5 bedroom house

The property
17 Drayton Road is a detached house with private and enclosed gardens situated in the heart of Hodnet.

The property has a wealth of period features throughout having been lived in by the village doctor for over a 100 years and has the scope to become a renewed fantastic family home. There is both a rear entrance hall and front entrance. Off the main entrance there are two lovely entertaining rooms, a drawing room with large open fireplace and dining room with large sash windows both providing views of the garden as well as patio doors off the drawing room. The sitting room is an inviting room also off the main hallway. The kitchen and breakfast room are to the side of the house and provide ample space, off the breakfast room there is a second kitchen/pantry and a study which has its own direct access to the garden. Patio doors lead off the breakfast room directly onto the terrace. This area, the kitchen and breakfast room, pantry and study is an ideal large space which could be refurbished to provide a modern family kitchen and living space. A downstairs cloakroom and access to the cellar complete the ground floor. The cellar has the benefit of direct access from the garden.

The first floor is reached by a beautiful mahogany staircase up to a spacious landing, comprising a large master bedroom with vast storage space, and a dual aspect; a second large bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a third double bedroom. There is a large family bathroom and two charming further bedrooms in the oldest part of the property.

The property features a versatile outbuilding which could offer secondary accommodation subject to planning permission being granted. The courtyard between the main house and this outbuilding is used for parking as well as there being a brick car port. The outbuildings benefit from high ceilings and the original cobbled stoned floor. In the garden there is a further outhouse and garden store.

Location
Situated in the heart of the village of Hodnet, this property has a rural setting but with the benefit of all the local village amenities including a Primary School, doctors surgery, village shop, community village hall, children’s playground, St Luke’s Church and soon to be reopened The Bear Inn Public House. The country houses of Hodnet Hall Gardens and Hawkestone Park are both within walking distance of the house.

The village of Hodnet is located in North Shropshire just off the A53 Shrewsbury to Newcastle-under-Lyme road. The County town of Shrewsbury located 15 miles to the West has a wide range of highly regarded schools within both the state and private sectors. These include the prestigious Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury High School for Girls and Preparatory School, St Winifred’s Convent, and Prestfelde. Hodnet is well placed for links to Market Drayton, Wem and Shawbury as well as having a good network of bus links to Telford, Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent.

Outside
The property is situated on Abbots Way just off Drayton Road. The house benefits from a gated entrance with separate front and rear entrances.

17 Drayton Road features a private and enclosed garden which is well stocked with mature trees including magnolia trees and shrubs such as rhododendrons. There is a greenhouse, a brick built barbeque area and a decked terrace overlooking the neighbouring farmland. Off the breakfast room and drawing room there are patio doors leading to a paved terrace, another outside entertaining area.

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