Ashbourne Road, Cowers Lane

First occupied in 2022, this elegant and spacious house stands as one of a small development of distinctive modern homes, which benefit from generous garden plots and southerly views across neighboring fields from the rear. The house has since been finished and improved to exacting standards, which include quality external landscaping and a modern finish throughout. The superbly appointed family accommodation includes a full width open plan living dining kitchen, featuring bi-fold doors for direct garden access and views across the gardens. There are two additional reception rooms, cloakroom utility and internal access to the attached garage. At first floor level, there are four double bedrooms and three bathrooms.

The house benefits from underfloor heating across the ground floor, plus the addition of Solar PV and Tesla battery installation aiding energy and cost efficiencies, and external EV charging point.

Cowers Lane is a hamlet around 3 ½ miles from the town of Belper and offers an award-winning public house. More extensive facilities and amenities are found in Belper and the neighboring towns of Wirksworth, Matlock and Ashbourne whilst good road links lead further with both Derby and Nottingham considered to be within daily commuting distance.

ACCOMMODATION
An open porchway shelters a central front entrance, the door opening to a reception hall finished with broad wood grain effect ceramic tiling being underfloor heated, which continues throughout the ground floor, each room with zoned controls. Stairs rise to the first floor, beneath which is a…

Cloakroom / WC – with a corner wash hand basin, WC, tiled floor and chromed ladder radiator.

Sitting room – 5.45m x 3.67m (17’ 11” x 12’) the longer measurement including the broad bay window which draws good natural light and looks across the front garden and driveway. The room is enhanced with a full length media wall, including contemporary fitted cupboards and display shelving set around a central position for a wall mounted TV, with living flame fire below.

Study – 3.25m x 2.47m (10’ 8” x 8’ 1”) a versatile additional room for use as a study, home office, snug or ground floor guest bedroom.

Living / dining room – 5.72m x 3.40m (18’ 9” x 11’ 2”) and kitchen – 4.97m x 3.12m (16’ 4” x 10’ 3”) a superb all day living space, the open plan design enjoying excellent light through the bi-fold doors and windows facing the south and views across and beyond the garden. The kitchen is fitted with a comprehensive range of cupboards, drawer and Quartz work surfaces which are set around a Belfast style pot sink. There is an induction hob, built-in extractor hood, and eye level oven and grill, integral dishwasher, fridge and freezer. The whole room is finished with large square ceramic floor tiling, and to the living area there is the benefit of bi-fold doors which provide direct access to the patio and gardens.

Utility room – 2.47m x 1.69m (8’ 1” x 5’ 7”) fitted with similar cupboards and work surfaces and including an under mounted sink, plumbing for an automatic washing machine and tumble dryer. A cupboard houses the heating manifolds, and there is also direct access to and from the garage.

From the entrance hall, stairs rise to a central galleried landing which has access to the roof void, being well insulated with raised boarding for useful storage. Front aspect window, built-in linen store and door opening to…

Principal bedroom 1 – 4.05m x 3.46m (13’ 4” x 11’ 4”) a comfortable double bedroom with a range of modern full height wardrobes with sliding mirror doors, there is a delightful outlook above the gardens and across the fields beyond, the room has the benefit of an…

Ensuite shower room – 2.49m x 2.24m (8’ 2” x 7’ 4”) generously proportioned including a double width walk-in shower cubicle with overhead and adjustable sprays, WC and a wash hand basin with cupboard beneath and illuminated mirror above fitted with an electric shaver socket. The floor is finished with broad ceramic tiling, complemented by full height wall tiling to the shower cubicle and stylish herringbone patterned tiling to half height in the remainder of the room. Chrome ladder radiator.

Bedroom 2 – 3.92m x 3.57m (12’ 10” x 11’ 9”) a good double bedroom enjoying similar southerly views across the nearby rolling fields.

Guest bedroom 3 – 3.92m x 3.57m (12’ 10” x 11’ 9”) a front facing well proportioned double bedroom with similar built-in full height wardrobes, and access to an…

Ensuite shower room – again with double width walk-in shower cubicle with overhead and adjustable sprays, wash hand basin above a built-in cupboard with illuminated mirror over and WC. There is complementary floor and wall tiling, plus chromed ladder radiator and additional towel rail.

Bedroom 4 – 3.25m x 2.47m (10’ 8” x 8’ 1”) a fourth good double bedroom with front aspect window.

Family bathroom – 2.47m x 2.15m (8’ 1” x 7’) with storage cupboard beneath the wash hand basin, WC and panelled bath with mixer taps. Chromed ladder radiator, tiled floor and dry board finish to half height.

OUTSIDE & PARKING
Porter House has the benefit of a beautifully landscaped garden where attention to detail inside is matched externally. The rear gardens enjoy a south facing aspect and are bordered by open fields with views to the rolling hills beyond. Adjacent to the house, full width paving provides patio seating and extends to the side where the patio widens as a sitting area if required. A short and shallow flight of steps leads to the lower level, principally laid to lawn and with a composite decked seating area. To one side, colour is added to maturing borders which play host to a variety of shrubs, ornamental trees and perennials which provide colour and interest throughout the year.

Porter House sits at the end of a shared private roadway (off the main road) with no passing traffic. To the front of the property, a private block paved driveway provides car standing for several vehicles, together with access to the adjoining…

Garage – 5.75m x 2.70m (18’ 10” x 8’ 10”) with electric powered up and over door, personnel door to the rear and a hatch providing access to useful loft storage. The garage houses the wall mounted gas fired combination boiler which serves the central heating and hot water system. There are also the inverter and controls and the Tesla battery store served by the solar panels mounted to the rear roof slope. Mounted to the side of the garage, externally, is an EV charging point.

An evergreen hedge shelters the drive from the roadside, and a modest lawn adds further colour.

TENURE – Freehold

SERVICES – All mains services are available to the property, which enjoys the benefit of uPVC double glazing and gas fired central heating. There is the added benefit of an array of solar PV supported by Tesla battery storage, and a favourable “feed-in” tariff – further details available on request. No specific test has been made on the services or their distribution.

EPC RATING – Current 85B / Potential 93A

COUNCIL TAX – Band F (Amber Valley Borough Council)

FIXTURES & FITTINGS – Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.

DIRECTIONS – From Wirksworth, leave heading south on Derby Road and continue for around 4 miles passing through Idridgehay and continuing along the same road until reaching the crossroads at Cowers Lane. At the traffic lights, turn left and Porter House can be found as the last property on the right hand side, around 100m from the junction.

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