Normandy, Calvados, Condé-sur-Noireau, France

Village property with room to extend, garden and outbuildings

This property requires modernisation, including new windows and re-decoration.  It has benefitted from insulation in the loft space.  There is potential to create a third bedroom in the main house with a loft conversion.  There is also room to extend into the attached outbuilding.  There are several useful outbuildings. Viewing is highly recommended.

The market town of Condé sur Noireau is a 10 minute drive and has all amenities. Ideally situated, it is situated on & close by  to several large rambling routes, which trail through the wonderfully unspoilt Normandy countryside. At just over an hour from the coast, the property is within easy reach of the Normandy landing beaches, Mont St Michel and many other attractions that Normandy has to offer.

The house is situated in the Suisse Normande countryside. A beautiful area of rivers, valleys, woodland , spotted Normandy Cows & cider orchards, offering a large range of activities for the outdoors including walking, cycling, fishing, canoeing.  The local village of Pontecoulant is a 3 minute drive , the Château, a 5 minute walk is open during the holiday season.  Condé sur Noireau, less than 10 minute drive has a bustling  'foodie' market on Thursday mornings and offers plenty of places to eat and drink, as well as a good supermarket, boulangeries, tabac etc.  Mont Cerisy Belle Etoile has a ruined Chateau, bombed in the Second World War, a great assault course for children and adults too, and a beautiful rhododendron walk.  Flers, a twenty-minute drive south, is a bustling town with good shopping facilities.  The UNESCO heritage site of Mont Saint Michel is a 1 hour 40 minute drive.  The Normandy landing beaches and the coast are about an hour's drive from the property.  There are plenty of options for travel to the property with Cross Channel ferries: Portsmouth - Ouistreham (Brittany Ferries) 1-hour drive, Portsmouth - Le Havre (Brittany Ferries) 1-hour 45-minutes, Portsmouth - Cherbourg (Brittany Ferries) 1-hour 45-minutes,  Dover - Calais (various operators) 4-hours.  The Euro tunnel: Folkestone - Calais 4-hours.

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THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES :

On the ground floor -

Dining Room   3.48 x 3.05m   Door and window to east elevation.  Radiator.  Tiled floor.

Kitchen   2.42 x 2.32m   Ceramic sink unit with mixer tap.  Space for free-standing cooker and fridge/freezer.  Hot water cylinder.  Window to north elevation. Tiled floor.

Cloakroom   Window to north elevation.  WC.  Tiled floor.

Lounge   4.35 x 3.42m   Tiled floor.  Door and window to west and window to north elevations.  Brick fireplace (not in use).  2 radiators.  Understairs storage cupboard.  Door to stairs to first floor.  Electrics.

On the First Floor -

Landing   Wood flooring.

"Jack & Jill" Shower Room   2.47 x 2.37m   Window to north elevation.  Pedestal basin.  Shower cubicle.  WC.  Radiator.  Wood flooring.  Radiator.  Door to shower room.

Bedroom 1   3.52 x 3.37m   Window to east elevation.  Wood flooring.  Radiator.  Door to shower room.

Bedroom 2   4.69 x 3.51m   Window to west elevation.  Wood flooring.  2 radiators.  Door to stairs to loft.  Telephone socket.

On the Second Floor -

Loft ideal for conversion.   5.96 x 4.70m   Skylight to east and window to north elevations.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling. Insulation.

OUTSIDE :

Double metal gates lead to driveway and :

Garage   5.10 x 3.19m   Constructed of block.  Double metal doors to front elevation.  Concrete floor.  Attached Chicken Coop.

Separate Detached 2-storey brick and stone building (needs repair).  Fibro cement roof.  Attached wood and corrugated iron shed   4.85 x 4.11m.

Metal Garage   5.54 x 4.40m   Concrete floor.  Double doors to front elevation.  Attached corrugated iron wood shed (needs repair or removal).

Attached to the house is a Stone 2-storey Barn   7.04 x 3.72m   with a Fibro cement roof.  Door to east and window to west elevations.  Central heating boiler.  Attached corrugated iron Shed   4.63 x 4.06m   Concrete floor.  Double metal doors to north and window to east elevations.

There is a small enclosed garden to the front of the house.  The garden to the rear is laid to lawn with mature shrubs.  Terrace.  Outside tap.

SERVICES :

Mains water, telephone and electricity are connected.   Drainage to a septic tank.  Oil fired central heating.

FINANCIAL DETAILS :

Taxes Foncières : 134€ per annum

Taxe d’habitation : Means tested

Asking price : 49,500€ including Agency fees of 4,500€. In addition the buyer will need to pay the Notaire's fee of 5,200€

Estimated annual energy costs of the dwelling approximately  3 660€ to  5 010€  per year
Average energy prices indexed to 01/01/2021 (including subscriptions)

The costs are estimated according to the characteristics of your home and for a standard use on 5 uses (heating, domestic hot water, air conditioning, lighting, auxiliaries)

Information on the risks to which this property is exposed is available on the Géorisques website:  (Date of establishment State of Risks and Pollution (ERP): 30/01/2023 )

Property Ref : SIF - 002068