Checkley, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1

Summary of Features

* Delightful, detached period cottage (1,548 sq ft) * 3 – 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms * Open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room with balcony * Two further reception rooms, utility and entrance hall * Large, established gardens, veg & fruit patch, orchard * Timber summerhouse and separate workshop * Ample parking and detached single garage

Location

Mileages: Hereford & Ledbury within 8½ miles, Ross-on-Wye 11½ miles, Malvern & Bromyard 15 miles, Worcester 24 miles, Cheltenham 29 miles, Birmingham 56 miles Road: M50 (Jct 4) 10 miles, (Jct 2) 12 miles, M5 (Jct 8) 23 miles Railway: Hereford, Ledbury Airport: Birmingham (62 miles), Bristol (65 miles)

Situation

The delightfully named Botany Bay is situated in the small, rural hamlet of Checkley and falls within the Woolhope Dome, which preserves the surrounding landscape. The property is conveniently located between Hereford and Ledbury and the area is renowned for its beautiful, unspoilt, and timeless appeal. The surrounding countryside is characterised by orchards, traditional farms, and wooded hills, including Haugh Wood. This area offers a sought-after rural idyll, yet is not isolated, combined with excellent road and mainline rail links to the rest of the country.

Botany Bay

* Botany Bay originally dates to the 17th century and was historically two, two-up/two-down cottages which were connected and extended to create a larger home in the 1960’s. Previously owned by the Stoke Edith Estate, the cottages would likely have been a pair of simple workers’ cottages. * The front door leads into a spacious entrance hall, where there is a useful utility room with space for a washing machine and tumble dryer, cupboard storage and a sink. * A reception room also leads off the entrance hall on the ground floor which is a great flexible space with potential for a variety of uses, including a snug, a study, games/tv room or another bedroom. This room has a door out to a small rear porch and then another into the garden. * Stairs from the entrance hall lead up to the first floor and the main living accommodation, comprising an open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room.

Botany Bay Continued

* The modern, fitted kitchen provides ample storage and is complemented by an integrated electric oven with cooker hood, a microwave, a separate fridge and freezer, a dishwasher and useful, integral recycling bin. * The kitchen opens out to the dining room, which features a wood-burning stove and a door out to the decked balcony/terrace with steps leading down to the garden. * The comfortable sitting room is lovely and light and benefits from bifold doors out onto the decked balcony, a lovely place to sit and enjoy views over the garden. * A single bedroom is located on the first floor and has an inter-connecting room with a wood-burner, currently used as a sitting room, and access to a Jack & Jill bathroom, which is also accessed off the hallwayand there is a door off the hallway leading out to the garden. * A second, open staircase leads up to the second floor, where there are two further double bedrooms, both are lovely and light with a double aspect and benefit from (truncated)

The Outside

* The property is approached off a quiet, rural lane, which leads to the private driveway entrance where there is parking for several vehicles to the front of the property, and a detached single garage. * Botany Bay is surrounded by its own gardens, extending to about 0.4 acres, which are established and mainly comprise of lawned areas planted with a variety of mature shrubs, trees and flowering plants including jasmine, honeysuckle and clematis. * Complementing the gardens are a sizeable veg patch and a further bed for soft fruits, including currants, gooseberry and blueberry, as well as rhubarb. * There are also two greenhouses, one of which is home to a large, productive grapevine, and an apple orchard with varieties of both eating and cooking apples, and a mature plum tree. * A timber summerhouse provides a lovely spot to enjoy the garden, along with a gravelled seating area. There is also a useful, separate workshop. * The property is surrounded by woodland which (truncated)

Material Information

Services

Mains electricity. Private water supply (well water, there is a 5 metre cubed storage tank buried outside, the water goes through filters and is pressurised). Private drainage (septic tank). Oil-fired central heating. PV panels. Wood burning stove.

Solar Panels

There is 4.2kw system which can generate about 2,800 kwh a year with a feed in tariff. This generates Circa £215 p/a.

Broadband

Airband Broadband is connected (Circa 100 Mbps).

Mobile Phone Coverage

Very little coverage on any network. Wi-Fi calling will need to be enabled.

Local Authority

Herefordshire Council: .

Council Tax Band

Band “E” (£2,835.45 2023/24).

Tenure

Freehold.

Construction

Stone, brick and timber frame under a clay tiled roof. Timber framed double glazed windows throughout.

Listing

This property is not Listed.

Planning Permission

Nothing live or historic that would be relevant.

EPC

Rated “C”.

Flood Risk

The property has never flooded (despite the government website stating there is a risk)

Access

Directly off a council adopted road.

Rights of Way

None over the property.

Garden Boundary

The garden to the rear of the property shares a boundary with the Stoke Edith Estate. The adjoining parcel of land (Circa 0.3 acres) is currently rented from the Estate for a sum of circa £380 p/a. The current owners manage this parcel of land as a wildflower/natural garden. This arrangement would need to be renegotiated upon the sale of the property to the new owners, if desired.

Covenants

None

Wayleaves

A Wayleave is in place for the electric pole in the garden

Conservation Area/AONB

The property does not fall within an AONB or Conservation Area but is within the Woolhope Dome.

General Information

Schools

* Primary: Mordiford. Fownhope. Hereford. Further information is available at: Secondary: Hereford. Further information is available at: Independent: Hereford, Malvern, Worcester and Cheltenham have some outstanding independent schools. Further information available at:

Local

Bartestree (6 miles) has an excellent range of amenities, including a village store, a pub, hair salon, a thriving village hall and football and cricket clubs. The Cathedral City of Hereford provides an extensive range of shopping, recreational and leisure facilities and the market town of Ledbury provides a good range of amenities to meet most day-to-day requirements. The Nest, a local garden centre, is only a short drive away and has a farm shop/deli and a popular café/restaurant. The Verzon House Hotel is also nearby, offering fine dining and accommodation. Further cultural and retail opportunities can be found in Malvern, Worcester and Cheltenham, all within easy travelling distance.

Recreational

Many fine walks in and around the surrounding villages and hamlets which form part of the Woolhope Dome, which was formed around 250million years ago and is renowned for its geological interest and diversity of wildlife. The area offers a wide range of outdoor sporting opportunities and activities, with the Wye Valley and Malvern Hills within easy reach. Ledbury is renowned for its annual Poetry Festival, and there are a variety of local and traditional events held in the region throughout the year. Alexander Park Resort (5½ miles) has a gym, health spa and golf club. The Three Counties Showground at Malvern hosts a wide variety of events including the RHS Spring Garden Show and the Royal Three Counties Show. Eastnor Castle is a short drive away and hosts a variety of seasonal tours, concerts and events.

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Postcode

HR1 4NE

Viewings

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