Village Farm

Village Farm is a rendered period detached house which was extended about 30 years ago. The property is well proportioned with large rooms and a lovely view over its land to the south west.

The property will benefit from updating and further investment will be well rewarded. The house benefits from uPVC double glazed windows and external doors and has oil fired central heating. Period features include bow windows, quarry tiled floors, exposed ceiling timbers and some oak doors.

The large entrance hall has a tiled shower /cloakroom off. The drawing room over 33 feet long by 14 feet has a west facing bow window, French doors to the garden and brick fireplace with a wood burner, exposed ceiling timbers. Door to the hall, with door to outside with porch over and staircase rising. The dining room also has a brick fireplace, French doors and exposed ceiling timbers. Fitted kitchen with an oil-fired 2 oven Aga, electric cooker and grill, 4 ring hob and double bowl sink. Boiler cupboard. Large utility room/pantry with fitted shelves and plumbing for dishwasher, washing machine and dryer.

On the first floor, most bedrooms overlook the garden and have the benefit of the views, all have excellent ceiling heights. The large principal bedroom with a bow window and fitted bedroom furniture has space for an en suite bathroom, double bedroom 2, tiled family bathroom with shower over the bath and airing cupboard, dual aspect double bedroom 3 and double bedroom 4 with walk in wardrobe. A loft room could provide further accommodation.

The property is approached by a 5 bar gate to a concrete drive to the open-fronted double garage, By the gate is a store building /third garage or workshop.

The main garden is lawned with borders with yucca and shrubs. Brick store with a heather rockery, and two fruit trees. There is a close boarded fence to the boundary of the neighbouring property and tree and an evergreen screen to the village street.

Beyond the garden with vehicular access to a large area of hardstanding and parking, is the paddock, currently mostly unfenced bounded on the west side by a hedge and stream. The land has been in arable farming but has been undersown with grass. There is separate access with a hard track to access the land and continues along the edge of the field to a parking area for the fishing lake and second pond.

The fishing lake with island has been well maintained and stocked with a variety of coarse fish, with paved standings. The lake is currently let on a yearly basis to the Village Farm Angling Club from June each year at a rent of £700 a year and with the right of the owner and guests to fish. The lake and second pond have a scrub woodland setting including a fine specimen oak tree.

Ansley is a large sought after village, with amenities including a parish church, public house, post office and store, playing field and playground. There is a primary school in Galley Common and secondary schools in Hartshill and Nuneaton, as well as Bablake and King Henry VIII in Coventry.

For accessibility the M6, M42 and M6 Toll are all close by, the M1 is about 30 minutes drive.

Coventry 9 miles (Intercity trains to London Euston from 60 minutes and to Birmingham), Birmingham 15 miles, Atherstone and Nuneaton 5 miles, M6 & M42 10 miles, Birmingham International Airport and NEC 13 miles (All distances and times are approximate).

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