Cross House, Main Road, Higham.

An immaculately presented recently refurbished and upgraded, characterful Grade II listed family home. With a detached Annexe, large garden and fine views. 6 bedrooms (two in the annexe) newly installed family bathroom, 3 en-suites, sitting room and dining room with log burning stoves, fitted kitchen with utility off and generous living/garden room. Parking for multiple vehicles, stone built outhouse and timber summer house. Popular historic village location close to amenities and good transport links.

CROSS HOUSE, Higham

An immaculately presented, characterful and spacious, Grade II listed family home, ideally located at the centre of the popular village of Higham. Standing in extensive gardens of approximately 0.58 acre, together with a detached self-contained dependent relative annex, the property enjoys delightful far-reaching views. 

The main accommodation is set over two floors and offers: four bedrooms, main with en suite shower room and washroom; family bathroom; dressing room; sitting room; dining room; spacious and contemporary living/ garden room; fitted kitchen; utility room; and ground floor WC. The annex offers: sitting room, kitchen, en suite bedroom, and – accessed via a separate staircase – a good sized guest room with en suite.

Within the garden there is a timber garden store, a summer house taking advantage of the southerly aspect and views, and a stone-built workshop / outhouse. Believed to date back over 200 years, this superb family home has been lovingly upgraded with all the comforts of modern living.

Higham is a charming and historically rich village set along a high ridge in East Derbyshire, situated just one mile south of Shirland. Characterised by its wide main street lined with fine stone-built cottages, historic farmhouses, and traditional public houses, the village retains a strong sense of heritage dating back to its origins as a medieval market settlement. Its elevated position affords residents striking, far-reaching views across the Amber Valley to the west and the open countryside towards Ogston Reservoir. Higham offers a close-knit community atmosphere with popular local amenities, while benefiting from the excellent primary schooling and village facilities in neighbouring Shirland and nearby Ashover.

Positioned directly along the A61 corridor, Higham is exceptionally well-placed for modern travel, providing straightforward road access to the market towns of Alfreton (2.5 miles), Clay Cross (3 miles), and Matlock (6 miles). Commuters enjoy efficient links to larger regional commercial hubs, with Chesterfield (8 miles), Derby (16 miles), and Sheffield (20 miles) all within easy driving distance, alongside swift access to the M1 motorway via Junction 28. For outdoor enthusiasts, the scenic walking trails around Ogston Reservoir and the nearby Peak District border lie virtually on the doorstep, making Higham an attractive choice for those seeking village character with outstanding regional connectivity.

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

RECEPTION HALLWAY
Having a broad staircase rising to the upper-floor accommodation, wood-effect Karndean flooring laid in a herringbone pattern, and a central heating radiator. An original pine panelled door opens to:

SITTING ROOM
A spacious room with front-aspect sliding sash windows with fitted shutters. The room has Karndean flooring, again in a herringbone pattern, as well as a fitted picture rail, and central heating radiators with thermostatic valves. There is a feature fire opening in natural stone with a raised hearth housing a Clearview log-burning stove. There is a media wall with display shelving, space for a wall-mounted TV, and basket storage drawers. The room is illuminated by wall lamp points.

From the hallway, a further early pine panelled door opens to:

DINING ROOM
Having front-aspect sliding sash windows with fitted shutters. The room has an original feature fire opening with a dressed stone surround and raised hearth, housing a log-burning stove. To the side of the fireplace are glass-fronted display cabinets, open-display shelves, and fitted storage cupboards. The room has oak-plank-effect Karndean flooring, a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and wall lamp points. A door opening leads to:

KITCHEN
Open to the family/garden room creating a modern and very usable space. The kitchen area has a side-aspect double-glazed window, Karndean tile-effect flooring, and a feature curved brick wall. There are exposed beams to the ceiling and downlight spotlights. The kitchen is fitted with a good range of bespoke hand-painted units, with cupboards and drawers beneath a marble-effect worksurface with a matching upstand and tile splashback. Set within the worksurface is a twin-bowl porcelain sink with mixer tap, also offering boiling and filtered water. Set within a chimney piece is an electric AGA cooker with twin lidded hot plates and double ovens. The kitchen has pull-out basket drawers, fitted wine rack, and open-display shelves. Beneath the worksurface is space and connection for a dishwasher. From the kitchen area, steps descend to:

FAMILY / GARDEN ROOM
A delightfully spacious room with rear-aspect double-glazed patio doors with floor length sidelight panels opening onto a flagged terrace and enjoying views over the gardens to the open countryside beyond. There are two further side-aspect double-glazed windows flooding the room with natural light. The room has stone flags to the floor with underfloor heating. There are oak beams to the ceiling, television aerial point, and ample space for a family dining table and side furniture.

From the kitchen, a door opens to a useful deep under-stairs storage cupboard, and a further door opening leads to:

REAR HALLWAY / UITLITY ROOM 
Having a half-glazed oak door opening onto the rear of the property. Tall utility cupboards offer space and connection for an automatic washing machine, and a vent for a tumble dryer. A batten door opens to:

GROUND-FLOOR WC
With a wall-hung wash hand basin, dual-flush close-coupled WC, and an extractor fan.

From the reception hallway, a broad staircase rises to:

HALF-LANDING
Where steps rise to:

INNER LANDING
An L-shaped inner landing, having a conservation rooflight window, exposed beam to the ceiling, and a high-level door opening to a useful boarded loft space. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, and a batten door with a Suffolk-style thumb latch opening to:

BEDROOM ONE
A delightfully spacious room with a coombed ceiling, panelling to one wall, and a rear-aspect double-glazed window with fitted louvre shutters overlooking the gardens and the fine view beyond. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, a range of built-in storage drawers, and a television aerial point. A glazed door opens to:

WET ROOM SHOWER
A fully tiled wet room with a conservation rooflight window. There is a mixer shower with monsoon-style rain head and handheld shower spray. The room has a ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan.

From the bedroom, a batten door opens to:

EN SUITE WASHROOM
With a conservation rooflight window. The room has a contemporary wall-hung wash hand basin with storage drawer beneath, and mirror-fronted bathroom cabinet with integral shaver point over, and a dual-flush close-coupled WC. There is a ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan.

From the inner landing, a further door opens to:

BEDROOM FOUR
With a rear-aspect double-glazed window and a conservation rooflight. The room has a heavy oak beam to the ceiling and a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. This room is currently used as a dressing room with a good range of built-in wardrobes, providing hanging space and storage shelving.

From the half-landing, steps rise to:

DRESSING AREA
With a good range of bespoke handmade wardrobes with hanging rails and fitted shelving. The dressing area is illuminated by a solar light tube. A batten door with thumb latch opens to:

BEDROOM THREE / STUDY
With front-aspect sliding sash windows with fitted louvre shutters. Currently used as a study, the room has Karndean wood-effect flooring, laid in a herringbone pattern. There is a dressing unit/workspace with fitted shelving and fitted wardrobes/storage cupboards. The room has a feature cast iron bedroom fireplace, downlight spotlights, and a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.

From the half-landing, steps rise to:

BEDROOM TWO
A spacious double room with front-aspect sliding sash windows with fitted shutters. The room has a good range of built-in storage cupboards with hanging rails and shelving, as well as downlight spotlights, and a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve. A door opening leads to a DRESSING AREA with an illuminated makeup mirror, hanging space, and a worksurface.

From the inner landing, a batten door with thumb latch opens to:

FAMILY BATHROOM
Having a rear-aspect double-glazed window with fitted louvre shutter, ceramic tiles to the floor, and downlight spotlights. Newly fitted suite with: panelled bath with side-fill taps and a mixer shower over, with monsoon-style rain-head and handheld shower spray, and reeded glass shower screen; contemporary wash hand basin; and concealed-cistern dual-flush WC. There is an extractor fan and ladder-style towel radiator.

OUTSIDE
To the front of the property is a forecourt garden with borders stocked with flowering plants and a fine mature wisteria climbing the front of the building. To the side of the property, a gravel driveway leads to a spacious gravelled parking area, providing parking for several vehicles. Immediately to the rear of the property is a newly laid sunken terrace flagged with porcelain pavers, where the doors open from the family / garden room. 

To the side of the parking area is a STONE-BUILT OUTBUILDING (2.9m x 2.08m), ideal as a storeroom, workshop, etc. Beyond the parking space is a generous area of garden, mainly laid to lawn, with borders stocked with flowering plants and ornamental shrubs, interspersed with mature ornamental trees. A block-paved pathway meanders through the lawn to a raised decked seating area, where there is a LARGE OCTAGONAL SUMMER HOUSE (4m x 4m), having power and lighting, along with an outside power point and water supply.

Beyond the summer house is a further area of garden laid to lawn with sculpted borders, with a good variety of ornamental shrubs. To the bottom of the garden is a TIMBER GARDEN STORE, ideal for housing a ride-on mower. There is a garden work area with compost bins and log stores. 

Lying to the side of the driveway parking area, is:

DEPENDENT RELATIVE ANNEX
A brick-built annex, the ground floor having a sitting room, kitchen, bedroom, and en suite bathroom. The second floor – accessed via an external door – has a large bedroom and en suite, ideal as a guest suite.

Entering the annex via a double-glazed entrance door with sidelight panel, which opens to:

SITTING ROOM
Having distressed wood-effect flooring with zoned underfloor heating – which continues throughout the ground floor of the annex – and a side-aspect double-glazed picture window flooding the room with natural light. There is a point for a wall-mounted TV, over which are storage cupboards and beneath which is a storage unit with drawers and shelving. A door opens to a service cupboard housing the electricity distribution system. Off the sitting room is:

KITCHEN
With a range of high-gloss cream-finish kitchen units, with cupboards and drawers set beneath a timber-effect worksurface with a tile splashback. There are wall-mounted storage cupboards with under-cabinet lighting. Set within the worksurface is a circular stainless bowl and drainer with mixer tap, and a two-ring ceramic hob, over which is a cooker hood. There is an integral fridge and space for a small oven.

From the sitting room, a door opens to:

BEDROOM
A double bedroom, having uPVC double-glazed windows enjoying views over the gardens to the open countryside beyond. A door opens to:

EN SUITE 
A spacious room, having a side-aspect double-glazed window, and suite with: level-entry shower cubicle with mixer shower with monsoon-style rain-head, handheld shower spray, and glass shower screen; contemporary wall-hung wash hand basin with pillar tap, and storage drawers beneath; and dual-flush close-coupled WC. Concealed within a cupboard is space and connection for an automatic washing machine, as well as the combination gas-fired boiler, which provides central heating and hot water to the annex. The room has a chrome-finished ladder-style towel radiator and an extractor fan. 

Lying to the front of the annex is a large flagged terrace area, taking advantage of the southerly aspect, with views over the gardens to the open countryside and town in the distance. From the terrace, a door opens to:

ANNEX STAIRCASE
Having a useful understairs storage space, and rising to:

GUEST SUITE
A spacious double bedroom with a floor-length gable-end window with a Juliet balcony, Velux rooflight windows, and central heating radiator with thermostatic valves. A batten door with thumb latch opens to:

EN SUITE SHOWER ROOM
Having a side-aspect double-glazed window with obscured glass. Suite with: tiled shower cubicle with Triton T80SI electric shower; pedestal wash hand basin; and close-coupled WC. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.

The annexe has outside lighting, power, and water supplies. There is an electric vehicle charging point.

SERVICES AND GENERAL INFORMATION
All mains services are connected to the property.

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TENURE Freehold

COUNCIL TAX BAND (Correct at time of publication) ‘E’

DIRECTIONS
From Alfreton take the A61 towards Chesterfield passing through Shirland Village. As the road bends sharply to the right turn left signposted Higham. The property can be found on the left hand side shortly after the old market cross. 

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