Malt House

A superbly situated period 4/5 bedroom country house with a detached Annex, super landscaped surrounding gardens, stable yard and pony paddocks extending, in all, to over 5 acres or thereabouts, in a totally private rural location, in the heart of unspoilt countryside.

Description - Halls are delighted with instructions to offer Malt House, at New Marton, for sale by private treaty.

Malt House is a superbly situated period 4/5 bedroom country house with a detached Annex, super landscaped surrounding gardens, stable yard and pony paddocks extending, in all, to over 5 acres or thereabouts, in a totally private rural location, in the heart of unspoilt countryside.

The property, which is believed to originally date back to the 1900's, offers greatly improved and versatile internal accommodation, which has been subject to a major scheme of modernisation and improvement, which has been carried out with great taste and skill and now offers well planned and superbly presented internal accommodation, at present comprising a ground floor Reception Hall, Lounge, Kitchen/breakfast room, Utility Room, Dining room, Family Room/Ground floor Bedroom and Downstairs Wet room, together with 4 first floor Bedrooms (Master Bedroom with WC) and a family Bathroom. The property has the benefit of an Oil fired central heating, double glazed windows and PV panels returning around £1200 per annum.

Approached through high level electric gates, the gravelled drive leads to a parking and manoeuvring area fronted by an open fronted double car port which includes useful high-level storage space. The gardens and grounds are a major feature of Malt House including extensive landscaped lawns and an attractively set pool making a lovely feature and a haven for wildlife.

The gardens are bordered by a self contained stable yard, with a timber stable block including 2 stables and a tack room, which lead on, in turn, to the two pasture paddocks, which are ideal for the grazing of all kinds of livestock, if required, particularly horses, the property extends to over 5 acres or thereabouts.

The sale of Malt House does, therefore, provide an unusual opportunity to purchase such a well presented detached country house with such lovely gardens and equestrian facilities in a totally unspoilt part of North Shropshire. Halls strongly recommend an inspection of the property.

Situation - Malt House is conveniently situated on the edge of the well known North Shropshire hamlet of New Marton, approximately 1.5 miles from the popular village of St Martins. St Martins has excellent local amenities for a village of its size to include a well known Supermarket, Post Office, Petrol Station, Public House, Parish Church and Public/Secondary and Primary Schools. St. Martins is, also, only a short distance from the larger towns of Ellesmere (6 miles) and Oswestry (5 miles) both of which have a more comprehensive range of amenities of all kinds. The county towns of Chester (17 miles), Wrexham (10 miles) and Shrewsbury (22 miles) are, also, easily accessible via the A5 trunk road (5 minutes away by car).

Directions - From St Martins, proceed up Church Lane (signposted 'Wigginton and New Marton'). Continue on this lane and after approx 1 mile bear right signposted 'New Marton and Hindford'. Proceed in to the hamlet of New Marton and continue through. On leaving the hamlet, continue on this road and the property will be identified by a Halls "For Sale" board on the right hand side, the property is entered through black double gates, also identified by a "Malt House" Plaque.

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The Accommodation Comprises - A front entrance porch with tiled flooring and a timber entrance door opening in to the:

Super Kitchen/Breakfast Room - A country style kitchen with a Belfast sink (H&C) with swan neck mixer tap and with an instant boiling water tap, with cupboard below, an extensive range of wood block work surface area with base units incorporating cupboards and drawers, Bosch dishwasher, integrated cooking range with 5 ring hob and extractor hood over, central breakfast island with breakfast bar to one side, base units incorporating cupboards, plate rack and shelving for display purposes, an extensive range of matching eye level units, wine fridge, an attractive inglenook fireplace with inset multi-fuel burning stove standing on a raised tiled hearth, carpeted staircase to first floor, exposed ceiling timbers, windows to front and rear elevations overlooking the gardens.

Utility Room - Ceramic tiled floor, stainless steel sink unit (H&C) with double cupboard below, an extensive range of roll topped work surface areas with base units incorporating cupboards, planned space and plumbing for a washing machine, planned space for a dryer, upright storage cupboards, matching eye level cupboards, planned space for an American style fridge freezer, stable type rear entrance door, double glazed window to rear elevation.

Dining Room / Snug - Laminate floor and a double glazed window to rear elevation.

Living Room - Laminate floor, double opening doors leading to the gardens, window to side elevation, super inglenook style fireplace with a multi-fuel burning stove standing on a raised tiled hearth, exposed ceiling timbers.

Inner Hallway - Laminate flooring, secondary staircase to Master Bedroom and a door in to a:

Family Room / Ground Floor Bedroom - Fitted carpet as laid, double glazed window to front and side elevations.

Ground Floor Wetroom - Hand basin (H&C), low flush WC, wall mounted mains fed shower, double glazed opaque window to rear elevation.

First Floor Landing Area - Fitted carpet as laid and doors in to the following:

Bedroom 2 - Double glazed windows to front and rear elevations.

Family Bathroom - Vintage style suite including a pedestal hand basin (H&C), a panelled bath (H&C) with central mixer tap and shower attachment, low flush WC, double glazed opaque window to rear elevation, recessed storage cupboard.

Bedroom 4 - Double glazed window to rear elevation.

Bedroom 3 - Double glazed window to front elevation, a range of fitted wardrobes and a door in to the airing cupboard housing the hot water cylinder, inspection hatch to roofspace.

Master Bedroom - The Master Bedroom can be accessed via Bedroom 3 or via the secondary staircase from the ground floor Inner Hallway and is a lovely room with windows to three elevations, inspection hatch to roofspace and a door in to a:

Wc - With a corner hand basin (H&C) with tiled splash back, low flush WC.

Outside - The property is approached off the council maintained quiet country lane through double electrically operated wrought iron gates and over a curving gravelled drive which leads to the house and buildings.

The Gardens - The gardens and grounds are a major feature of the property and comprise extensive lawns and differing levels with a number of fruit trees and timber pergola to one end. There is an extensive second area of lawn with an ornamental pond feature and greenhouse with further trees, all with great potential for continuation of the present usages or with great potential for landscaping to ones particular requirements. There is an orchard area to one end including cherry, plum, apple and pear trees.

Timber Garage Block - Comprising a single garage with two open fronted car ports to one side and an adjacent timber storage shed.

The Annexe - The Annexe is an excellent feature, being very well presented and providing around 700 sqft of accommodation over two floors, ideal for a dependant relative or potentially for use as a holiday let/Air Bnb etc (subject to LA consent).

Land - The land is positioned immediately adjacent to the gardens, divided in to two principal enclosures of pasture with an open fronted hay barn to one side. Both enclosures of land have a mains water supply.

Stables - Including an enclosed stable block area with timber stables comprising two loose boxes and a tack room with concrete skirt to front and roof overhang, all within a small barked compound.

Services - We understand that the property has the benefit of mains electricity and drainage is to a private system.

N.B. - The PV panels produce a return of in the region of £1200 per annum and there is CCTV.

Tenure - The property is said to be of freehold tenure and vacant possession will be given on completion of the purchase.

Local Authority - Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND

Halls Holdings Ltd and any joint agents for themselves, and for the Vendor of the property whose Agents they are, give notice that: (i) These particulars are produced in good faith, are set out as a general guide only and do not constitute any part of a contract (ii) No person in the employment of or any agent of or consultant to Halls Holdings has any authority to make or give any representation or warranty whatsoever in relation to this property (iii) Measurements, areas and distances are approximate, Floor plans and photographs are for guidance purposes only (photographs are taken with a wide angled / zoom lenses) and dimensions shapes and precise locations may differ (iv) It must not be assumed that the property has all the required planning or building regulation consents. Halls Holdings Ltd, Halls Holdings House, Bowmen Way, Battlefield, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 3DR. Registered in England 06597073.



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