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Upper Hulme, Leek

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BEDROOMS

3

BATHROOMS

1

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Key features

  • A Three Bedroom Quaint Cottage
  • Situated in the Village Of Upper Hulme
  • On The Edge of The Peak District and the Staffordshire Moorlands
  • Ideal Holiday Cottage (subject to consents) or Rural Getaway

Description

FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT WESTWOOD GOLF CLUB, LEEK, STAFFORDSHIRE, ST13 7AA - 7PM PROMPT THURSDAY 8TH MAY 2025

An excellent opportunity to purchase this delightful three bedroom cottage positioned in a highly popular rural location. This property offers spacious accommodation to include lounge, kitchen, WC, and three good sized family bedrooms, with the master benefitting from fitted wardrobe space. To the front of the property is a small fore garden and there is a small wood store, a short walk away. An early viewing is essential to appreciate the accommodation and location on offer.

AUCTION GUIDE PRICE - £175,000-£225,000

Situation - This property is located in the small village of Upper Hulme approximately 3.4 miles from Leek, 9.4 miles from Buxton and 12.7 miles from Congleton. Upper Hulme is a small village close to the famed tourist attraction known as the Roaches ideal for keen hikers, walkers or cyclists and sits between the spa touwn of Buxton and market town of Leek. The property is within walking distance of a popular Public House serving food and the Roaches Tea Rooms. All in all an ideal rural village located cottage ideal as a private property or ideal holiday home/air BnB (subject to consents).

Directions - From our office in Leek, head north then turn right at the crossroads onto the Buxton road (A523). Follow this road for approximately 3.2 miles before turning left towards Upper Hulme. After 0.2 miles the property will be on the right on the bend.

Accommodation Comprises -

Front Entrance Door - Giving access to:-

Living Room - 6.53m x 4.37m (21'5" x 14'4") - Good sized living room with fireplace with stone hearth and log burning stove and stairs off. With cottage windows retaining stone mullions and exposed stone work to the walls and fitted carpet.

Kitchen - With small range of wall and base units, double sink unit and panelled wooden wall. With access door to the front.

Staircase - Leading to First Floor Landing and giving access to: -

Bedroom Number One - 3.94m x 3.24m (12'11" x 10'7") - With storage heater and storage off along with exposed beams and wooden door. Cottage window with stone mullion.

Bedroom Number Two - 3.09m x 2.71m (10'1" x 8'10") - With storage heater and storage along with exposed beams and wooden door. Wooden door and cottage window with stone mullion.

Bedroom Number Three - 3.45m x 1.87m (11'3" x 6'1") - With storage heater with exposed beams.

Bathroom - With WC, wash hand basin, panel bath and shower over. Tiled walls.

Outside - To the front of the property is a small fore garden and there is a small wood store, a short walk away, as shown on the title plan.

Local Authority And Council Tax - We believe the properties local authorities are Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Staffordshire County Council.

Viewings - By prior arrangement through Graham Watkins & Co.

Services - As we understand the property is connected to all mains services & mains drainage.

Tenure And Possession - The property is held freehold and vacant possession will be given upon completion.

Wayleaves & Easements - The property is sold subject to and with the benefits of all rights, including rights of way, whether public or private, light, support, drainage, water and electricity supplies and other rights and obligations, easements, quasieasements and restrictive covenants and all existing and proposed wayleaves for masts, pylons, stays, cables, drains and water, whether or not referred to in these stipulations, the particulars or special conditions of sale.

Measurements - All measurements given are approximate and are 'maximum' measurements.

Please Note - The agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures, fittings or services and cannot verify they are in working order or fit for their purpose, neither has the agent checked the legal documents to verify the freehold/leasehold status of the property.

Buyer's Fee - The successful buyer shall be required to pay a buyer’s fee of £500 + VAT (£600 including VAT) to the auctioneers. This is due immediately at the end of the auction. The buyer will be provided with a VAT receipt following the auction.

Auction Pack - The auction pack will be available 7 days prior to the auction and bidders will be deemed to have full knowledge of the contents. The buyer will be required to pay 10% deposit on the fall of the hammer and completion will be 28 days thereafter.

Vendors Solicitor Details - Andrew Burrows
Tinsdills Solicitors
10 Derby Street
Leek
ST13 5AW

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About Graham Watkins, Leek

57 Derby Street, Leek, ST13 6JL
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Graham Watkins & Co are a firm of chartered surveyors, estate and land agents, auctioneers and valuers incorporating Bury & Hilton Agricultural.

This firm was established following a split in the partnership of Bury & Hilton. The principal is Graham Watkins MRICS FAAV, who qualified in 1980, being a member of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and also a member of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.

Graham originates from an established farming background in mid Wales and attended the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester prior to gaining his qualifications. He has a wide experience of the practical issues facing the farming and rural community. He has been practicing in North Staffordshire for 27 years.

Consultant, John Hilton, MRICS, member of The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, has been in practice in North Staffordshire since 1963, a co-founder with Stanley Bury of Bury & Hilton and he provides a wealth of experience in sales and valuations of freehold property, including residential, commercial and agricultural.

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