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5 bedroom Detached House for sale, Bowers, Standon, Staffordshire, ST21
Features and Description
Built in 2019 to sympathetically represent the original cottage, with an extended footprint added to maximise the opportunity this location presents.
Hillcrest Cottage is an immaculate detached property stood within around 2 acres of impressive gardens and agricultural space, allowing the current owners to keep sheep, chickens and pigs. Offering a high quality family home with an undeniable charm. Currently for sale, this property is an ideal dwelling for families or couples seeking a peaceful and quiet lifestyle.
The show stopping gardens offer a peaceful oasis, wrapped around Hillcrest cottage making it feel like its nestled in the flowerbeds, the gardens really do need to be seen to be believed!
Set in around 2 acres of land it is the perfect place if you want to keep animals. There is a newly planted copse, wildflower meadow and dedicated areas where the current owners used to keep sheep, pigs and chickens!!
The estate is nestled in a strong and much sought after local community in Standon, surrounded by open countryside and conveniently located near a popular primary school.
With several walking, bridle paths and cycling routes around, you will never run out of ways to explore and appreciate the beauty of your surroundings.
The property boasts five bedrooms. The main bedroom is a sanctuary in itself with its panoramic views across the beautiful garden, it features an en-suite, dressing area and vaulted ceilings that add a luxurious feel to the space.
The heart of the home is the kitchen, boasting an open-plan space with a kitchen island at its centre. Equipped with modern appliances, beautiful solid wood counter tops, and plenty of natural light that brings a warm and homely ambiance. The space also includes a dining area perfect for home-cooked meals with loved ones.
The cottage boasts two reception rooms, with the first located in the rebuilt cottage, showcasing a cosy fireplace, wooden beams, and solid wood floors that bring an elegant rustic touch to the room.
Boasting a large and private driveway, the property's unique features include numerous outbuildings, an extensive barn which would make a perfect annex/extended accommodation, beautifully landscaped gardens, solar panels, purpose built BBQ area, underfloor heating, and a large workshop. All of these features help contribute to making this home a wonderful and unique find. This property offers so much more than a house, it could provide its lucky new owners with a complete way of life.
EPC - GRADE B
COUNCIL TAX - BAND F
Hall
Entering into a spacious and lovely entrance hall with cloak cupboard and tiled floor.
Kitchen Diner and Family Room
34'9" x 18'4" (10.60m x 5.60m)
A large modern kitchen diner and family room with beautiful views over the garden through bi-fold doors. Boasting oak hardwood tops, plenty of storage, integrated appliances including a dishwasher, a full length fridge and full length freezer. There is a electric range stove with four ovens and induction hob and under stairs storage cupboard. This area is tiled throughout.
Utility / Boot Room
9'11" x 9'3" (3.02m x 2.82m)
A good sized utility room with plenty of room for white goods, with tiled flooring continuing from the kitchen and solid oak worktops.The Grant combi boiler is housed here and is oil fired having been installed in 2019.The solar panel fuse box and isolator, underfloor heating system and water stop tap are also located here.
Lounge
25'3" x 11'7" (7.70m x 3.53m)
A sizeable lounge with and ESSE multi fuel log burner, solid oak flooring, patio doors with exposed beams.
Snug / Office
10'11" x 7'4" (3.33m x 2.24m)
A good sized room perfect as an office, snug or play room offering a light and airy space to get away complete with solid oak flooring.
WC
Continuing with the same tiled flooring throughout downstairs, there is also a WC and sink.
Landing
With carpeted flooring and a beautiful roof lantern offering a light and airy landing with access to all rooms upstairs.
Primary Bedroom
22'8" x 14'3" (6.90m x 4.34m)
An extensive double bedroom with beautiful vaulted ceiling and a stunning floor to ceiling window and further rear facing, triple window giving the most amazing dual aspect views, perfect for that relaxing Sunday morning cuppa in bed. With carpeted flooring and purpose built opening to.....
Dressing Area
A lovely size dressing are which can easily house a large double or triple wardrobe and a dressing table and still have room to actually dress easily. The high vaulted ceiling continues here and there is a door to.....
Primary En-Suite Shower Room
With wood effect flooring, a walk-in shower, WC, a vanity unit, tiled walls and a chrome towel radiator.
Bedroom 2
15'3" x 11'7" (4.65m x 3.53m)
With an exposed beam brought from the original cottage, a double bedroom with carpeted flooring and a vaulted ceiling and views to the front of the property, this lovely room feels cosy and quaint despite its size.
Bedroom 3
10'4" x 10'4" (3.15m x 3.15m)
With views over the garden, this large double bedroom with a vaulted ceiling and carpeted flooring has a lovely light and airy feel.
Bedroom 4
11'7" x 10'10" (3.53m x 3.30m)
A double bedroom with carpeted flooring, exposed beam brought from the original cottage and a vaulted ceiling located at the front of the property. This good sized double bedroom has a lovely quirky shape and feels remarkably cosy and relaxing.
Bedroom 5
10'2" x 6'9" (3.10m x 2.06m)
A good sized bedroom with wood effect flooring and views over the garden, currently utilised as an office however can easily accommodate a double bed and bedroom furniture.
Family Bathroom
9'4" x 7'3" (2.84m x 2.20m)
A large bright bathroom with wood effect flooring, WC, bath, separate double shower. Offering storage, vanity unit, anti-mist mirror and chrome towel radiator.
Garden
Outside is a perfect harmony of wild meadow complete with purpose built barbequing veranda and lounging deck, vegetable and herb gardens and landscaped flowerbeds creating an oasis wrapping around the house, with the courtyard garden to the side providing a colourful yet peaceful space for entertaining and quiet enjoyment. The property further benefits from a small arboretum, and facilities for keeping animals such as pigs and chickens. Throughout the garden, the current owners have taken care to reuse original equipment from the old cottage to landscape the garden and retain that original charm, such as the original bricks creating a feeling of authenticity and tranquillity in the space.
Outbuildings
There are multiple outbuildings located to the rear of the property that are versatile and are currently used for a variety of purposes including an outdoor bar/den, a garden store and dog kennelling. There is another metal built workshop/garage of which is approximately 30ft x 40ft. The outbuildings benefit from electricity and internet access.
The Barn
One of the fabulous outbuildings has been turned into an amazing den which is equally perfect for revelry of entertaining family and friends or even a peaceful sanctuary to savour a glass of wine or cup of tea and relax and let the stresses of life drift away in your very own rural retreat; with the double doors open it gives you a beautiful and tranquil vista of the far-reaching garden and pergola beyond.This hugely versatile building was finished off utilising many reclaimed materials giving it that rustic feel as if it had been here for a lifetime. This area would also be ripe for conversion into an annexe or similar. We have been informed by the vendors that no planning permission would be needed as it is an existing agricultural building, though we would recommend confirming this and looking into change of use with Staffordshire Borough Council were you to decide to undertake any extensive renovations to the outbuildings.
Driveway
A large stone driveway sweeping up the side of the property offers amble off-road parking. The driveway benefits from cold water tap and electric car charger.
Additional Information
The ground floor of the main house benefits from underfloor heating with radiators upstairs. The main house uses oil fired central heating with the oil tank located in one of the outbuildings and has a capacity of 1350 litres with a one hour fire rated barrier. The Grant combi boiler can be found in the utility room and was installed in 2019. The septic tank is located in the garden along with the soakaway which was renewed in 2020.There are solar panels on the roof of the house and the solar isolator and fuse box are located in the Utility Room. The solar panels are owned outright and we have been advised that any unused power is taken by the board and cannot be sold on. The underfloor heating system and water stop tap are also located in the utility room. The property benefits from embedded internet and coax television cabling to a number of rooms. The rebuilt cottage front of the property is fitted with UPVC windows and doors and the porch is oak-built.The modern extended footprint enjoys aluminium double glazed windows. There are internal timber doors throughout. The rear of the property is clad in Canadian Red Cedar.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO POTENTIAL PURCHASERS:
We endeavour to make our particulars accurate and reliable, however, they do not constitute or form part of an offer or any contract and none is to be relied upon as statements of representation or fact. The services, systems and appliances listed in this specification have not been tested by us and no guarantee as to their operating ability or efficiency is given. All photographs and measurements have been taken as a guide only and are not precise. Floor plans where included are not to scale and accuracy is not guaranteed. If you require clarification or further information on any points, please contact us, especially if you are travelling some distance to view. Fixtures and fittings other than those mentioned are to be agreed with the seller.
Bowers, Standon, Staffordshire, ST21
Additional Information
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Property refECC240105
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EPCB
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TenureFreehold
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Council TaxF
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Local authorityStafford Borough Council
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