Detached house for sale in Knighton-On-Teme, Tenbury Wells WR15

Callow Stocking is a superb countryside residence, with beautiful mature wraparound gardens, surrounded by open countryside, located in the heart of the Teme Valley near Knighton on Teme.

Description

Originally a gamekeeper's cottage the property has been sympathetically extended and improved by the current owners and provides a wealth of accommodation. This includes 4/5 bedrooms, a large dining hallway, a living room, a home office, two downstairs cloakrooms, a substantial utility room and an incredibly spacious kitchen/dining/living room.

Upstairs, in addition to the bedrooms is a family bathroom and an en suite for the master bedroom.

Approach
Callow Stocking is accessed via a private track that winds its way through woodlands and the surrounding farmland, leading to its secluded and extremely private location, enveloped by the breathtaking countryside.
You arrive at the property via a gravel driveway bordered by mature trees to the left and a wonderful mature orchard to the right which contains approx. 24 fruit trees, including apple, pear, cherry and ginkgo.

Entrance
You enter the property through an oak-framed open porch, with a tiled roof and quarry tile floor. Upon entering the hallway, directly to the right is a cloakroom followed by the spacious utility room, which was previously the kitchen and is the oldest part of the house.

Utility room
The utility room features a door leading to the rear garden and is equipped with practical kitchen units, a sink with a drainer and ample space for a washing machine, complimented by ceramic tiled flooring.

Dining room
From the hallway, you step into a well-proportioned dining room adorned with double French doors that provide access to the block-paved patio area behind the property.

Additionally, a large bay window offers views of the garden on the side and stairs leading up to the first-floor accommodation from here. An inviting open fireplace, featuring an oak beam mantle and brick surround, serves as a cosy focal point in this delightful space.

Living room
Double internal doors open into the living room, showcasing a striking log-burning stove framed by an oak beam mantle and a brick surround. The stove is beautifully complemented by large-format quarry tiles.

French doors provide access to the block-paved courtyard area, situated right next to the house. This fantastic lounge boasts a triple-aspect design, offering splendid views of all three sides of the garden.

Office
To the left of the dining room, there is an inner hallway that leads to a generously sized, double-aspect home office. From here there is also a cupboard housing the boiler and controls for the underfloor heating system.

Kitchen/dining/living room
Beyond the hallway lies a stunning kitchen/dining/living room space, which truly serves as the centrepiece of this remarkable property.

Kitchen
Completed in 2014, this magnificent kitchen is a true culinary delight, featuring a large peninsular island, an extensive array of elegant Shaker-style cabinets in off-white Alabaster and is equipped with a Rangemaster Classic 110 induction range cooker with an extraction fan.

Beautiful granite countertops complement the aesthetic, along with a 1 1/2 bowl kitchen sink featuring a mixer tap, a built-in dishwasher and a built-in tall fridge/freezer.

Dining/living room
This expansive open-plan space seamlessly flows into the vaulted open-plan dining and living area, well-lit by an abundance of glass windows, doors, fixed glass panes and Velux windows, all framed by stunning oak beams.
This design provides panoramic views from three sides and a tri-fold door leads out to the block-paved patio area, overlooking the ornamental pond.

At the far end of the living space, you'll find a striking contemporary log-burning stove. Enhancing the entire kitchen/dining/living area is the exquisite oak-engineered flooring with underfloor heating. Towards the rear of the living space, you'll discover a convenient downstairs cloakroom.

Master bedroom
Ascending the stairs from the large dining hallway, you'll reach the first-floor accommodation. Immediately to the left of the landing, is the spacious master bedroom, complete with its own en suite bathroom.

The en suite features a semi-recessed vanity basin with vanity units, a concealed WC with a splashback and Velux window, a chrome towel warmer and a white bath with a traditional bath/shower mixer tap.

Family bathroom
Proceeding along the landing there is a wonderful family bathroom with a close coupled traditional WC suite, bidet, traditional white pedestal wash basin and large offset quadrant shower enclosure with Grohe overhead deluge shower head and separate handset.

Bedroom two and dressing room
Directly opposite the family bathroom, is bedroom two and a large dressing room. This versatile dressing room could be used as a playroom, study or guest bedroom if required.

Bedroom three
Continuing down the hallway into the original part of the house is a good-sized double bedroom with lovely views over the front of the property and the surrounding countryside and fields. Both this room and bedroom four benefit from charming original features, including the retained exposed oak frame from the original cottage.

Bedroom four
At the end of the landing is another bedroom with double-aspect windows that capture views of the front of the property, the surrounding fields, as well as the beautiful rear garden.

Garden
Outside the property stands a detached brick-built double garage, complete with lighting and power. Additionally, there's a large wooden workshop, perfect for storing logs, garden furniture or machinery.

Situated between the garage and the main house, a garden gate grants access to the wonderful mature garden which surrounds the property. The premises are enclosed by mature hedging and trees, boasting a variety of specimen trees and additional fruit trees. Expansive lawned areas are adorned with impressive island borders, while a block-paved path encircles the property, ultimately leading to a sizeable patio area, perfect for entertaining, basking in the sun and enjoying the delightful ornamental pond. There's also a designated vegetable patch area.

These splendid gardens, surrounded by fields and countryside, establish Callow Stocking as an idyllic and secluded country retreat.

Location

Nestled in the beautiful Shropshire countryside, it offers an unrivalled sense of rural bliss with endless opportunities for walking, riding and country pursuits. More extensive amenities for shopping, leisure and education are available within the nearby towns of Tenbury Wells and Ludlow.

The area has excellent schools in both the private and public sectors. The property falls into the catchment of Burford CofE Primary School, Tenbury High Ormiston Academy and The Lacon Childe School in Cleobury.

Services

The property is on mains water and electricity.

Private drainage via a septic tank.

Oil-fired central heating – Worcester system boiler for hot water, central heating and underfloor heating to the kitchen/ dining/ living room.

Fees

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues highlighted in a survey that were not evident or drawn to the attention of you the buyer prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee levels are as follows:
An agreed offer under £500,000 will be £750 inclusive of vat
an agreed offer between £500,000 and £1,000,000 will be £2,000 inclusive of vat
all agreed offers over £1,000,000 will be £3,000 inclusive of vat

The reservation fee is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and a positive completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.
Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.