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See how verdicts work4-bedroom house · SY7 0AB
Sold STCListed 117 days
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About
A beautifully presented Grade II listed home that exudes charm and character throughout with an abundance of period features that create great living spaces.
A spacious and well planned out home with three reception rooms, a superb kitchen / dining room and three to four double bedrooms served by two bathrooms that have been updated in the last couple of years by the current owners.
The reception rooms all have attractive fireplaces, and the newly fitted kitchen has a large Everhot range cooker, central island and large dresser providing excellent storage and a seating area which is dual aspect and overlooks the courtyard and river.
The house has two staircases with three / four bedrooms off two separate landings.
All double rooms, the two bedrooms at the front of the house share a large shower room that has been recently refitted to a high standard.
The two rooms at the rear of the house, one having an ensuite shower (refitted) and the fourth bedroom is currently used as a music room / office.
It has been laid out for use as multigenerational living with a galley kitchen at in the front section of the house.
Set on a no through lane to traffic in the heart of the village, The Old School house enjoys a tranquil location set overlooking a landscaped courtyard and gardens with the River Redlake running through.
The detached period barn is also Grade II listed and sits alongside the house and provides garaging / storage and workshop space and has previously benefitted from planning permission for conversion.
Garden and Grounds The courtyard between the house, barn and River Redlake is beautifully laid out with terraces, raised beds and pathways as well as providing plenty of space for parking.
A footbridge over the river leads to a larger garden area housing fruit tree's and is also a cultivated wild flower meadow, offering lots of nature.
A small glade under the trees allows for summertime relaxing and listening to the river under the shade. There is planning permission in place for a two-room timber garden building ref: 23/03678/ful.
Agents Note: Please note that in 2024 the property flooded on the lower section for the very first time. Flood management and defences have been put in place.
The house is still insured for flooding with sensible premiums. Details are available on request from the agent.
Set in a conservation area within the centre of the village of Bucknell, a popular village which has a great range of amenities that include shop, pub, junior school and a train station on the Heart of Wales line that runs down to the Welsh Coast and back to the Craven Arms (on the Manchester to Cardiff line).
Bucknell is on the Shropshire / Herefordshire and Powys border and has access to beautiful surrounding countryside and hills that provide some wonderful walking.
The nearby villages of Wigmore and Leintwardine provide further facilities and the market towns of Craven Arms and Ludlow as is the border town of are within reach.
Distances Ludlow 13 miles, Craven Arms 10 miles Hereford 27 miles Shrewsbury 29 miles (Distances and time approximate).
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