Meltham Road, Honley, HD9

SUPERBLY SITUATED WITHIN ITS APPROXIMATELY 5.5 ACRES OF PADDOCKS, GARDENS AND GROUNDS, THIS SPECTACULAR LARGE DETACHED FAMILY HOME IS APPROACHED OVER A PARTICULARLY LONG DRIVEWAY GIVING ACCESS TO A DELIGHTFUL CENTRAL DRIVEWAY AND YARD AREA BEYOND. WITH AN INTERESTING MIX OF BUILDINGS INCLUDING LARGE BARN, STABLES, GARAGE, SUMMER HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE, WHITEGATES FARM HAS BEEN SUPERBLY ENHANCED BY WONDERFUL FITTINGS AND A CAREFUL EYE GIVING ATTENTION TO DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE ACCOMMODATION IS SURE TO SURPRISE AND PLEASE. With magnificent rooms, the accommodation briefly comprises: entrance porch, spacious entrance hall, boot room, store room, downstairs w.c., fabulous living dining kitchen with partial glazed roof, Aga, adjoining snug/family room, impressive sitting room, secondary hallway, huge games room with adjoining further kitchen. Bedroom five, bedroom four and shower room are also on the ground floor level. First floor, three double bedrooms, bedroom one with ensuite and dressing room and door to raised terrace and house bathroom. Located just out of the village of Honley, surrounded by wonderful rural countryside, and being close to the local amenities including highly regarded schools and shops. Whitegates Farm is a well-balanced home with superb outbuildings and just the right amount of land.
EPC Rating: E

ENTRANCE PORCH

The substantial open-glazed entrance porch sets the scene in terms of style and finish. With a beautiful stone-flagged floor, this entrance porch has a three-way view out over the gardens, grounds, driveway and rural scene beyond. A timber and glazed door leads through to the entrance hall.

ENTRANCE HALL

Dimensions: 7.82m x 5.36m (25'8 x 17'7). This exceptional entrance hall is of a particularly good size. It has a high ceiling height with coving, inset spotlighting and a beautiful, polished oak floor. There is a study area to one corner with three windows giving views out over the gardens and fields beyond. A doorway leads through to the downstairs w.c.

DOWNSTAIRS W.C

This is tiled to the half height, there is a ceramic tiled floor, and it is furnished with a low-level w.c. and corner wash hand basin. There is also a very large store cupboard, this acting as a cloaks cupboard and general store.

BOOT ROOM

Dimensions: 3.78m x 2.97m (12'5 x 9'9). Due to outdoor country pursuits, the owners of the home decided to create a substantial boot room. This versatile room has inbuilt cupboards, high shelving, ceramic flooring and windows to two sides giving pleasant views out over the gardens and grounds. A doorway from the hall also leads through to the sitting room.

SITTING ROOM

Dimensions: 6.50m x 5.61m (21'4 x 18'5). The sitting room is a fabulous room as the photographs suggest. It is a room of huge proportions and has a beautiful angled and beamed timbered ceiling with beautiful A-frame on display. There are four windows in total giving a lovely view out over the property’s land and long-distance rural views beyond. There are a number of attractive lighting points, including two chandelier points, broad chimney breast with raised stone-flagged hearth, stone cheeks and header, antique brick backcloth and all being home for a cast iron multi-fuel burning stove.

SNUG

Dimensions: 4.75m x 4.27m (15'7 x 14). The snug is a most attractive room. It has, once again, high quality décor and window giving a view out over the property’s rear stone-flagged gardens. It opens through to the dining kitchen and, as such, becomes the living/dining kitchen. Off the snug area, there is a study porch, this giving access out to the stone-flagged patio and lawned gardens beyond. This area has spotlighting to the ceiling and there is an attractive glazed door giving direct access out to the gardens.

DINING LIVING KITCHEN

Dimensions: 10.06m x 4.93m (33 x 16'2). Incorporating the snug area, this L-shaped room is particularly beautiful. It has wonderful features including exposed stonework, fabulous flooring with underfloor heating, windows giving views to three sides, glazed doors giving direct access out to the stone-flagged patio. There is a wonderful high pitched angled roof with multiple glazed windows providing a huge amount of natural light. There is also a high angled roof to the kitchen area which, once again, has window lights providing delightful lighting. The kitchen itself is comprehensively fitted with beautiful units. These units incorporate an island with marble worksurface and polished timber worksurface to the breakfast bar. Other working surfaces are also of marble. The units incorporate such features as high specification cupboards and drawers, a dresser-style unit with display cabinet, wine racking, and wine fridge. There is also an integrated American-style fridge/freezer and also having plumbing for an iced water and ice dispenser. The room has fabulous lighting including spotlighting and chandelier points. There is also a beautiful Aga, this being cream in colour. It is a three-oven Aga with the usual chrome hotplates. This is powered by electric. Twin doors give access through to a side lobby which then gives access to a utility room.

UTILITY ROOM

Dimensions: 2.92m x 2.29m (9'7 x 7'6). This room has ceramic tiled flooring, units to both high and low level, a large amount of working surface, a stainless-steel sink unit with mixer tap over, plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for a dryer, and inset spotlighting to the ceiling. There is also additional fridge/freezer space.

BEDROOM FOUR

Dimensions: 2.92m x 2.87m (9'7 x 9'5). Bedroom four is a double bedroom situated next to the snug and facing the rear of the property. A large window floods the room with light. It has a central ceiling light point in chrome with four white shades.

HALLWAY LEADING TO BEDROOM FIVE AND ANNEX

Dimensions: 4.01m x 3.45m (13'2 x 11'4). The hallway continues through to bedroom five/home office. This double room has a pleasant view out to the rear. A further doorway leads through to the annex/entertainment wing.

THE ANNEX/ENTERTAINMENT WING

This fabulous wing of the home is perhaps best described by a combination of the photographs and floor layout plans. It has twin double-access external doors giving access to a pleasant hallway which has inset spotlighting and a Velux window. There are storage cupboards, and a doorway leads through to the w.c./shower room.

W.C/SHOWER ROOM

Dimensions: 2.69m x 2.59m (8'10 x 8'6). This is fitted to a high standard with ceramic tiled flooring, ceramic tiling to the full ceiling height, heated towel rail in chrome of a ladder design, corner shower cubicle, Coosie circular ceramic wash hand basin mounted on a marble base with timber stand beneath, low-level w.c., extractor fan and inset spotlighting.

GAMES ROOM/ENTERTAINMENT SPACE

Dimensions: games room 7.92m x 6.48m, kitchen/dining 6.60m x 2. A fabulous, very large, room with a huge amount of windows including four roof lights and further windows giving views out over the gardens and views beyond. Further access is gained out to the gardens courtesy of twin doors. There is beautiful flooring, provision for a wall-mounted TV, and a fabulous ceiling including beautiful beams. There is a dining area and kitchen area used for party preparation at this moment in time but has been used as a kitchen for a relative in the past. This kitchen area has a large amount of working surfaces, stainless steel sink area, mixer tap over, integrated dishwasher, inbuilt Neff oven and integrated microwave, fridge and freezer, other useful storage cupboards, and inset spotlighting.

BEDROOM FIVE

Dimensions: 4.01m x 3.45m (13'2 x 11'4). This bedroom is accessed from the entertainment/games space. It is a delightful double room with a bank of inbuilt robes, loft access point, spectacular view, provision for a wall-mounted TV, and inbuilt dressing table/desk.

STAIRS TO FIRST FLOOR LANDING

From the entrance hall, an impressive staircase with beautiful, spindled balustrading rises to the first-floor landing.

BEDROOM ONE

Dimensions: bedroom 4.88m x 4.37m, dressing room 3.25m x 1.52m. A superb double bedroom with windows giving a long-distance view out over the property’s rear gardens and rural scene beyond. There is a partial-glazed door which gives direct access out to the balcony/terrace. This gives a spectacular view out over the rear gardens and beyond and has a stone-flagged floor and is glazed appropriately. The room has inset spotlighting to the ceiling, provision for a wall-mounted TV, inbuilt bedroom furniture, and a dressing room which is of a substantial size and is appropriately fitted.

EN-SUITE BATHROOM TO BEDROOM ONE

Dimensions: 3.00m x 2.74m (9'10 x 9). The very large en-suite is beautifully fitted with stylish fittings including bidet, low-level w.c., beautiful vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, stylish mixer taps over, and storage cupboards beneath, large fixed-glazed screen shower, and double-ended stylish bath of Roca manufacture, windows giving a large amount of natural light, inset spotlighting to the ceiling, beautiful flooring and attractive lighting, and a heated towel rail in chrome.

BEDROOM TWO

Dimensions: 4.50m x 4.19m (14'9 x 13'9). A lovely double room positioned to the front of the home with a circular window giving a commanding and beautiful view down the long driveway. The room has inset spotlighting to the ceiling, a Velux window and a large amount of inbuilt bedroom furniture. There are also wardrobes and an under-eaves storage cupboard.

BEDROOM THREE

Dimensions: 3.28m x 3.25m (10'9 x 10'8). Yet again a very pleasant room with windows to the side, a Velux window, and inset spotlighting.

HOUSE BATHROOM

Dimensions: 3.30m x 3.18m (10'10 x 10'5). The house bathroom is particularly stylish as the photographs suggest and has a good-sized shower cubicle with high quality fittings, heated towel rail, concealed cistern w.c., vanity unity with inset wash hand basin and storage cupboards, a good-sized bath, attractive ceramic tiled flooring and a Velux window.

OUTSIDE

Standing in approximately 5.5 acres, Whitegates Farm occupies a tremendous location just on Honley Moor, a short distance away Honley Village itself. With broad road frontage, the home sits well within its land and is approached over a very long, private, driveway with mature shrubbery and trees to either side and well-established fencing. There are gates through to the front paddock and further gates through to the side paddock. The land is best demonstrated by the photographs enclosed within this brochure. The driveway opens out to a very large reception driveway. This has a beautiful Tarmacadam area complimented by delightful stone walls and stone cobbling that is to be found in front of the detached high-specification garage, this with up-and-over door and a personal door to the side and pitched stone slate roof.

BARN/WORKSHOP

This being stone-fronted is particularly attractive. It, once again, has a personal door and high and wide roller-shutter door. This barn is of a particularly good size being 44’6” x 23’0”, and eaves height being 11’0”, and the door being 10’0” high x 14’0” side. Dimensions given are to aid those who wish to garage perhaps a motor home or other large vehicles. This barn has been internally divided for the current home-owners’ hobbies/business usage including storage areas and first-floor mezzanine store. The property also has a further driveway leading up to the trailer yard. This gives access to the stable, other outbuildings including workshop, and concreted area for the parking of trailers and the like.

SUMMER HOUSE

There is a substantial summer house overlooking the gardens. As the photographs suggest, this is particularly characterful and is in a superb location. To the rear of the home is a substantial greenhouse measuring 16’0” x 8’0”.

PHOTO GALLERY

The following is a selection of photographs for your enjoyment illustrating this property’s beautiful outside space.

GARDEN AREAS

Other garden areas include beautiful, manicured lawns with shrubbed and hedged boundaries. There is a beautiful stone-flagged patio to the rear of the home enjoying its southerly aspect.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

The first-floor landing has inset spotlighting to the ceiling, and useful storage/linen cupboard. From here, a doorway leads through to bedroom one.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EPC Rating - F Council tax band - E

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The property has LPG central heating. PVCu and other double glazing. The property is underfloor heated throughout. Carpets, curtains and certain other extras may be available by separate negotiation.

TENURE

This property is a freehold property.