Lower Road, Knightley
Stafford,
Staffordshire, ST20 0JT
Offers in the Region Of £485,000

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Holly Cottage is a spacious character family home positioned within a large plot between the popular villages of Gnosall, Woodseaves and Eccleshall. The cottage offers flexible and spacious accommodation while retaining a host of character features and is being sold with no onward chain. Holly Cottage provides future proof accommodation with an additional reception room and bathroom to the ground floor. The log cabin made by FinnForest is currently used as a home office alternatively this would be suitable as a studio space or guest accommodation. The property benefits from countryside views and a large private rear garden including a driveway with parking for several vehicles.

Knightley is close to the A519 and A518 commuter links to Stafford, Telford and the M6. Nearby the village of Gnosall has a primary school, doctors surgery, small supermarket and canal side gastro pubs. Woodseaves has a primary school and shop/post office and nearby Eccleshall has a range of independent shops, pubs restaurants and a supermarket. Stafford mainline train station has regular services to London Euston, Birmingham and Manchester.

Outside.
A paved pathway leads to the main entrance and the garden to either side is laid to lawn. The driveway to the rear of the property provides parking for several vehicles. The driveway has timber sheds providing ample outdoor storage. Gated access from the driveway provides access to the rear garden. A pathway leads to a large paved rear patio having access to the laundry/boot room, kitchen and log cabin. The rear garden is fully enclosed, mainly laid to lawn with established borders of shrubs and perennial plants. There is an additional gated access to the side of the property. The FinnForest log cabin is currently used as a separate home office however would ideally lend itself to a studio or guest accommodation. The log cabin is fully insulated with light, power, two store rooms and additional roof space.

Ground Floor.
The breakfast kitchen has a range of wall and base units with work surfaces over and stainless steel sink and draining board. There is standing space and plumbing for a dishwasher and American style fridge freezer and integrated is a Falcon electric range cooker. Glazed double doors open into the conservatory/dining/family room and a door allows access to the rear garden patio. The laundry/boot room has a range of fitted storage, stainless steel sink and draining board, plumbing and standing for a washing machine and a stable door opens onto the rear patio. The conservatory has a rear garden aspect, light, power and fitted blinds to the roof. The sitting room has an exposed brick fireplace with wood burning stove. The second reception room is used as a snug and has dual aspect windows and a wood burning stove. The bathroom consists of a panelled bath with side screen and mains shower over, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. There is ample fitted storage and Velux windows to the ceiling.

First Floor.
Stairs rise from the sitting room to first floor landing. Bedroom 1 is a large double bedroom with built in storage and access to an insulated loft. Bedroom 2 is a double room with dual aspect windows. Bedroom 3 is a double room with countryside views. The shower room has a walk in shower with mains shower, wash hand basin within a vanity unit and WC.

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: D
EPC Rating: E
Services: All mains gas, electric, water. Oil heating. Septic tank. 2 Wood burning stoves.

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Important.
We take every care in preparing our sales details. They are carefully checked, however we do not guarantee appliances , alarms, electrical fittings, plumbing, showers etc. Photographs are a guide and do not represent items included in the sale. Room sizes are approximate. Do not use them to buy carpets or furniture. Floor plans are for guidance only and not to scale. We cannot verify the tenure as we do not have access to the legal title. We cannot guarantee boundaries, rights of way or compliance with local authority planning or building regulation control. You must take advice of your legal representative. Reference to adjoining land uses ,i.e farmland, open fields etc does not guarantee the continued use in the future. You must make local enquiries and searches. We currently work with a number of recommended conveyancing partnerships including Simply Conveyancing. We currently receive a referral fee of £200 from Simply Conveyancing for each transaction.