DESCRIPTION
Robin Hill is an enviable and mature five bedroomed detached family home with a south facing rear garden and panoramic views over Samlesbury towards the Fylde coast. It was built in the late 1950’s by Livesey Brothers, who were a renowned family firm of builders in that era. Extensions and modifications have been undertaken since and the property now offers well proportioned living space providing for a vestibule, an entrance hall, a lovely lounge with a feature fireplace and connecting doors to a conservatory, a spacious separate dining room, a large fully fitted kitchen with a breakfast area, a rear hall, a cloaks wc, a separate utility room and internal access to an integral garage. The five bedrooms will all accommodate double beds if so desired. The master bedroom features an extensive range of quality ‘Strachan’ furniture and also has its own en-suite shower room/wc. The four family bedrooms are served by a smart house bathroom/wc and also a separate shower room/wc. The loft if spacious and floored for storage. The property is warmed by gas central heating and windows are double glazed in PVCu framework.
ACCOMMODATION
Ground Floor
Vestibule 1.84m x 1.10m (6ft x 3ft 7ins)
The property is entered through a traditional vestibule with a solid oak outer door.
Reception Hall 3.90m x 3.42m (12ft 9ins x 11ft 2ins)
Essentially ‘L’ shaped, with a spindled staircase to the first floor, a hall cupboard beneath the stairs, a fitted radiator and a telephone point.
Lounge 5.46m x 3.78m (17ft 10ins x 12ft 4ins)
An elegant room with cornice coving, a leaded glazed front window and a feature marble fireplace and hearth with a gas 'living flame' fire. Two radiators are installed and there are facilities for a television. Connecting doors open through to the conservatory.
Conservatory 3.90m x 3.40m (12ft 9ins x 11ft 2ins)
A good sized conservatory from where both the garden and the stunning views can be enjoyed. It is constructed of PVCu framework on a brick pedestal base. It has a pitched roof, double glazed window panes, opening upper lights and French windows creating direct access out to the garden. The floor surface is ceramic tiled and a radiator is fitted.
Dining Room 4.57m x 3.90m (15ft x 12ft 9ins)
A really generous separate dining room which comfortably accommodates a formal dining suite and associated furniture. It could of course be used as a second lounge as there is ample optional space to dine within the kitchen. It too benefits from the extensive rear views. It is also coved and has a radiator installed. The inset fireplace has stone dressings.
Breakfast Kitchen 6.73m x 2.85m (22ft x 9ft 4ins)
A spacious fitted kitchen with a rear breakfast table area from where the superb views can be enjoyed whilst you are dining. A radiator and two wall light points are within this area. The kitchen section comes comprehensively equipped with an extensive arrangement of base and wall units in an oak wood-grain finish with complementary worktops over which there is concealed lighting. Appliances are integrated and these are all made by Neff. Included is an oven, hobs [with a canopy/extractor over], a microwave, a dishwasher, a fridge and a freezer. The wall surfaces between the base and eye-level units are ceramic tiled. The room is coved and there is ceiling mounted down-lighting.
Rear Hall & Vestibule 3.23m x 1.03m (10ft 7ins x 3ft 4ins)
The rear hall creates internal access to the integral garage and there are separate doors to the cloaks/wc and the utility room:-
Cloaks/wc 1.45m x 0.83m (4ft 9ins x 2ft 8ins)
A convenient facility offering a white two piece suite comprising of a pedestal washbasin and a low-flush wc. A radiator is fitted.
Utility/Boiler Room 2.93m x 2.25m (9ft 7ins x 7ft 4ins)
A useful separate utility/laundry room where the Bosch gas central heating boiler is also located. [The boiler is serviced annually as part of a British Gas maintenance contract]. There are plumbing connections for a washing machine, space for a spare freezer, a radiator and good storage.
Integral Garage 5.23m x 4.12m (17ft 2ins x 13ft 6ins)
With light and power installed this garage offers excellent and secure vehicle space plus plenty of additional storage. The up/over main entry door is electronically operated.
Staircase
First Floor
Landing
A long landing with individual doors the five bedrooms, the house bathroom and the separate shower room. There is also a landing cupboard and a ceiling hatch to the loft space. A loft ladder is fitted. The roof void is floored to create storage space and an electric light is fitted. There is a further loft area within the extension.
Master Bedroom 4.57m x 3.91m (14ft 11ins x 12ft 9ins)
A lovely principal bedroom which enjoys the panoramic rear views. It comes extensively fitted with a range of quality furniture by ‘Strachan’. This provides for a surfeit of wardrobe space, a bed surround, bedside cabinets, a dressing table with a large personal mirror and a chest with six drawers. A radiator is installed and an inner door leads into the en-suite:-
En-suite to the Master Bedroom 1.44m x 1.25m (4ft 8ins x 4ft 1ins)
A fully tiled en-suite shower room/wc with a three piece arrangement in white comprising of a step-in shower cubicle with a twist-bar style Aqualisa shower mixing unit, a pedestal washbasin with a mixer tap and a ‘dual’ flush wc. Down–lighting is installed, an upright radiator/rail is fitted and there is an electric shaver socket.
Bedroom Two 4.12m x 2.98m (13ft 6ins x 9ft 9ins)
A double room which also shares the rear views. A radiator is installed.
Bedroom Three 3.34m x 2.87m (13ft 6ins x 8ft 11ins)
A double room with laminated wooden flooring, a fitted radiator and the stunning views to the rear.
Bedroom Four 3.43m x 3.27m (11ft 3ins x 10ft 9ins)
With a fitted alcove cupboard and a radiator. It too takes in the exceptional vista to the rear of Robin Hill.
Bedroom Five 4.13m x 2.74m (13ft 6ins x 8ft 11ins)
A double room with a fitted radiator.
House Bathroom/wc 2.40m x 2.14m (7ft 10ins x 7ft)
A recently refurbished family bathroom fitted with a white suite and complementary tiling to the ‘water-splash’ areas. The bath has a semi-circular shower area with a clear splash screen and an Aqualisa shower mixing unit. The pedestal wash basin is fitted with a mixer tap the wc has ‘dual’ flush control. A shaving socket is installed and a radiator is fitted.
Separate Shower Room/wc 3.29m x 0.89m (10ft 9ins x 2ft 11ins)
A welcome asset for any busy and active family this separate shower room/wc has been recently installed. It features very contemporary full wall tiling and sanitary-ware in white comprising of a step-in shower area with an Aqualisa mixer, a pedestal washbasin with a central mixer tap and a low suite wc with a dual-flush mechanism. Down-lighting is installed and an upright radiator rail is fitted.
EXTERNAL
The property has a stone built front boundary wall within which sits a range of mature trees and a hedgerow creating privacy. The driveway is gated and it leads to a generous front forecourt creating plenty of owner/visitor parking and turning space. Of course there is always the integral garage for those who prefer to put their vehicle ‘under cover’ in a secure area.
To the rear there is a very attractive south facing garden which captures not only ‘all day sun’ but also the magnificent open views right across the adjoining farmland, Mellor Brook and Samlesbury, to the Ribble Estuary and the Fylde Coast in the distance. There is a lawned area, well stocked beds and borders, a brick built barbecue and patio sections for sitting out and dining ‘alfresco’. The garden enjoys a considerable degree of privacy. There is external lighting and a water tap.
General Information
The property is leasehold for the balance of a term of 999 years with an annual ground rent, payable to the Woodfold Estate, of £7.33p. The Council Tax Band is ‘G’. All mains services are connected and the property is protected by an anti–intruder alarm under a contract with a supervising security company.