4 bed semi-detached house for sale

School Hill, Matlock DE4

A substantial Grade II Listed characterful property with a date stone of 1615, believed to have been built for Thomas Westerne, bayliff to the Earl of Shrewsbury, bearing the initials twaw and the name of the property.

The accommodation is set over three floors offering four/five bedrooms, family bathroom, reception hallway, spacious sitting room and large dining kitchen with original beams and fire opening.

The kitchen has large oak beams, an open fireplace with quarry tiled floor, original oak panel doors and benefits from integrated dishwasher, Hotpoint double oven and Bosh induction hob.

The hall and living room have oak parquet flooring. The living room has a Clearview multi fuel stove in the original gritstone fireplace.

On the second floor you will find original oak floorboards and original oak carved panelling in the master bedroom previously known as the captain's room there is also an open fireplace.

One half of the house retains many of the original features including oak panelling, beamed ceilings and fine, original fire openings and wattle and daub walls.

There is an additional one-bedroomed annexe to the rear of the property in part of the building that once formed a wash house, which also offers a living room, bathroom and kitchen. This is currently run as a holiday let.

In the grounds behind cottage you will find a small stone built storage outbuilding .

The property has a shared driveway with allocated parking for two cars and
there is a large garden with patio areas, trees and shrubs and a small pond, enjoying views over open fields.

Brassington is an attractive village of quaint stone-built character properties set amidst fabulous open countryside, on the edge of the Peak District.

Location

The property is located in the delightful village of Brassington which has the benefit of a recreational ground, village inns and Brassington primary school. The village of Brassington Is situated some 2 miles from Carsington Water with its noted leisure facilities including sailing and fishing. The market town of Ashbourne is known as the gateway to Dovedale and the famous Peak District National Park. A wider range of facilities can be found in the town of Wirksworth some 4 miles away and other principal centres include the Derby (4 miles to the south), Sheffield (20 miles to the north), Stoke on Trent (24 miles) and Nottingham (24 miles)

Property Ownership Information

Tenure

Freehold

Council Tax Band

E

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