Listed for £495,000
September 22, 2025
Remember the tale of Little Red Riding Hood? Well forget those properties on with the other estate agents, because the big bad wolf is on his way to blow those homes down, and we can guarantee, he won't be coming near this stunning cottage on Hood Lane, as it ticks each and every box! Sitting on the edge of the popular village of Armitage with wonderful countryside views, and on a generous plot of approximately 0.19 acres, this 1920's bow fronted detached home really offers a lot for the money. Coming to the market packed with character features and with a contemporary kitchen and bathroom, this property is certainly going to be popular. Comprising an entrance hall with original Minton tiled floor, living room with bow window, family room with multi fuel burning stove and beautiful contemporary kitchen diner with guest WC, utility and rear porch. Upstairs are three bedrooms, each being spacious doubles with their own built in wardrobes, along with a large modern wet room. Outside, the plot really is hugely impressive, with spacious lawns, vegetable plots, fruit trees, two driveways and a fabulous covered outdoor entertaining area. There is even a garage store and exterior store, providing plenty of space for any gardening tools. So don't miss out, as it's time to huff and puff and book in your visit to Hood Lane! Entrance Hall A front facing exterior door with stained glass panel inset, opens to a through entrance hall with a front facing UPVC double glazed window and original minton tiled floor whilst there is a radiator and stairs leading up to the first floor accommodation. Living Room A generous and very naturally bright living room is fitted with a front facing UPVC double glazed bow window overlooking the gardens and a further side facing UPVC double glazed window. There is also a picture rail, ceiling coving and dado rail as well as a radiator and gas fire sitting within a solid marble surround with matching hearth beneath. Family Room A second generous reception room again benefits from having a dual aspect courtesy of the front and side facing UPVC double glazed windows. A cast iron multi-fuel burning stove sits within the chimney breast with a quarry tiled hearth beneath whilst there are original built-in cupboards, a picture rail and ceiling coving. There is also a radiator. A stunning contemporary updated kitchen diner is fitted with a range of matching base cabinets and wall units whilst a ceramic sink with chrome mixer tap is set into a solid granite work surface with matching splashback. There are a range of integrated appliances including a full-height fridge and dishwasher whilst there is space for a range-style cooker with extractor hood above. The kitchen diner is also fitted with a tiled floor and recessed ceiling spotlights as well as a radiator and exposed timber beams. It also benefits from having a dual aspect courtesy of the side and rear-facing UPVC double glazed windows whilst double doors open out to a rear porch. There is a utility room accessed off the kitchen diner fitted with a range of matching base cabinets whilst a ceramic Belfast-style sink with chrome mixer tap is set into a woodblock work surface with tiled splash-back. There are spaces for a washing machine and tumble dryer and there is a tiled floor and side-facing UPVC double glazed window. The utility also houses the gas-fired central heating boiler whilst a door opens to the guest WC. The guest WC is fitted with a low-level flush WC, tiled floor and radiator. The walls are wood clad to halfway whilst there is ceiling coving and a side-facing UPVC double glazed window. A rear porch gives access from the kitchen diner to a courtyard sitting to the rear of the property via a rear-facing exterior stable door with glazed panel inset. There is a tiled floor, side and rear-facing UPVC double glazed windows and exposed brick walls. A staircase leads up to a bright first floor landing with dado rail and ceiling coving. There is a front facing UPVC double glazed window providing an incredible far reaching outlook over the adjoining countryside whilst the landing also houses the loft access hatch. A large master bedroom benefits from having a wonderful far reaching view over the adjoining countryside through the front facing UPVC double glazed window. It also benefits from having a dual aspect courtesy of the side facing UPVC double glazed window whilst there are a range of built in bedroom furnishings including wardrobes, drawers and bedside table. There is also a radiator, ceiling coving and dado rail. A second large double bedroom is fitted with a radiator, ceiling coving and built in wardrobe whilst there is a front facing UPVC double glazed window providing that fabulous far reaching countryside view. The bedroom also has the added benefit of a double shower enclosure with rainfall style shower head, recessed ceiling spotlight and extractor fan whilst there is a radiator with integral heated towel rail. A third large double bedroom is fitted with two radiators, a dado rail and ceiling coving whilst there are side and rear facing UPVC double glazed windows. There is also a range of built-in wardrobes. There is a large wet room fitted with white suite which includes a low-level flush WC and a vanity unit with wash hand basin and chrome mixer tap. There is also a wet area with shower over, along with a radiator, ceiling coving and airing covered whilst there are two rear-facing UPVC double glazed windows. The property sits within extremely spacious and beautifully manicured gardens, formal gardens, with double gates opening to a concrete driveway which leads down the side of the property providing ample off-street parking. The majority of the property's plot sits to the front and benefits from being extremely private with a range of mature, colourful shrub beds, lawns, trees and shrubs, even including some fruit trees. Also sitting to the front is a fabulous outdoor kitchen area with space for a barbecue, dining table and chairs, sitting beneath a covered timber pergola. While sitting down one side of the property is a lawned garden with vegetable patch and sitting down the opposite side of the property is a further vegetable patch with gates opening from either side to a rear block-paved courtyard area. The block-paved courtyard provides the ideal outdoor entertaining area and the gate opens from here to a large driveway providing plenty of off-street parking. A front facing up and over garage door opens to a useful garage store with side facing window and side facing pedestrian access door leading out to the driveway. The garage also benefits from having power. The property also benefits from having a useful brick built storage facility with side facing stable door. The brick built store also benefits from having power. The property benefits from having solar panels on the roof, which are owned by the property.
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