An attractive detached modern stonebuilt family home at the centre of a popular village with excellent amenities. 4 double bedrooms, 3 en-suites, study/ bedroom 4, ground floor WC, elegant hallway open to a galleried landing, spacious sitting room with log burning stove, generous dining kitchen, utility with cloak room off, intergral double garage. Well stocked gardens to front and rear ample parking for several vehicles.
An attractive detached modern stonebuilt family home at the centre of a popular village with excellent amenities. 4 double bedrooms, 3 en-suites, study/ bedroom 4, ground floor WC, elegant hallway open to a galleried landing, spacious sitting room with log burning stove, generous dining kitchen, utility with cloak room off, integral double garage. Well stocked gardens to front and rear ample parking for several vehicles.
1 THE BARLEY CLOSE, Ashover
An attractive, detached, stone-built family home, ideally located at the centre of the popular village of Ashover. Built in 2010 with accommodation offering three first floor bedrooms all with en-suite facilities, ground floor bedroom/study with adjacent WC, spacious sitting room, elegant reception hallway, large dining kitchen, utility room with WC off, and integral double garage. There are well-stocked gardens surrounding the property and ample driveway parking.
Ashover is a delightful village in a peaceful rural setting surrounded by beautiful open countryside. The village has excellent amenities including post office, butchers, local shop, doctors, pubs, and a good primary school with an excellent reputation. The village is located within easy reach of the towns of Chesterfield (7 miles) and Matlock (4.3 miles), and is within easy commuting distance of Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby.
Entering the property via a glazed UPVC entrance door with sidelight panels, which opens to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
Open to the gallery landing and having Velux rooflight windows, flooding the space with natural light. There are ceramic tiles to the floor with underfloor heating, and an oak staircase rising to a galleried first-floor landing. There is an Open Reach Master Socket with broadband facility. A pair of oak panelled doors open to:
SITTING ROOM
A spacious room with front-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows overlooking the driveway and gardens, to the wooded hills that surround the village. The room has polished oak flooring with individually-controlled underfloor heating, television aerial point with satellite facility, and is illuminated by wall lamp points. There is a feature fireplace with a dressed stone surround, corbelled lintel and raised hearth housing a Clearview multi-fuel stove.
From the hallway, an arched opening with exposed stone quoins opens to:
INNER HALL
Where a glazed door opens to:
DINING KITCHEN
An exceptionally spacious room with rear-aspect bifold double-glazed doors opening onto the gardens. There are further patio doors and a side-aspect window flooding the room with natural light. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor. The kitchen area of the room is fitted with a good range of units in an oak finish, with cupboards and drawers beneath a polished granite worksurface with a tile splashback. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under-cabinet lighting, glass-fronted display cabinets, open-display shelves, and wine rack. There is a U-shaped island unit with storage cupboards set beneath a polished granite worksurface, with an inset stainless sink with mixer tap having boiling water facility. Set within the unit is a pop-up socket. To the kitchen side of the island unit is an integral dishwasher. To the dining side of the island unit, there are storage cupboards, cutlery drawers, and an open plate rack. Within the kitchen is a Belling electric range-style cooker with a double oven, grill, and five-ring induction hob. There is a Zanussi built-in microwave. Sited within the kitchen is an American-style side-by-side fridge-freezer with cool water facility. There are downlight spotlights over the kitchen area, with pendant lights over the island unit. The dining area of the room has downlight spotlights and pendants over the table. There is ample space for a family dining table and side furniture. The room has a television aerial point. From the dining kitchen, a glazed door leads to:
UTILITY ROOM
Having a half-glazed entrance door and sidelight window opening onto the rear of the property, and a further half-glazed door opening onto the front. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, and a range of units in a shaker-style finish, with cupboards, drawers, and basket drawers set beneath a timber-effect worksurface with a tile splashback. There is a twin-bowl inset stainless sink with mixer tap. Beneath the worksurface, there is space and connection for an automatic washing machine. Sited within the room is the Worcester gas-fired boiler, which provides hot water and central heating to the property. The room has coat hanging space, and a panelled door opening to:
CLOAK ROOM
With a rear-aspect double-glazed window. The room is partially-tiled, and has a suite with pedestal wash hand basin, and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is fitted storage shelving.
From the utility room, a further door opens to:
GARAGE
A good-sized double garage with electrically-operated up-and-over vehicular-access doors, power, and lighting. There are rear-aspect windows and a half-glazed door opening onto the rear of the property. The garage has a fitted work bench and a boarded loft space creating storage.
From the inner hallway, oak panelled doors open to:
GROUND FLOOR BEDROOM / STUDY
Having a side-aspect UPVC double-glazed window, and patio doors opening onto the rear of the property. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, following through from the hallway, with under-floor heating. There are wall lamp points.
GROUND FLOOR WC
Having a rear-aspect double-glazed window, and ceramic tile floor with under-floor heating. Suite with semi-countertop wash hand basin, and a dual-flush concealed-cistern WC. There is an electric towel radiator. This room would make an ideal en-suite to the ground floor bedroom.
From the reception hallway, an oak staircase with open spindles rises to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
A gallery landing overlooking the hallway. From the landing, doors open to:
BEDROOM ONE
A spacious double room with a lofty ceiling, creating an airy space. The room has rear-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows with views over the garden and the village to the open countryside beyond. There are a good range of built-in mirror-fronted wardrobes, laminate flooring, and over-bed reading lights. An oak panelled door opens to:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Being half-tiled and having a ceramic tiled floor. Suite with: shower cubicle with mixer shower; semi-countertop wash hand basin with storage cupboards beneath; and dual-flush concealed-cistern WC. The room has a Velux rooflight window, shaver point, and a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator with thermostatic valve.
BEDROOM TWO
Again with a high ceiling creating an airy space, and having front-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows opening to Juliet balconies, enjoying views over the garden to the open fields and wooded hills beyond. The room has a range of mirror-fronted wardrobes, along with a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and light wood-effect laminate flooring. A panelled door opens to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM
Being fully tiled with a Velux rooflight window and having a suite with: offset corner bath, with mixer shower and curved glass shower screen; semi-countertop wash hand basin; and dual-flush concealed-cistern WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator.
BEDROOM THREE
Having a rear-aspect architectural feature dormer window. There is a built-in wardrobe, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and over-bed reading light. A panelled door opens to:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Illuminated by a sun tube. The room is fully tiled with the ceramic tile floor, and has a suite with: pedestal wash hand basin; dual-flush close-coupled WC; and tiled shower cubicle with mixer shower.
From the landing, a door opens to a built-in storage cupboard with fitted shelving, and a further door leads to:
WALK-IN AIRING CUPBOARD / STORE
Having hanging space, fitted storage shelving, and housing the hot water cylinder which is fitted with an immersion heater. Sited within the room is a HRU Eco four, heat exchange ventilation system.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a driveway, which opens out to a large, gravelled parking area, providing ample parking for several vehicles and turning space. To the front of the property is an area of garden with a central lawn and borders well-stocked with a good variety of ornamental shrubs, acers, and heathers. To the rear of the property is a flagged terrace, where the doors open from the dining kitchen. Beyond the terrace are deep sculpted borders well-stocked with good variety of ornamental shrubs and flowering plants. There is an octagonal aluminium greenhouse. The property has outside lighting, power and water supplies.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property. The property is fitted with photovoltaic solar panels.
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TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘F’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock along the A632 towards Chesterfield: after descending Slack Hill, turn right after the Kelstedge Inn along the B6036 Ashover Road. Follow the road into the village. After passing the turn into Narrowlays Lane, the drive to the property can be found on the left-hand side after approximately 300m.
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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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