St. Joseph Street, Matlock, DE4 3NG

Spacious and elegant late Victorian family home in town centre location. Set over 4 floors with 5 bedrooms, family bathroom, sitting room, drawing room, large dining kitchen, ground floor shower room and spacious store/hobby room. Wealth of original features. Enclosed rear garden.

6 ST JOSEPH STREET, Matlock

An elegant and exceptionally spacious, stone-built, Late Victorian family home with a wealth of original features, ideally located just off the town centre, with excellent local amenities within walking distance. The accommodation is set over four floors and offers: five bedrooms; family bathroom; two large reception rooms; spacious dining kitchen; good sized store room; utility room; and lower-ground-floor shower room.

Matlock is a picturesque spa town in the heart of Derbyshire close to the Peak District National Park, surrounded by beautiful open countryside. The town has a wealth of historic buildings as well as excellent local amenities and good primary and secondary schools. At the centre of the town is Hall Leys Park with sports facilities, children’s play area, formal gardens, and a riverside walk. Situated on the A6 trunk road, there is easy access to Manchester, Derby, and Nottingham, and the nearby towns of Chesterfield (9 miles), Wirksworth (4.5 miles), and Bakewell (8 miles). There is a branch line train station with a regular service to Derby and Nottingham.

Entering the property via an original half-glazed panelled entrance door with an over-door light, which opens to:

RECEPTION HALLWAY 

Having a side-aspect sliding sash window, elegant to original coving to the ceiling, and a decorative corbelled arch. The hallway has polished exposed pine floorboards with an inset mat well. There is a central heating radiator, and an elegant staircase rising to the upper floor accommodation. Original panelled doors opened to:

DRAWING ROOM

Having a front-aspect original sliding sash bay window, cornice to the ceiling, and fitted picture rail. There is a feature fire opening with a raised hearth, housing a multi-fuel stove. The room has a central radiator.

SITTING ROOM 

With rear-aspect windows overlooking the enclosed garden and with views over the town to the open countryside that surrounds the area, taking in Riber Castle and the Masson. The room has original cornice to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, and polished exposed pine floorboards following through from the reception hallway. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, built-in glass-fronted display cabinets, a television aerial point with satellite facility, and a fibre broadband connection point.

From the hallway, a panelled door opens to a staircase, which descends to:

LOWER-GROUND-FLOOR LOBBY

Having a half-glazed panelled door opening to:

DINING KITCHEN

A spacious dining kitchen with rear-aspect windows, and a half-glazed ledged and braced batten door opening onto the enclosed garden to the rear of the property. The kitchen has a feature fire opening with a raised hearth, housing a multi-fuel stove. There are a good range of kitchen units, with cupboards and drawers beneath a granite-effect worksurface with a tiled upstand. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under-cabinet lighting, and open-display shelves, space and connection for a freestanding electric, over which is a cooker hood vented to the outside. There is an integral 12-place-setting dishwasher. Concealed with a cupboard is the gas fired boiler which provides hot water and central heating to the property.

From the lobby, further doors open to:

SHOWER ROOM

Having a side-aspect window with obscured glass. Suite with: tiled shower cubicle with Mira Sprint electric shower; pedestal wash basin; and low-level flush WC. There is a central heating radiator and an extractor fan.

STORE ROOM

A spacious store room with a side-aspect window and central heating radiator. Ideal for a variety of uses.

UTILITY ROOM

Having a twin bowl stainless sink, with space and connection for an automatic washing machine beneath. There are open storage shelves and a central heating radiator.

From the reception hallway, an original staircase with open spindles, swept hardwood handrail, and turned newel post, rises to:

FIRST-FLOOR LANDING 

Where doors open to:

BEDROOM ONE 

With front-aspect casement windows flooding the room with natural light. There is elegant original cornice to the ceiling, fitted picture rail, central heating radiator, and polished exposed pine floorboards. The room has a telephone point.

BEDROOM TWO 

Having a rear-aspect sliding sash window, enjoying views over the town to the wooded hills beyond. The room has a central heating radiator.

BEDROOM THREE 

Currently used a dressing room and having a rear-aspect sliding slash window with similar views to bedroom two. There is a central heating radiator and polished exposed floorboards.

FAMILY BATHROOM 

With a front-aspect window with obscured glass to the lower pane. Suite with: panelled bath with mixer shower over; pedestal wash hand basin; and concealed-cistern WC. There are built-in storage cupboards.

From the landing, a staircase with turned spindles and swept hardwood handrail rises to:

UPPER-FLOOR LANDING

Where original panelled doors open to:

BEDROOM FOUR

Having a sliding sash window, central heating radiator, and a deep built-in storage cupboard with a light.

BEDROOM FIVE

With a rear-aspect rooflight window and further side-aspect gable end window. The room has a central heating radiator, and an access door into the eaves of the roof where there is storage space.

OUTSIDE

To the front of the property is a forecourt garden with a border stocked with flowering plants. A driveway provides off-road parking for a small car. A stepped pathway leads down the side of the property to a delightful enclosed rear garden, taking advantage of the southerly aspect, and having a flagged seating area immediately to the rear of the property. Beyond the terrace is a lawn with borders stocked with flowering plants and ornamental shrubs. There is an outside water supply.

SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION

All mains services are connected to the property.

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TENURE Freehold

COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘D’

DIRECTIONS

Leaving Matlock Crown Square via Bank Road, take the second right turn into St Joseph Street where the property can be found on the right hand side.

ANTI-MONEY LAUNDEING 

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Disclaimer
All measurements in these details are approximate.  None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.