Acre Cottage, Acre Lane, Meltham HD9

Standing in just under 3/4 of an acre, Acre cottage is a beautifully built stone detached period home which has accommodation over three floors and has a huge amount of potential. Currently a welcoming home, but with work could be quite fabulous. It comprises entrance hall, large lounge, huge living / dining room with views to three directions overlooking the property’s rear gardens, rear entrance lobby, kitchen, shower room / downstairs w.c., basement, utility kitchen, wine cellar and vaulted cellar, three bedrooms to the first floor and house bathroom. With driveway, garage and superb gardens.

EPC Rating: E

ENTRANCE HALLWAY

Attractive period style door gives access through to the entrance hallway. This large entrance hallway has a lovely window giving a super view over the property’s front gardens and beyond, this is courtesy of a large window. There is coving to the ceiling and the hallway has a chandelier point, two wall light points and features the staircase. To the rear of the hallway there is a cloak room area and a rear entrance lobby. This everyday entrance lobby has a side entrance door out to the rear gardens and beyond.

LOUNGE (4.57m x 5.03m)

With an outlook to both the front and rear this good-sized room has a high ceiling height with central ceiling light point and an attractive period style fireplace with open fired with provision for open fire. The room has twin doors that lead through to the living dining room.

LIVING DINING ROOM (4.62m x 5.33m)

A large and impressive room with windows too three sides. Once again, there is a high ceiling height, four wall light points and beautiful views out over the property’s extensive gardens and grounds. Timber glazed door returns through to the entrance hallway.

KITCHEN (2.97m x 3.23m)

Once again enjoying super views out over the gardens courtesy of a large window to one side and a smaller window to the other, the room has units of both the high and low level with a large amount of working surface. With decorative tiled splash backs, in built stainless steel and glazed front to double oven, stainless steel extractor, stainless steel sink unit, electric hob and provision for a fridge. Ceramic tiling reaches up to the full ceiling height.

DOWNSTAIRS W.C. / SHOWER ROOM (1.6m x 3.1m)

Superbly appointed and with a large window giving a pleasant outlook over the mature gardens, this room has a ceramic tile floor, ceramic tile into the full ceiling height, inset spotlighting to the ceiling, extractor fan, good sized shower with chrome fittings, concealed system w.c, vanity unit with inset, wash hand basin and storage covered beneath. There is also a combination central heating radiator / heated towel rail.

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

A staircase leads down to the lower ground floor level.

UTILITY KITCHEN (4.57m x 5.08m)

Here we have a utility kitchen. This has a window giving outlook over the gardens, a doorway giving direct access out to the lower gardens. The room has a huge high ceiling height, stone flagged flooring, a blocked up former stone fireplace, plumbing for an automatic washing machine, stainless steel sink unit and the wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler. This room has a huge amount of potential and could even become the house kitchen once again if so desired.

CELLARS (5.13m x 5.03m)

Leading from the utility kitchen there are two cellars, one of which is arch vaulted and has a stone slab table and stone slab flagged flooring. The other is a wine cellar that is superbly fitted out, once again, with arched vaulted ceiling and stone flagged flooring.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

The first-floor landing once again as a window, giving a lovely view out over the gardens and grounds. There are two chandelier points and a useful store cupboard which in fact houses a former fireplace.

BEDROOM ONE (3.1m x 4.65m)

Lovely double room with windows on two sides giving a huge amount of natural light and delightful views. The room has a high ceiling height, bank of inbuilt wardrobes with centrally located dressing table and storage cupboards above.

BEDROOM TWO (3.05m x 4.19m)

Once again, a double room with two windows giving a pleasant view out to the front and a bank of inbuilt wardrobes.

BEDROOM THREE (1.47m x 3.48m)

A single room with a lovely view out of the property’s rear gardens and beyond.

HOUSE BATHROOM (1.83m x 2.29m)

The property’s bathroom is fitted with a three-piece suite that comprises low level w.c., pedestal wash hand basin and bath. There is ceramic tiling to the full ceiling height, good sized mirror and storage cupboard.

Garden

The gardens and grounds extend to just a little short of 3/4 of an acre. They are fabulous grounds that due to the longevity of ownership within the family have been extremely well planted with a delightful array of trees and shrubbery. The front garden, which has wrought iron railings and attractive sitting out space has a beautiful Magnolia. Steps lead down to the side garden, here there is a greenhouse and a variety of levels, all of which were planted as a beautiful vegetable garden in past times. There's a lower-level garden with attractive stone walling and all has the delightful, wooded backdrop of neighbouring land. To the rear this is where most of the gardens are to be found. They are overlooked by the property itself and have meandering pathways through the grounds. All landscaping hard landscaping has been done to a high standard with impressive walls steps, gateways and the like. Such steps lead up to the driveway.

Parking - Driveway

The driveway is positioned to the rear of the home, directly off Acre Lane, provides parking, and gives access to a detached garage.