment through Fisher German LLP.

Directions
Postcode – DE65 6PA (satnav warning: check destination is Burnaston not Milton)

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From the east on the A50/Derby Southern Bypass, take the Junction 4 exit heading North onto the A38, then turn left in ¾ mile onto Findern Lane. Drive 1.2 miles into the centre of the village and Walnut Close is on the right off Main Street. From the west take the Junction 5 exit heading North on the A516, go straight over the roundabout and continue on the A516 turning right onto Dee Lane. Turn left onto Main Street and Walnut Close is situated in the heart of the village on the left hand side.