Hassocks Lane, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9

If you are in the market for a spacious family home in a rural yet convenient setting, with countryside views, a large garden and genuine individuality, then Woodlands Cottage might just be where you belong.

Set off Hassocks Lane in a small hamlet of three properties, this delightful house offers comfortable accommodation suited to families and professionals alike.  

Take a local scenic walk across the fields to Honley village and you'll find a vibrant centre with a strong sense of community.  Popular with local buyers and those from further afield, Honley is around 24 miles from Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield.

The village has schooling for children of all ages, sports and social clubs, a local library, places of worship, public services and an abundance if independent businesses.

With a wide variety of bars and restaurants, Honley is an excellent village for dining out and socialising with food varieties from all around the world.

There really is something for everyone in Honley, which makes it one of the most popular places to live in the Holme Valley.

The house itself has some striking features, with exposed roof timbers, stonework and two wood-burning fires.  Bi-fold doors bring the outdoors in on sunny summer afternoons, most important as the house is south-facing and enjoys a fabulously generous garden.

It is a home that just works.  There are sociable spaces for the family to get together for relaxing and dining; as well as a layout that allows for quiet spaces or home study. 

It's a layout that can flex to suit most family requirements. It has practical spaces, such as a boot room off the entrance hall, and a utility/laundry off the kitchen.  A rear entrance with a ground floor w.c., leads out into the rear garden - ideal for when one is enjoying a spot of alfresco dining.

The kitchen is very impressive.  It has a generous array of storage cabinets and a large central island, as well as a variety of integrated appliances as one would expect.  It opens into a dining/sitting room and has folding doors leading out onto the rear patio. 

The combination of these three areas into one large open space is what a lot of families yearn for.  A safe place for children to come in and out of the garden whilst mum and dad relax, cook and dine.

The living room is equally striking.  A large room, with room enough for a grand piano and a large L-shaped sofa.  It has a high vaulted ceiling with exposed roof timbers, a feature porthole window and folding doors leading out to the rear.

Above the living room sits a snug and bedroom combination accessed via a winding stone staircase.  This could be re-purposed as home offices for example, but we think it works perfectly as it is, for a teenager etc.

The house has a bedroom wing, with four double bedrooms.  The two ground floor bedrooms share a stylish and modern family bathroom which includes both a bath and shower.  The two first floor bedrooms have a Jack & Jill en-suite which has a large walk-in shower, twin wash basins and a private w.c..  The main bedroom has a feature vaulted and beamed ceiling with four velux style windows and a Juliet balcony which looks over the garden and beyond.

The house has sealed-unit double glazing, and has a blended heating system which is mostly gas fired central heating, with electric under-floor heating in the kitchen, wet under-floor heating in the first floor bedrooms, and both central heating and electric under-floor heating in the living room.

To improve efficiency, the property has owned solar panels and battery storage, as well as an Electric Vehicle Charging Point too.

Externally there is a cobbled driveway providing parking for three cars, and don't forget to make a wish as you pass by the well.

At the rear of the house is an extensive patio that is perfect for outdoor dining.  Beyond is a large enclosed lawned garden.  Go through the bottom garden gate and you'll find a wildlife garden with a large shed for storage, it's what every family needs for bikes and garden machinery et al.  Go a little further and you'll admire one of the loveliest views in the village, across local countryside and beyond.  In all, the plot size is a little over 0.3 of an acre.

It is a house that has to be viewed to be appreciated.  We are sure that once inside you'll be impressed by the combination of the accommodation and the character features it has to offer.

Viewings are strictly by appointment with our Honley office.

The essentials:  The property is Freehold in a greenbelt setting.  The house has shared private drainage with next door.  The house is essentially detached with a slight kiss to next door above the garden gate. The house has mains water, electricity and gas connected.