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Full Details for 5 Bedroom Detached for sale in Preston, PR5 :
*Old Counting House - Rebuilt Fully in 1992 *Highly Desirable Rural Hamlet Location with Woodland & Open Countryside Views *Within 1 mile of the A675 and close to M65 *3 Storey Accommodation with Potential to Extend (Subject to PP) *Detached Outbuilding with Great Potential *4 / 5 Bedrooms (4 on the 2nd Floor) plus Dressing Room, En Suite & Family Bathroom / Shower Room *Lower Ground Floor Utility / Laundry Room *Separate WC & Cloakroom *Lower Ground Floor Home Office / Bed 5 *First Floor Dining Kitchen, Dining Room, Lounge & Reception Room *Cobbled Driveway, Walled Courtyard Garden & Tiered Gardens to both Sides *Additional Plot / Land Available by Separate Negotiation *EPC Rating - E
Reception Room - 14' 2'' x 13' 10'' (4.314m x 4.211m)
Windows to the front and side elevations. Stairs leading to the first floor with built in storage cupboards beneath. Internal doors open to the lounge and dining room. Feature reclaimed cast iron Edwardian fireplace with period tiled inserts. Maximum room measurements listed.
Lounge - 20' 9'' x 14' 0'' (6.328m x 4.268m)
The width of the room narrows from 4.268m to a minimum of 2.966m or 9' 9\" towards the front of the property. Windows to the front and side of the property. TV and telephone points. Feature cast iron multi fuel stove fire.
Dining Room - 14' 2'' x 13' 1'' (4.313m x 4.0m)
A window and stable door face the right-hand side elevation of the property and leads to the tiered garden and patio. Double doors open to the kitchen and a second door leads to the reception hall.
Dining Kitchen - 14' 1'' x 13' 4'' (4.287m x 4.073m)
The kitchen boasts a good range of fitted eye and base level wall units with ample work surfaces areas running along two sides of the room. Incorporated within the units is an inset 1 1/2 bow sink with drainer unit and a free standing electric cooker with integrated extractor hood above. Spaces are available to house a fridge freezer and dishwasher. Tiled floor and part tiled splash backs. Window to the side of the property. Internal staircase leads to the lower ground / basement level. Maximum room measurements listed including the stairwell.
Utility / Laundry Room - 21' 6'' x 14' 5'' (6.549m x 4.383m)
Feature period external door opens to the cobbled driveway at the front of the property. Built in cloak cupboard with tiled floor and shelving. Internal doors lead to the WC, stairwell to the kitchen and also to the home office/fifth bedroom/music room. Feature fireplace with fitted cast iron multi fuel stove fire which runs the property's central heating system. Fitted eye and base level wall units run along one wall to offer a utility area with an inset 1 1/2 bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and spaces for an automatic washing machine and a tumble dryer. Ceiling mounted clothes drying rail.
Ground Floor WC
Two piece fitted suite, made up of a low level WC and a wall mounted hand wash basin. Extractor fan and tiled floor.
Home Office/Bedroom Five/Music Room/Playroom - 13' 11'' x 13' 2'' (4.236m x 4.019m)
This flexible room currently is utilised as a home office, though it easily could lend itself to being a play room, additional reception room or ground level fifth bedroom. Window to the front elevation. Built in double doored storage cupboard.
First Floor Landing
Doors leading to bedrooms one, two, three and four and also to the family bathroom.
Master Bedroom - 14' 1'' x 13' 9'' (4.288m x 4.183m)
Window to the side. Ceiling fan. Door to the rooms en suite.
En Suite - 9' 9'' x 6' 8'' (2.98m x 2.023m)
Three piece fitted bathroom suite including a bath, pedestal hand wash basin and low level WC. NB: The vendors are having architects plans drawn up to extend and modernise the en suite and copies of the plans shall be available at the property upon request. Window to the front elevation with frosted privacy glass. Tapering ceiling height.
Dressing Room / Walk-in Closet - 9' 8'' x 4' 10'' (2.936m x 1.477m)
Fitted clothes rails and shelving.
Bedroom Two - 14' 2'' x 10' 5'' (4.307m x 3.187m)
Windows face to both the front and side of the property. Double linen cupboard housing immersion heater.
Bedroom Three - 13' 3'' x 9' 0'' (4.04m x 2.739m)
Window to the side of the property.
Bedroom Four - 14' 2'' x 6' 10'' (4.306m x 2.091m)
Window to the side.
Shower Room / Family Bathroom - 11' 0'' x 6' 2'' (3.36m x 1.889m)
Three piece fitted bathroom suite consisting of a corner shower enclosure with fitted Triton shower, a wall mounted hand wash basin set within vanity / storage units with in-built lighting and vanity mirror and a low level WC. Laminate wood flooring. Window to the side of the property with frosted privacy glass.
Detached Outbuilding
Detached from the house and located to the front of the property is a stone built detached outbuilding, formerly a sub station, which currently requires some renovation, yet offers great potential. Within the outbuilding currently are store rooms. Any renovation may be subject to relevant permissions. Potential also for conversion to a garage.
Exterior
To the front of the property is gated access on to the cobbled driveway providing off road parking for two cars. There is also potential to extend the driveway to the left-hand side of the property to create further parking, work which the current vendors are carrying out. There is also further parking for 4-5 cars within the land. From the driveway is a pebbled courtyard garden area enclosed by a curved wall with inset steps which leads to the main front entrance of the property and also around to the right-hand side with wrought iron gate and railings. The main garden area towards the right of the house is tiered and comprises of a paved patio stepping up to a generous timber decked sun terrace which enjoys views over stunning countryside. To the side also is a lawned garden area, glazed greenhouse and two timber garden sheds for useful storage. The property also boasts views over part of the nearby Pleasington Golf Course and is located near the River Darwen.
Additional Plot / Land
The vendors also own on a separate title additional land beyond the property's gardens, which is available by separate negotiations and viewable by appointment with the vendors. The land is mostly laid with grass and offers an abundance of mature trees.
Additional Information
A unique opportunity, The Old Counting House was completely re-built in 1992 by the current owners, with features such as: reclaimed pitched pine imitation sash windows with solid mahogany internal sills and stone window mullions. Within the reception hall is a period reclaimed Edwardian fireplace with original tiled inserts, which the current owners sourced locally. The vendors have also appointed an architect to draw up plans for the master bedrooms en suite to be remodelled and modernised. These plans shall be available to view within the property by appointment.
Reception Room - 14' 2'' x 13' 10'' (4.314m x 4.211m)
Windows to the front and side elevations. Stairs leading to the first floor with built in storage cupboards beneath. Internal doors open to the lounge and dining room. Feature reclaimed cast iron Edwardian fireplace with period tiled inserts. Maximum room measurements listed.
Lounge - 20' 9'' x 14' 0'' (6.328m x 4.268m)
The width of the room narrows from 4.268m to a minimum of 2.966m or 9' 9\" towards the front of the property. Windows to the front and side of the property. TV and telephone points. Feature cast iron multi fuel stove fire.
Dining Room - 14' 2'' x 13' 1'' (4.313m x 4.0m)
A window and stable door face the right-hand side elevation of the property and leads to the tiered garden and patio. Double doors open to the kitchen and a second door leads to the reception hall.
Dining Kitchen - 14' 1'' x 13' 4'' (4.287m x 4.073m)
The kitchen boasts a good range of fitted eye and base level wall units with ample work surfaces areas running along two sides of the room. Incorporated within the units is an inset 1 1/2 bow sink with drainer unit and a free standing electric cooker with integrated extractor hood above. Spaces are available to house a fridge freezer and dishwasher. Tiled floor and part tiled splash backs. Window to the side of the property. Internal staircase leads to the lower ground / basement level. Maximum room measurements listed including the stairwell.
Utility / Laundry Room - 21' 6'' x 14' 5'' (6.549m x 4.383m)
Feature period external door opens to the cobbled driveway at the front of the property. Built in cloak cupboard with tiled floor and shelving. Internal doors lead to the WC, stairwell to the kitchen and also to the home office/fifth bedroom/music room. Feature fireplace with fitted cast iron multi fuel stove fire which runs the property's central heating system. Fitted eye and base level wall units run along one wall to offer a utility area with an inset 1 1/2 bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and spaces for an automatic washing machine and a tumble dryer. Ceiling mounted clothes drying rail.
Ground Floor WC
Two piece fitted suite, made up of a low level WC and a wall mounted hand wash basin. Extractor fan and tiled floor.
Home Office/Bedroom Five/Music Room/Playroom - 13' 11'' x 13' 2'' (4.236m x 4.019m)
This flexible room currently is utilised as a home office, though it easily could lend itself to being a play room, additional reception room or ground level fifth bedroom. Window to the front elevation. Built in double doored storage cupboard.
First Floor Landing
Doors leading to bedrooms one, two, three and four and also to the family bathroom.
Master Bedroom - 14' 1'' x 13' 9'' (4.288m x 4.183m)
Window to the side. Ceiling fan. Door to the rooms en suite.
En Suite - 9' 9'' x 6' 8'' (2.98m x 2.023m)
Three piece fitted bathroom suite including a bath, pedestal hand wash basin and low level WC. NB: The vendors are having architects plans drawn up to extend and modernise the en suite and copies of the plans shall be available at the property upon request. Window to the front elevation with frosted privacy glass. Tapering ceiling height.
Dressing Room / Walk-in Closet - 9' 8'' x 4' 10'' (2.936m x 1.477m)
Fitted clothes rails and shelving.
Bedroom Two - 14' 2'' x 10' 5'' (4.307m x 3.187m)
Windows face to both the front and side of the property. Double linen cupboard housing immersion heater.
Bedroom Three - 13' 3'' x 9' 0'' (4.04m x 2.739m)
Window to the side of the property.
Bedroom Four - 14' 2'' x 6' 10'' (4.306m x 2.091m)
Window to the side.
Shower Room / Family Bathroom - 11' 0'' x 6' 2'' (3.36m x 1.889m)
Three piece fitted bathroom suite consisting of a corner shower enclosure with fitted Triton shower, a wall mounted hand wash basin set within vanity / storage units with in-built lighting and vanity mirror and a low level WC. Laminate wood flooring. Window to the side of the property with frosted privacy glass.
Detached Outbuilding
Detached from the house and located to the front of the property is a stone built detached outbuilding, formerly a sub station, which currently requires some renovation, yet offers great potential. Within the outbuilding currently are store rooms. Any renovation may be subject to relevant permissions. Potential also for conversion to a garage.
Exterior
To the front of the property is gated access on to the cobbled driveway providing off road parking for two cars. There is also potential to extend the driveway to the left-hand side of the property to create further parking, work which the current vendors are carrying out. There is also further parking for 4-5 cars within the land. From the driveway is a pebbled courtyard garden area enclosed by a curved wall with inset steps which leads to the main front entrance of the property and also around to the right-hand side with wrought iron gate and railings. The main garden area towards the right of the house is tiered and comprises of a paved patio stepping up to a generous timber decked sun terrace which enjoys views over stunning countryside. To the side also is a lawned garden area, glazed greenhouse and two timber garden sheds for useful storage. The property also boasts views over part of the nearby Pleasington Golf Course and is located near the River Darwen.
Additional Plot / Land
The vendors also own on a separate title additional land beyond the property's gardens, which is available by separate negotiations and viewable by appointment with the vendors. The land is mostly laid with grass and offers an abundance of mature trees.
Additional Information
A unique opportunity, The Old Counting House was completely re-built in 1992 by the current owners, with features such as: reclaimed pitched pine imitation sash windows with solid mahogany internal sills and stone window mullions. Within the reception hall is a period reclaimed Edwardian fireplace with original tiled inserts, which the current owners sourced locally. The vendors have also appointed an architect to draw up plans for the master bedrooms en suite to be remodelled and modernised. These plans shall be available to view within the property by appointment.