Accommodation

The traditional stone-and-slate dwelling at Upper Thorneybank comprises a farmhouse that has been extensively extended and renovated over recent years, presenting a spacious and charming family home.

Entering the house from the side door from the large tarmacked parking area, you enter the spacious, tiled hallway with modern WC and large storage cupboard to the right, offering the perfect space to store coats and boots. From the hallway, you enter the bright, modern and extensive kitchen and adjoining sun room area, featuring as the heart of the country home. The kitchen features a large traditional Aga cooker, oak laminate worktops, tiled floors and walls and kitchen island, as well as ample cooking and storage space. The sun room area offers a fantastic space to unwind, benefitting from an extensive south-facing aspect through triple glazed windows across the garden area to the scenic farmland beyond.

Leading off from the kitchen area takes you into the versatile and well-apportioned utility area, featuring electric oven, sink and plentiful storage space as well as room for additional kitchen and home appliances. A private office room leads off from the utility area as well as a useful wet room with high quality floor and wood tiles as well as walk-in shower. A further door leads out to the car port area and direct access to outbuildings.

On the opposite side of the kitchen leads into the central hallway of the house with staircase and front door. On the left lies the cosy sitting room with wood burner, while on the right you find the large living room with recently replaced bay windows, a perfect, family space for dining and entertaining. A separate door leads back into the sun room.

Taking the split staircase up to the first floor, the left staircase takes you up to two bright, south-facing bedrooms in addition to a smaller bedroom with rear-facing Velux window immediately on the right. The right-hand staircase takes you along a further carpeted hallway: immediately on the left, you find the modern tiled bathroom with three-piece suite, featuring bath and walk-in shower. Adjacent to the bathroom lies a fourth large bedroom with walk-in wardrobe, next to which lies an open dressing room area and adjoining spacious master bedroom, including a store room with plumbing installed to convert into an en-suite shower room. Adjoining this bedroom lies a compact nursery bedroom.

Outside

Externally, the property benefits from being bordered on it’s south, east and west sides by an extensive landscaped garden area. The garden is predominantly laid to lawn, with a handful of young broadleaves growing close to the front of the house and a small walled area directly next to the house and a small gravel area. The large garden offers fantastic potential for a budding gardener and offers an excellent space to entertain and relax on warm summer days. To the north of the house lies an extensive tarmac parking area.

Buildings & Yard Area

Upper Thorneybank is served by a range of useful farm buildings located directly north of the farmhouse, in a compact configuration with four of the five buildings adjoining one another. The buildings extend to a total Gross Internal Floor Area of approximately 833 square metres.
The buildings include a traditional stone and slate byre adjoining the rear gable end of the house beyond the car port, concrete block workshop, traditional livestock building and large general purpose store/cattle court. Separate from and to the north of the stone byre lies a steel framed barn next to a large gravel hardstanding yard area.
The buildings are versatile and offer opportunities for a wide range of purposes including equine use, business premises or general storage. They are serviced with 3-phase electricity and a private water supply. The buildings are in good condition, proportionate to age and use.
The buildings may also lend themselves to redevelopment for a variety of purposes, subject to local authority consent whilst the yard area also provides ample space for further development.
The entire subjects, including the farmhouse and garden area, buildings and yard area extends to approximately 1.7 acres.

Land

There is also the opportunity to include additional land with this property, subject to agreement with the vendor. The additional land available includes; 4.1 acres or thereby adjacent, and to the north-west of the farmhouse and buildings, as well as a 2.4 acre or thereby paddock to the east, across the road. Either, or both of these land parcels can be included by agreement with the sellers.

Property Details

Home Report:

Home Report available online.

EPC:

Band D.

Council Tax:

Band E.

Services:

Mains water and electricity. Oil central heating with underfloor heating to majority of ground floor. Private drainage to septic tank.