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See how verdicts workDetached house · LD2 3AH
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About
Substantial Grade II listed former bank, offices and accommodation offering enormous scope for updating and improving for a variety of uses subject to gaining any necessary permissions with attached garage to side and large grounds to rear.
EPC - E. Entrance Vestibule Former Banking Hall 7.2m x 6.6m With radiators and windows to side and rear. Office 3m x 2.1m With window to front.
Office 4.4m x 3.2m With radiators and windows to front and side. Office 4m x 3.2m With radiator and windows to front and side.
Separate W.C 2m x 1.9m With wash basin, radiator and windows to side. Walk-In Safe 5.3m x 3.9m With Chubb & Sons security doors.
Office 3.8m x 3m With radiator, window to front and door to; Kitchen 3.8m x 2.9m With fitted cupboards, stainless steel sink, radiator, windows to rear and fire exit door to side.
Basement 11m x 10m Subdivided into 4 store rooms plus kitchenette and W.C's, gas fired boiler providing central heating and hot water, windows and external door to garden.
Bank House Entrance Hall 5m x 2m With timber entrance door and domed glazed fan light over, stair to first floor and door to; Living Room 3.6m x 4.2m Offering wood fireplace, fitted cupboards in arched recess, electric heater, window to front and door to; Snug 4.2m x 2.3m With fitted cupboard in arched recess, night storage heater and window to rear.
Rear Hall With external door to garden and staircase down to; Basement 10.6m x 6m Subdivided into 4 store rooms plus former wash room, gas fired boiler providing central heating and hot water and windows and external door to garden.
First Floor Half Landing With door to; Separate W.C With wash basin and window to rear. Landing With stair to second floor.
Sitting Room 6.1m x 5m Offering fireplace with tiled surround, 2 night storage heaters and windows to front, side and rear.
Former Bathroom 2.3m x 2.3m With wash basin, heated towel rail and window to front. Airing Cupboard Housing hot water cylinder.
Bedroom 4.7m x 2.8m With night storage heater, radiator and window to front. Rear Landing With radiators and window to rear overlooking the garden.
Room 2 4.8m x 4.2m With feature fireplace, night storage heater, radiator and windows to front. Room 3 4.7m x 1.8m With radiator and wndow to front.
Room 4 6.2m x 4.3m Offering feature fireplace, 2 radiators, window to front and door to external staircase. Second Floor Landing With window to rear.
Room 5 4.1m x 3.1m With feature fireplace, radiator and window to front. Room 6 4.1m x 3.1m With feature fireplace, radiator and window to front.
Tank Room 2.6m x 2m With window to front. Room 7 3.4m x 3.1m With feature fireplace and window to front.
Room 8 3.8m x 2.9m With feature fireplace, window to rear and door to; Room 9 4.6m x 2m With window to rear and door to; Inner Hall 4.1m x 1.8m Room 10 4.3m x 4.1m With feature fireplace, fitted cupboard and window to front.
Room 11 1.9m x 1.8m With window to front. Room 12 4.3m x 3m With feature fireplace, fitted cupboard and window to front.
Room 13 4.3m x 3.1m With feature fireplace and door to external staircase.
Outside The property is approached to the front from the pavement via a ramp and steps access to a small fore garden and entrance doors to both the former bank and Bank House.
To the side is a lean-to garage/store.
To the rear is a large walled garden mainly laid to grass with access points to ground floor and basement and via the external metal staircase giving access to the upper floor.
Value & comps
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Returns
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