Malvern Road, Staunton, Gloucester

A well-equipped equestrian property with extensive stabling, full-size manège and over seven acres, enjoying views towards the Malvern Hills

• Detached bungalow with new oil boiler and tank, new barn, stables, manège and over seven acres of pasture, with new fencing throughout.

• Sociable kitchen, breakfast room and snug with French doors to the garden.

• Living room with wood-burner and formal dining room, both overlooking the gardens.

• Three double bedrooms with built-in storage and countryside views.

• Expansive lawned gardens, mature willow tree and patio for outdoor dining.

• Gated drive with gravelled parking and turning for vehicles, caravans or horseboxes.

• Rural Staunton setting near Hartpury College with good access to Gloucester and Cheltenham.

The kitchen and breakfast room
Forming the sociable heart of the home, the L-shaped kitchen breakfast room combines cooking, dining and a snug seating area. Sleek white cabinets with wooden worktops, a range cooker and turquoise brick tile splashbacks are arranged around a large window framing the paddocks. French doors open to the garden, while a glazed door leads to the utility, cloakroom and rear porch.

The dining room
Designed for relaxed dinners or family celebrations, the separate dining room enjoys a tranquil garden aspect through a broad window. An internal window looks through to the kitchen and sliding glazed doors link to the living room, creating an easy flow between the principal reception spaces.

The living room
A generous living room provides a cosy retreat at the front of the bungalow. A wood burning stove on a slate hearth forms the focal point, while dual aspect windows bathe the room in natural light and frame views over the garden. Glazed sliding doors connect directly to the dining room.

The utility and cloakroom
Off the kitchen, the utility room is equipped with a stainless steel sink, work surface and appliance space, with a glazed door opening to the rear porch for muddy boots. A smart cloakroom with vanity unit, contemporary tiling and WC completes the ground floor amenities.

The primary bedroom
The principal bedroom enjoys a restful outlook through a broad front picture window. Ample built in wardrobes provide hanging and shelving space, while exposed timber floorboards add warmth and character.

The second bedroom
The second bedroom is another comfortable double with windows to the side and rear capturing views of the grounds. A built in double wardrobe offers useful storage.

The third bedroom
The third bedroom is a versatile space, ideal as a double bedroom, home office or hobby room. Dual aspect windows look over the front garden and drive, and the room offers space for freestanding furniture.

The shower room
The contemporary shower room features a curved glass enclosure with electric shower, a pedestal basin and close coupled WC. A heated towel rail and mirrored wall cabinet provide convenience, while a frosted window ensures privacy.

The garden
Lawned gardens extend around the bungalow, providing a tranquil setting with mature boundaries and a majestic willow tree offering dappled shade. A paved patio adjoins the kitchen for al fresco dining, and there are planted beds and level lawns bounded by hedgerows. The outlook takes in the paddocks and Malvern Hills beyond.

The equestrian facilities
A large concrete yard gives access to a substantial timber stable block comprising two foaling boxes, four single stables and tack rooms, all supplied with water and power. Beyond lies a full size fenced manège with an all weather surface, together with a new open fronted hay barn. The property benefits from three gated entrances, along with an additional smaller hunting style gate positioned at the corner of the first field. Ample parking and a hardstanding yard make it well suited to horseboxes and trailers, while the surrounding quiet lanes provide excellent opportunities for hacking, cycling, or walking.

The land
In total the property includes in excess of seven acres of gently rolling pasture, divided into well fenced paddocks with new fencing and mature hedging. The land surrounds the home and facilities, providing turnout and grazing for horses or other livestock, and affords far reaching countryside views.

Agent Note
The show jumps currently located in the manège are not included in the sale.

Location
Staunton is a rural community set amid open countryside north of Gloucester, within easy reach of the Severn Vale and the market towns of Newent and Ledbury, and well placed for Hartpury College. Everyday amenities including shops, pubs and schools can be found nearby, while the cathedral city of Gloucester and the Regency spa town of Cheltenham offer comprehensive shopping, leisure and cultural facilities. The surrounding lanes and bridleways provide excellent riding and walking, and there are convenient road links via the A40 and M50 giving access to the national motorway network.

Services
The property benefits from mains water and electricity, a septic tank and oil fired heating with a new oil boiler and tank.

Broadband Speed Ultrafast broadband available. Download speeds up to 1800 Mbps and upload speeds up to 220 Mbps source Ofcom checker.

Mobile Coverage Likely available from EE Three Vodafone and O2 source Ofcom checker.

Flood Risk Long term forecast According to the Environment Agency long term flood risk data, the property is currently at very low risk for river and surface water flooding.

Council tax band D

Reservation Fee - refundable on exchange

A reservation fee, refundable on exchange, is payable prior to the issue of the Memorandum of Sale and after which the property may be marked as Sold Subject to Contract. The fee will be reimbursed upon the successful Exchange of Contracts.

The fee will be retained by Andrew Grant in the event that you the Buyer withdraws from the purchase or does not Exchange within 6 months of the fee being received other than for one or more of the following reasons:

1. Any significant material issues which individually are more than 1% of the agreed purchase price and are highlighted in a survey and were not evident or drawn to the attention of you, the Buyer, prior to the Memorandum of Sale being issued.
2. Serious and material defect in the seller’s legal title.
3. Local search revealing a matter that has a material adverse effect on the market value of the property that was previously undeclared and not in the public domain.
4. The vendor withdrawing the property from sale.

The reservation fee will be 0.5% of the accepted offer price for offers below £800,000 and 1% for offers of £800,000 or over. This fee, unless specified otherwise, is payable upon acceptance by the vendor of an offer from a buyer and completion of an assessment of the buyer’s financial status and ability to proceed.

Should a buyer’s financial position regarding the funding of the property prove to be fundamentally different from that declared by the buyer when the Memorandum of Sale was completed, then the Vendor has the right to withdraw from the sale and/or the reservation fee retained. For example, where the buyer declares themselves as a cash buyer but are in fact relying on an unsecured sale of their property. The reservation fee will not be refunded where there is an inability on the part of the Buyer to raise any required mortgage after the Memorandum of Sale is completed.

Once the reservation fee has been paid, any renegotiation of the price stated in the memorandum of sale for any reason other than those covered in points 1 to 3 above will lead to the reservation fee being retained. A further fee will be levied on any subsequent reduced offer that is accepted by the vendor. This further fee will be subject to the same conditions that prevail for all reservation fees outlined above.