Donkey Lane, Ashford Carbonel, Ludlow

Away from the madding crowd with no close neighbours, yet a very short walk into one of South Shropshire’s popular village’s lies this delightful, detached cottage that sits in cottage gardens and paddock of 1.25 acres. There is also a brick built outbuilding whilst accommodation in need of improvements benefits from oil fired heating to include: Reception Porch, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Back Kitchen, Breakfast Room, First Floor Landing with 3 Bedrooms and Bathroom. No onward chain. EPC G.

The Leys sits in a lovely rural setting down a long driveway and well away from neighbours and surrounded by open farmland. The village is well regarded and has a thriving community with a village hall that has a community run pub nights twice a week. There is a church and nearby junior school, whilst historic Ludlow is a short drive away and as a comprehensive range of facilities and a mainline railway station. Viewing of this lovely property is highly recommended and accommodation is fully described as follows.

Front door opens into

Enclosed Porch - With windows overlooking the garden, heavy door then opens into

Dining Room - 5.42m x 3.34m (17'9" x 10'11") - With timbered ceiling, window to frontage, feature fireplace with open grate, staircase rising to first floor.

Living Room - 3.70m x 3.40m (12'1" x 11'1") - With window to frontage, timbered ceiling and fireplace with flagstone hearth

Kitchen - 3.70m x 1.96m (12'1" x 6'5") - With 2 windows to rear elevation, tiled floor, timbered ceiling, range of base cupboards, sink unit, electric cooker with hob.

Back Kitchen - 5.10m x 2.12m (16'8" x 6'11") - With window to rear and timbered ceiling.

Breakfast Room - 3.55m x 2.68m (11'7" x 8'9") - With quarry tiled floor, door to frontage, roof window, room for table and chairs and the Worcester Danesmoor oil fired boiler which heats domestic hot water and radiators sits in here.

First Floor Landing - With window to frontage, window to rear and small roof window

Bedroom 1 - 3.74m x 3.40m (12'3" x 11'1") - With window to frontage enjoying a lovely aspect over Shropshire countryside and gardens. Double doors into wardrobe cupboard.

Bedroom 2 - 3.35m x 3.13m (10'11" x 10'3") - With window to frontage.

Bedroom 3 - 4.16m x 2.23m (13'7" x 7'3") - With window to rear overlooking farmland and further small window.

Bathroom - 2.80m x 2.12m (9'2" x 6'11") - With window to rear and small roof window. Suite in white of wash hand basin, wc and panelled bath, double doors into airing cupboard housing the factory insulated hot water cylinder and shelving.

Outside - The property is approached through a five bar gate onto a tarmacadam driveway with hedging to either side. This driveway then opens into a tarmacadam parking area sitting at the front of the house providing parking for numerous vehicles. There is a detached brick outbuilding that includes stable with bricked floor, double doors into a workshop, single storey pigs cot with granary above. Garden and grounds with the property extend to 1.25 acres and include beautifully maintained and mature cottage gardens having sweeping lawns, mature borders and shrubs and a selection of mature trees and around every boundary is open farmland. The property also has a paddock which was a former orchard although only 1 damson tree remains and again countryside views are enjoyed.

Council Tax Band - E

Services - Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil central heating and telephone to BT telecom regulations.

Agents Note - Both the Kitchen and back Kitchen have low ceilings of approximately 1.8m height.

Local Authority: - Shropshire Council

Tenure: - Freehold

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