Guide Price £140,000+ plus fees.
For sale on 31 July 2025 via SDL property auctions. The auction will be broadcast online with live auctioneers. To bid by proxy, online, or by phone, please submit your registration form no later than 5pm the day before the auction to SDL auctions. The auction will commence at 09:00am.
Located in a popular village on the edge of the Peak District National Park and enjoying superb, uninterrupted countryside views. Set over 3 floors offering 2 bedrooms, sitting room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and conservatory. Rear garden with far reaching views.
Situated close to the centre of the popular village of Wensley and backing onto open countryside with fine views, this stone-built mid-row property has accommodation set over three floors, offering: two bedrooms; sitting room; dining room; kitchen; bathroom; and garden room with views over the dale. Wensley is an attractive village set on a hillside overlooking the Derwent Valley, surrounded by open countryside, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. There are excellent local amenities at nearby Darley Dale (1.6 miles) and the towns of Matlock (3.9 miles) and Bakewell (7.2 miles) are just a few minutes away. The village is within easy commuting distance of the cities if Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby.
Entering the property via a UPVC double glazed entrance door, which opens to:
SITTING ROOM 3.93m x 3.65m
With a front-aspect UPVC double-glazed tilt-and-turn window overlooking the forecourt garden. The room has a feature fireplace with a flame-effect electric fire, wall lamp points, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and television aerial point. An arched opening leads to:
DINING ROOM 2.59m x 2.42m
Having a rear-aspect UPVC double-glazed tilt-and-turn window enjoying delightful views over Wensley dale and the open countryside beyond. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. An arched opening leads to a three-quarter-turn staircase, which descends to:
KITCHEN 3.09m x 2.38m
Having an arched opening and borrowed-light window to the garden room, a door opening to an understairs storage cupboard. The kitchen is fitted with a range of cupboards and a worksurface. There is a stainless sink unit, space and connection for an automatic washing machine, and connection for a gas cooker. There is a wall-mounted fan-assisted heating unit linked to the central heating. An arched opening leads to:
GARDEN ROOM 3.32m x 2.15m
With UPVC double-glazed picture windows and a glazed entrance door opening onto the gardens to the rear of the property, enjoying the fine far-reaching view. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and wall lamp points.
From the kitchen, a stepped opening leads to:
PASSAGEWAY 3.66m x 1.51m
With a built-in storage cupboard, further storage space, and a sliding door opening to:
BATHROOM 2.48m x 1.67m
A fully-tiled room with suite comprising: panelled bath with Aquatronic electric shower over; pedestal wash hand basin; and low-level flush WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator and downlight spotlights.
From the dining room, a door opens to a quarter-turn staircase, which rises to:
FIRST FLOOR LANDING 1.65m x 0.80m
With a loft access hatch opening to a boarded loft space with a light. Doors open to:
BEDROOM ONE 3.58m x 3.56m (maximum measurements)
Having a front-aspect UPVC double-glazed tilt-and-turn window, built in wardrobes providing hanging space and storage shelving, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and telephone point.
BEDROOM TWO 2.80m x 2.52m
With a UPVC double-glazed tilt-and-turn window overlooking the open countryside to the town of Matlock with Riber Castle in the distance. The room has built-in wardrobes with hanging rails and shelving, a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a cupboard over the head of the stairs housing the combination gas-fired boiler which provides central heating and hot water to the property.
OUTSIDE
To the front of the property is a flagged forecourt, giving access to the entrance door. To the rear of the property is an area of garden, designed to be low maintenance, with flagged terraces, ideal for sitting out and displaying pot plants. A communal pathway runs across the rear of the properties, giving access to the neighbouring properties and the road.
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property.
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TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND ‘ C ’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock along the A6 towards Bakewell, upon reaching Darley Dale turn left along the B5057 sign posted Wensley, after crossing the river follow the road up the hill to Wensley Village, where the property can be found on the left hand side shortly after the centre of the village.
AUCTION DETAILS - Please read:
8 Eagle Terrace, Main Road, Wensley, Matlock DE4 2LJ
The sale of this property will take place on the stated date by way of Auction Event and is being sold under an Unconditional sale type.
Binding contracts of sale will be exchanged at the point of sale.
All sales are subject to SDL Property Auctions Buyers Terms. Properties located in Scotland will be subject to applicable Scottish law.
Auction Deposit and Fees:
The following deposits and non- refundable auctioneers fees apply:
• 5% deposit (subject to a minimum of £5,000)
• Buyers Fee of 4.8% of the purchase price (subject to a minimum of £6,000 inc. VAT).
The Buyers Fee does not contribute to the purchase price, however it will be taken into account when calculating the Stamp Duty Land Tax for the property (known as Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for properties located in Scotland), because it forms part of the chargeable consideration for the property.
There may be additional fees listed in the Special Conditions of Sale, which will be available to view within the Legal Pack. You must read the Legal Pack carefully before bidding.
Additional Information:
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This guide includes details on the auction registration process, your payment obligations and how to view the Legal Pack (and any applicable Home Report for residential Scottish properties).
Guide Price & Reserve Price:
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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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