Detached house for sale in Church Hill, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire. GL17

This former vicarage is set a largely level plot of approximately 0.45 of an acre landscaped garden in the village of Upper Lydbrook. The elevated location, on the border of the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley is a designated 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'. This 4/5 bedroom economic home benefits from solar energy with a Tesla Powerwall battery providing cost-saving energy storage system automated back-up power to the whole house. The accommodation is spacious, bright and airy with a modern open plan style. The ground floor ensuite bedroom is suitable either as master bedroom or for a dependant relative. The garden has a secure boundary, ample parking space and a lovely view over Lydbrook and surrounding forest. The village shops, school, Health Centre etc. Are in walking distance.

Entrance Hall

Enter through half glazed door, travertine floor through inner hall and cloakroom, door to ground floor en-suite bedroom, internal access to garage/workshop.

Sitting Room

Large bright room with full height windows to side and rear with view over the garden and forest, built-in cupboard, engineered oak floor, doors to the garden.

Dining Room

Full height windows to side, engineered oak floor, bi-fold doors through to sitting room, door to garden.

Kitchen Breakfast Room

Range of wall and base cabinets, granite work surface, butler style kitchen sink, Belling range cooker with extractor hood, integrated fridge, freezer and dishwasher, travertine floor through to utility/laundry room, French doors to decked terrace.

Utility-Laundry Room

Window to front, sink unit, hardwood work surface, plumbing for appliances, Worcester gas central heating boiler, door to outside.

Inner Hall

Hardwood stairs to first floor, doors to sitting room, kitchen, dining room and cloakroom.

Ground Floor Bedroom

Window to rear, solid oak floor, door to en-suite, triple doors to the patio.

Ground Floor En-Suite

Window to side, walk-in drench shower, deep bath, WC, wash basin, tiled floor.

Cloakroom

Window to side, WC, wash basin.

Galleried Landing

Window to front, airing cupboard, large eves storage area, wood flooring throughout the first floor, doors to bedrooms 1,2,3,4, family bathroom and cloakroom.

Bedroom 1

Window to side, range of built-in wardrobes.

Bedroom 2

Windows to side and rear with fabulous view over the village and forest, built-in double wardrobes.

Bedroom 3

Window to side, built-in double wardrobes.

Bedroom 4 - Study

Window to rear, built-in double wardrobes (some plumbing in place, potential to create en-suite bath/shower room).

Family Bathroom

Window to front, bath with drench shower over, wash hand basin, tiled walls and floor.

First Floor Cloakroom

Window to side, WC, travertine floor.

Outside

A long gated drive leads past the camellia garden to the garage, parking area and recently installed robust 'Beast' garden shed. Double gates into fenced courtyard to the side of the house, an ideal dog/pet pen. The whole plot has a secure boundary of mainly close board fencing and impressive stone walls. A full height wooden gate gives direct access to the forest, a further gate to the church path. The delightful landscaped garden was designed by Peter Dowle, Chelsea Flower Show multi award winner. The patio is surrounded by low maintenance shrubs giving an extended flowering season. Numerous fruit and flowering trees include hawthorn, crab apple, rowan and lilac. The lawns are edged with gravelled paths and bordered by beds of mature shrubs and spring bulbs, all overlooked from the patio and raised decked terrace. The back drop of broad leaf woodland attracts a wide variety of birds and wildlife. There is a lovely view of the church, the valley and the beautiful Forest of Dean.

Garage

The garage housing the solar energy equipment and battery storage power supply, doors to entrance hall and garden.

Directions

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From Upper Lydbrook turn into Church Road opposite the Jovial Colliers pub. Follow the road up hill. Turn right on the bend alongside the church. The drive will lead to the entrance of Silver Birches.