Description
A spacious semi-detached three bedroom Victorian/Edwardian house in need of upgrading, situated in a pleasant residential area of Freshwater Bay and accessible to the beach and downland walks.
The property offers well proportioned rooms and still retains some of its original features including decorative fireplaces to some of the rooms. On entering, there is a good sized entrance hall with original staircase and two generous reception rooms leading off, one with a bay window and wood burning stove. The kitchen is another sizable space offering great potential and a useful utility area/boot with separate WC completes the ground floor. To the first floor there are three double bedrooms, a separate WC and a bathroom with a bath and shower cubicle. Outside there is off road parking to the front of the property with additional room to provide further if required and an enclosed rear garden with side access. Overall, the potential for improvement makes this a fabulous opportunity for buyers to create a comfortable home in a sought after location, which is ideally suited as either a permanent or second home/holiday retreat.
Location - Close by is the pretty Thatched Church of St Agnes, together with the popular 'Piano Bar' café/bistro and 'Orchard Brothers' general store, as well as footpath/bridleway links onto Tennyson Down and the Tennyson Trail offering miles of downland/coastal walks with some breathtaking scenery. The beach in The Bay is less than half a mile away, as is the SSSI protected Afton Nature Reserve. Freshwater village with its range of shops and services is within a mile and the harbour town of Yarmouth with its mainland ferry terminal is within a ten minute drive.
Entrance Hall - with stairs off.
Lounge - 4.906m x 3.689m - A good sized room with bay window to the front and a brick fireplace fitted with a wood burning stove.
Dining Room - 3.992m x 3.717m - Another good reception room with a door out to the rear garden and another brick fireplace.
Kitchen - 4.451m x 3.407m - Currently fitted with a basic run of base cupboards and work surface with an inset sink unit, but offering fabulous potential to create a wonderful kitchen.
Utility/Boot Room - 3.337m x 3.533m - with a ceramic butler sink and work surface to the sides, useful double built-in storage cupboards and a separate WC off.
First Floor Landing - with access to the loft space and original turned balustrading.
Bedroom 1 - 3.961m x 4.988m - A large double bedroom with an outlook to the front, built-in wardrobe cupboards and featuring an original decorative cast iron and tiled fireplace.
Bedroom 2 - 3.984m x 3.720m - Another large double bedroom with an original decorative cast iron fireplace and a recessed cupboard to the side.
Bedroom 3 - 3.414m x 3.122m - Another good double bedroom overlooking the rear garden with an original decorative cast iron fireplace.
Bathroom - 2.399m x 1.778m - Fitted with a suite comprising of a bath, wash basin and separate shower cubicle.
Separate Wc -
Outside - To the front of the property is an open plan area of garden mainly laid to shingle with a pathway to the front entrance, off road parking to one side and offering potential for further parking if required.
The side pathway provides access to the rear garden which enjoys a westerly aspect, taking full advantage of the afternoon and evening sun. The garden is manly enclosed by fencing with a courtyard patio area adjacent to the house and a couple of steps leading to the main area of garden with a timber garden store.
Council Tax Band - D
Epc Rating - D
Tenure - Freehold
Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agent, Spence Willard.
IMPORTANT NOTICE 1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ("information") as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.
