Marden, Hereford

A Substantial 4 Bedroom Detached Home, set on a private road in the sought after village of Marden, with a remarkable and extensively landscaped garden offering exceptional privacy, a large double garage, and generous accommodation of over 2,200 sq. ft.

Lobby – Entrance Hall – Cloakroom – Sitting Room – Dining Room – Kitchen/Breakfast Room – Utility/Boot Room – Downstairs WC – Landing with Airing Cupboard – Bedroom 1 with Ensuite – 3 Further Bedrooms – Family Bathroom – Double Garage – Extensive Landscaped Gardens – Generous Gravel Driveway

Brecklands is a striking and generously proportioned family home, set on a private road away from the main village thoroughfare and offering a level of space, seclusion and garden quality that is genuinely unusual for the area. The property has been extensively developed and lovingly maintained by its current owners, and the results are evident throughout.

The garden is, without question, the outstanding feature of the property. Carefully and thoughtfully developed, it extends well beyond the house and has been landscaped into a series of distinct and beautifully planted spaces. From the large timber deck immediately off the sitting room, through sweeping lawns, mature specimen trees, a wisteria clad pergola, tiled roof gazebo and climbing rose arches, to a productive kitchen garden with greenhouse and raised beds, the grounds offer something genuinely exceptional for a village setting.

Marden is a well served village approximately 4 miles north of Hereford, with a local shop, primary school and community facilities. The property sits on a quiet private road and benefits from easy access to the city and the wider Herefordshire countryside.

The Property

Entrance Hall: A spacious and welcoming reception hall, with carpet, timber staircase up to the first floor, and doors leading to all principal ground floor rooms. A large built-in cupboard offers ample cloakroom storage. The hall is generous enough to accommodate occasional furniture and sets a comfortable tone for the house.

Downstairs WC: A fully tiled downstairs WC with pedestal basin, conveniently positioned off the entrance hall.

Sitting Room: A particularly large and light filled reception room, with carpet and a feature fireplace. Windows and glazed doors open directly onto the rear deck and garden, giving the room an excellent connection to the outside space and flooding it with natural light. There is ample room for multiple seating arrangements, and glazed internal doors lead through to the dining room, making the two rooms work together naturally for entertaining.

Dining Room: A separate carpeted dining room, with a side window and elegant pendant light fitting. Glazed French doors connect back through to the sitting room, making this a flexible space that works equally well as a formal dining room or as a quieter second reception.

Kitchen/Breakfast Room: A generously sized kitchen, finished with cream shaker cabinets and striking black granite worktops, with oak flooring throughout. Appliances include an AEG built-in double oven, dishwasher, gas hob and extractor, with plentiful storage across wall and base units, with a breakfast bar providing an informal dining and social space. Twin windows look out over the front garden, keeping the room bright throughout the day. A glazed door leads back into the hall, and a further door gives access to the utility room.

Utility/Boot Room: A practical utility fitted with base units, sink, space and plumbing for appliances, and a side door providing direct garden access. This room doubles effectively as a boot room and helps keep the main living areas uncluttered.

Bedroom 1 with Ensuite: An exceptional principal bedroom suite, occupying a generous footprint and benefiting from dual Velux windows that flood the room with natural light. Fitted wardrobes to two aspects provide excellent storage. A door leads to the private ensuite, fitted with a walk-in shower with marble effect panelling and rainfall head, WC, basin and Velux window.

Bedroom 2: A substantial second double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a pleasant outlook, comfortably accommodating a full suite of bedroom furniture.

Bedroom 3: A good size bedroom with window to the front, well suited as a guest room or children’s bedroom.

Bedroom 4: A further bedroom, currently used as a dressing room, with half-vaulted ceiling and built-in wardrobe. A versatile space that would suit use as a single bedroom, nursery, study or dressing room.

Family Bathroom: The main family bathroom is fitted with a full size bath and shower over, WC and pedestal basin, with tiled walls and Velux window.

Outside

The outside space is the defining feature of Brecklands, placing the property in a different league to most of its type in the village. The gardens have been developed and refined by the current owners, and the result is a remarkable collection of distinct outdoor spaces that reward exploration at every turn.

Immediately to the rear of the sitting room, a large timber deck with motorised canopy above provides an excellent primary entertaining terrace, with plenty of space for dining and seating furniture and an outlook directly over the heart of the garden. From here, the grounds open out into a series of beautifully landscaped areas: sweeping lawns with manicured curved borders, specimen trees including a striking purple acer, a raised stone edged island bed, a wisteria draped pergola seating area that creates a wonderfully private and atmospheric corner, and a tiled roof timber gazebo positioned in its own paved area. Further sections of the garden include a gravel garden with a living arch of trained hedging, and a productive kitchen garden with a greenhouse and raised vegetable beds.

Throughout, the garden is enclosed and screened by mature hedging and planting, giving an exceptional level of privacy that is rare in a village setting.

At the front, the property is approached via a generous gravel driveway with ample parking for multiple vehicles, leading to the double garage. The front gardens are attractively planted with borders, lawn and established specimen trees, presenting a smart and welcoming first impression.

Practicalities

Herefordshire Council Tax Band ‘G’
Gas Central Heating (new boiler & tank in 2024)
Double Glazed Throughout
All Mains Services
PV Solar Panels
Fibre Broadband Available

Directions

From Hereford, head on Commercial Road (A465) towards Worcester. At the roundabout on the far side of Aylestone Hill, take the second exit towards Bodenham. Drive for 2 miles to Sutton St. Nicholas, then turn left towards Marden. Continue into Marden, following the road straight over onto Walker’s Green. Proceed for almost half a mile, then turn left just after Farmer John’s convenience store into a private road, where the property can be found on the left-hand side.

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