• Detached home providing 3391 sq ft of accommodation +
• Rural out looks to the front and rear +
• Ground of 0.75 of an acre +
• Driveway parking and detached double garage +
• No onward chain +
• EPC Rating = D +

A spacious detached family home in need of updating, with rural outlooks to the front and rear.

Description

This character property offers spacious accommodation and is now in need of refurbishment and updating throughout, presenting an excellent opportunity for buyers to modernise it to their own tastes.

At the front of the house, a porch opens into the entrance hall, which is currently used as a sitting room with views overlooking the front. To one side is the study, with separate access to the rear hall. On the opposite side is the dining room, which leads through to the kitchen. From the kitchen, you can also directly access the sitting room / entrance hall and the rear hallway. Off the kitchen, there is a utility room / conservatory with a back door. Completing the ground floor is a family room and a cloakroom.

Stairs lead to the first floor, where there are four bedrooms. The principal bedroom enjoys double windows overlooking the front. There are three further double bedrooms, a bathroom, and a separate shower room. On the second floor, there is an additional bedroom and a large loft that offers potential for further conversion.

Outside: The garden extends to approximately 0.75 acres. There is a detached double garage and parking for several cars. The boundaries are well established with fences, mature trees, and hedges, providing excellent privacy.
The lower garden at the front and side of the house has a variety of trees, shrubs and herbaceous border plants, and the steep chalk quarry bank is a haven for wildlife. Steps and slopes lead up to the top garden, from where there are views across farmland to the distant woods. The wildflower meadow has established fruit trees and a fenced area with soft fruit and vegetables.

There is an underground concrete-lined rainwater tank (6 ft in diameter x 9 ft deep), which collects runoff from the roof. It is located near the back door to the kitchen and is used for watering the garden. Runoff from the garage roof goes into two water butts, which supply a pond at the end of the property. At the top of the garden, there is a potting shed.

History: Bury Knowle was built in the 1930s on the site of two quarrymen’s cottages. A large air-raid shelter at the back of the house was constructed during World War II and was later used as a coal store. The shelter was demolished in 1988/1989 when the house was extended and updated. The extension added the homework room on the ground floor, bedroom two and the shower room on the first floor, and stairs to bedroom five and the attic. Owned by the family for over 40 years, the property now presents a rare opportunity to purchase a substantial home in this sought after setting.