Swallow Barn, Overton, Ashover.

Guide Price £650,000 - £700,000.

A newly completed high quality barn conversion designed with energy efficiency in mind. 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, generous sitting room with log burner, dining kitchen, summerhouse/workshop and open store. Garden with views, patio courtyard and off road parking. Set in a delightful rural location with far reaching views yet within easy reach of excellent amenities.

SWALLOW BARN, Overton

Located in a delightful rural position with superb countryside views this stone built former barn has been thoughtfully converted to a charming home, designed to be energy efficient with solar panels, air source heat pump, high grade insulation and modern wood burning stove. The accommodation offers three bedrooms, one of which is situated on the ground floor, family bathroom, ground floor shower room, sitting room and dining kitchen. There is off-road parking for several vehicles and a good-sized timber constructed external store, ideal as a summerhouse/workshop etc. plus a stone built open fronted store shed. There are gardens with flagged seating areas taking advantage of the views, plus a flagged courtyard creating a private space. Situated within easy reach of the village of Ashover where there are excellent amenities, with the Towns of Matlock (2.6m) and Chesterfield (7m) just a few minutes drive away.

Entering the property via a glazed entrance door, which opens to:

DINING KITCHEN

A spacious room with a rear-aspect double-glazed window, original exposed beam to the ceiling, and ceramic tiles to the floor with underfloor heating. The kitchen has an excellent range of contemporary units, with cupboards and drawers beneath a polished granite worksurface, which returns to form a peninsular breakfast bar with an inset Neff induction hob with integral extractor. Set within the worksurface is an under-mounted sink with mixer tap. There are larder-style deep storage cupboards, pull-out larder baskets, and deep pan drawers. Sited in the kitchen is a Neff fan-assisted electric oven with hideaway door, and Neff multifunction microwave. There is an integral fridge freezer and pull-out recycling bin. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights. Doors open to:

UNDERSTAIRS STORAGE CUPBOARDS

With space and connection for an automatic washing machine and a dishwasher.

From the dining kitchen, a door opening leads to:

SITTING ROOM

With front and rear aspect double-glazed doors: the rear door opening onto an enclosed yard with flagged terrace; the second door opening onto the front of the property and the gardens. The room has a feature exposed stone wall with an illuminated display niche, exposed beams to the ceiling, and a tiled hearth housing a contemporary log-burning stove. The room has underfloor heating, pendant downlights, and architectural feature lighting. There is a point for a wall-mounted TV. Steps rise to a LOBBY

Where doors open to:

GROUND-FLOOR BEDROOM

Having a glazed door opening on onto the enclosed yard and enjoying views over the open fields that surround the property. There is a loft access hatch, downlight spotlights, and underfloor heating.

GROUND-FLOOR SHOWER ROOM

A fully tiled room with a contemporary suite with: level-entry shower cubicle with mixer shower and glass shower screen; wash hand basin with pillar tap, with serpentine-front storage drawers beneath, and illuminated mirror fronted bathroom cabinets over; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. There are further storage cupboards and drawers, and a chrome-finished ladder-style electric towel heater. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is an extractor fan.

From the dining kitchen, a quarter-turn staircase – having a front-aspect window on the turn of the stairs – rises to:

FIRST FLOOR LANDING

Illuminated by a rooflight window and having rustic graduated oak open-display shelving and underfloor heating. Doors open to:

BEDROOM ONE

Having a front-aspect rooflight window, and a low-level rear-aspect double-glazed window with a burr oak sill. The room has built-in storage cupboards and wardrobes, underfloor heating, and a point for a wall-mounted TV.

FAMILY BATHROOM

A partially tiled room with ceramic tile floor, having a front-aspect rooflight window. Suite with: contemporary standalone bath with floor-mounted pillar tap and handheld shower spray; level-entry shower cubicle with monsoon-style rain head and handheld shower spray; dual-flush close-coupled WC; and contemporary wash hand basin with storage drawers beneath. There are mirror-fronted illuminated bathroom cabinets and further storage cupboards. There is a wall-mounted chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator, downlight spotlights, and an extractor fan.

BEDROOM TWO

With a front-aspect rooflight window and a borrowed-light window to the stairwell. There are a range of illuminated built-in wardrobes with sliding doors, open display shelves, and a further deep storage cupboard. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights, and there is a point for a wall-mounted TV.

OUTSIDE

The property is approached via a shared-access gravel driveway, which leads to a parking area for several vehicles. To the opposite side of the drive is a gravel hard-standing, with a border ideal for flowering plants. There is a small ornamental wildlife pond. From the parking bay, steps rise to a flagged terrace, taking advantage of the superb far-reaching views.

Accessed from the terrace is:

STOREROOM / SUMMER HOUSE

A timber constructed storeroom / summer house, with broad doors opening to reveal the view. The summer house has power and lighting, and houses the inverter for the solar panels.

The flagged terrace continues along the front of the property, with steps rising to an area of garden enclosed by natural stone walls and having a raised lawn area and borders stocked with ornamental shrubs. To the rear of the property is an enclosed yard area, creating a delightfully private seating space with a terrace, having steps rising to a gravelled area, giving access to an open-fronted storage shed. There is a concrete base for a greenhouse, etc.

SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION

Mains electricity is connected to the property. Water and drainage are supplied by shared private sources. Heating is supplied by a high-efficiency air-source heat pump. There are photovoltaic solar panels and an 8kw EV charger.

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TENURE Freehold

EPC - TBC

COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) To be confirmed

DIRECTIONS

Leaving Matlock along the A632 towards Chesterfield, halfway down Slack Hill take the right turn signposted Overton where the property can be found (after a little way) on the right-hand side.

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All measurements in these details are approximate. None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract. Photographs and descriptions may have been enhanced by AI.