Romana, Stapleton Common, Longden, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HE

A particularly spacious detached dormer bungalow offering fantastic potential for improvement, set with garage and large gardens backing onto farmland in this sought after rural location.

Directions - From Shrewsbury, take the Longden Road past The Priory School and Nuffield Hospital, continue through Hook-A-Gate and Annscroft and on arrival at the next set of crossroads turn left for Exfords Green. After a short distance and as you proceed down the bank, take the right turn signposted Lower Common. Continue along taking the first available left turn and the property will be identified on the right hand side.

Situation - Romana is attractively and most conveniently positioned in this appealing rural locality. The village of Longden is approximately 1.2 miles away and offers a village shop and primary school. The county town of Shrewsbury provides a comprehensive shopping centre with a range of social and leisure amenities together with a rail service. Commuters will find ready access to the A5 Shrewsbury bypass which links to the M54 motorway and thereon to Telford and M6 motorway.

Description - Romana is a highly desirable and particularly well proportioned detached bungalow, which offers excellent scope for improvement, allowing all potential purchasers an opportunity to introduce their own designs and tastes. The ground floor currently affords two traditional reception rooms, conservatory, breakfast kitchen, utility room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. To the first floor, there are two large bedrooms together with a separate shower room. Outside, the property is approached through a gated entrance onto a driveway with space for numerous vehicles. The property is beautifully set in its plot, offering extensive lawns to the front with well stocked shrubbery borders. The majority of the gardens are located to the rear and these are also of an excellent size, being predominantly lawned with further floral beds containing a variety of plants and specimen trees. It should be noted that the rear gardens back onto open farmland.

Accommodation - Part glazed UPVC entrance door leads into:-

Entrance Porch - Tiled floor, panelled entrance door into:-

Reception Hall - With solid wood block flooring, staircase to first floor, pine panelling to walls, built in cloaks cupboard, built in storage cupboard with fitted shelving and doors off and to:-

Living Room - With part pine panelled to walls, sliding patio door through to:-

Conservatory - Timber framed with polycarbonate roof and sliding doors, offering access and lovely views over rear gardens and adjoining fields.

Breakfast Kitchen - Tiled floor, eye and base level units comprising cupboards and drawers with tiled work surface area over and incorporating a one and half bowl sink unit and drainer, part tiled walls and tiled splash, Eurostar oil fired central heating boiler, built in pantry cupboard. Sliding patios doors out to rear garden and door to:-

Rear Porch/Utility - With space and plumbing for washing machine, tiled floor and part glazed door to garden.

Dining Room - With wood block flooring and picture window overlooking the attractive and spacious front gardens.

Bedroom Three - With window overlooking front gardens.

Bedroom Four/Study - With wood block flooring.

Bathroom - Tiled floor and providing a suite comprising low level WC, wash hand basin set in vanity unit with storage cupboards under, panelled bath with electric shower over, part tiled walls.

First Floor Landing - Access to loft space, doors off and to:-

Bedroom One - With central overhead fan and light, a wealth of built in wardrobes and storage cupboards. Window with lovely far reaching views over tree tops.

Bedroom Two - With built in storage cupboards and window with lovely aspect to front.

Shower Room - Providing a suite comprising low level WC, bidet, wash hand basin set in vanity unit with storage cupboard under, corner shower cubicle with electric shower, part tiled walls, built in storage cupboard, built in airing cupboard with insulated hot water cylinder and door to:-

Store Room - With light point.

Outside - The property is approached through twin ornamental gates with generous concreted driveway, which provides parking for numerous vehicles whilst giving access to the attached garage.

Garage - With metal up and over entrance door, power and light points, pedestrian door to rear gardens.

The Gardens - The property is beautifully set in its plot and offers fantastic open lawned gardens to the front flanked by established shrubbery beds and borders containing numerous shrubs and plants, together with specimen trees. The majority of the gardens are located to the rear and these are especially generous in size, providing flagged patio seating areas together with large flowing lawns interspersed with a number of floral beds. Variety of specimen trees. Greenhouse and storage shed. It should be noted that the rear gardens back onto fields. External cold water tap.

General Remarks -

Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Checks - We are legally obligated to undertake anti-money laundering checks on all property purchasers. Whilst we are responsible for ensuring that these checks, and any ongoing monitoring, are conducted properly; the initial checks will be handled on our behalf by a specialist company, Movebutler, who will reach out to you once your offer has been accepted. The charge for these checks is £30 (including VAT) per purchaser, which covers the necessary data collection and any manual checks or monitoring that may be required. This cost must be paid in advance, directly to Movebutler, before a memorandum of sale can be issued, and is non-refundable. We thank you for your cooperation.

Agents Note - Perspective purchasers should be aware the property is being sold subject to grant of probate. Probate has been applied for.

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, electricity and drainage are understood to be connected. Anthracite central heating. None of these services have been tested.

Council Tax - The property is in Council Tax band 'D' on the Shropshire Council Register.

Viewings - By appointment through Halls, 2 Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QJ.