5 bedroom detached house for sale

Tenure: Freehold

Situation
Cruachan House occupies a large plot in the exclusive rural development of Otter Creek, within the picturesque village of Taynuilt, a community which combines the appeal of a traditional village with excellent facilities, all of which are within easy distance of the property.

The main village street has a grocer, butcher, sub Post Office, hairdressers and bakers. There is also a modern doctor’s surgery, Police Station, two churches, a long-established hotel and a pleasant café. Other facilities include a sports field with all-weather pitch and a nine-hole golf course. The recently refurbished village hall is the venue for all kinds of social activities such as amateur dramatics and ceilidhs. A first-class ballet school is situated close to the village.

The primary school is highly regarded, while secondary pupils travel to Oban High School on a free bus service.

Taynuilt Railway Station, accessed from the main street, is on the Glasgow-Oban line. The village is also served by the Citylink bus service connecting villages from Glasgow to Oban.

Oban is situated approximately 12 miles to the west, where there are a wide range of shopping and leisure facilities. Oban is also a centre for various businesses and professional offices, as well as having a number of primary schools, a high school, a medical centre, a modern hospital and churches of various denominations.

Oban, known as the “Gateway to the Isles” is an expanding port with an attractive sea front and busy harbour from which the Caledonian MacBrayne ferries operate serving the Inner Hebrides and some of the Outer Hebrides.

Directions
Travelling from Oban and the North, continue through the village of Connel to Taynuilt. Once in Taynuilt, turn right on leaving the village up the road to Kilchrenan opposite the hotel. Travel for approximately half a mile and take right into Otter Creek. The property’s drive is almost directly opposite the entrance to Otter Creek and heads down the hill.

Description
Cruachan House is a beautifully presented, modern detached one and a half storey dwelling house with a smooth rendered exterior under a pitched tiled roof. Occupying a spacious plot, the property enjoys pleasant views all round with the River Nant flowing to the rear.

Inside, the property is finished to a high standard with light, neutral colours and extensive natural and wood-effect finishes. Modern, high quality fixtures and fittings have been used throughout.

The property benefits from double glazing throughout, oil fired heating. Based on an open-plan design, the main living areas downstairs are exceptionally light, airy and spacious.

The property is entered through an open plan hall with a wood-effect laminate floor and neutral décor. There is under-stair storage. A wooden staircase with a decorative wooden and metal safety rail and balustrade leads to the first floor.

On the ground floor, the lounge is a very large, bright and well-proportioned room, decorated in neutral colours and with oak-effect laminate flooring. There are three double glazed French doors which lead out onto the patio area which runs the length of the rear of the house.

The open plan kitchen is beautifully finished with an extensive range of oak fitted floor and wall units and tiling to the upstands. There is a Rangemaster Professional oven and grill, with a ceramic hob and a stainless steel extractor fan over. The kitchen also has a central island with a granite-effect worksurface, storage below and a breakfast bar with seating for two. Dual aspect windows offer pleasant views to the front and side, and the kitchen is lit by a modern 4-spot track ceiling light and has a tiled floor.

Off the kitchen is a utility room which can be accessed from the rear of the house via a paved ramp, and which houses the central heating boiler and has plumbing for a washing machine installed.

The dining area is open and spacious with a window to the front, space for a large dining table and a decorative hanging pendant light which further enhances the decorative theme of neutrals and natural wood finishes.

To the left of the hall is a large sitting room with dual aspect windows to the front and side. This large room provides a versatile extra reception room or living space.

Also on the ground floor is a spacious bedroom which has both a television and telephone point, and has a dual aspect with a windows facing to the side and rear, and a fully glazed door leading to the patio area in the rear garden.

Completing the ground floor accommodation is a clean and uncluttered W.C. with 2-piece bathroom suite, extensive tiling, spotlights and a large, ladder-style heated towel rail.

Upstairs, each of the bedrooms are comfortable, warm and bright. In good decorative order with neutral colours, fitted carpets and natural wood finishes, each are well-proportioned. Bedrooms 3 and 4 face to the rear of the property and have coombed ceilings into which are set Velux windows. Bedroom 4 has an en suite shower room.

There is an immaculate family bathroom with a modern, 3-piece bathroom suite in white and a shower cabinet with mains pressure mixer shower. The room is predominantly tiled and has a large, ladder-style heated towel rail. A further shower room on the first floor follows the same decorative them as the main bathroom and provides a spacious and handy extra facility.

Outside, the property is accessed down a gravel drive which leads to a spacious parking and turning area. The garden has been landscaped and cultivated. Large stones have been used to good effect in bordering the drive, and there is a rockery at the foot of the drive. A large area of lawn to the front has been seeded and laid to grass. To the side there is a parking area, and round to the rear, the garden has a large, newly-seeded lawn around which young trees have been planted at intervals. There is direct access to the River Nant, which runs through a picturesque wooded glade at the foot of the lawn. The rear garden faces north west and is a very pleasant and sheltered sun trap with extensive paving providing an excellent seating area.

The accommodation with approximate sizes (for guidance purposes only) is as follows:

Step up to a covered porch which runs the length of the house and has a wood panelled overhang with four wooden pillars. Further stone step up to external wooden door with glazed inset and carriage-style light to the side.

Hall
Large, open plan hall with doors or entrances to all ground floor accommodation. Double glazed window (SE) to front. Wooden dog-leg staircase with wood and metal decorative safety rail to first floor. Smoke detector. Under-stair storage space. Central heating radiator. Oak-effect laminate flooring. Pendant light.

Lounge 5.93m x 4.81m
Three double glazed French doors (NW) to rear leading to patio. Television point. Telephone point. Thermostat. Two central heating radiators. Oak-effect laminate flooring. Two matching wall lights.

Diner 4.87m x 3.13m
Double glazed window (SE). Central heating radiator. Oak-effect laminate flooring. Decorative hanging pendant light.

Kitchen 5.26m (max) x 3.14m
Dual aspect room with double glazed windows (SE) and (SW) to side. Door to utility room. Hatch into ceiling. Smoke detector. Range of oak fitted floor and wall units. Tiling to upstands. Granite-effect roll top worksurfaces. Central island with breakfast bar for two and storage below. Rangemaster Professional oven and grill. Ceramic hob. Stainless steel extractor fan. One and a half bowl stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap and drainer. Fridge freezer. Central heating radiator. Tiled floor. Four-spot track ceiling light.

Utility Room 3.15m x 1.84m
Door (NW) to rear garden. Worcester central heating boiler. Meters and fuses. Automatic washing machine. Tumble dryer. Dospel ceiling mounted extractor fan. Tiled floor. Pendant light.

Sitting Room 6.45m x 4.85m (max)
Dual aspect room with two double glazed windows (SE) and window (NE) to side. Two central heating radiators. Oak-effect laminate flooring. Two pendant lights.

Bedroom 1 3.20m x 4.73m
Dual aspect room with double glazed window (NE), (NW) and double glazed door (NW). Hatch into ceiling. Telephone point. Central heating radiator. Oak-effect laminate flooring. Pendant light.

W.C. 1.57m (max) x 1.80m
Two-piece suite in white comprising: hanging W.C. and hanging wash hand basin with chrome-effect mixer tap. Predominantly tiled. Tiled display shelf. Shaver socket. Spotlights. Ladder-style heated towel rail. Tile-effect vinyl floor covering. Pendant light.

Landing
Double glazed window (SE). Slightly coombed ceiling. Large, built-in cupboard housing hot water tank. Smoke detector. Hatch to loft. Doors to all first floor accommodation. Wooden balustrade. Fitted carpet. Two matching wall lights. Pendant light.

Bedroom 2 3.14m x 3.61m
Double glazed window with roller blind and wooden sill (SE). Coombed ceiling. Central heating radiator. Fitted carpet. Pendant light.

Shower Room 2.42m (max) x 1.86m
Two piece suite in white comprising: hanging W.C. and hanging wash hand basin with chrome-effect mixer tap and tiled splash back. Predominantly tiled. Tiled display shelves behind W.C. and basin. Fully tiled corner shower cabinet with mains pressure mixer shower and sliding glass screen. Shaver socket. Spotlights. Ladder-style heated towel rail. Ceiling mounted extractor fan. Tile-effect vinyl floor covering. Pendant light.

Bedroom 3 3.53m (max) x 3.13m
Two Velux windows on (NW) elevation. Coombed ceiling. Television point. Telephone point. Central heating radiator. Fitted carpet. Pendant light.

Family Bathroom 2.64m x 3.31m (max)
Velux window on (NW) elevation. Coombed ceiling. Predominantly tiled. Three-piece suite in white comprising: hanging W.C., hanging wash hand basin and bath with tiling around and chrome-effect mixer tap and shower attachment. Shower cabinet with mains pressure mixer shower and sliding glass screen. Ladder-style heated towel rail. Tile-effect vinyl floor covering. Downlights. Wall light. Pendant light.

Bedroom 4 (Master) 3.11m x 3.53m (max)
Two Velux windows on (NW) elevation. Door to en suite. Television point. Telephone point. Central heating radiator. Fitted carpet. Pendant light.

En Suite 1.85m (max) x 2.38m
Two-piece suite in white comprising: hanging W.C. and hanging wash hand basin. Predominantly tiled. Corner shower cabinet with mains pressure mixer shower and sliding glass screen. Tiled display shelf. Shaver socket. Dospel ceiling mounted extractor fan. Ladder-style heated towel rail. Mosaic tile-effect vinyl floor covering. Wall light. Pendant light.

Bedroom 5 3.12m x 3.62m (max)
Double glazed window with roller blind and wooden sill (SE). Coombed ceiling. Central heating radiator. Fitted carpet. Pendant light.

External
Outside, the property is accessed down a gravel drive which leads to a spacious parking and turning area. The garden has been landscaped and cultivated. Large stones have been used to good effect in bordering the drive, and there is a rockery at the foot of the drive. A large area of lawn to the front has been seeded and laid to grass. To the side there is a parking area, and round to the rear, the garden has a large, newly-seeded lawn around which young trees have been planted at intervals. There is direct access to the River Nant, which runs through a picturesque wooded glade at the foot of the lawn. The rear garden faces north west and is a very pleasant and sheltered sun trap with extensive paving providing an excellent seating area.

Services
Mains electricity
Mains water
Mains drainage

Council Tax
Band TBA

Postcode
PA35 1HP