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See how verdicts work2-bedroom semi-detached house · BT53 8PF
For saleListed 33 days
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A super 2 bedroom semi detached home. Well maintained and presented throughout. Including a super kitchen - almost as new! Lounge with an open fireplace. And 2 generously proportioned bedrooms.
Both doubles with built in cupboards/wardrobes. Bedroom 1 with 2 windows overlooking the front. Private driveway and parking. Garden areas to the front and rear.
Integral Store/Boiler house and separate exterior stores. Upvc double glazed windows and doors. Oil fired heating system. Upvc fascia boards. Cavity wall insulation.
As such an ideal first time buyer, downsizer or investment purchase. Early viewing therefore highly recommended.
We are delighted to offer for sale this super 2 bedroom semi detached home – the same being well presented and offering generously proportioned bedroom and living accommodation.
Number 2 also benefits from a delightful kitchen (almost as new!); private parking and garden areas to the front and rear.
As such this would be an ideal first time buyer, investment or down sizer purchase and we therefore highly recommend early internal viewing.
Reception Hall Partly glazed upvc entrance door with a window to the side; and sweeping stairs to the upper floor with storage below.
Lounge 4.22m x 3.61m (13'10 x 11'10) Attractive cast iron fireplace in a wooden surround with a tiled hearth, a large window overlooking the front garden and a door to the kitchen.
Kitchen 3.61m x 3.05m (11'10 x 10') (L – shaped) A super kitchen (almost as new!) with a generous range of eye and low level units, tiled between the worktops and the eye level units, bowl and a half stainless steel sink, double low level oven, ceramic hob with an extractor canopy over, integrated fridge, larder unit, plumbed for a washing machine, wine rack, tiled floor and a partly glazed upvc door to the rear.
Upper floor Accommodation Landing area providing access to the bedrooms and the bathroom.
Bedroom 1 4.5m x 2.77m (14'9 x 9'1) (size including the fitted bedroom furniture and excluding the recessed area with a fitted cupboard) – a bright room with two windows overlooking the avenue to the front.
Bedroom 2 3.05m x 2.79m (10' x 9'2) (size excluding a built in wardrobe) – again a generously proportioned bedroom with a solid wood floor and overlooking the rear. Bathroom and w.c.
combined 1.96m x 1.83m (6'5 x 6') (size excluding the shelved airing cupboard) Fitted suite including a w.c, a pedestal wash hand basin and a panel bath with a Heatstore Aqua Plus electric shower over.
EXTERIOR FEATURES Tarmac driveway and parking to the front and to the side. Garden in lawn to the front with a part hedge boundary.
The rear garden area is hard landscaped in concrete with a fence boundary.
Integral Store/Boiler House Plus an exterior store – sub divided into two with a light and power points in the smaller section. Upvc oil tank. Outside lights and a tap.
Directions Number 4 is conveniently situated in the village centre - within walking distance to the local recreational grounds; the Stranocum Spar / Post Office and a chippy if you get stuck!
It's also conveniently situated within a few miles drive to Ballymoney and the A26 Frosses Road for commuting further afield.
On entering Stranocum on the Kirk Road passing the Spar (on the left) take the next right into Ford Avenue; turn immediately left and then right again - number 4 is then the second house on the left hand side.
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