South Hermitage, Shrewsbury

A most desirable and highly appealing mature detached house, providing well proportioned accommodation, with excellent scope to extend (s.t.p.p.) set with a detached garage and large south westerly facing gardens in this most sought after town location.

Directions - From Shrewsbury Town Centre proceed down Wyle Cop and over the English Bridge getting in the right hand lane and follow the gyratory system round to the right. At the mini roundabout, turn into Coleham and continue along taking the left turn into South Hermitage. Proceed straight ahead and after a short distance the property will be found on the right hand side clearly identified by a Halls For Sale board.

Situation - The property occupies an attractive position in the popular area of Belle Vue, which is close to schooling and excellent suburban amenities, whilst being within easy walking distance of Shrewsbury Town Centre. A basic range of amenities are available in Longden Coleham with the town centre itself offering excellent shops, social facilities and a rail service. Commuters will also find that road links from the property give ready access to the A5 which links through to the M54 motorway and on towards Telford and the Midlands.

Description - 51 South Hermitage is an impressive and highly desirable mature detached house which will no doubt provide great market appeal. The current owners have made a number of improvements to the property including:

* The roof to the main house and rear flat roof have been replaced.
* The kitchen units have been upgraded.
* The installation of a replacement of a Worcester gas fired central heating boiler.
* Electrical works and upgrades have been completed.
* Recent installation of concrete workshop.

The ground floor accommodation currently offers two traditional reception rooms, kitchen, garden room and guest WC. To the first floor there are three bedrooms served by the bathroom and separate WC. The property offers fantastic scope to both modernise and extend the existing accommodation subject to necessary building regulations approval and planning consents. Outside, there is a large concrete driveway parking area which gives access to the detached garage. The gardens are a most delightful feature, offering large flowing lawns and abundantly stocked shrubbery beds and borders together with a number of different specimen trees. It should be noted that the rear gardens provide a south westerly facing aspect.

Accommodation - Panelled part glazed solid wooden entrance door leads into:

Entrance Hall - With exposed oak boarded flooring. Staircase to first floor and panelled door to:

Living Room - With coved ceiling. Twin glazed doors through to:

Garden Room - With sliding patio doors leading out onto the rear patio and lovely gardens beyond.

Kitchen - Providing recently upgraded eye and base level units comprising cupboards and drawers with generous work surface area over and incorporating a stainless steel sink unit and drainer with mixer tap over. Space and connection for electric cooker. Space and plumbing for washing machine. Wine rack. Part tiled walls and steel splash. Eye level display cupboards. Integral fridge freezer. Window with lovely aspect over large rear gardens.

Dining Room - With dual aspect windows and built in under stair storage cupboard.

Rear Hall - With tiled floor. Part glazed access door to outside. Built in boiler cupboard housing the Worcester wall mounted gas fired central heating boiler. Space for tumble dryer.

Guest Wc - With a traditional WC and wall mounted wash hand basin with tiled splash.

First Floor Landing - With access to loft space. Doors off and to:

Bedroom 1 - With front and rear facing aspect.

Bedroom 2 - With dual aspect windows. Built in double wardrobe with overhead storage cupboard. Additional built in cupboard with fitted shelving.

Bedroom 3 - Window over looking the garden.

Bathroom - Providing a coloured suite comprising panelled bath with feeder shower attachment. Pedestal wash hand basin with tiled splash. Part tiled walls. Heated towel rail.

Separate Wc - With low level WC and wall mounted wash hand basin with tiled splash.

Outside - The property is approached over a generous concrete driveway which provides parking for numerous vehicles whilst also offering access to the detached garage. Gated pedestrian access is available down either side of the property.

Garage - With metal up and over entrance door. Power and light points and pedestrian access door to rear garden.

The Gardens - To the front the gardens offer neatly maintained lawns together with established shrubbery beds and borders containing a variety of different specimen plants. The majority of the gardens are located to the rear and these are a particular feature. Siting adjacent to the rear of the property is a concreted patio seating area with paved pathway leading to large flowing lawns, flanked by shrubbery beds and borders and numerous specimen trees including apple trees. To the bottom corner of the garden is a useful WORKSHOP/GARDEN STORE. External cold water tap. Prospective purchasers will be delighted to note that the rear gardens benefit from a south westerly facing aspect.

General Remarks -

Fixtures And Fittings - Only those items described in these particulars are included in the sale.

Tenure - Freehold. Purchasers must confirm via their solicitor.

Services - Mains water, drainage and electricity are believed to be connected. Gas fired central heating boiler. None of these have been tested.

Council Tax - The property is currently showing as Council Tax Band D. Please confirm the council tax details via Shropshire Council on or visit

Viewings - Halls, 2 Barker Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY1 1QJ. Tel: . Email: