Filled with light, this beautiful south facing period cottage offers comfortable accommodation and a large private back garden.

5 Hope Cottage is a pretty, South facing, period cottage sympathetically modernised to retain light and charm throughout including a particularly spacious living room with an impressive open fireplace. Situated in the sought-after position overlooking St Helens Green the cottage enjoys far reaching views across the green towards Bembridge Harbour and over to Culver Down. The accommodation is laid out over three floors with two good sized double bedrooms with a third smaller bedroom or dressing room and large, modernised family bathroom on the first floor. The kitchen/dining area has been uniquely designed and leads out to the private generous garden with outbuildings providing ancillary space and a utility room.

Situated in the village centre, close to local amenities and just a short walk down to the harbour quay and the causeway leading to the sand dunes of the Duver and family friendly beach. The small but vibrant village of St Helens has two village shops, two restaurants, a pub and a coffee shop, together with an antiquarian bookshop and excellent access to nearby Bembridge Harbour, with extensive mooring facilities and sailing clubs at Bembridge and Brading Haven. There is easy access to a range of more extensive facilities and mainland transport links at Ryde (approximately 3 miles away) as well as a number of good beaches, including Bembridge and around Priory Bay.

Accommodation
Ground floor

Entrance
Attractive entrance with picket fencing and covered veranda enjoying a southerly aspect looking over the green and cricket pavilion.

Sitting Room
With tiled floors and large open fireplace with brick surround and oak mantle. There is recessed window overlooking the green. Exposed beams extend the length of the room.

Kitchen
Well designed with a range of wall-mounted and under counter shaker style storage units with tiled splashbacks, a four ring gas hob, extractor fan, integrated oven, undercounter fridge and dishwasher and 1.5 bowl ceramic sink with mixer tap over. Beneath the stairs is a dining space with bench storage seating a window overlooking the garden and a door to the garden.

First floor
Stairs rise to a landing with small dressing room/single bedroom off. The family bathroom has tiled floors and walls with panelled bath, vanity unit wash basin, heated towel rail and W.C.

Bedroom 1
An attractive principal bedroom with uPVC window with southerly aspect and small wardrobe housing wall-mounted boiler. Cosmetic fireplace and exposed beam to the ceiling.

Second Floor
Within the roof of the cottage is an attic room with window achieving far reaching views of Culver Down, Bembridge Harbour and out to sea.

Outside
There is a small veranda ideal for sitting out and enjoying the southerly aspect at the front of the house. At the rear a long enclosed garden provides several terraces or decks for outdoor dining and entertaining including a pergola over a raised deck to the rear and mature landscaped planters boasting a wealth of colour and herbaceous shrubs and specimen trees. A shed at the end provides storage for garden tools whilst a small outbuilding at the rear of the house has shelf storage and space and plumbing for a washing machine, tumble dryer and ancillary fridge/freezer.

Service
Mains electricity, water and drainage. Heating is provided by gas fired boiler located in the wardrobe on the first floor and delivered via radiators.

Tenure
The property is offered freehold

Council Tax
Band B

EPC Rating
D

Postcode
PO33 1UJ

Viewings
Strictly by prior arrangement with the sole selling agents Spence Willard.

Important Notice
1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ("information") as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.