Cartaxo, Ribatejo, Portugal

An opportunity to own a beautiful period property located in the historic centre of Cartaxo. This five bedroom home built around 1870 was completely renovated in 2019.

The house is located on Rua Batalhoz, right in the centre of Cartaxo, very close to all local amenities, walking distance to schools, supermarkets, coffee shops and restaurants.

The house itself has a total area of 316m² over two floors, and is set in a plot of land covering around 366m².

The ground floor features a large open plan dining/kitchen area. The heart of this open space is a generous and convivial kitchen with a large granite-topped island. The kitchen is well equiped with quality appliances and has lots of storage.

Separate to the dining/kitchen area on the ground floor there is a comfortable cosy lounge. To the side there is a utility room with a sink and kitchen area, plumbed for washing machine and dryer. And finally a downstairs bathroom with sink, toilet and plumbing for a shower.

At the rear of the ground floor area are stairs to the first floor, leading up to a full width closed marquee with large windows looking out on the garden. From the marquee there is a bedroom, currently being used as an office, and an enclosed guest bedroom and bathroom suite.

Moving through to the front of the house, there are three double bedrooms, one with an ensuite bathroom, as well as an additional family bathroom. The hallway adjoining the front bedrooms has a drop-down ladder with access to the loft.

To the rear of the property there is a spacious quiet walled garden of some 230m². Attached to the house is a large covered seating/entertainment area, with ample shaded space for outdoor eating and seating, including an outdoor cooking area ideal for year round bbq/smoker enthusiasts.

The garden has a separate raised area with raised beds and some small fruit trees, as well as a gated rear area with an ruin of around 50m² that could be renovated into an annex or workshop, or even a swimming pool.

The property does not have it's own parking space, however there is a residents parking scheme in place that generally guarantees parking within metres of the house.

Cartaxo is a small quiet town approximately 50km from Lisbon, in-land along the Tejo river. Very easy access to all transport routes, including the A1 motorway, 45 minutes from Lisbon airport, mainline trains to Lisbon and Porto, and buses direct to the centre of Lisbon.

Cartaxo is about a 15 minute drive to district capital Santarém, and about an hour drive to the beaches at Peniche and Baleal amoung others.

NOTES (and to answer some questions):

No contact from Agencies please.

The house has new windows, double glazed throughout.

The furniture is generally not part of the sale (unless there's something you really want!).

The house does not have A/C fitted, however it is pre-prepared, will all the wiring and pipwwork, you would just need to fit the machines. Having said that, the house is old, it has thick stone walls, it's cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter, we've never felt the need for A/C.

The Residents parking permit costs ?12 a year, is limited to Rua Batalhoz and applies to one car registered to the house address.

The house has photovoltaic solar panels fitted, which are included in the sale, they save around 30% on the electricity bill.

Hot water is via a 300L electric immersion tank.

Kitchen appliances: Two identical integrated AEG ovens, large AEG induction hob, AEG integrated dishwasher, LG fridge/freezer with ice and water dispenser, Candy integrated mini wine fridge.