Stithians, Truro

Well-presented detached quality Victorian country house with attractive gardens, garage, stables, outsheds & fields. Total c.4.83 acres. Kitchen, utility, 3/4 receptions, 5 beds, en suite, bathroom. Gardens. Garage. Stables. Chicken run etc. Land. EPC Rating: D 4.8 Acres

Situation - Lower Durian Farm is pleasantly situated in unspoilt rolling countryside about a mile to the south-east of Stithians village. The village offers a comprehensive range of facilities including village shop and post office, public house, primary school, church and so forth. These are supplemented by the port of Falmouth about 6 miles to the south-east and the cathedral city of Truro about 9 miles to the northeast.

The House And Garden - The approach is via a stone splayed access with double vehicular gates opening to a stone chipped car parking for several vehicles adjacent to a detached Double Garage from which there is pedestrian access into a rear enclosed pleasant garden with Potting Shed and composite raised decked area.

The raised decked area merges into an open modern glazed Veranda from which full height glazed sliding doors open to a pleasant Vaulted Sitting Room with wood-burner set on slate hearth with stone backing, tiled wood effect floor, door to shallow Storage Cupboard. This is a fine room which enjoys an outlook via the Veranda to the garden with the paddocks beyond.

Off, is a useful Utility Room with stainless steel sink unit with timber worktops to splashback tiling, matching base and eye level cupboards, double storage cupboard, space for plumbing and door to a Separate WC.

The Kitchen with matching range of Shaker style units with wooden worktops to splashback tiling includes an LPG Rangemaster with electric hotplate and 5 gas rings with extractor over, ceramic single drainer sink unit with mixer tap, downlighers, underlighting, matching island unit and space and plumbing for dishwasher. The Kitchen opens to an Inner Living Room running the full width of the house with downlighters and stone fireplace with suspended timber mantle and slate hearth. Off is access to a front Garden Sitting Room with extensive fitted bookshelves, fitted cupboard, ceiling lantern affording much light and inset mat adjacent to part glazed front door to outside Storm Porch and wall and fence enclosed low maintenance front garden.

From the Inner Living Room, a part glazed door opens to an Inner Hall, with turning balustrade stairs off with under-stairs cupboard, and access through to double aspect 5th Bedroom/Study.

Off a half Landing is a Family Bathroom with corner bath, corner fully tiled shower, pedestal washbasin and wc – good rural views.

On the first floor is a central part balustrade Landing with doors to Linen Cupboard and four Double Bedrooms with window-seats and good outlooks to the front and rear. The largest bedroom benefits from an En Suite Shower Room with fully tiled shower, contemporary suspended washbasin and wc.

On the eastern side of the house is a wall enclosed gravelled area with raised bed and Greenhouse about 10’6 x 9’.

Buildings - These include:

1.Detached timber framed Double Garage with concrete floor, timber work-benches, power and electricity connected. Part glazed side personnel door and wide electric up and over door.

2.Timber and bitumen felt Garden Shed about 9’9 x 7’3.

3.Timber and wire mesh caged Chicken Run with outside fencing.

4.An excellent purpose built timber Stable Block on a concrete a block plinth and three stables with stable doors with kickers and outside overhang with concrete apron. Power and lighting connected.

5.Enclosed Log Store about 5’ x 3’9.

The Land - The land presents a number of pasture paddocks and fields. Within the fields, with at the, western end, is a timber and metal clad enclosed open fronted Field Shelter about 23’ x 11’ and timber and corrugated fibre cement Store Building about 10’ x 9’9.

Viewing - Strictly and only by prior appointment with Stags’ Truro office on .

Directions - From Truro take the A39 towards Falmouth for about 7 miles until reaching Higher Treluswell Roundabout. Continue straight over and drive to the next roundabout at Higher Treliever and bear right onto the A394 towards Helston. Drive for a mile to the village of Longdowns. Pass the filling station on the left and after about a further 250 yards turn right (unsignposted) shortly before the 50mph speed limit sign. After about a third of a mile at the junction, follow the road to the left. Drive for about a mile and Lower Durian Farmhouse will be seen on the left-hand side.

Services - Mains water and electricity connected. Private drainage system. Oil-fired central heating. Low pressure gas Rangemaster cooker. Broadband: Standard and Ultrafast available (Ofcom). Mobile telephone: EE 02, Three and Vodaphone limited inside and EE, 02, Three and Vodaphone likely outside (Ofcom). 7kW electric car charging point.