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See how verdicts work5-bedroom detached house · TR20 9AA
For saleListed 20 days
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About
Key features • Detached four-bedroom home with self-contained one-bedroom annexe • Sea views across Praa Sands • Wrap-around gardens with a south-facing sun terrace • Kitchen/breakfast room with electric aga • Ground-floor bedroom and bath/shower room, giving scope for single-level living • Built-in sauna • Owned solar panels and oil-fired heating • Double open-fronted carport with log store, workshop and mezzanine storage • Driveway parking for several vehicles • Freehold, with no onward chain Description A detached four-bedroom home with a self-contained one-bedroom annexe, sea views across Praa Sands and the beach a few minutes' walk away, offered with no onward chain.
The kitchen/breakfast room is the natural heart of the house, with an electric aga, generous storage and plenty of worktop for cooking and entertaining.
The sitting room looks out to sea and opens straight onto the patio.
A ground-floor bedroom sits alongside a smart room with both bath and shower, making single-level living a real option, and a further reception works equally well as a family room or fifth bedroom.
The original kitchen is now a large utility, and a rear garden room is the place to shed sandy kit after the beach or pot up plants.
Upstairs are three more bedrooms and a well-appointed family bathroom, plus a built-in sauna, an unusual touch after a day on the water or in the garden.
Set apart in the grounds, the one-bedroom annexe is fully self-contained: A light living area, a fitted kitchen/breakfast room with underfloor heating, and a double bedroom with its own en-suite.
Well suited to multi-generational living or guests. The gardens wrap right around the house.
A south-facing sun terrace at the front takes in the view across Praa Sands, with lawns, raised vegetable beds, a summerhouse, greenhouse and potting shed beyond.
Covered parking comes via a double carport with power and mezzanine storage, alongside driveway space for several cars.
Location Praa Sands is one of the south coast's most popular beaches, with close to a mile of sand backed by dunes, and surfing, coast-path walks and sunsets on the doorstep.
The village has a general store and deli, independent shops, and eateries including The Welloe, a well-regarded golf course, and a members' leisure centre with indoor pool and gym.
Regular buses run to Penzance, Helston and Falmouth. Additional information Mains water and electricity; private drainage; oil-fired heating; owned solar panels. Freehold. EPC D (61).
Council Tax Band F.
What3words: ///trickles.registry.director This property is for sale by the Modern Method of Auction, meaning the buyer and seller are to Complete within 56 days (the `Reservation Period`).
Interested parties personal data will be shared with the Auctioneer (iamsold). If considering buying with a mortgage, inspect and consider the property carefully with your lender before bidding.
A Buyer Information Pack is provided. The winning bidder will pay £ 349.00 including VAT for this pack which you must view before bidding.
The buyer signs a Reservation Agreement and makes payment of a non-refundable Reservation Fee of 4.50% of the purchase price including VAT, subject to a minimum of £ 6,600.00 including VAT.
This is paid to reserve the property to the buyer during the Reservation Period and is paid in addition to the purchase price. This is considered within calculations for Stamp Duty Land Tax.
Services may be recommended by the Agent or Auctioneer in which they will receive payment from the service provider if the service is taken. Payment varies but will be no more than £ 450.00.
These services are optional.
Value & comps
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