Property Details: - Type: Detached house - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 2
Agent: Simon Blyth Estate Agents - Kirkburton Phone: 01484 973962
<p>A FABULOUSLY PROPORTIONED, DETACHED, PERIOD COTTAGE, SITUATED IN AN ELEVATED POSITION ON SLANT GATE WITH A FANTASTIC, SOUTHERLY, OPEN-ASPECT VIEW ACROSS THE VALLEY. LOCATED IN THE SOUGHT-AFTER VILLAGE OF KIRKBURTON JUST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE HIGH STREET AND ITS VARIOUS AMENITIES, IN CATCHMENT FOR WELL-REGARDED SCHOOLING, AND WITH BEAUTIFUL, OPEN COUNTRYSIDE WALKS NEARBY.</p><p>The property accommodation to the ground floor briefly comprises a recently renovated open-plan dining kitchen with bi-fold doors and built-in appliances, lounge with log-burning stove, formal dining room with Yorkshire stone flagged flooring, utility room, ground floor shower room, and a staircase leading to the cellar. To the first floor, there are four well-proportioned bedrooms and an interconnecting house bathroom. Externally to the front is a well maintained, lawn garden and an impressive porcelain tiled patio which enjoys the fabulous views. To the rear is a useful flagged yard.</p><p>Tenure Freehold. EPC Rating D. Council Tax Band E.</p><p> <b>FORMAL DINING ROOM</b> (4.04m x 4.57m) </p> <p>Enter into the property through a multi-panel, stable-style front door. The formal dining room is a versatile space which could also be utilised as a second sitting room. It features fabulous, Yorkshire stone flagged flooring, exposed timber beams to the ceiling, inset spotlighting, a cast-iron column radiator, and multi-panel doors enclosing a staircase rising to the first floor and leading into the lounge. There is also a useful, understairs storage area with an obscure double-glazed window to the side elevation, a wall light point and which houses the wall-mounted combination boiler.</p><p> <b>LOUNGE</b> (3.96m x 4.65m) </p> <p>The lounge is a generously proportioned, light and airy reception room which features a fabulous, floor-to-ceiling, double-glazed, aluminium window to the front elevation, as well as a double-glazed, sash-style window overlooking the gardens. There is decorative wall panelling, exposed timber beams to the ceiling, decorative coving, a radiator, a central ceiling light point, three wall light points, and the focal point of the room is the inset fireplace with cast-iron, Morso, log-burning stove with brick inlay, ashlar stone mantle and raised stone hearth. A doorway then gives access to the open-plan dining kitchen.</p><p> <b>OPEN-PLAN DINING KITCHEN</b> </p> <p>This space enjoys a wealth of natural light courtesy of two banks of sash-style windows, a three-quarter-depth window giving fantastic views across the gardens, and a bank of bi-folding aluminium doors giving direct access out to the patio. The dining area features inset spotlighting and a breakfast island with cupboards beneath. The kitchen features fitted wall and base units with shaker-style cupboard fronts and complementary quartz work surfaces over, which incorporate a Belfast ceramic sink unit with boiling hot water tap. Built-in appliances include a 5-ring ceramic hob with cooker hood over, waist-level oven, shoulder-level microwave combination oven, fridge freezer, and dishwasher. There are soft-closing doors and drawers, a pull-out pantry cupboard, a quartz upstand, attractive tiled flooring, an exposed timber beam to the ceiling, doors disguised as cupboards leading to the utility room, and a carpeted staircase rising to the first floor.</p><p> <b>UTILITY ROOM</b> </p> <p>The utility room features plumbing and provisions for an automatic washing machine, decorative coving to the ceiling, an inset spotlight, tiled flooring, and a double-glazed window to the rear elevation. A multi-panel door gives access to the ground floor shower, while a further door encloses a vestibule giving access to the rear external and to a stairwell which descends to the lower ground floor.</p><p> <b>GROUND FLOOR SHOWER ROOM</b> </p> <p>The shower room features a white, three-piece suite comprising a step-in, quadrant-style shower cubicle with electric Mira shower, a pedestal wash hand basin with chrome monobloc mixer tap and mosaic tiled splashback, and a low-level WC with push-button flush. There is tiled flooring, an inset spotlight to the ceiling, and an extractor fan.</p><p> <b>FIRST FLOOR LANDING</b> </p> <p>Taking the staircase from the dining kitchen, you reach the first floor landing. There are multi-panel doors giving access to bedrooms three and four and the interconnecting house bathroom, a loft hatch giving access to a useful attic space, decorative wall panelling, and a wall light point.</p><p> <b>BEDROOM THREE</b> (3.05m x 3.12m) </p> <p>Bedroom three is a light and airy double bedroom with ample space for freestanding furniture. There is a ceiling light point, a radiator, a bank of floor-to-ceiling fitted wardrobes with hanging rails and shelving in situ, and a double-glazed, sash-style window to the front elevation, offering a breath-taking view across the valley.</p><p> <b>BEDROOM FOUR</b> (2.16m x 2.26m) </p> <p>Bedroom four is currently utilised as a walk-in wardrobe but can accommodate a single bed with space for freestanding furniture or perhaps be used as a nursery or home office. There is a ceiling light point, a radiator, a double-glazed window to the rear elevation, and a fitted hanging rail with shelving.</p><p> <b>HOUSE BATHROOM</b> (2.23m x 2.74m) </p> <p>The house bathroom connects the east and west wings of the property and features a traditional-style, high-quality, four-piece suite comprising a fixed-frame, walk-in shower with thermostatic rainfall showerhead and separate handheld attachment, a freestanding, rolltop, double-ended bath with wall-mounted mixer tap, a broad wash hand basin with wall-mounted mixer tap set upon a bespoke vanity table, and a low-level WC. There is attractive travertine tiled flooring, contrasting tiling to the walls and splash areas, a fabulous part-vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beam, two wall light points, inset spotlighting, and a bank of double-glazed windows with obscure glass to the rear elevation.</p><p> <b>INNER VESTIBULE</b> </p> <p>The inner vestibule connects the house bathroom to the rest of the first floor accommodation, with multi-panel doors giving access to bedrooms one and two. There is a part-vaulted ceiling with an exposed timber beam on display, a wall light point, a chrome ladder-style radiator, decorative wall panelling, and a window above the door leading to bedroom one which provides borrowed light.</p><p> <b>BEDROOM ONE</b> (4.04m x 4.62m) </p> <p>Bedroom one is a generously proportioned, dual-aspect, double bedroom which has ample space for freestanding furniture and features a fabulous, vaulted ceiling with exposed timber beams on display. There is a central chandelier point, a radiator, a wooden banister with traditional spindle balustrade over the stairwell head, and a bank of double-glazed windows to the rear elevation and a fantastic, sash-style window to the front elevation which offers a pleasant view across the gardens and the valley beyond. A carpeted, kite-winding staircase then descends to the formal dining room.</p><p> <b>BEDROOM TWO</b> (2.79m x 4.01m) </p> <p>Bedroom two is a double bedroom with ample space for freestanding furniture. There is an exposed timber beam on display, a central ceiling light point, a radiator, and a double-glazed, sash-style window to the front elevation which takes advantage of panoramic views across the valley.</p><p> <b>Front Garden</b> </p> <p>Externally to the front, the property occupies a superb position which is elevated from Slant Gate and is accessed via an Indian stone stairwell. The front garden features a predominant lawn area with flower and shrub beds and a beautiful gravel pathway with cobbled borders leading to the front door. There is a fantastic, porcelain tiled patio ideal for al fresco dining, barbecuing and entertaining, and which features a raised flower bed with ashlar stone coping stones. There are external lights, external double plug points, an external security light, and a pathway proceeding down to the side of the property to the rear.</p><p> <b>Rear Garden</b> </p> <p>To the rear is a flagged yard which provides useful solid fuel storage areas, space for a garden shed, and has an external tap.</p>
