A Truly Captivating Grand Edwardian Detached 5 Double Bedroom Family Home, recently renovated throughout yet fully retaining its wealth of period features. Hinton is located in a highly sought after and tranquil cul-de-sac in the heart of Hereford City - only 6 minutes’ walk from both hospitals, colleges and the Railway Station.

Ground Floor: Porch – Entrance Hall – Lounge – Drawing Room – Study – Reception Room – Sun Room – Kitchen – Utility – Downstairs WC – Veranda

First Floor: Principle Bedroom with Ensuite Shower – Double Bedroom with Ensuite Shower – 2 Further Double Bedrooms – Family Bathroom – Separate WC – Balcony – Second Floor: Games Room/5th Double Bedroom – Attic Room

Grounds: Two Secure Gravel Driveways with Automatic Gate to Main Drive – Brick Garage – Stone Dining & Entertaining Patios with in-built Brick Seating Area – Enclosed Landscaped Gardens

Hinton House, clad in an ancient twining wisteria and built in 1904, is a stunning architectural gem of bays and balconies. The characterful property offers a plethora of highly malleable living spaces set across 3 floors, with further potential to convert the Attic Room or the spacious Garage. Very recently the house has been renovated throughout, including the installation of new heating and water systems, radiators, underfloor heating to the new Bathroom and Ensuites, new flooring and extensive landscaping to the grounds.

Enjoying an excellent location in a peaceful cul-de-sac of period properties in one of the city’s tree-lined Conservation Areas, the property is only a 10-minute stroll from the City Centre. It is also supremely convenient for both the Nuffield and County Hospitals, railway station, Hereford Cathedral School, the Sixth Form and Colleges even the nascent University. For leisure and dog walking Aylestone Park offers 47 acres of open green space with river walks a 6-minute drive away. Nearby Tupsley brims with amenities; local shops with P.O., family butcher, pubs, GP with pharmacy, Ofsted “Excellent” and “Good” primary schools with the Quarry parkland providing children’s playground, Scouting H.Q, dog park and playing fields hosting football leagues.

The Property

Reception Room – Leading up the steps from the main gravel Driveway and onto the wide Veranda, offering a lovely spot to sit overlooking the gardens, opens the main Front Door with a double Banham locking system. The glazed door leads into a welcoming room with original herringbone pitch pine flooring. It has a gas fire set within a green marble fireplace with enchanting Art Nouveau mantelpiece with flowering tree and bird detailing. The fireplace is flanked by original built-in storage with lead glazed top cupboards.

Entrance Hall – The grand central Entrance Hall with original Terazzo stone flooring features the dramatic staircase rising 3 storeys with balustrade landings above. Under the stairs is concealed a spacious storage cupboard for the divestment of coats. Off the Hall lies the Downstairs WC.

Secondary Entrance with Porch – One can also enter the house from the secondary driveway, through a set of imposing iron gates and brick pillars, leading to the original Front Door with its stained-glass detailing and matching inner door.

Lounge – The sumptuous Lounge features a stunning wisteria-clad bay window with a deep low sill concealing a run of radiators, all framing lovely views over the landscaped front gardens. The carpeted room retains its classic period deep wainscoting and cornicing alongside the addition of new pewter coloured period-style radiator. It also features a fireplace, with space for an electric fire, with pale marble hearth and painted mantelpiece.

Drawing Room – Displaying a wealth of period features the Drawing Room revels in dado and picture rails, original herringbone parquet flooring and ornate corbels to either side of the charming square bay window overlooking the front gardens. A delightfully grand room offering an eminently flexible space from formal Dining Room, informal Family Room to dedicated Music Room.

Study – The carpeted Study with twin original sash windows also offers a malleable space, ideal as a Study/Home Office yet equally inviting as a Snug for informal relaxing beside the fireplace with simple tile hearth and painted mantelpiece.

Sunroom – Flooded with natural light courtesy of its extensive glazing and skylights and benefiting from its open plan connection to the Kitchen, the Sun Room provides an expansive modern Dining and Family space. It offers a convivial room for comfy sofas for relaxing, beside a large table at which to gather family and friends. While French doors allow easy transition out into the private side gardens beyond.

Kitchen – In black painted oak units sleekly contrasting white quartz countertops, the fully fitted Kitchen provides an array of storage extending into a peninsula with an end breakfast bar. With all new appliances throughout, the integrated fridge with separate freezer below flanks Neff double ovens, while the integrated Bosch dishwasher is set beside the Franke stainless steel underslung sink and a half with integral countertop drainer. Traditional style Perrin and Rowe taps finish off the detailing whilst an induction hob is set below a concealed hood.

Utility – Fully fitted to match the Kitchen, the Utility also provides Franke stainless steel underslung sink, Perrin and Rowe traditional taps and offers space for both washer and dryer.

First Floor: Bedroom 1 – The Principal Bedroom is a spacious Double featuring an expansive bay with 4 original sash windows and a fully glazed original door leading onto the balcony, all overlooking the front gardens and across mature trees to the church spires of the city beyond. The bedroom benefits from an array of fitted storage with twin double wardrobes and full height cupboard. The new Ensuite with tiled underfloor heating features open walk-in Rainhead shower enclosure with Burlington period-style regular shower and wall control. The suite is completed with WC and twin basins with fitted double cupboards below and wall mirrors above.

Bedroom 2 – A Double Bedroom benefitting from original window with new radiator below and framing views across the gardens to neighbouring period properties. Another new Ensuite features a large shower enclosure with both regular and Rainhead showers and is completed by WC, wall-mounted double storage drawers, wide wall mirror with touch control above and black heated towel rail.

Bedroom 3 – A spacious Double Bedroom delighting in the deep square bay window with full-height glazed window to the left allowing access out onto the long balcony. A lovely room for any teenager, with the bay offering a relaxing zone or ideal location for a study desk, if the lovely view would not prove too distracting.

Bedroom 4 – The smallest of the Bedrooms is a charming Double with full-height window to the balcony and views over the front gardens and Hereford Cathedral beyond. The room has built-in full-height double cupboards to one side of the chimney breast and to the other sliding door double cupboards with open display shelf to the centre.

Family Bathroom – The tiled new Bathroom benefits from roll-top bath with traditional shower attachment and end mixer tap and a walk-in Rainhead shower enclosure with black Burlington period-style wall control and regular shower head. The wall-mounted double drawer storage unit has twin marble table-top basins with long LED touch lit mirror above. The Bathroom is completed with black period-style radiator with integral heated towel rail. Beside the Bathroom lies the Separate WC.

Second Floor: Bedroom 5/Games Room – The second floor offers an expansive and highly malleable space. Offering a 5th Double Bedroom with wide span of original windows framing lovely views across the city directly to the Cathedral tower and Town Hall dome and wider views of the distant Black Mountains. It is currently utilised as a dedicated entertainment and leisure room, ideal for Gaming, Home Gym and teenage retreat. The second door leads out across a short landing to the Attic Room. Beyond providing easily accessible storage space and being home to the new water cylinders, the Attic offers potential to convert all or part into further Bedrooms/Ensuite for perhaps luxurious Guest Accommodations, subject to all relevant planning permissions.

Outside

New electric gates open onto the front gravel Driveway leading across the landscaped grounds safely enclosed with new fencing and newly planted evergreen hedging. At the end of the Driveway lies the brick Garage with power and lighting. It offers beyond copious storage the potential to convert for separate Home Office or Home Gym. To the rear is a Shed and gated work area discreetly concealing compost bins and the like. The wider South-facing gardens are mainly laid to lawn interspersed with mature trees and shrubs. While in the private side garden stone paved pathways lead under a timber pergola to a new large Entertaining Patio. With olive tree adding to the touch of the Mediterranean, the patio is ideal for al fresco dining, relaxing and soaking up the last rays of sun.

Agents Note: The monthly rental price is inclusive of some garden maintenance.

Rental Terms

Monthly Rental – £2,750 pcm
Deposit – £3,173
Holding Deposit – £634
Available to Let from Mid-December
Long Term Rental

Practicalities

Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘G’
Gas Central Heating
All Mains Services
Fibre Broadband Available
EPC Rating 'D'

Directions

From Hereford City Centre, take the A465 towards Worcester. Continue along Commercial Road, through the traffic lights and onto Aylestone Hill. Turn right into Bodenham Road and take the first left turn into Elm Road. The property is to be found on the right-hand side.

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Council Tax Band: G