Immaculate, elegant, extended, Edwardian family home in sought after village. 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 reception rooms, kitchen, utility, downstairs WC, entrance porch and cellar. Original features. Front and rear gardens, 2 driveways & garage.
HOLYMOOR ROAD, Holymoorside
An exceptionally spacious and immaculately-presented family home, believed to date back to 1910, with a wealth of original features, combining traditional elegance with comfortable modern living. The accommodation is set over three floors and offers: five bedrooms, two bathrooms, spacious living room, drawing room, dining room, and fitted kitchen. The property stands in generous gardens, with off-road parking and garaging.
Holymoorside is a sought-after village on the edge of the Peak District National Park, within easy reach of Chesterfield. The village is surrounded by delightful open countryside where there are many fine walks, and the village still retains a village identity with many local societies and clubs. Amenities include local shop, part-time post office, pubs, tennis courts, bowling green, playing fields, and churches, and there is an excellent primary school. Ideally located for the towns of Chesterfield (2.5 miles), Bakewell (9.5 miles), and Matlock (10 miles) and within commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Manchester, and the M1 motorway.
Entering the property via a panelled entrance door which opens to:
ENTRANCE PORCH
Having UPVC double-glazed windows, geometric patterned tiles to the floor, and a half-glazed entrance door with over-door light, having obscured glass, and opening to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
A spacious reception hallway with an elegant staircase rising to the upper floor accommodation. The hallway has exposed polished pine floorboards, original cornice to the ceiling, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, BT Open Reach master socket with broadband facility, and original panelled doors opening to:
GROUND FLOOR WC
With a side-aspect double-glazed window with obscured glass, and suite with concealed-cistern WC, and vanity-style wash hand basin set up on a repurposed wash stand. The room has geometric patterned tiles to the floor and a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
DRAWING ROOM
With a front-aspect hardwood double-glazed bay window, elegant original cornice to the ceiling, and original fitted picture rail. The room has a fine feature fireplace with a painted slate surround, having a cast iron insert, housing an open grate, currently fitted with a living-flame gas fire. To the side of the chimney breast are open-display shelves, and the room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a television aerial point.
SITTING ROOM
A delightfully light and spacious room with rear-aspect double-glazed picture windows and patio doors opening onto the gardens and terrace to the rear of the property. The room has polished exposed pine floorboards, original cornice and picture rail, and a fine mahogany period feature fireplace with a mirrored over mantle, fluted columns and cast iron insert housing a living-flame gas fire. The room has a television aerial point, central heating radiators with thermostatic valves, and wall lamp points.
DINING ROOM
With side-aspect double-glazed windows, polished exposed pine floorboards, and a fine feature fire opening with a cast iron surround and raised quarry tile hearth, with a Jotul living-flame gas stove. The room has a fitted picture rail, and original pot cupboards with storage shelving and drawers. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a half-glazed door opening to:
UTILITY ROOM
Having a side-aspect double-glazed window, coat hanging space, and space and connection for an automatic washing machine. Sited within the room is the recently-fitted Worcester combination gas-fired boiler, which provides hot water and central heating to the property.
From the dining room, a broad opening leads to:
KITCHEN
With dual-aspect double-glazed windows, and a half-glazed entrance door, opening onto the terrace and gardens. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, and a good range of hand-painted units, with cupboards and drawers set beneath a polished granite worksurface with a matching upstand. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under-cabinet lighting and an illuminated glass-fronted display cabinet. Integral appliances include a twelve-place-setting dishwasher, fridge, and freezer. There is an under-mounted butler-style sink with mixer tap. Fitted within the kitchen is a Rangemaster Elan range-style cooker with a five-burner hob, double oven and grill, over which is an extractor canopy that is vented to the outside. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a kick-space heater.
From the hallway, a door opens to a stone staircase, which descends to:
STORAGE CELLAR
Having original stone thrawls and housing the electricity meter.
From the hallway, a quarter-turn staircase with turned spindles and newels, and polished mahogany handrail, rises to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
A spacious landing with a rear-aspect double-glazed window, cornice to the ceiling, and fitted picture rail. Original panelled doors open to:
BEDROOM ONE
A spacious double room with rear-aspect windows overlooking the gardens to the wooded hills and open countryside beyond. The room has an original bedroom fireplace with cast iron surround and tiled insert, housing an open grate. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, as well as coving and a picture rail.
BEDROOM TWO
Having front-aspect double-glazed windows. There room has cornice to the ceiling, a fitted picture rail, and an original cast iron bedroom fireplace with a tiled insert and hearth, creating a display niche. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
BEDROOM THREE
Currently used as a dressing room and having a front-aspect double-glazed window, original cast iron fireplace with tiled hearth, cornice to the ceiling, and fitted picture rail. There are a range of built-in wardrobes providing hanging space and storage shelving. The room has a central heating radiator.
FAMILY BATHROOM
With a front-aspect window with obscured glass, and suite with: stand-alone roll top bath set up on ball and claw feet, and having mixer taps with handheld shower spray; pedestal wash hand basin with mirror-fronted bathroom cabinet over; close-coupled WC; and quadrant shower cubicle with mixer shower. The room has a vertical column radiator and an extractor fan.
From the landing, a quarter-turn staircase with a useful under-stairs storage cupboard rises to:
SECOND FLOOR LANDING
Where doors open to:
BEDROOM FOUR
A delightfully spacious room built into the shape of the roof with a front-aspect double-glazed window and a pair of Velux rooflights flooding the room with natural light. The room has light wood-effect laminate flooring, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and access doors into a useful eaves storage cupboard. This room would make an ideal work-from-home space, leisure suite etc. if not required as a bedroom.
BEDROOM FIVE
With a recently-fitted side-aspect UPVC double-glazed window, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a useful eaves storage cupboard.
SECOND FLOOR BATHROOM
Having a rear-aspect Velux window, and suite with: panelled bath, having mixer shower over, with concertina shower screen; pedestal wash hand basin; and a concealed-cistern dual-flush WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator, shaver point, and extractor fan.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a driveway providing off-road parking. Lying to the front of the property is an area of sculpted lawn enclosed by hedging. A gated pathway runs down the side of the property to a good-sized enclosed rear garden. Immediately to the rear of the property is a raised flagged terrace, where doors open from the kitchen and sitting room. On the terrace is a mature magnolia. From the terrace, steps descend to a generous area of garden, with a large level lawn, having sculpted borders well-stocked with a good variety of flowering plants, ornamental trees, and Japanese acers. Within the lawn there is an ornamental cherry tree. To the bottom of the garden is a timber garden shed. Beyond the garden is a second driveway providing further off-road parking and giving access to:
GARAGE
A pre-fabricated garage, having traditionally-hung vehicular access doors, side-aspect windows, and a personnel door opening from the garden.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property. Extensive works were carried out from 2019 onwards, including replacement of the double-glazed windows, a new flat roof to the extension, and replacement soffits and fascias, etc. The property has outside lighting and an outside water supply.
TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘E’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Chesterfield along the A619 towards Baslow, after approximately three miles take the left turn signposted Holymoorside, the property can be found on the left hand side immediately after Greendale Avenue.
Disclaimer
All measurements in these details are approximate. None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.
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