4 bedroom detached house for sale

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An Attractive Extended Individual Detached Property Situated Within The Village Of Kempley Enjoying A Mature Garden And Productive Cider Apple/ Perry Pear Orchard In All Approximately One Acre With Flexible Accommodation Comprising A Spacious Sitting Room, Dining/Kitchen, Utility And Cloakroom, Ground Floor Guest Bedroom Suite With Dressing Area And Bathroom, Further Bedroom/ Reception Room, Three First Floor Bedrooms, Master With En-Suite Shower Room And Family Bathroom. Double Garage, Driveway Parking, EV Charger, Solar Panels, Air Source Heating. EPC C

Property Location

Kempley is a popular rural community and has two churches and a village hall whilst the nearby village of Gorsley (which can be reached on public footpaths) has a community shop, a post office, a thriving Baptist Chapel, and a popular community owned coffee house and cafe. For sports it has the Ross-On-Wye golf course, sports field, and for leisure a village pub and Nepalese restaurant. A second village, Dymock is also easily accessible and has in addition the benefit of a garage with a general store.

Famous for the Daffodil Way Walk, the area is renowned for wild Daffodils and Bluebells. Queens Wood, part of the Forestry England Dymock Woods is on the doorstep, covering over 500 hectares, offering excellent walks and the parish has one of the densest networks of public footpaths in England. If you love the outdoors this is the place to be. Nearby towns of Newent (4.5 miles approx. ) and Ledbury (7.5 miles approx.) offer a more comprehensive range of facilities and amenities. The property is also well positioned for access to the M50 motorway which is approx. 4 miles distant bringing many major centres to within commuting distance and there is a mainline railway station at Ledbury.

Property Description

The Old Post Office is an attractive and well presented individual detached family home situated within the village of Kempley. The property has been a much loved family home for the last 35 years, thoughtfully extended and enhanced creating this wonderful spacious home. The flexible accommodation currently offers four bedrooms and two reception rooms, arranged over two floors, and benefits from double glazing throughout, air source central heating and solar panels with 14 years remaining of an index-linked contract. Outside, the property enjoys a mature garden with an adjoining Cider Apple and Perry Pear orchard producing in the region of 2-3 tonnes of fruit annually which is currently sold to a local cider maker.

The accommodation comprises to the ground floor an entrance hall, impressive sitting room with bi-fold doors opening onto the garden and feature fireplace with woodburning stove, dining/ kitchen, utility room with cloakroom off, second reception room/optional bedroom and the guest bedroom suite with dressing area incorporating fitted wardrobes and a re-fitted bathroom. To the first floor are three further bedrooms, one benefiting from an en-suite shower room and the family bathroom.

The property has the benefit of a gated block paved driveway with parking for multiple vehicles, an EV charging point and access to the detached double garage.

With so much to offer, the agent recommends an early inspection to appreciate this lovely home and location.

Entrance Hall

Welcoming entrance hall with double glazed front door and windows to side. Stairs to first floor bedrooms and bathroom. Wood flooring. Double radiator. Two pendant light fittings. Doors leading to:

Sitting Room - 8.61m x 6.73m (28'3" x 22'1")

Extended by the current owners creating an impressive entertaining space with bi-fold doors opening to the garden with views towards the orchard. Further double glazed windows to rear. Feature fireplace with wood burner. Wood flooring. Three radiators. Downlighting. Wall lights. TV point.

Kitchen/Dining Room - 8.61m x 3.53m (28'3" x 11'7")

Fitted with a range of shaker style wall and base cupboards and Amtico luxury vinyl flooring. One and a half bowl sink unit with tiled splash back. Marble effect counter top. Integrated Neff, eye-level OVEN, MICROWAVE and ceramic HOB with extractor over. Space for white goods. Peninsular unit with cupboards under and space for seating. One large radiator. Open to dining area with wood effect flooring. Fischer electric storage radiator. Dual aspect double glazed windows to side and rear aspect with garden views.

Utility Room - 5.49m x 2.9m (18'0" x 9'6")

With part double glazed door giving access to the side of the property, parking area and garage. Side aspect double glazed window. Door opening to the kitchen described later. Plumbing for washing machine and space for white goods. Double radiator. Understairs cupboard. Karndean vinyl wood effect flooring.

Cloakroom

With WC and wash hand basin. Karndean vinyl wood effect flooring. Extractor fan.

Reception Room / Bedroom 5 - 5.79m x 3.61m (19'0" x 11'10")

Step down from reception hall. Front aspect double glazed window. Two radiators. Downlights. Carpet.

Inner Hallway

Giving access to the guest bedroom and bathroom. Airing cupboard housing a pressurised hot water cylinder that services the downstairs bedroom and bathroom. Fitted double wardrobes. Double glazed window to rear. Door to:

Bathroom

Re-fitted with a suite comprising walk-in shower with mixer shower. Double ended bath with mixer tap. WC. Wall hung wash hand basin with mixer tap. Fully tiled. Underfloor electric heating. Downlights. Radiator. Extractor fan. Side aspect double glazed window with opaque glass.

Bedroom

Spacious and light with large picture window and French doors opening onto the garden terrace. Wood effect flooring with underfloor electric heating. Wall lights. Telephone and TV points. Hatch to roof space. The bedroom has bespoke handmade hardwood furniture produced by Timothy Hawkins fine furniture maker of Hereford.

First Floor Landing

With hatch to roof space. Large airing cupboard with electric radiator. Carpet. Doors leading to:

Master Bedroom - 7.14m x 3.35m (23'5" x 11'0")

With side and rear aspect double glazed glazed windows enjoying views over the garden. Fitted wardrobes. Radiator. Door to:

En-Suite Shower Room

Suite comprising WC, wash hand basin and walk-in shower with mixer shower. Radiator. Wall tiling. Extractor fan.

Bedroom - 3.84m x 3.2m (12'7" x 10'6")

With rear and side aspect double glazed windows. Fitted wardrobe. Carpet. Radiator.

Bathroom

With side aspect double glazed windows. Suite comprising WC. Vanity unit with wash hand basin and tiled countertop. Panelled bath. Radiator.

Bedroom - 7.19m x 2.49m (23'7" x 8'2")

Front and side aspect double glazed windows. Two radiators.

Outside

To the side of the property a wooden five bar gate with separate pedestrian gate leads to a block paved driveway with parking for several vehicles and provides access to the double garage with up and over door and personal door. The garage houses a second pressurised hot water cylinder for the main house. There is a useful wood store, outside cold water tap, external power supply and EV charger. Mature lawned gardens extend to the side and rear of the property with shrub and seasonal flower borders and for the keen gardener there are several raised vegetable beds arranged on bark chippings with a hardstanding area and garden shed.

Beyond the formal garden is a productive Cider Apple and Perry Pear orchard producing approximately 2-3 tonnes of fruit annually which the current owners sell to local craft cider makers.

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Services

We have been advised that the property is connected to all major services including water and sewerage, electricity and high speed aerial fibre optic broadband. Heating is via an AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP, one storage radiator and a log burner. SOLAR PANELS are installed. This information has not been checked with the respective service providers and interested parties may wish to make their own enquiries with the relevant authorities. No statement relating to services or appliances should be taken to infer that such items are in satisfactory working order and intending purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves where necessary.

Tenure

Freehold - We are advised (subject to legal verification) that the property is freehold.

General

Intending purchasers will be required to produce identification documentation and proof of funding in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017. More information can be made available upon request.
John Goodwin FRICS has made every effort to ensure that measurements and particulars are accurate however prospective purchasers/tenants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the information provided. No information with regard to planning use, structural integrity, tenure, availability/operation, business rates, services or appliances has been formerly verified and therefore prospective purchasers/tenants are requested to seek validation of all such matters prior to submitting a formal or informal intention to purchase/lease the property or enter into any contract.

Viewing

By appointment to be made through the Agent's Ledbury Office ([use Contact Agent Button])

Council Tax

COUNCIL TAX BAND "F" This information may have been obtained from the local council website only and applicants are advised to consider obtaining written confirmation

EPC

The EPC rating for this property is C (78)