Very spacious & well presented detached family home. 6 double bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, living room with log burner, dining/sitting room, breakfast kitchen. Exceptional views, large garden, ample parking and 4 car garage. Ground source heat pump EPC = B.
An exceptionally spacious, well-presented, individually designed, detached stone-built family home located in an elevated position with commanding views over the town and the open countryside of the Derwent Valley. Built to a high specification, with a date stone of 2009, the windows and doors are made using Accoya timber, a high technology wood believed to offer in excess of 50 years lifespan. There are quality interior fittings and generous accommodation set over the three floors, offering: six bedrooms, three with en-suite bathrooms; family bathroom; first-floor covered balcony taking advantage of the superb views; generous living room; spacious dining/sitting room; and breakfast kitchen. There are good-sized south-facing gardens, ample off-road parking, and a detached four-car garage. Conveniently located in a popular residential area on the edge of town with easy access to the town centre.
Matlock is a picturesque spa town in the heart of Derbyshire close to the Peak District National Park, surrounded by beautiful open countryside. The town has a wealth of historic buildings as well as excellent local amenities and good primary and secondary schools. At the centre of the town is Hall Leys Park with sports facilities, children’s play area, formal gardens, and a riverside walk. Situated on the A6 trunk road, there is easy access to Manchester, Derby, and Nottingham, and the nearby towns of Chesterfield (9 miles), Wirksworth (4.5 miles), and Bakewell (8 miles). There is a branch line train station with a regular service to Derby and Nottingham.
Entrance to the property is via an open porch, which protects the main entrance door. The porch has terracotta-style tiles to the floor and a door, made of Accoya wood, with sidelight windows which opens to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
An exceptionally generous split level reception hallway, having an elegant oak staircase, in an Arts and Crafts style, rising to the upper-floor accommodation. The hallway has Amtico flooring with underfloor heating, telephone point, and a contemporary oak coat-hanging rack which is available by negotiation. An oak panelled door with reeded architraves opening to:
BOILER ROOM
Housing the ground-source heat pump exchange unit fed from three boreholes which supply an indefinite supply of ground-source heat., also in the boiler room is mains pressure hot water cylinder, which provides ample hot water to the property.
A pair of glazed oak doors open to:
SITTING ROOM
With dual-aspect double-glazed windows, the rear windows enjoying far-reaching views over the town towards High Tor. The room has a contemporary wall-hung wood burning stove with a Derbyshire fossil marble hearth and chimney piece. There are two television aerial points, wall and centre light points, and underfloor heating. A pair of oak doors with bevelled glass panels leads to:
DINING/LIVING ROOM
A light and spacious room with rear-aspect double-glazed windows, and patio doors opening onto the gardens and terrace to the rear of the property and enjoying the fine far-reaching views over the Derwent Valley. The room has a feature fireplace, with a living-flame gas fire. There are television aerial points, and the room has individually-controlled underfloor heating. A half-glazed oak panelled door opens back to the reception hallway, and a further pair of oak doors with bevelled glass panes and sidelights open to:
KITCHEN
A generous breakfast kitchen with dual-aspect double-glazed windows, the rear windows overlooking the gardens and the town beyond. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, and a good range of kitchen units in a light oak finish, with cupboards and drawers beneath a polished granite worksurface with a tiled splashback. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under and over-cabinet lighting, open-display shelves, and a glass-fronted display cabinet. Set within the worksurface is an under-mounted one-and-a-half-bowl sink with mixer tap. Sited within the kitchen is a Rangemaster Classic Deluxe 90 cooker with a five-burner gas hob, double oven, and grill, over which is an extractor canopy that is vented to the outside. Integral appliances include a twelve-place-setting dishwasher, fridge, and automatic washing machine. There is ample space for a family breakfast table. A half-glazed panelled door opens to the side of the property and further oak doors open to the reception hallway and the pantry.
PANTRY
Having a ceramic tile floor following through from the kitchen, and a good range of storage shelves. There is space for a larder-style freezer or further white goods, if required.
From the hallway, further oak panelled doors open to:
GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM SIX
A spacious double room with double-glazed window overlooking the courtyard, and a partly-glazed entrance door opening onto the front of the property. This versatile room would make an ideal work from home space, studio etc. The room has underfloor heating and an oak panelled door open to:
JACK-AND-JILL EN SUITE
Being fully tiled with ceramic tile floor and having a side-aspect window with obscured glass. Suite comprises: quadrant shower cubicle with contemporary mixer shower with body jets and overhead shower spray; wash hand basin with a serpentine front, having storage drawers beneath and an illuminated mirror over; dual-flush close-coupled WC. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan. An oak panelled door opens back to the reception hallway.
From the hallway, a three-quarter-turn staircase with oak spindles and and decorative splats in an Arts and Crafts style rises to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
A spacious gallery landing, with double-glazed windows over the stairwell lending extra light to the hallway, and a pair of glazed patio doors opening to:
COVERED BALCONY TERRACE
With superb views taking in Riber Castle, High Tor, and the Heights of Abraham, round to Bonsall Moor in the west.
From the landing, oak panelled doors with reeded architraves open to:
BEDROOM ONE (Main Bedroom)
A spacious double room with rear-aspect windows overlooking the gardens and the fine far-reaching view. A pair of glazed doors open to the balcony. The room has individually-controlled underfloor heating, television aerial point, and a glazed door opening to:
DRESSING ROOM
With front aspect double-glazed window, and open-front wardrobes, storage drawers, and a mirror-front wardrobe. A panelled door leads to:
EN-SUITE BATHROOM
Having a ceramic tile floor, wet-wall-style boarding to the walls, and side-aspect double-glazed window with obscured glass. The room has an easy-access bath with mixer taps and handheld shower spray, plus an overhead mixer shower, and glass shower screen – the bath has a removable electrically-operated rise-and-fall seat. The room has a Corian-style wash hand basin and worksurface with storage cupboards beneath. There is a concealed-cistern dual-flush WC, large fitted mirror, shaver light, extractor fan, and ladder-style towel radiator.
BEDROOM TWO
With rear-aspect double-glazed windows, again with fine views over the town and beyond. A pair of glazed doors open onto the balcony. The room has underfloor heating, television aerial point, and a panelled door opening to:
EN SUITE
With a side-aspect double-glazed window with obscured glass, ceramic tiles to the floor, and wet-wall-style boarding to the walls. Suite comprises: shower cubicle with mixer shower; pedestal wash hand basin with illuminated mirror over; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator, and an extractor fan.
BEDROOM THREE
With front-aspect double-glazed windows overlooking the driveway and Cavendish Road. The room has underfloor heating, television aerial point, and telephone point.
FAMILY BATHROOM
Being half-tiled with a polished limestone tile floor, and having dual-aspect double-glazed windows with obscured glass. Suite with: panelled bath with side-fill taps; wall-hung wash hand basin; dual-flush close-couple WC, and a matching bidet. There is an illuminated mirror, ladder-style towel radiators, and an extractor fan.
From the landing, further doors open to a linen cupboard, having slatted storage shelving, and an understairs storage cupboard. A staircase rises to:
SECOND FLOOR LANDING
A spacious landing with a conservation rooflight window, and an access door into a generous eaves storage room with a light. From the landing, panelled doors open to:
BEDROOM FOUR
Built into the shape of the roof with a gable end window with obscured glass and a double-glazed dormer window with far-reaching views over the town and beyond. The room has a contemporary vertical chrome-finish radiator with thermostatic valve, and a half-height door opening to a second large loft storage area with a light.
BEDROOM FIVE
A light and spacious double room built into the shape of the roof, with a front-aspect conservation rooflight window, gable end window with obscured glass, and rear-aspect double-glazed dormer window with superb views taking in Black Rocks and Crich Stand in the distance.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached by a shared block-paved driveway, which leads to a pair of electrically-operated vehicular access gates. These gates open to a private drive, having granite setts with a castle motif, giving access to:
GARAGE
A detached stone-built four-car garage with a pair of electrically-operated up-and-over vehicular access doors, power, and lighting. A retractable loft ladder provides access to the boarded out garage roof space with adequate head room. Integrated solar century C21 solar system cover half of the garage roof.
From the driveway, steps descend to a forecourt patio with a block-paved pathway giving access to the entrance porch.
A pathway leads down the side of the property to a stone flagged terrace, taking advantage of the southerly-aspect and the fine views. Beyond the terrace is a sculpted lawn with borders well-stocked with a good variety of flowering plants and ornamental shrubs. A ramped pathway leads to a lower seating area, where a semi-spiral staircase accesses the lawn. From the lower seating area, a metal staircase descends to a further area of vegetable garden, with flagged pathways between vegetable beds. To the corner of the vegetable garden is a stone-built potting shed.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property. Heating and hot water are supplied by a ground-source heat pump. ADSL broadband is connected.
TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘G’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock Crown Square via Bank Road, follow the road up the hill and around the righthand bend, take the left turn into Cavendish Road where the property can be found on the left hand side. (opposite number 66)
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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