Semi-detached house for sale in Flint Lane, Cross Green, Darley Bridge, Matlock DE4

Situated at the centre of this small village, which boasts a well regarded primary school and church, the property offers an excellent opportunity for those seeking a modest family home with direct access to the countryside. Traditionally built around the 1960’s of reconstituted stone beneath a tiled roof, the house has seen further extension to provide four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a study at first floor level. To the ground floor there is a spacious sitting through dining room, kitchen and utility room, together with the benefit of an integral garage. A corner plot provides good sized gardens, single garage and off street parking. There is scope for general cosmetic updating and improvement, the house is a great opportunity for the growing family.

Cross Green lies just outside the boundaries of the Peak District National Park and there is direct access to the surrounding Derbyshire Dales countryside including Oker Hill, Wensleydale and Clough Woods, all just a short distance away. Good road communications lead to the wider recreational attractions of the area and to the neighbouring centres of employment, to include Matlock (3 miles), Bakewell (5 miles), Chesterfield (11 miles), with the cities of Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham all within daily commuting distance.

Accommodation

A uPVC double glazed front door, with matching side window, opens to an entrance hall being well proportioned with ample space for occasional furniture and with stairs which lead off to the first floor and with storage beneath.

Sitting through dining room – 7.26m x 3.32m (23’ 10” x 10’ 11”) narrowing to 3.02m (9’ 11”) in the dining area where sliding patio doors allow good natural light, and access directly to the rear patio gardens. The sitting area also makes benefit of the dual aspect room with a broad front facing window. The gas fire stands to a marble hearth and feature stone fireplace.

Fitted kitchen – 3.23m x 2.40m (10’ 7” x 7’ 10”) fitted with a range of cupboards and drawers with limed oak fronts and incorporating a extractor canopy above the cooker position. There is a four ring gas hob, under counter oven and grill, integral fridge, dishwasher and microwave. A window overlooks the gardens and a door to the side opens from the…

Utility room – 2.41m x 1.80m (7’ 11” x 5’ 11”) positioned to the rear of the garage and with external access from the rear, window to the side. A range of built-in storage, terrazzo tiled flooring and the wall mounted gas fired boiler which serves the central heating and hot water system.

From the hall, stairs rise to the first floor landing which has access to the roof void, built-in airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, and doors off to the remaining accommodation.

Bedroom 1 – 3.88m x 3.31m (12’ 9” x 10’ 10”) a comfortable front facing double bedroom looking across the neighbouring rooftops towards the wooded slopes which rise above Hackney and Two Dales.

Bedroom 2 – 3.27m x 3.05m (10’ 9” x 10’) a rear aspect double bedroom.

Bedroom 3 – 2.92m x 2.11m (9’ 7” x 6’ 11”) maximum, a front facing single bedroom.

Bathroom – 2.37m x 1.77m (7’ 9” x 5’ 10”) half tiled and fitted with a coloured suite including a panelled bath, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush WC. There are two windows to the rear and extractor fan.

Shower room – 2.41m x 1.40m (7’ 11” x 4’ 7”) an excellent addition to the original house, ideal for family life, and again fitted with a coloured suite to include a walk-in corner shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and low flush WC.

Bedroom 4 – 3.50m x 2.41m (11’ 6” x 7’ 11”) maximum, a front facing single bedroom.

Study – 2.65m x 1.48m (8’ 8” x 4’ 10”) a pleasant work room with south facing window to the side looking across the gardens and to the fields beyond.

Outside

The house enjoys a good sized corner plot, the principal gardens found to one side of the house which are laid to lawn with shrub borders at the perimeter within a curved stone wall. There is an additional forecourt garden, again laid to lawn and between the two a tarmac driveway providing car standing and access to the…

Integral garage – 4.60m x 2.41m (15’ 1” x 7’ 11”) with up and over door, electric power, light and window to the side.

Pathways lead to the side and rear of the house, where the rear gardens have been landscaped for ease of maintenance and laid to a paved patio yard with raised borders.

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 – Current 68D / Potential 84B

council tax – Band D

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 the A6 north to Darley Dale. On reaching St Elphin’s Park, turn left into Old Road by Red House Stables. Continue to the crossroads, turning left towards Darley Bridge. Proceed across the bridge, on up through Eversleigh Rise, before turning left into Cross Green. Keeping left, Flint Lane is the next left turn and no. 5 is the first property on the left.

Viewing – Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .

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