Fern Bank, Far End Lane, Honley, Holmfirth

'FERN BANK' IS A STUNNING, SEMI-DETACHED, CHARACTERFUL FAMILY HOME, SITUATED ON THE SOUGHT AFTER ADDRESS OF FAR END LANE, HONLEY. A SHORT WALK INTO THE VILLAGE CENTRE, IN CATCHEMNT FOR WELL REGARDED SCHOOLING AND IDEALLY POSITIONED FOR ACCESS TO COMMUTER LINKS. THE PROPERTY BOASTS SPACIOUS AND VERSATILE ACCOMMODATION COMPLIMENTED BY A GENEROUS CORNER PLOT WITH DRIVEWAY, DETACHED GARAGE AND A FURTHER OUTBUILDING/STUDIO. The accommodation briefly comprises of entrance hall, lounge with bay window, formal dining room, kitchen, sun room, utility room and downstairs WC to the ground floor. To the lower ground floor there are two spacious cellar rooms. To the first floor there are three bedrooms and the house bathroom. To the second floor there is a impressive attic bedroom. Externally the property occupies a generous corner plot, with gated driveway leading to a detached garage, and a useful stone outbuilding/ studio. The gardens are laid predominately to lawn with flagged patio and secret garden with beautiful tree-lined outlook to the rear. EPC rating: D   Council tax: D   Tenure: Freehold

EPC Rating: D

ENTRANCE

Enter the property through a multi-panelled, timber and glazed door from the side elevation into a pleasant garden room.

GARDEN ROOM (1.83m x 3.05m)

The garden room enjoys views across the property’s gardens with far-reaching views over the valley and is particularly light and airy with double glazed windows to the front and side elevations. There is a ceiling light point, a door, which provides access to a utility room and then through to the downstairs WC, a radiator and an additional multi-panel, timber door which leads to the inner hallway.

LOUNGE (4.14m x 5.41m)

As the photography suggests, the lounge is a generously proportioned, light and airy reception room which features a beautiful double glazed bay window to the front elevation with fantastic views across the property’s gardens and with open-aspect views towards Castle Hill. There are high ceilings with beautiful cornicing, a stunning ornate ceiling rose with central ceiling light point, deep skirting boards, two wall light points and a radiator, inset into the bay. The focal point of the room is the living flame-effect gas fireplace with a marble inset and hearth and decorative mantle surround.

DINING ROOM (3.2m x 4.52m)

The dining room is again generously proportioned light and airy reception room. There are high ceilings with beautiful cornicing, a stunning ornate ceiling rose with central ceiling light point, deep skirting boards, inbuilt storage cupboards, gas fire set on a stone hearth, wall light points and a radiator. There are twin UPVC windows which look onto the properties garden.

KITCHEN (2.64m x 2.9m)

The kitchen features a range of fitted wall and base units with rolled edge work surfaces over which incorporate a central, stainless steel sink unit with two drainers and mixer tap over. There is tiling to the splash areas, a double-glazed window to the front elevation, decorative coving to the ceiling and a ceiling light point. The kitchen is equipped with built-in appliances which include a four-ring, gas hob with integrated cooker hood and a built-in, double oven and space and housing for a tall-standing fridge and freezer unit and built-in cupboards at either side of the chimney breast, providing a great deal of storage.

UTILITY ROOM

The utility room has plumbing and provisions for an automatic washing machine. It also houses the wall-mounted, Logic boiler. There is a ceiling light point and a cold water tap. A door then gives access to the downstairs WC.

DOWNSTAIRS W.C.

The downstairs WC features a two-piece suite which comprises a wall-hung wash handbasin and a low-level WC with push-button flush. There are tiled walls and a ceiling light point.

INNER HALLWAY

The inner hallway connects the ground floor accommodation and features a beautiful, carpeted staircase with panelling beneath and traditional banister with spindle balustrade and newel post proceeds to the first floor. There is decorative coving as well as decorative cornicing to the ceilings, an ornate ceiling rose with ceiling light point, a radiator and deep skirting boards. The inner hallway has multi-panelled doors which give access to the lounge. A multi-panelled glazed and timber door leads to the kitchen and an additional door proceeds through to the dining room. There is an external, multi-panelled door with obscure, etched glass inserts to the rear elevation which gives access to the gardens and a door encloses the staircase that descends to the lower ground floor. There is a useful cloaks cupboard with hanging rail and shelving for shoes and coats and a telephone point.

LOWER GROUND FLOOR (4.14m x 5.13m)

Taking the stone stairwell from the entrance hall, you reach the lower ground floor, which features an inner vestibule with ceiling light point, a doorway leads into the main portion of the lower ground floor and the cottage-style door leads to the original coal store. The coal store has a ceiling light point and with storage available underneath the stairs. The main room to the lower ground floor is a particularly spacious room which could be utilized in many ways. It has ample head-height as well as lighting and power in situ, a multi-panel window to the rear elevation and the original stone keeping table. This room could be utilized as a home office/hobby or playroom.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

A beautiful, timber staircase with central carpet runner and timber stair-rods with brass clasps leads to a light and airy landing which features a ¾ depth double glazed window to the side elevation with fantastic view up Far End Lane towards Honley Village. There are traditional, multi-panel doors giving access to three, well-proportioned bedrooms and a bathroom and enclosing the staircase which leads to the second-floor accommodation. There is decorative cornicing to the ceilings, a ceiling light point and a wooden banister with traditional spindle balustrade over the stairwell head.

BEDROOM ONE (4.19m x 4.27m)

As the photography suggests, the principal bedroom is a generously proportioned, light and airy space which takes full advantage of the elevated position of the property with panoramic views across the valley towards Hall Bower and Castle Hill. There is decorative cornicing to the ceilings, deep skirting boards, newly fitted carpets and a radiator and two ceiling light points. The focal point of the room is the decorative fireplace.

BEDROOM TWO (3.53m x 4.52m)

Bedroom two, again, is a light and airy, generous proportioned, double bedroom which has ample space for free-standing furniture. There is a bank of double glazed, mullioned windows to the front elevation with pleasant views, decorative cornicing to the ceiling, two ceiling light points and a radiator. Additionally, there is a bank of useful, fitted wardrobes, recessed into the alcove with hanging rails, shelving, cupboards above and draw units beneath and the focal point of the room is the decorative fireplace with a marble surround and tiled inset.

BEDROOM THREE (1.91m x 2.13m)

Bedroom three is situated at the rear of the property and takes full advantage of the fabulous, open-aspect views across the valley. The room can accommodate a single bed or perhaps be used as a nursery or home office. There is decorative coving to the ceiling, a ceiling light point, radiator and double-glazed window to the rear elevation.

HOUSE BATHROOM (2.52m x 2.82m)

The house bathroom features a three-piece suite which comprises a panel bath with thermostatic shower over, a low-level WC and a broad wash handbasin with vanity cupboards beneath and chrome, Monobloc mixer tap. There is vinyl tiled flooring and tiling to the walls, decorative coving to the ceiling, a fluorescent tube light point and a ceiling-mounted heater, a radiator and a double-glazed window to the front elevation. Additionally, there is recessed storage under the windowsill to the front for toiletries and towels and a floor-to-ceiling, fitted cupboard which houses the hot water cylinder and with storage above.

SECOND FLOOR (4.39m x 6.33m)

Taking the enclosed, kite winding staircase from the first-floor landing, you reach the second floor which opens out to a particularly spacious attic room which features a double-glazed window to the side elevation with a fantastic view towards the village and with far-reaching views over rooftops across the valley. There are decorative beams to the ceiling, two radiators, two fluorescent tube light points, a loft hatch, giving access to a useful attic space and there are access points to useful under-eaves storage cupboards. Please note that the second-floor accommodation could be reconfigured to to offer a generous, double bedroom as well as en suite facilities and dressing/wardrobe accommodation, please see example floor layout plan for reference.

STUDIO (2.74m x 2.74m)

The studio has a pedestrian access door from the side elevation and features a double-glazed window to the front elevation. There is lighting and power in situ, a fabulous, stone keeping table, fitted shelving and the room could be adapted to create a fantastic craft room or perhaps a garden office which enjoys the pleasant views across the property’s gardens and with far-reaching views over the valley.

Front Garden

Externally to the front, the property features a low-maintenance garden which features a mature and well-stocked, raised flower bed with a flagged pathway sweeping across the front of the property, where there is a low-maintenance gravel area. From here, pedestrian access is given to the studio and continuing between the subject property and the studio is the main access into the property, into the garden room. There is an external light and an external tap. A gated driveway to the front also provides off-street parking for multiple vehicles as well as adequate turning with stone wall boundaries which then leads to a hard standing for a detached garage which has had a newly fitted roof as of late May 2026.

Rear Garden

As the aerial photograph showcases and the photography suggests, the property occupies a particularly spacious, corner plot with a lawn area that sweeps from the driveway to the rear elevation and that continues down to a privacy-bearing, mature shrub bed. The lawn then continues to sweep down behind the mature area to the bottom of the garden, (known as the Secret Garden). There are flower, tree and shrub beds, an attractive, stone wall boundary and the Secret Garden is particularly private with hedged borders, a barbecue area and a mature, tree-lined backdrop.

Parking - Garage

The garage features an up-and-over door. There is lighting and power in situ and a double-glazed window to the side elevation.