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Brick Cottages, Wensley. DE4 2LL

PROPERTY TYPE

Semi-Detached

BEDROOMS

2

BATHROOMS

1

SIZE

616 sq ft

57 sq m

TENURE
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Key features

  • Well presented late Victorian semi detached home.
  • Centre of popular peak district village.
  • Two bedrooms and family bathroom.
  • Sitting room and dining kitchen.
  • Utility room and ground floor WC.
  • Patio garden with far reaching views.
  • Driveway parking.
  • Ideal lock up and leave property.
  • Surrounded by glorious open countryside.
  • Easy reach of Matlock and Bakewell.

Description

A delightful late Victorian semi detached home at the centre of a popular peak district village. 2 bedrooms, family bathroom, sitting room, dining kitchen, utility and ground floor WC. Patio garden with far reaching view, and driveway parking.

1 BRICK COTTAGES, Wensley

A well-presented, brick-built, semi-detached property with a date stone of 1890, located just off the square in the popular village of Wensley. The accommodation offers: two double bedrooms; family bathroom; sitting room; dining kitchen; utility room; and ground floor WC. There is a delightful enclosed patio-style garden to the rear of the property with a commanding view over the Derwent Valley towards Riber Castle. The property has the benefit of an off-road parking space.

Wensley is an attractive village set on a hillside overlooking the Derwent Valley, surrounded by open countryside, on the edge of the Peak District National Park. There are excellent local amenities at nearby Darley Dale (1.6 miles) and the towns of Matlock (3.9 miles) and Bakewell (7.2 miles) are just a few minutes away. The village is within easy commuting distance of the cities of Sheffield, Nottingham, and Derby.

Entering the property via a hardwood entrance door with decorative leaded double-glazed centre pane. The door opens to:

SITTING ROOM 
Having front-aspect double-glazed casement windows, polished light oak flooring, and a feature fire opening with a heavy exposed stone lintel and stone hearth with a living-flame gas stove. To the side of the chimney breast is a storage cupboard. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve,  television aerial point with satellite facility, and BT Open Reach master socket. An arched opening leads to:

DINING KITCHEN 
With a rear-aspect UPVC double-glazed window, light oak flooring following through from the sitting room, and a range of shaker-style kitchen units with cupboards and drawers beneath a timber-effect worksurface with a tile splashback. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards. Set within the worksurface is a one-and-a-half-bowl sink with mixer tap. Sited within the kitchen is a freestanding Indesit electric cooker with a four ring hob, oven, and grill, over which is an extractor canopy. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights, and there is ample space for a family dining table, and space for a fridge-freezer. A half glazed panelled door opens to:

UTILITY ROOM
Having a half-glazed UPVC entrance door opening onto the rear of the property, and a side-aspect double-glazed window. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, coat hanging space, and a pulley-operated clothes airer. There is space and connection for an automatic washing machine. A panelled door opens to:

GROUND FLOOR WC
Having a suite with dual-flush close-couple WC and wall-hung wash hand basin. The room has a ladder-style towel radiator, ceramic tiles to the floor, and sited within the room is the Ideal Logic gas-fired boiler, which provides hot water and central heating to the property.

From the kitchen, a quarter-turn staircase rises to:

FIRST FLOOR LANDING 
Having a loft access hatch, and doors opening to:

BEDROOM ONE 
With front-aspect double-glazed casement windows with views to the distant wooded hills. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.

BEDROOM TWO 
Having a rear-aspect UPVC double-glazed window with views over Wensley Dale to the wooded hills beyond. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.

BATHROOM 
Having a side-aspect UPVC double-glazed window and suite with: P-shaped shower bath with mixer shower over; wash hand basin with storage cupboard beneath and shaver light over; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan. 

From the landing, a further door opens to a useful over-stairs storage cupboard with slatted linen storage shelving.

OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a driveway providing off-road parking. Immediately to the front of the property is a forecourt terrace with superb far-reaching views over the Derwent Valley towards Matlock. To the rear of the property is an enclosed patio garden, with views towards Riber Castle. The property has outside lighting on PIR sensors.

SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property.

TENURE Freehold

COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘B’

DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock along the A6 towards Bakewell, upon reaching Darley Dale turn left along the B5057 sign posted Wensley, after crossing the river follow the road up the hill to Wensley Village, at the centre of the village turn left and park in The Square, continue to the end of the square where Brick Cottages can be found on the right hand side. 

Disclaimer
All measurements in these details are approximate.  None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. 


     

 

COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
Band: B
PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
Driveway
GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
Yes
ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Brick Cottages, Wensley. DE4 2LL

NEAREST STATIONS

Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode
  • Matlock Station2.1 miles
  • Matlock Bath Station2.7 miles
  • Cromford Station3.4 miles
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Sally Botham Estates, Matlock

27 Bank Road, Matlock, DE4 3NF

Sally Botham Estates, Matlock

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