Starkholmes Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4

Stone built in the late 1970s to an individual design, this modern detached home provides generously proportion 4 / 5 bedroom accommodation, most of which enjoy superb views either towards the fields, which stretch towards High Tor at the rear and to the front vista far reaching to the slopes around Matlock and Tansley.

Outside finds a range of grassed gardens to the front and rear, the rear opening out to a large field with a handful of trees altogether measuring just over 2 acres providing excellent recreation space whether for livestock keeping, horticulture or siting of outbuildings, subject to any necessary consents.

Internally the accommodation to the ground floor includes a good sized integral garage, entrance hall, utility and cloakroom; at upper ground floor a second entrance, cloakroom, spacious open plan sitting and dining room, kitchen, bedroom 5 / study; and at first floor four double bedrooms, bathroom and a separate shower room. The accommodation would benefit from general modernisation and presents an opportunity to create a stylish contemporary home.

Situated within the ever popular district of Starkholmes, which boasts respected primary and secondary schools, and lying around half a mile from Matlock's town centre, with ready access to nearby walks and countryside, and to the wider delights of the Derbyshire Dales. Good road links lead to the neighbouring market towns of Bakewell, Chesterfield and Alfreton, with the cities of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham all considered to lie within daily commuting distance.

ACCOMMODATION
A uPVC part glazed front door, accessed via steps to the side of the property, opens to the upper ground floor and to a generous entrance hall with stairs descending to the lower ground floor, rising to the first floor, useful store and access to a...

Cloakroom / WC - fitted with a WC and wash hand basin, and window to the side.

Kitchen - fitted with a range of cupboards, drawers and work surfaces which incorporate a stainless steel sink unit. There is space for a free standing cooker, further appliance space, a broad window overlooking the rear garden and uPVC glazed door allowing external access. A door opens into the...

Dining room - open plan to the sitting room, with a broad window to the side and with patio doors, which open to the patio and garden and land beyond.

Sitting room - a spacious room with broad front facing window. As a feature to the room, a fireplace in reconstututed stone housing an old style gas fire with broad hearth and display niches. A door, in turn, leads back into the entrance hallway.

Bedroom 5 / study - a versatile room currently utilised as a bedroom but equally suited as a home office, hobby room or teenagers den. Front facing window.

From the entrance hallway, stairs descend to the lower ground floor hallway with quarry tiled floor, useful store and...

Cloakroom / WC - with WC and wash hand basin.

Utility room - with space and plumbing for an automatic washing machine, there is ample space for bespoke storage as required. The room benefits from a sink unit with cupboard beneath, and mounted to the wall is the gas fired boiler which serves the central heating and hot water system. A window overlooks the front and a uPVC double glazed door allows direct access to the driveway.

From the hallway, a door opens to the garage. Back on the upper ground floor, stairs rise to the first floor landing with useful airing cupboard.

Bathroom - fitted with a coloured suite to include panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Being fully tiled and with a side facing window.

Bedroom 1 - a front facing double bedroom with broad dormer window. Views of the town in the distance.

Bedroom 2 - a front facing double bedroom, again with broad dormer window and the benefit of two storage cupboards. Similar views in the distance.

Shower room - fitted with a walk-in shower cubicle and fitted wash hand basin to a vanity unit.

Bedroom 3 - another double bedroom with rear dormer window with views over the garden, land and countryside beyond. Two built-in wardrobes.

Bedroom 4 -the fourth double bedroom with rear facing dormer window and two useful storage cupboards. Again with the same delightful views.

OUTSIDE & PARKING
The property benefits from a superb plot, much larger than expected for such a convenient location and in all extending to around 2 acres. The majority stretches out to the rear, rising gently up the hillside and presenting a variety of opportunities.

At the front of the property is a generous lawned garden with mature shrubs, raised from the driveway, which provides ample parking and access to the...

Integral garage - with up and over door, light and power. A personnel door allows access to the lower ground floor and the remainder of the house.

The front lawn wraps around each side of the house and stretches out to form a large grassed area, which in turn leads to the open field which extends to around 2 acres with occasional mature trees. There is a patio stretching the width of the house.

The gardens offer excellent opportunity for landscaping, sectioning off for livestock, horticulture, or outbuildings, for example. The space is ideal for children playing and family recreation and relaxation.
Note: The sellers have invested in exploring opportunities for some building development within the land at the rear, although at this time such development potential is not conclusive and no current planning permissions.

TENURE - Freehold

SERVICES - All mains services are available to the property, which enjoys the benefit of gas fired central heating and uPVC double glazing. No specific test has been made on the services or their distribution.

EPC RATING - to be confirmed

COUNCIL TAX - Band F

FIXTURES & FITTINGS - Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.

DIRECTIONS - From Matlock Crown Square, take Causeway Lane out of the town, passing the park and the football ground and on to Matlock Green. At the crossroads, turn right onto Church Street, rising up the hill and onto Starkholmes Road. No. 66 can be found on the left hand side, identified by the agents For Sale board.

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VIEWING - Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .

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