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Area stats2 bedroom semi-detached house
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Features and description
- Central Village Location
- Good Sized Garden On 3 Sides
- 2 bed Semi-detached
- Recently installed Kitchen
- U PVC Double Glazing throughout
We are proud to present this immaculately presented, two bedroomed property in this sought area of Shilbottle, located just 3 miles from the popular market town of Alnwick. Alnwick has been famously dubbed by Country Life magazine as ‘the best place to live and visit in Britain’.
The layout of the accommodation on offer briefly comprises of the following: entrance porch; entrance hallway and stairs; living room; kitchen; dining room/snug and rear porch. To the first floor:- two double bedrooms and a family bathroom. Externally there is front garden, and a good sized fully enclosed rear and side garden.
Shilbottle has a village primary school, Morrisons convenience store, post office, pharmacy, private health club, Indian restaurant, pizza take away, pub and not to mention the highly successful artisan bakery and cafe -'The Running Fox'.
Alnwick is approximately 3 miles away with wide range of facilities, and there is a regular bus service to and from Shilbottle to Alnwick. The main A1 road is located just beyond the village, and Shilbottle is less than 10 minutes drive to the main line train station of Alnmouth, which operates direct trains to London, Newcastle, Berwick and Edinburgh making Shilbottle superb for commuting purposes.
Shilbottle is also just under 5 miles to the scenic village of Warkworth (famed for its fine 15th Century castle) and just 4 miles from the touristy village of Alnmouth with award winning beaches, located within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and home to one of the oldest golf courses in the country.
An early viewing is strongly recommended to avoid disappointment.
Council Tax Band: A
Tenure: Freehold
Rooms
Front of Property
You access St James Road via a path past parking spaces to the property. The property is on a good sized corner plot, and the property overlooks a well maintained green. The front of the property is partly gravelled and is fully fenced enclosed
Kitchen 3.04m x 2.56m (9ft 11in x 8ft 4in)
The kitchen has recently fitted wall and base units with complimentary oak effect roll top work surfaces and a stainless steel sink. There is a partition between the kitchen and the dining room/snug which is accessed through the kitchen. The kitchen has a built- in oven and gas hob with extractor over and there is space for a washing machine/dishwasher. The wall could be removed subject to local authority consents to make the kitchen into a kitchen diner. The kitchen has a uPVC double glazed window which overlooks the rear garden. There is vinyl flooring fitted throughout.
Rear of Property and Garden
The garden to the rear is accessed either from the rear porch, via the side gate or from the rear path that serves the properties. The garden is of extremely generous proportions and is part west facing and part north facing. The garden is mostly gravelled with a path that leads to the back gate and brick build outbuilding/shed which could possibly house bikes, a BBQ or some outdoor furniture. The garden is fully fence enclosed and the bins are also stored at the rear of the property.
Snug/Dining Room 2.44m x 3.04m (8ft x 9ft 11in)
Adjacent to the kitchen is the snug/dining room which looks onto the front garden. There is space for a dining table and chairs or perhaps a small corner sofa and coffee table. The room benefits from a double glazed uPVC window which faces the front of the property. There is carpet flooring throughout and a centrally heated radiator. the snug could be opened up to make a eat in kitchen/diner or indeed a doorway installed to the entrance hallway for a study.
Lounge 5.14m x 3.14m (16ft 10in x 10ft 3in)
This well-proportioned lounge is dual aspect and has space for 2 sofas and a coffee table etc., and leads off the entrance hallway. There is an electric fireplace and decorative surround and 2 uPVC double glazed windows which provides plenty of light to the room during the day. There is a centrally heated radiator and the floor is carpeted throughout
Entrance Hallway and Stairs.
The entrance hallway is accessed via a uPVC fully glazed porch. The hallway leads to the front lounge and has stairs to the first floor landing. The floors and stairs are fully carpeted throughout.
Bedroom 1 5.14m x 3.05m (16ft 10in x 10ft)
Bedroom 1 is the larger of the bedrooms, which runs front to back of the property. There is space for a king sized bed, chest of drawers bedside tables and a wardrobe. A double glazed window overlooks the front of the property and the green beyond. There is a centrally heated radiator, and the floors are fully carpeted throughout.
Bedroom 2 3.22m x 3.18m (10ft 6in x 10ft 5in)
To the front of the property is bedroom 2 which is a well-proportioned room with a built in cupboard. There is space for a double bed, chest of drawers/wardrobe and bedside tables. There is one good sized double glazed windows, a centrally heated radiator, and the floors are fully carpeted throughout. The room has a loft access hatch which leads to the loft space
Shower Room
At the top of the stairs you enter the main shower room which has a low level quadrant shower enclosure with thermostatic shower over. There is also a low level WC, a pedestal sink and a double glazed window. The walls are fully tiled, and floors fitted with vinyl effect flooring. The bathroom also benefits from a centrally heated radiator.
Attic Room
From Bedroom 2 you have a loft hatch which access to the loft space. This space has been fully boarded out and runs the full length and width of the property and just has space to stand. The attic has been plastered with a sky view window installed. There is no building control documentation for this attic conversion so a surveyor/engineer would have to confirm if the floor was suitable for taking live loads. This room can not be classed as a habitable room.
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