Battlesteads, Alton

Viewing of this stunning traditional home is imperative whether searching for your first home, to downsize or for a delightful village retreat. Vastly improved by the current owner to harmoniously combine its character with high specification and superior standard accommodation, beautifully presented throughout and in turn turnkey condition. Providing accommodation set over three floors enjoying views to the rear over fields, and far-reaching views over the surrounding Staffordshire countryside to the front. Additionally, the home benefits from off road parking. All in all, a special property.

Situated towards the edge of the picturesque and desirable village within easy reach of its range of amenities including convenience shops, public houses and restaurants, a first school, health centre, village hall and playing field, church and the hair salon. Several walks through the surrounding countryside are also on the doorstep including the Churnet Valley towards Dimmingsdale. The towns of Uttoxeter, Ashbourne and Cheadle are all within easy commutable distance, as are the world headquarters of JCB.

Accommodation: A uPVC part obscure double glazed door opens to the delightful lounge, providing an immediate impressive of the standard and presentation of the home, with its wide bow window providing ample natural light and a pleasant outlook, and a focal chimney breast with a log burner set on a slate hearth. The feature hard flooring flows through the majority of the ground floor accommodation, with a door leading to the inner lobby where stairs rise to the first floor.
The centre piece of the home is the hugely impressive dining kitchen which has an extensive range of Shaker style units with rounded edges and feature marble effect worksurfaces and an inset ceramic sink unit set below the rear facing window, a focal chimney breast with space for an electric range stove and an extractor over, and a useful understairs cupboard. An arch leads to the equally superior utility room which has matching units and worktops as the kitchen, with space for white goods and a cloaks area with a seat ideal for putting on your boots before a walk through the surrounding countryside, plus a uPVC part obscure double glazed door to the outside.
Completing the ground floor space is the fabulous bathroom which has a white modern three-piece suite with feature ceramic tiling, incorporating a panelled bath with a mixer shower and a glazed screen above. Natural light comes from both a side facing window and a double-glazed skylight.

The first floor landing has a stairs opening to the stairs rising to the second floor, and doors leads to good sized bedrooms, both able to easily accommodate a double bed with the front facing master enjoying far reaching views over the surrounding countryside, and the room to the rear having built-in storage and a view over a field.
Finally, there is the versatile second floor bedroom, having dual aspect windows including a double-glazed skylight to the front enjoying that magnificent view, the rear facing window also overlooking a field. Double doors open to the superior ensuite shower room, having a white modern suite with feature ceramic tiling, incorporating a walk-in cubicle with an electric shower over, plus a rear facing window providing natural light.

Outside: To the front a lovely decking seating and entertaining area provides the perfect place to also relax, leading to the garden which is predominantly laid to lawn with timber fencing to all sides and a sweeping path to the front door, a useful timber shed and log store, and a picket gate opening the driveway providing off-road parking.
To the rear there is a low maintenance plum slate shale courtyard leading to a shared vehicular access suitable for deliveries (no parking).

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Tenure: Freehold (purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the tenure via their legal representative).
Please note: It is quite common for some properties to have a Ring doorbell and internal recording devices.
Property construction: Standard Parking: Driveway Electricity supply: Mains Water supply: Mains
Sewerage: Mains Heating: LPG central heating (Purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to their suitability).
Broadband type: Fibre
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Mobile signal/coverage: See Ofcom link
Local Authority/Tax Band: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council / Tax Band B
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Our Ref: JGA25082026


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