A superb elegant Edwardian stone built semi-detached home close to excellent amenities. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 reception rooms, dining kitchen, conservatory & utility. Delightfully private mature gardens. Driveway parking & garage. Original character features throughout.
SUNNYBANK, Whitworth Road, Darley Dale
An exceptionally spacious, superbly presented, semi-detached Edwardian property, ideally located in a popular residential area within easy reach of excellent local amenities. This fine stone-built property has elegantly proportioned rooms and retains many original features, with accommodation offering: four bedrooms; family bathroom; charming reception hallway; generous sitting room; dining room; breakfast kitchen; utility room; ground-floor shower room; and conservatory. The properties were built for Sir Joseph Whitworth as part of the Stancliffe Hall Estate to house the quarry manager and engineer, and have an ornate stone facade sat beneath a traditional slate roof with castellated square bays and finialled bargeboards to the gables.
Darley Dale is located between Matlock and Bakewell on the edge of the Peak District National Park. There are excellent local shops including mini supermarket, fish bar, chemist etc, and highly regarded primary schools. Ideally situated for the delightful open countryside, fine views, and pleasant walks, the town is within commuting distance of Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby. There is a branch line railway station at nearby Matlock with a regular service to Nottingham and Derby.
Entering the property via a half-glazed panelled entrance door, which is protected by an open portico porch and leads to:
RECEPTION HALLWAY
A spacious reception hallway, with a front-aspect sliding sash window with secondary glazing. The hallway has Minton-style flooring, with encaustic tiles set in a geometric pattern. A staircase rises to the upper floor accommodation. The room has original cornice to the ceiling, fitted dado rail, a cast iron column central heating radiator, and BT Open Reach master socket with broadband facility. A panelled door opens to a useful deep under stairs storage cupboard housing the electricity distribution system. From the hallway, original panelled doors open to:
SITTING ROOM
Having front-aspect sliding sash square bay windows with fitted secondary glazing, overlooking a delightful forecourt garden. The room has elegant original cornice to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, deep original skirting boards, and a feature fireplace with a polished timber surround, and marble insert and hearth, housing an open grate. The room has two central heating radiators with thermostatic valves, and television aerial point with satellite facility.
GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM
Being half-tiled and having a side-aspect sliding sash window, Amtico tiled flooring, and suite with: shower cubicle with mixer shower; contemporary wash hand basin with storage cupboard beneath; and concealed-cistern WC. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a towel radiator.
From the hallway, a panelled door opens to an INNER LOBBY where further doors open to:
DINING ROOM
Having rear-aspect sliding sash windows overlooking the enclosed garden. The room has original cornice to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, and a feature fireplace with a cast iron surround and tile insert, housing a living-flame gas fire. To the side of the chimney breast are original built-in pot cupboards. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a television aerial point.
BREAKFAST KITCHEN
A spacious L-shaped room with dual-aspect sliding sash windows, the side-aspect window having views to the wooded hills that surround the area. The room has Amtico tiles to the floor, exposed faux beams to the ceiling, and a range of kitchen units in a light oak finish, with cupboards and drawers set beneath a polished quartz worksurface. with a matching upstand. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under-cabinet lighting, and open-display shelves. Set within a chimney piece is an induction hob with an extractor fan over which is vented to the outside. Beneath the hob is a fan-assisted double oven and grill. Integral appliances include a Panasonic microwave, Siemens twelve-place-setting dishwasher; and pull-out drawer-style fridge. To the breakfast area of the room is a half-glazed entrance door, which opens onto the rear of the property. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. A half-glazed stable-style door opens to:
CONSERVATORY
Constructed in UPVC with double-glazed panels set upon a dwarf wall and having a pent glazed roof. A half glazed door opens onto the side of the property, and there is a central heating radiator with a thermostatic valve.
From the breakfast area of the kitchen, a panelled door opens to:
UTILITY ROOM
With dual-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows and a half-glazed entrance door opening onto the rear of the property. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, larder-style storage cupboards, and a worksurface with an inset stainless sink, beneath which there is space for a connection for an automatic washing machine. The room has downlight spotlights and there is space for a fridge-freezer and tumble dryer.
From the reception hallway, an elegant staircase with turned spindles and newels rises via a quarter-landing to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING
Having a side-aspect sliding sash window with delightful far-reaching views over the Derwent Valley. The landing has coving to the ceiling and a fitted dado rail. An access hatch opens to a partially-boarded loft space with a retractable ladder and light, housing the gas-fired boiler, which provides hot water and central heating to the property. From the landing, original panelled doors open to:
BEDROOM ONE
A spacious double room with front-aspect sliding sash windows. The room has original coving to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, and a fine feature cast iron fireplace (currently closed off). To the side of the chimney breast are original built-in cupboards. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
BEDROOM TWO
Having rear-aspect sliding sash windows overlooking the enclosed garden. The room has coving to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, and an Art Nouveau-style fireplace (currently closed off). To the side of the chimney breast is an original fitted cupboard with a base drawer.
BEDROOM THREE
Having a rear-aspect double-glazed sliding sash window, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a panelled door opening to:
BEDROOM FOUR
Currently used as a study and having a side-aspect sliding sash window, with views over the surrounding properties of Darley Hillside to the woods beyond. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
From the landing, a further door opens to:
FAMILY BATHROOM
Being half-tiled and having Amtico tile flooring, and front and side-aspect sliding sash windows. Suite comprises: standalone roll-top bath, set upon ball and claw feet, with side-fill mixer taps and handheld shower spray; vanity-style wash hand basin set within a marble worksurface with storage cupboards beneath; and close-coupled WC. The room has cast iron column central heating radiator and brass towel rail. The bathroom is illuminated by wall-lamp points, and there is a fitted dado rail.
OUTSIDE
Lying to the front of the property is a forecourt garden, enclosed by hedging, with a lawn with borders stocked with ornamental shrubs. A pathway leads through a personnel gate, between stone piers with ornate caps, to an open portico porch, protecting the entrance door. A flagged pathway leads round the side of the property, giving access to the conservatory. To the side of the path is a deep border stocked with ornamental shrubs, flowering plants, and grasses, beyond which is a driveway providing off-road parking for several vehicles and giving access to the garage.
To the rear of the property is a flagged terrace, where doors open from the breakfast room and the utility room. From the terrace, steps descend to a second area of delightfully private terrace, surrounded by gardens laid to lawn, with deep borders well-stocked with a good variety of flowering plants and ornamental shrubs, designed to give colour and interest throughout the year. Within the garden is an ornamental garden pond, and mature apple tree, beyond which is a second area of delightfully private garden, surrounded by mature ornamental trees and shrubs. From the garden, the pathway leads to the driveway.
GARAGE
A detached garage with an up-and-over vehicular access door, power, and lighting.
To the rear of the garage, and accessed externally, is:
GARDEN STORE / WORKSHOP
With fitted storage shelving, workbench, and a light. To the end of the garage building is a potting shed, currently used as a 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) ‘D’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock along the A6 towards Bakewell, after passing The Grouse public house turn right into Whitworth Road 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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