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James Whitehead PO Box 505 Blackburn Lancashire BB2 9DY Tel: 01254 670067 Fax: 01254 671275 |
£695,000
An Enviable Detached Family Home Set In 3/4 Acre Of Landscaped Gardens
Woodside, Old Hall Lane, Pleasington, Nr Blackburn BB2 6RJ
DESCRIPTION
A most enviable detached family home set within a landscaped and wooded curtilage of approximately ¾‘s of an acre. The property was both designed and built for its present owners 17 years ago.
It offers accommodation on three levels and features a generous entrance hall, a large lounge, a spacious dining room, a breakfast room through to a fully fitted kitchen, a laundry/utility, a conservatory, a study/office and five double bedrooms. Four bedrooms have their own ensuite facilities and the fifth bedroom is served by a luxury house bathroom. On the lower ground floor is a billiard room with a bar area, a function/party room [this is an ideal house for any family who enjoy entertaining!] and internal access to the integral double garage.
The property is double glazed throughout in PVCu framework and gas central heating is provided by a Worcester Bosch Combination boiler. The gardens enjoy privacy and feature lawned areas, well stocked beds and borders, a decked terrace, a raised lily pond and a new ‘wildlife’ corner with a large fully stocked fishpond.
ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation within Woodside is designed on three levels. The main part of the living space is on the ground floor, which is the level at which the property is entered. Two of the bedrooms [guest room with ensuite and bedroom four] are on this level. The three principal bedrooms [each with ensuite facilities] are on the first floor.
The lower ground floor is presently dedicated to leisure and recreation, with a billiard room and a party/music room but these versatile areas could also be used for many lifestyle purposes. There are television and fm radio connections strategically positioned around the property and Hi- Fi music is piped throughout.
gROUND fLOOR
Porch
A covered porch area above the front door
Entrance Hall
A generous hallway which runs through the spine of the property and offers access to most of the principal rooms on this level. It has dado borders and a high ‘vaulted’ style ceiling. There are radiators, wall/picture light points and a spindled staircase rises to a half-gallery first floor landing.
Cloakroom
With coat hooks for outdoor wear and a fitted double doored cabinet, within which is a Worcester Bosch Highflow 400 combination gas central heating boiler.
WC
A new facility featuring ceramic floor and wall tiling, a vanity style washbasin, a low suite wc, downlighting and an upright radiator rail.
Lounge 5.7m x 5.1m (18ft 10ins x 16ft 10ins)
A beautifully proportioned room withan ornate Adam style fireplace as its central focal point. The fireplace has a marble inlay, a matching hearth and an inset living flame gas fire. Two front and one side windows afford plenty of natural light. There are wall/picture light points and connections [5 amp] for table lights. A double radiator is fitted and there are television/fm sockets to either side of the fireplace. A telephone point is available. The room is coved and has a central ceiling rose. Double connecting doors, with attractive bevel-edged glass panels, lead through to the dining room.
Dining Room 5.2m x 4.7m (17ft x 15ft 3ins)
A large formal dining room which will accommodate bigger dining furniture and would be ideal for anyone who enjoys dinner parties and entertaining. It also features an ornate Adam style fireplace with a fitted living flame gas fire. It has wall/picture light points, dado borders, a radiators, two sets of TV/fm sockets, coving and a central ceiling rose. Sliding patio doors open to a raised decked terrace from where there are enviable outlooks over the extensive and private rear garden. An inner door connects to the breakfast room and kitchen.
Breakfast Room 5.2m x 2.7m (17ft x 8ft 11ins)
A spacious breakfast area with ample space for a family sized dining table and accessories. It has two radiators and outlooks over the rear garden. Doors lead to the hallway, the lower ground floor leisure suite and a wide archway connects through to the kitchen section.
Kitchen 4.3m x 3.0m (13ft 11ins x 10ft)
A superb kitchen which is comprehensively fitted to all three sides. It too enjoys the lovely rear garden aspects. It is equipped with integrated appliances [ Tricity Bendix ] and these include a double oven, a grill/microwave and a gas hob with a extraction/filter hood above. There is also a Hotpoint dishwasher. A one and a half bowled asterite sink unit has a central mixer tap. There is plenty of worktop space, a centre light, dowlighting and ceramic tiled floor and wall surfaces.
Laundry/Utility room
With fitted units, worktop space, a sink with mixer tap and recesses, with connections, for both an automatic washing machine and a tumble drier. The floor surface is ceramic tiled and a radiator is fitted.
Study/Office 2.1m x 2.0m (6ft 11ins x 6ft 8ins)
An ideal retreat for a businessman requiring a dedicated home office base. It has IT connections
Conservatory 4.6m x 3.9m (15ft 1ins x 12ft 9ins)
The hallway down to the conservatory and the room itself, has under floor heating beneath ceramic tiled flooring. The conservatory enjoys privacy and it is the perfect vantage point to appreciate the garden features- whatever the weather! It has a high pitched roof, lights with fan, TV socket, window blinds and double opening outer doors to the garden. A 'climate control' air conditioning unit is installed.
Guest Bedroom [Five] 3.3m x 3.0m (10ft 8ins x 9ft 9ins)
A double room which is ideal for guests as it has an inner door to its own ensuite facilities. It has laminated wood flooring, downlighting and a central heating radiator. A new range of fitted furniture has recently been added. En-Suite to Guest Bedroom The ensuite is fully tiled and offers a step-in shower cubicle with a Mira mixer and a pedestal washbasin. Downlights are fitted.
Bedroom Four 3.9m x 2.6m (12ft 11ins x 8ft 7ins)
A good sized double room with a range of fitted furniture offering wardrobe and cupboard space, bedside cabinets and open shelving. A radiator is fitted and there are TV/fm sockets.
House Bathroom 2.6m x 2.4m (8ft 7ins x 8ft)
A luxury bathroom with full wall and floor tiling, a ‘Heritage’ spa bath, a pedestal washbasin and a low suite wc. A radiator is fitted, there is recessed ceiling lighting and an opaque glazed window.
LOWER GROUND FLOOR
A staircase leads down from the breakfast room to the lower ground floor leisure rooms which are fully equipped for entertaining and relaxing.
Billiard Room with Bar 5.8m x 5.2m (18ft 10ins x 17ft 1ins)
With a central heating radiator, side windows, wall and picture light points and lighting above the billiard table. A TV socket is fitted and there is a recessed bar area with shelving for drinks and glasses and a large storage cupboard for accessories.
Party / Play / Function Room 5.6m x 5.5m (18ft 5ins x 18ft 2ins)
Ideal for entertaining family and friends or either playing/listening to music. It has exposed wooden flooring as a dance surface, plenty of appliance points for electrical/musical equipment, a television socket and patio doors opening out to the rear garden.
First Floor
Landing
Storage
Master Bedroom 5.2m x 4.1m (17ft x 13ft 4ins)
A generous master bedroom with laminated wooden flooring. It offers an extensive range of fitted furniture with wardrobes, drawer units and dressing table space. There are telephone and television connections, views over the garden and an inner door to the En-Suite to Master A recently refurbished ensuite with fully tiled elevations and comtemporary sanitaryware in white comprising of a step-in shower with a clear glazed screen door, a vanity style washbasin with a square shaped bowl and drawers below and a 'dul-flush wc. Down-lighting and a chrome radiator-rail are fitted.There is a personal mirror and light.
Bedroom Two 4.3m x 3.9m (14ft 3ins x 12ft 11ins)
Another double bedroom. A radiator and a television socket are installed and it has its own En-Suite to Bedroom Two - a really spacious facility with views over the garden, ceramic floor and wall tiling, a shower cubicle with a splash screen door, a pedestal washbasin and a low-flush wc. Downlights are fitted.
Bedroom Three 4.3m x 4.1m (14ft 1ins x 13ft 4ins)
A twin bedded room with front outlooks and a radiator. En-suite to Bedroom Three - A newly installed en-suite with fully tiled elevations and a three piece suite in white comprising of a shower cubicle with a clear splash-screen door, a washbasin with a cupboard under and a low-flush wc. A mirror and light are fitted and downlighting is installed.
External
Front Gardens
Woodside enjoys a mature wooded frontage behind a new boundary wall. You enter through stone gate stoops with coach lights. The driveway gates are electronically controlled. The driveway then splits to offer casual ‘visitor’ parking space to the right. This takes you up to the front porch/door. The left hand section of the driveway leads to a generous amount of additional vehicle space to both the front and garage side of the property. This would be ideal for a family with several vehicles, caravan, motor home, boat etc.
Integral Double Garage 5.8m x 5.8m (19ft 2ins x 18ft 10ins)
With a roller-shutter style vehicle entry door, light, power and central heating. A personal door provides internal access to the billiard room within the lower ground floor.
Rear Gardens
The rear gardens are extremely private and have been designed to create different areas of interest and attract local wildlife. Immediately to the rear of the house is a Decked Terrace 5.7m x 5.6m (18ft 8ins x 18ft 5ins). Adjacent to it is an ornamental pond with a raised edge. It is fully stocked with an array of aquatic plants. These areas are in full vision from the conservatory. There are then two levels of lawn, joined by pathways, plus extensive areas of beds and borders, three greenhouses and a purpose built equipment/tool store. The far corner of the garden has been designed to be a natural haven for local wildlife and the vendors are particularly proud of the newly created, large and well stocked, fishpond.
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