Station Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
2
- SIZE
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- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Hall | Sitting room
- Dining room
- Family room
- Study | Garden room
- Breakfast kitchen | Utility | W.C
- 5 Bedrooms | Attic | Shower room
- Bathroom | Workshop
- Garage | Playroom
- Outbuildings | Gardens of 0.66 acres
- EPC rating TBC
Description
Holm House offers an exciting opportunity for a new purchaser to live in a period house of elegance within the heart of Pontesbury village. Believed to date from the 1870s the property has been a cherished family home for over thirty years. Beautifully situated in discreet position the staggering rural views are awe inspiring and enjoyed from the upper floors whilst the garden and grounds remain a private oasis.
Victorian period features and architectural details provide immense interest and character both internally and externally. Internally these details include an original staircase, panelled doors, Minton tiled floor, deep carved cornicing and beams to the sitting room. Externally handcut stone, red bricks, sash windows and four decorative chimneys with a slate tiled roof create an impressive and charming exterior.There are two entrances to Holm House, the front door opens to the formal front hall from the glazed porch with staircase rising to the first floor. The back door opens to a spacious day to day hallway with a second staircase creating a useful family entrance. Two gracious formal reception rooms enjoy good proportions and deep box bay windows face the front offering flexible accommodation for both entertaining and family living. The charming sitting room is a room of poise and elegance with a Clearview stove and door to the kitchen. Family living accommodation comprises of the farmhouse style breakfast kitchen, family room, study and oak framed garden room which was added in 2019. This attractive and immensely useful year round living room offers gracious views to the gardens.
A utility and cloakroom with WC complete the ground floor accommodation.
Two staircases rise to five double bedrooms with a family bathroom and shower room. The front facing bedrooms benefit from inspiring views across the gardens and rural aspects to the Shropshire hills. To the second floor is an attic room ideal for hobbies and storage.
The outbuildings at Holm House currently comprise of a playroom, workshops, garden stores, cycle store and garaging. The future potential use includes a home office suite or rooms for a variety of hobbies.
Services: Mains electricity, drainage and water. Gas central heating. Solar panels.
Agents notes:
- Roof was replaced in 2022.
- 4 Station Road has a right of access (for foot and taking bins out) over the secondary driveway to the rear of Holm House.
- Following flooding in 2000 flood defences are
now in place at Holm House.
Outside
Externally, Holm House is set within a horticultural oasis of mature landscaped gardens and grounds that extend to 0.66 acres. Mature specimen planting, shrubs, a small orchard, productive vegetable garden and lawn areas are complemented by al fresco seating and dining areas maximising the sunny aspects throughout the day.
An impressive driveway is to the front of the house offering a plethora of parking. There is a secondary block paved driveway leading to the garage at the rear.
Location
The village of Pontesbury is one of the largest in Shropshire and benefits from a doctors and dentists surgery, village shops, public houses and Post Office. Pontesbury C of E Primary School and the Mary Webb School and Science College are both within walking distance of Holm House. There is a bus service into Shrewsbury with a number of highly regarded preparatory and public schools including Prestfelde, Shrewsbury School and Shrewsbury High School for Girls and the Sixth Form College. Shrewsbury offers comprehensive recreational and cultural facilities.
Road links are excellent with the A49, giving access to Church Stretton and Ludlow to the south and to the north Shrewsbury. The A5 and M54 provides access to the national motorway network.
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- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Yes
- 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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Station Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Shrewsbury Station7.3 miles
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