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4-bedroom house · HR1 4PW
Sold STCReduced £35k (−8%) on 25 SepListed 66 days
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Being Sold via Secure Sale online bidding. Terms & Conditions apply. Starting Bid: £435,000.
A Characterful Grade II Listed 4 Bedroom Detached Barn Conversion, set in the heart of the sought-after village of Fownhope, with an impressive first floor sitting room, double garage, driveway and gardens to both front and rear.
Entrance Hall – Downstairs WC – 3 Ground Floor Double Bedrooms – Family Bathroom – First Floor Sitting Room – Landing – Bedroom 1 with Ensuite – Dining Room – Kitchen – Integral Double Garage – Driveway – Front & Rear Gardens This charming and impressively spacious barn conversion occupies a quiet cul-de-sac position right in the heart of Fownhope; a popular village offering local shops, public house and easy access to Hereford.
The barn is arranged in an upside down layout, with three bedrooms and a family bathroom on the ground floor and the principal living space, kitchen, dining room and main bedroom suite above, making the most of the barn's original roofline and exposed beams throughout.
The Property Entrance Hall: A front aspect entrance with glazed side window, feature panelling and stairs up to the first floor.
Doors lead to the WC and garage, with steps continuing down to the ground floor bedrooms.
Downstairs WC: Fitted with a low flush WC and wash hand basin, partially tiled and with a double glazed window. Lower Hall: Connects the three ground floor double bedrooms and family bathroom.
Bedroom 2: A spacious and fully carpeted double bedroom, with a wide double glazed window overlooking the garden and neutrally finished.
Bedroom 3: A further sizeable double bedroom, with a feature beam and double glazed window. Bedroom 4: The final bedroom is slightly smaller but still a good-size double, with fitted carpets.
Family Bathroom: Fitted with a full-size bath with electric shower over, low flush WC, pedestal wash hand basin and heated towel rail, with partially tiled walls.
Sitting Room: A superb first floor reception room and the standout feature of the barn, featuring a striking vaulted ceiling with remarkable kingpost beams and an array of windows, including three skylights bringing in excellent natural light throughout the day.
A gas fire with tiled hearth and mantel provides a cosy focal point, with stairs access down to the ground floor.
Bedroom 1 with Ensuite: The principal bedroom, with double glazed window, skylight and ceiling timber beams.
The ensuite is fitted with a shower cubicle, WC, pedestal basin and heated towel rail, partially tiled.
Dining Room: A carpeted reception room just off the kitchen, offering ample space for family dining beneath characterful exposed beams, including a raised storage cupboard.
Kitchen: Fitted with a range of units with laminate countertops over and splashback tiles, incorporating a ceramic sink, integrated Neff electric oven and microwave, electric hob with extractor and space for a dishwasher and fridge.
Dual aspect double glazed windows bring in good light, while a further door provides access to an external staircase and the rear garden.
Outside A driveway leads to the integral double garage, which benefits from an electric up-and-over door, power and lighting, with doors giving access to both the front and rear gardens as well as the entrance hall, and housing the gas central heating boiler.
The front garden is laid to lawn with shrub borders, enclosed by walling and fencing.
To the rear, a further generous lawned garden includes a storage shed and is similarly enclosed, with access also available via the external staircase from the kitchen above.
Practicalities Herefordshire Council Tax Band 'E' Gas Central Heating Partially Double Glazed All Mains Services Ultrafast Broadband Available Grade II Listed Directions Proceed out of Hereford along Hampton Park Road, continuing for 4 miles through the village of Mordiford and into Fownhope.
Proceed through the village, taking the left-hand turning after the butchers into Common Hill Lane, then the first left into Church Croft and first left again to stay on Church Croft.
Take the first left again, where the property is located directly ahead in the corner.
What3Words: ///framework.trying.incoming Auctioneers Comments Pattinson Auction are working in Partnership with the marketing agent on this online auction sale and are referred to below as 'The Auctioneer'.
This auction lot is being sold either under conditional (Modern) or unconditional (Traditional) auction terms and overseen by the auctioneer in partnership with the marketing agent.
The property is available to be viewed strictly by appointment only via the Marketing Agent or The Auctioneer. Bids can be made via the Marketing Agents or via The Auctioneers website.
Please be aware that any enquiry, bid or viewing of the subject property will require your details being shared between both any marketing agent and The Auctioneer in order that all matters can be dealt with effectively.
The property is being sold via a transparent online auction.
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Bids can be submitted at any time and from anywhere. Our verification process is in place to ensure that aml procedure are carried out in accordance with the law.
A Legal Pack associated with this particular property is available to view upon request and contains details relevant to the legal documentation enabling all interested parties to make an informed decision prior to bidding.
The Legal Pack will also outline the buyers’ obligations and sellers’ commitments.
It is strongly advised that you seek the counsel of a solicitor prior to proceeding with any property and/or Land Title purchase.
Auctioneers Additional Comments In order to secure the property and ensure commitment from the seller, upon exchange of contracts the successful bidder will be expected to pay a non-refundable deposit equivalent to 5% of the purchase price of the property.
The deposit will be a contribution to the purchase price.
A non-refundable reservation fee of up to 6% inc VAT (subject to a minimum of 6,000 inc VAT) is also required to be paid upon agreement of sale.
The Reservation Fee is in addition to the agreed purchase price and consideration should be made by the purchaser in relation to any Stamp Duty Land Tax liability associated with overall purchase costs.
Both the Marketing Agent and The Auctioneer may believe necessary or beneficial to the customer to pass their details to third party service suppliers, from which a referral fee may be obtained.
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