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4 bedroom barn conversion
Key information
Property description & features
- Immaculately presented
- Sympathetically converted
- Carport/Store
- Outstanding elevated views
- Large gardens
- Convenient & popular location
Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer Meil House, 2 Pentre Morgan Barns, Nr St Martins, for sale by private treaty.
Meil House is an immaculately presented Grade II* listed, sympathetically converted four bedroom barn conversion of immense charm and character with Carport/Store, further Parking, and generous gardens enjoying outstanding elevated views in a select courtyard development.
The internal accommodation, which has been meticulously maintained by the current vendors, comprises, on the ground floor, a Reception Hall, Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Lounge, Sitting Room, Utility Room, and Cloakroom, together with four first floor Bedrooms (Bedroom 1 and 2 with En-Suite shower facilities) and a Family Bathroom. The property benefits from hard wood double glazed windows and doors (replaced Feb 2017), an oil fired central heating system, underfoor heating to the Kitchen/Breakfast Room, Utility Room and Cloakroom.
The property benefits from a recently installed CCTV system and a house alarm, both of which are included within the purchase price.
Outside, the property complimented by an attractive gravelled courtyard to the front with parking for at least two vehicles. At the entrance to the development there is an open-fronted car port with a lockable garden store to the rear..
The gardens are an excellent feature of the property and include an extensive paved patio area to the rear and one side providing ideal space for sitting out/outdoor entertaining etc. Steps lead up to an extensive lawned garden interspersed with various maturing bushes and trees. The gardens enjoy fantastic elevated views over open countryside.
The sale of Meil House does, therefore, provide a rare opportunity for purchasers to acquire such a sympathetically converted barn presented to a very high standard in this small and select courtyard development.
Situation - Meil House is located less than 1 mile to the East of the village of St Martins in the heart of unspoilt countryside. The property sits within a courtyard of five beautifully converted barns, enjoying a semi-rural position with fine views over the surrounding countryside. St Martins offers an excellent range of local amenities, including a supermarket and both primary and secondary schools. Further amenities and schooling are available at nearby Ellesmere and Oswestry, including the renowned private schools Ellesmere College and Moreton Hall. Road access is excellent and allows easy commuting, with the A5/A483 linking north to Wrexham, Chester & Liverpool and south to Shrewsbury. A local train service can be found at Gobowen station (3 miles) and this offers direct services to Chester and Shrewsbury and also links through to Birmingham and London.
Directions - From Ellesmere proceed on the B5068 in the direction of St. Martins. Continue through the village of Dudleston Heath and approximately 0.5 of a mile before the village of St. Martins Pentre Morgan Barns will be situated on the right hand side.
Alternatively, from the A5, proceed from the 'Gledrid Island' to the village of St. Martins. Take the B5068 Ellesmere road and approximately 0.5 of a mile after leaving the village, Pentre Morgan Barns will be located on the left hand side. Meil House is positioned in the top right-hand corner of the courtyard.
Accommodation Comprises - With a hard wood front entrance door opening in to a:
Reception Hall - With solid oak flooring, exposed timbers, door in to the Airing Cupboard which houses the hot water cylinder, staircase to First floor, window with blinds to front elevation.
Kitchen/Breakfast Room - 4.81m x 3.61m - Super English Rose classic shaker style kitchen painted in taupe and steel blue (newly fitted in December 2016) with Compac Quartz work surface areas with base units incorporating cupboards and drawers, an integrated Bosch dishwasher, a 5 ring induction hob unit with extractor head above, two Smeg ovens below, a stainless steel sink unit (H&C) with mixer tap, a range of matching eye level cupboards, glass splash back areas, a central breakfast island with a Compac Quartz work surface area with base units below incorporating a cupboard and drawers, planned space for stools, planned space for American style fridge/freezer, dresser unit with a work surface area with double cupboard below and double cupboard above with glazed front for display purposes etc, windows to front elevation, louvred shutters, a stable-type rear entrance door.
Utility Room - With a stainless steel sink unit (H&C) with mixer tap and draining area to one side, Compac Quartz work surface areas with base units incorporating a cupboard and planned space for a washing machine, matching eye level cupboards, a Worcester oil fired boiler and a door in to a meter cupboard.
Dining Area - 2.9m x 2.9m - With solid oak flooring, a fully glazed door with glazed side panels to either side, enjoying views of the garden and leading out to the rear patio area, a recessed storage cupboard.
Living Room - 4.6m x 4.0m - With a continuation of the Oak flooring, double opening double glazed doors opening out to the side patio area with glazed windows to either side, enjoying views over the gardens, further window to rear elevation.
Sitting Room/Playroom - 5m x 3.10m - Solid oak wood flooring, windows to either side elevation, ceiling downlighters, a door back in to the Reception Hall.
Downstairs Cloakroom - With a wall-mounted hand basin (H&C) with tiled splash back, low flush WC, marble-effect tiled flooring.
First Floor Landing - Concealed lighting, exposed ceiling timbers, fitted carpet as laid, double glazed window to front elevation, velux rooflight.
Bedroom One - 4.9m x 2.7m - With a fitted carpet as laid, windows to front and rear elevations, exposed ceiling timbers, vaulted ceiling, recessed double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelving.
En Suite Shower Room - With a Heritage vintage style hand basin (H&C) with tiled splashbacks, shower cubicle with fully tiled surround housing a mains fed shower, low flush WC, exposed ceiling and wall timbers, velux rooflight, and heated towel rail.
Bedroom Two - 4.2m x 4m - With a fitted carpet as laid, double glazed window to side elevation, exposed ceiling timbers, vaulted ceiling, fitted recessed double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelving, further fitted single wardrobe with hanging rail and shelving.
En Suite Shower Room. - Tiled flooring, hand basin (H&C) with tiled splashback and cupboard below, fully tiled shower cubicle with mains fed shower, low flush WC, chrome heated towel rail/radiator.
Bedroom Three - 4.4m x 3.1m - With a fitted carpet as laid, window to front elevation, two recessed wardrobes with hanging rail and shelving, exposed ceiling timbers.
Bedroom Four - 4.0m x 2.7m - With a fitted carpet as laid, double glazed window to rear elevation exposed timbers, vaulted ceiling.
Family Bathroom - With a sunken bath (H&C) with shower attachment, fully tiled shower cubicle with mains fed shower, Heritage vanity hand basin (H&C) with mixer tap and double cupboard below, low flush WC exposed ceiling and wall timbers, velux rooflight, vintage style heated towel rail and radiator.
Outside - To the front of the property is a gravelled courtyard area, with space for two vehicles.
Gardens - The gardens are a particularly notable feature of the property and have been very well maintained by the current vendors, including an extensive paved patio area which flanks the rear and side of the property providing ideal space for sitting/outdoor entertaining.
The patio is retained by low level brick walling with steps leading up to a super lawned garden interspersed with maturing bushes and trees. The gardens enjoy outstanding elevated views of surrounding countryside. There are two timber garden storage SHEDS both with power and light laid on.
Carport/Store - Of timber construction. With an open fronted parking bay leading onto a lockable store to the rear. Recently installed 3 pin electric sock, the maintenance of which is covered by the management charge.
Listing - Meil House is Grade II* listed.
Services - We understand that the property has the benefit of mains water and electricity. Drainage is to a Septic Tank, Reed bed and Willow coppice. The property benefits from an oil fired central heating system with a communal oil storage tank situated in the centre of the front courtyard. Each barn is separately metered with a monthly statement provided by Swan Petroleum.
Management Charge - We are advised that a monthly charge of £60 is due to cover maintenance of the communal areas, insurances, and upkeep of the septic tank.
Tenure - The property is said to be freehold tenure and vacant possession will be given on completion of the purchase.
Local Authority - Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND.
Council Tax - The property is Band 'F' on the Shropshire Council Register.
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