Brailsford, Ashbourne

A rare opportunity to acquire this well-presented Grade II Listed three double bedroomed detached cottage, built in the 17th Century boasting a wealth of character and charm throughout. The property also enjoys a separate detached workshop with Planning Permission granted for works to be carried out to create ancillary accommodation (22/00621/LBALT). This makes the property ideal for the discerning purchaser to have separate annex accommodation/holiday let / Airbnb potential.

The property is sold with the benefit of gas fired central heating, partially secondary glazed, and internally briefly comprises of reception hallway, guest cloakroom, sitting room, kitchen, utility room, and dining room. On the first floor is a spacious galleried landing, three double bedrooms and a family bathroom.

Brailsford sits amid beautiful open countryside and offers easy access to the market town of Ashbourne, known as the gateway to the Peak District National Park, it has a broad mix of shops, cafés, a supermarket, primary school, restaurants and bars. Derby City centre is also easily reached and offers a further comprehensive range of shopping facilities at the major Derbion shopping centre and Cathedral Quarter.

Entering through the wooden side door, the reception hallway provides access to the guest cloakroom, sitting room, breakfast kitchen, and a useful under-stairs storage cupboard. The guest cloakroom is fitted with a low-level WC and a wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap.

The sitting room is a generously sized reception space featuring a front-facing bay window with wooden frames and a built-in cupboard housing the electric circuit board and meter. The adjoining breakfast kitchen is fitted with rolled-edge worktops, an inset 1½ ceramic sink with chrome mixer tap, and a range of cupboards and drawers. There is space for a freestanding electric oven and hob with an extractor canopy over, while wall-mounted cupboards house the Valliant combination boiler. A wooden latch door leads into the utility room, which offers additional preparation surfaces, appliance space and plumbing for both a washing machine and dryer, and room for an American-style fridge freezer. Wall-mounted cupboards provide extra storage, and a wooden door opens into the rear courtyard garden.

The separate dining room is spacious and benefits from a bay window to the front, with a built-in store cupboard housing the gas meter. A wooden door leads to the inner hallway, where stairs lead to the first floor and a secondary front entrance offers further access.

On the galleried first floor landing, there is potential to create a study or home office space. Doors lead off to the bedrooms and family bathroom. Bedroom one is a large double with dual-aspect windows to the front and rear. The front-facing windows benefit from secondary glazing, and the room includes built-in wardrobes, a dressing table, and drawers. Bedroom two is another well-proportioned double with leaded front windows and secondary glazing. Bedroom three is also a double, with built-in wardrobes and side-facing sealed unit windows in wooden frames.

The family bathroom includes a white suite with a pedestal wash hand basin, low-level WC, and a corner shower unit with a mains-fed shower. Additional features include a chrome heated towel rail, extractor fan, and a double-glazed side window.

To the side of the property is a recently laid tarmac driveway providing parking for two vehicles. At the rear, a private courtyard garden offers a low-maintenance outdoor space with a patio seating area.

Behind the main house stands a detached workshop which is the old historic Old Bake House, fitted with single-glazed windows and wooden French doors that open into a private walled garden with further patio space, lawn, and well-established borders. Inside, the workshop has power, plumbing, a Belfast sink with tiled splashback, and a useful under-stairs cupboard. On the first floor, there are two spacious rooms. Planning permission (Ref: 22/00621/LBALT) has been granted for conversion into ancillary accommodation, offering excellent potential for an annexe, holiday let, or Airbnb.

Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Please note: It is quite common for some properties to have a Ring doorbell and internal recording devices.
Property construction: Standard
Parking: Drive
Electricity supply: Mains
Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains
Heating: Gas
(Purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability).
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Local Authority/Tax Band: Derbyshire Dales District Council / Tax Band
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Our Ref: JGA/19082025

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