A delightful stone built, extended semi detached home with fine views and easy access to the town amenities. 3 double bedrooms, 2 en-suites, ground floor shower room, dining kitchen, sitting room with log burner, dining room, hallway and study landing. Pleasant south facing garden with summerhouse.
SMEDLEY STREET, Matlock
A superbly presented and extended stone-built family home, ideally located within easy reach of the town centre, enjoying an elevated position with commanding far-reaching views over the Derwent Vally. With accommodation offering: three bedrooms, two en-suites, study landing, sitting room, dining room, dining kitchen, and a ground-floor shower room. The property has delightful south-facing gardens.
Matlock is a picturesque spa town in the heart of Derbyshire close to the Peak District National Park, surrounded by beautiful open countryside. The town has a wealth of historic buildings as well as excellent local amenities and good primary and secondary schools. At the centre of the town is Hall Leys Park with sports facilities, children’s play area, formal gardens, and a riverside walk. Situated on the A6 trunk road, there is easy access to Manchester, Derby, and Nottingham, and the nearby towns of Chesterfield (9 miles), Wirksworth (4.5 miles), and Bakewell (8 miles). There is a branch line train station with a regular service to Derby and Nottingham.
Entering the property via a half-glazed entrance door which opens to:
ENTRANCE PORCH
Having casement windows set upon a dwarf wall, ceramic tiles to the floor, and a 15-pane glazed door with obscured glass opening to:
SITTING ROOM
Having front-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows enjoying fine far-reaching views over the surrounding properties to the wooded hills and open countryside of the Derwent Valley. The room has a feature fire opening with a heavy timber mantel and raised stone hearth, housing a multi-fuel stove. The room has a television aerial point with satellite facility, fibre broadband point, and a pair of 15-pane sliding doors with bevelled glass panels opening to:
DINING ROOM
With a rear-aspect double-glazed window and a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. An arched opening leads to a cloak cupboard with hanging space and a light. A panelled door opens to a useful deep storage cupboard with fitted shelving and a light. From the dining room, a 15-pane door with obscured glass leads to:
DINING KITCHEN
A spacious dining kitchen with dual-aspect double-glazed windows and a half-glazed entrance door opening onto the gardens to the side of the property. The room has ceramic tiles to the floor and a range of units in a shaker-style finish, with cupboards and drawers set beneath a solid timber worksurface with a matching upstand and tile splashback. There is a pull-out larder unit and open-display shelves. Sited within the kitchen is an AEG electric cooker with a four-ring induction hob, double oven, and grill, which is available by separate negotiation. Over the cooker is an extractor canopy. There is an under-mounted porcelain Belfast-style sink. Beneath the worksurface, there is space and connection for a slimline dishwasher and an automatic washing machine. There is ample space within the kitchen for a fridge-freezer and a family dining table. Concealed within the cupboard is the gas-fired boiler, which provides hot water and central heating to the property. A 15-pane glazed door opens to:
INNER LOBBY
Where a pine-panelled door leads to:
GROUND-FLOOR SHOWER ROOM
Being fully tiled and having a suite with: tiled shower cubicle with mixer shower, with monsoon-style rain head and handheld shower spray; circular wash hand basin with pillar tap; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan.
From the lobby, a sliding door opens to an airing cupboard, housing the hot water cylinder, which is fitted with dual immersion heaters. There is a slatted linen storage shelving.
From the sitting room, an arched opening leads to:
HALLWAY
Having front-aspect double-glazed windows, enjoying the fine views afforded by the property. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. A staircase – with a useful deep under-stairs storage cupboard – rises to:
STUDY LANDING
A galleried study landing having a balustrade with turned spindles and pine handrail. The room has a front-aspect double-glazed window enjoying 180-degree views over the town. There is ample space for a desk if required, creating useful work-from-home space. From the landing, doors open to:
BEDROOM ONE
Having dual-aspect UPVC double-glazed windows overlooking the gardens and far-reaching views. The room has polished exposed pine floorboards, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a panelled door opening to:
EN SUITE BATHROOM
Being partially tiled and having a suite with: P-shaped shower bath with curved glass shower screen, and shower unit with a handheld shower spray; wall-hung wash hand basin with pillar tap and storage drawer beneath; and a concealed-cistern dual-flush WC. The room has a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator, extractor fan, and downlight spotlights.
BEDROOM TWO
With a front-aspect UPVC double-glazed window with views over the town, taking in High Tor and the Heights of Abraham, with Black Rocks in the distance, round to Oker Hill and Stanton Moor in the west. The room has a deep curtain-fronted storage area with hanging rail and fitted shelving. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.
BEDROOM THREE
Having a rear-aspect UPVC double-glazed window, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and display niche with fitted shelving. A panelled door opens to:
EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Having a suite with: quadrant shower cubicle with mixer shower; wall-hung wash hand basin; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is an extractor fan.
OUTSIDE
The property is approached via a shared path from Smedley Street. To the front of the property, a flagged and ramped pathway gives access to the entrance door. There is a pebble border, ideal for displaying pot plants, and a raised border with a fine ornamental cherry tree. To the front of the property is a magnificent wisteria.
The pathway continues along the side of the property, where there is an area of garden with lawned areas, flagged terrace, and a vegetable patch. Within the garden is a timber summerhouse – taking advantage of the southerly aspect – and a timber garden shed. The property has outside lighting on PIR sensors
SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property.
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TENURE Freehold
COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘C’
DIRECTIONS
Leaving Matlock Crown Square via Bank Road follow the road up the hill turning left by county hall into Smedley street. After passing the turns for Quarry Bank and Drabbles Road the property can be found on the right hand side accessed on foot between 274 and 268, passing under the car port canopy.
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Disclaimer
All measurements in these details are approximate. None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.
