4 bedroom property for sale

A delightful barn conversion filled with character situated on the edge of Bembridge Village occupying a rural position with gardens, outbuilding and covered parking.Formerly comprising a cottage and barn on the Steyne Farm Estate has been expertly converted to provide an attractive and comfortable family home with well-proportioned rooms extending to four or five bedrooms, two bathrooms and an impressive kitchen/dining room and sitting room with wood burning stove. Incorporating a range of excellent additions including wood flooring complimenting original features including period doors, skirting and architraves along with several innovative storage options. Plough Cottage enjoys a private garden and rural outlook overlooking fields and farmland, including a seating area within a former dairy barn and allocated covered parking within the adjacent barn. Ideally situated at the edge of Bembridge Village, just a short walk to Bembridge Primary School and Steyne Park, the village centre and the coastal paths of Bembridge are also close by. Bembridge Village has a butcher, florist, bakery, delicatessen, fishmonger, coffee shop and farm shop in addition to several further caf?s and restaurants. The harbour has two sailing clubs and there are numerous beaches surrounding the village. The Fast Cat providing high-speed passenger links to Portsmouth is located in Ryde approximately 7 miles away. AccommodationGround floorEntranceTimber door with large glazed panels opens to a hallway with understairs storage and oak wood flooring throughout the ground floor.Kitchen/Dining RoomA fantastic farmhouse style kitchen incorporates a full range of undercounter and wall-mounted storage units with wooden worktops, tongue and groove clad splashbacks and space and plumbing for a range cooker with extractor hood over. There is a large stainless steel sink with mixer tap over, space and plumbing for a dishwasher and triple aspect windows overlooking the gardens and courtyard. Study/Bedroom 5With enough space for a double bedroom, this room of generous proportions overlooks the garden and could provide an ideal home office or snug. W.C.With concealed cistern, wall mounted wash basin and utility cupboard with space and plumbing for a washing machine or tumble dryer. High level hooks for coats and cloaks. Sitting RoomSteps lead down to a large space with patio doors and window overlooking the courtyard. This is a superb family room with built in Rais wood burning stove and flag stone hearth. First FloorCarpeted stairs rise to a large galleried landing with plenty of light provided by porthole window and skylight. There is a deep airing cupboard housing wall-mounted Vaillant gas fired boiler and unvented cylinder. The first floor comprises four double bedrooms all incorporating built in wardrobe storage and a family bathroom with panelled bath with shower over, tiled walls and vanity unit wash basin and W.C. The principal suite has tongue and groove clad walls, built in wardrobes and an ensuite bathroom. OutsideGardens extend to the west with a lawn area lined by box hedge, picket fence and three mature olive trees. There is a terrace beneath an original dairy farm out-building with enclosed storage area to the rear and adjacent a raised bed stocked with Echium, herbaceous plants and shrubs. A communal courtyard within the original farm yard wall is found toward the south east providing an excellent space to sit and enjoy the sun. ParkingThere is dedicated parking in the adjacent former dairy barn where there are two spaces for Plough Cottage and additional storage available for bikes.Services Mains electricity, gas, water and drainage. Heating is provided by a gas-fired boiler and unvented cylinder located in the airing cupboard on the landing and delivered via radiators.TenureThe property is offered leasehold with a quarter share of the freehold and the common areas including the barn, courtyard and access drive are owned within the Steyne Farm Company, of which the four residents are equal shareholders. Contributions toward fencing, maintenance of the driveways and hedges and insurance is split equally between the four resident shareholders as required when work is needed. The costs in recent years to have been in the region of ?400 per house, per annum. EPC RatingDCouncil TaxBand FPost Code PO35 5PFViewings All viewings will be strictly by prior arrangement with the sole selling agents.Important Notice1. Particulars: These particulars are not an offer or contract, nor part of one. You should not rely on statements by Spence Willard in the particulars or by word of mouth or in writing ( information ) as being factually accurate about the property, its condition or its value. Neither Spence Willard nor any joint agent has any authority to make any representations about the property, and accordingly any information given is entirely without responsibility on the part of the agents, seller(s) or lessor(s). 2. Photos etc: The photographs show only certain parts of the property as they appeared at the time they were taken. Areas, measurements and distances given are approximate only. 3. Regulations etc: Any reference to alterations to, or use of, any part of the property does not mean that any necessary planning, building regulations or other consent has been obtained. A buyer or lessee must find out by inspection or in other ways that these matters have been properly dealt with and that all information is correct. 4. VAT: The VAT position relating to the property may change without notice.