4 bedroom detached house for sale

Pear Tree Cottage was constructed in approximately 1840 and is a charming four-bedroom cottage with adjacent stone barn, both offering significant potential for extensive renovations. The property is hidden within a walled garden providing a unique sense of privacy and tranquility, yet occupying a prime central position within the village with the yacht club, amenities and beach all in close proximity. The attractive cottage set in picturesque gardens is constructed with a Flemish pattern London brick beneath a slate tile roof and timber sash windows. Finished with an array of characterful features including a vintage timber front door, a navy Aga within a country style kitchen, flag stone floors and timber staircase.

Conveniently situated in the village centre, the beach and coastal paths are just a short walk away. The picturesque seaside village of Seaview offers a prestigious Yacht Club, shops, including a community run convenient store, restaurants and coastal walks to the sandy beaches of Puckpool and Ryde and along to the idyllic Priory Bay. There are also high-speed passenger ferry and hovercraft services to Portsmouth available from the town of Ryde approximately 3 miles away. 

Accommodation  

Ground Floor  

Entrance hallway Flag stone floors and understairs storage cupboard.  

Drawing Room A royal blue room of good proportions with feature fireplace incorporating stone mantle and hearth with iron grate.  

Dining Room A well-proportioned room overlooking the garden with open fireplace.  

Utility Room With space and plumbing for a washing machine and tumble dryer and plenty of storage. Separate W.C. 

Kitchen A beautiful country cottage style kitchen with shaker style teal under-counter and wall-mounted storage units with an inglenook housing navy gas fired Aga and patio doors to the courtyard at the rear.  

Playroom A good sized family room with views to the garden. 

First Floor  

Bedroom 2 An attractive room with Victorian fireplace and stone hearth, sash windows with views to The Solent. 

Bedroom 1 A generous bedroom with open fireplace and sash windows overlooking the garden.  

Family Bathroom With vanity unit wash basin and panelled bath. Cupboard housing hot water cylinder.  

Bedroom 4 A single bedroom with sash window overlooking the rear courtyard. 

Bathroom/Shower Room Panelled bath, shower, wash basin and W.C. 

Bedroom 3 A good sized double bedroom with integrated wardrobe storage. 

Outside Pear Tree Cottage is set back within a large plot which in total extends to approximately 0.3 acres. the gardens are largely laid to lawn with a range of vegetable beds and herbaceous shrubs and specimen trees in addition to a glorious Magnolia, Apple tree and Palm. There is also Bamboo, vine and various rose plants and landscaped beds abutting the pretty stone walls. The rear courtyard is paved with an outside gardeners W.C. Built off the western boundary wall is a glazed potting shed/workshop offering plenty of storage and with good south easterly aspect. 

Barn The adjacent barn is a fantastic opportunity for further development to create additional space or ancillary accommodation, but currently provides a wealth of storage. The barn is particularly characterful with timber shutters and windows and has the benefit of a recently reinforced structure of an internal steel frame upon which the existing external elevations and roof are supported. 

Access There is space to the side of the property for dinghy storage in addition to a good sized rear courtyard with sunny aspect and access to the property is enabled via a heavy oak pedestrian gate. 

Miscellaneous There is no allocated off-road parking, this could be achieved by introducing vehicular access through the garden wall (subject to the necessary consents, surveys and planning approvals). 

Services Mains electricity, water and drainage. Heating is provided via gas fired Aga assisted by night storage electric wall mounted heaters.  

Tenure Freehold 

Postcode PO34 5ET 

Viewings Strictly by prior arrangement with the sole selling agents Spence Willard 

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