A delightful detached stone built Edwardian family home, 3 double bedrooms, shower room and ground floor WC, sitting room, dining room, breakfast kitchen and conservatory. Superb views, large south facing garden, driveway parking and garage. Easy reach of excellent amenities and good schools.
HILLCROFT, Grove Lane
A delightfully spacious, detached, stone-built family home situated in a large corner plot in an elevated position with commanding, far-reaching views over the open countryside of the Derwent Valley. This well-presented family home offers: three double bedrooms; family shower room; sitting room; dining room; conservatory; and spacious dining kitchen. There are delightful, well-maintained gardens surrounding the property, along with off-road parking and garage.
Conveniently situated within easy reach of the town of Matlock and excellent local amenities at nearby Two Dales and Darley Dale. Close to a highly regarded primary school and near to good transport links.
Entering the property via a glazed UPVC entrance door, which is protected by a storm canopy set upon a decorative gallows bracket. The door opens to:
DINING KITCHEN
A spacious room with dual-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows overlooking the gardens. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of units, with cupboards and drawers set beneath a roll-edge worksurface with a timber upstand and tile splashback. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards and open-display shelves. Set within the worksurface is a twin-bowl sink with mixer tap. Within the kitchen, there is space and connection for an automatic washing machine, an under-worksurface fridge, dishwasher, and connection for a freestanding gas cooker. The room has a central heating radiator, and television aerial point with satellite facility. Sited within the kitchen is the gas-fired boiler which provides hot water and central heating to the property. The door leads to:
DINING ROOM
With a UPVC double-glazed picture window, enjoying views over the garden to the open countryside beyond. The room has a raised hearth with a closed-off opening suitable for an open grate, etc. There is a telephone socket and a central heating radiator. A door opens to a useful deep understairs storage cupboard with fitted shelving, hanging space, and light. From the dining room, a glazed door leads to:
CONSERVATORY
A spacious conservatory enjoying views over the garden and beyond. A half-glazed door opens onto a terrace and the garden. The room has a central heating radiator. A door leads to:
GROUND-FLOOR WC
Having a suite with dual-flush close-coupled WC, and corner-mounted wash hand basin.
From the dining room, a further glazed door leads to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
Having a staircase rising to the upper floor accommodation, central heating radiator, and a glazed UPVC entrance door, opening onto the gardens. A further glazed door opens to:
SITTING ROOM
A spacious sitting room with dual-aspect double-glazed windows, taking advantage of the fine far-reaching views afforded by the property. The room has a feature fireplace, with a painted brick surround and hearth, housing an open grate. There are wall lamp points, a central heating radiator, and a television aerial point with satellite facility.
From the hallway, a broad staircase rises to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Having a side-aspect UPVC double-glazed window with views towards Bonsall Moor. There is a central heating radiator, and doors opening to:
BEDROOM ONE
A good-sized double room with front-aspect double-glazed window overlooking the gardens and surrounding properties to the wooded hills and open countryside of the Derwent Valley. The room has a central heating radiator, and a built-in storage cupboard over the head of the stairs.
BEDROOM TWO
Again with front-aspect double-glazed windows having similar views to bedroom one. The room has a central heating radiator and a built-in storage cupboard.
BEDROOM THREE
With dual-aspect windows, the side window with views towards Wensley. The room has a central heating radiator.
FAMILY SHOWER ROOM
Being partially-tiled and having a casement window with obscured glass, and suite with: pedestal wash hand basin; dual-flush close-coupled WC; and quadrant shower cubicle with mixer shower. There is central heating radiator, and an airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder and having slatted linen storage shelving. The room has a loft access hatch.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached by a driveway providing off-road parking and giving access to a pre-fabricated single garage with an up-and-over vehicular access door. From the driveway, steps descend to an area of garden with a central lawn and borders stocked with flowering plants and ornamental shrubs. A gated pathway leads onto Grove Lane. A pathway continues to the front of the property, where there is a good-sized area of garden mainly laid to lawn, with borders well-stocked with a good variety of flowering plants and ornamental shrubs, designed to give colour and interest throughout the year. There is a flagged seating area, taking advantage of the southerly-aspect, beyond which is an area of vegetable garden with an aluminium greenhouse. To the rear of the property is a small yard, where a door opens to a useful garden store, with a side-aspect window and a light. There is a further stone-built solid fuel store.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property.
TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘E’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock along the A6 towards Darley Dale. After passing the Whitworth hospital take the third right turn into Grove Lane, follow the road up the hill and around the left hand bend where the property can be found on the right hand side.
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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