5 bedroom house

A spacious detached family home set within circa 5.89 acres in all, within an excellent rural location.

Situation
The Grange is situated on the fringes of the historic village of Sudbury, where only a select few properties are not owned by The Sudbury Estate. The village has a vibrant community, centred around the National Trust Hall and having a range of local amenities to include a public house, doctors surgery and schooling, to name just a few. Road communication links in the area are excellent, with access to the A50, A38, M42 and M1, allowing ready access to Uttoxeter, Ashbourne, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. Rail links and East Midlands Airport are also within easy reach. The area offers a wide range of sporting facilities, including sailing clubs, Staunton Harold and Foremark Reservoirs and motor racing at Donington Park. The Peak District National Park offers superb outdoor pursuits and is easily accessible from Sudbury.

With a plethora of notable schools on the doorstep, to include Repton, Repton Preparatory School, Denstone College, Abbotsholme, Derby Grammar School and Derby High School.

Description
The Grange is an excellent opportunity set within the most stunning rural position and offers considerable scope to improve the spacious accommodation. Dating back to the early 1900’s and having been extended over the years, to offer proportions extending to about 3778 sq.ft (GIA) in all. Having a substantial double garage, with first floor room, which could convert into additional accommodation, subject to the necessary consents.

The property is approached via a private gravelled drive, with ample hardstanding and having mature enclosed formal gardens. There is a timber stable range and grazing paddocks extending to circa 5 acres. Enjoying the most charming rural setting, with views over open countryside.

Accommodation
A rear entrance porch opens into the reception hallway, where stairs rise to the first floor and allowing access to the ground floor accommodation and guest cloakroom. There is a spacious and light drawing room, together with cosy snug and dining room. The dining kitchen is well appointed, with a range of base and wall units, together with Rayburn providing hot water and opens into the rear entrance hallway, with boot room/utility housing the oil fired boiler, gardener’s WC, store and former tack room. There is an integral door to the double garaging and access to the first floor room, which offers a variety of uses, subject to the necessary consents.

Off the first floor landing is an excellent master bedroom, with en-suite and fitted dressing room and making best of the delightful rural surroundings. There is a further four bedrooms, family bathroom and linen room.

Outside
The gravelled tree lined drive weaves its way through the mature mainly lawned gardens to the substantial hardstanding area and double garaging, with electric up and over door and external access door to the first floor room. The gardens have been planted to allow good degrees of privacy and enjoy a southerly aspect to the front.

From the drive, there is access to the concrete stable yard, with two boxes and a store/tack room. A gate opens into the grazing, where there is water and power available. There is an additional vehicular access to the grazing, off Oak Lane, to the southwestern corner.


Marketed by: Fisher German, Ashby de la Zouch