7 bedroom detached house for sale

Description
A Substantial Period Property with Adaptable Living Space Set Within Attractive Gardens of 1.273 Acres in the Quiet Herefordshire Hamlet of Coddington.
Entrance Hall - Main Hall - 2 Cloak Rooms - Drawing Room - Dining Room - Sitting Room - Library - Kitchen/Breakfast Room - Second Kitchen - Utility - Master Bedroom with En-Suite and Dressing Room - 5 Further Double Bedrooms - Study - Family Bathroom - Shower Room - Childs Play Room - Cellar - Coach House - Stone School House - Large Gardens - Ponds - Double Garage.

The Old Rectory is situated on a quiet lane in the delightful hamlet of Coddington surrounded by glorious countryside. The community is centred on the Parish Church with origins dating back to the 11th Century. There are many places of interest nearby including the Coddington Vineyard with a growing reputation for good wines. The popular village of Colwall, less than 2.5 miles away, is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offers a good range of facilities including: Post office, butcher and grocer, delicatessen with coffee shop, general store, hotel, public houses, village hall, cricket ground and churches, primary school and the renowned private preparatory schools - The Elms and The Downs (Malvern College Prep). The nearby market town of Ledbury, 4 miles, has a wider choice of shops, restaurants, primary and secondary schooling, community hospital, leisure facilities and supermarkets. The Malvern Hills, just over 6 miles distant, is an area of significant interest and provides walks amongst stunning scenery and a wealth of wildlife and plant habitats to explore. In Great Malvern are well regarded independent schools, theatre and leisure facilities. The Cathedral cities of Worcester, 13 miles, and Hereford, 18 miles, are both within easy commuting distance and the Regency town of Cheltenham is just 27 miles away. Direct rail links to London Paddington and Birmingham New Street can be found at Colwall, Ledbury, Malvern, Hereford and Worcester making travel by train so convenient. Access to the motorway networks are via the M5, Junction 7, 17 miles, and the M50, Junction 2, 9 miles.

The property is approached through wooden field gates onto the private gravel drive and ample parking area. The large, partly walled gardens are delightful and a focal point is a magnificent Cedar planted in the 1830s. Mainly laid to lawn, with naturalised drifts of spring bulbs, there are paved areas perfect for sitting out and mixed borders and beds providing year round interest. Formal hedging separates the small orchard area and there are ornamental ponds with gravel paths and rockery plantings. In another part of the garden is a full kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds with a greenhouse and a potting shed. There are so many appealing aspects to this garden including a heavy wooden door set into an arch in the stone walling giving pedestrian access to the lane. The early 19th century stone built school room could be used for a number of purposes with lapsed planning permission for self-contained accommodation and there is an attached brick built boiler room. A coach house, which is attached to the main house, was used as ancillary accommodation and has remnants of a kitchen and sitting room downstairs with a metal spiral staircase leading up to a bedroom and bathroom. This has planning permission to convert into a self-contained two story flat and was designed as a student/teenage accommodation or could be used as a holiday-let or staff fat. There is a brick built double garage with storage space above.

Council Tax Band: G, Herefordshire County Council
Mains water, mains electricity, mains gas and septic drainage.
Gas fired central heating.
Dedicated Broadband line in addition to two telephone lines is available.

From the offices of Hayes, proceed to the top cross and turn left into High Street. Continue along this road and just after passing the railway station, take the right turning under the railway bridge signposted Bosbury. After a short distance, take the first right hand turn signposted Wellington Heath. At the T junction turn right and continue along this road until you reach another T junction. Turn left then right into the village of Coddington where the property will be found on your right opposite the church.

The Old Rectory is a lovely and substantial property with the original part of the property dating back to the 1700s and wings added in the early and late 1800s. As well as serving the function of a rectory, in its more recent past, the property was used as a boarding school for children whose parents were working in India. There has been much renovation and substantial rebuilding over the recent years with many original and reclaimed features found throughout the property including; panelled doors, shutters, architrave, cornicing, beams, fireplaces some elm floors. Central heating is present throughout the house and is zoned to provide complete flexibility. The current vendors have provided adaptable accommodation with the concept of multi-generational living thus there is scope to divide the house into a family home with a teenage annexe, children's floor and flat for an older relative. Equally, the property would make a fantastic single family dwelling. A porch leads to a generous and attractive entrance hall with old elm floorboards and a remaining exposed timber wall dating back to the original part of the house. Impressive arched doors open into the main hall with old elm floorboards and flagstones. The light and spacious drawing room, with wood flooring, has the proportions of Victorian living with high ceilings and large French windows overlooking the garden. All the decorative detailing and plaster work has been carefully restored and the original fireplace provides a fine focal point. A wide doorway with stripped panelled doors leads to the large dining room perfect for entertaining. From the dining room is a conservatory leading out to the garden and adjoining secondary kitchen with tiled floor, fitted wooden units with black slate work surfaces, built in cupboard, space for a washing machine, integrated dishwasher, fridge and freezer, and built in oven and hob. On the other side of the house, the south facing sitting room is of generous proportions and has a large bay with doors leading out to the garden. There is a brick built fireplace housing a woodburning stove on a stone hearth. An archway leads to a second drawing room with new oak flooring and an original brick built fireplace, access to the cellar and main hall The fabulous main kitchen/breakfast room has been recently refitted with wood units, black granite worktops, stainless sink, integrated dishwasher, stainless steel cooker and hob, space for fridge and useful island unit providing extra storage. With quarry tiled floor, exposed beams and an Aga, this room is full of character and there are double French doors opening directly into the garden. A secondary staircase leads up to the first floor and there is a door to the dry cellar. A small conservatory area leads off from the kitchen which still has the old well under the floor and a door out to the courtyard. The large utility room has fitted units, sink, space for washing machine and tumble dryer. This area is part of the Coach House that has planning permission to use as ancillary accommodation. Two cloakrooms complete the ground floor accommodation. From the main hall, with flagstone floors, is the main staircase leading up to the light landing. The master bedroom is a lovely airy room with elm floorboards and windows looking out over the garden. The en-suite bathroom has a white suite with a separate shower and old fireplace and the dressing room, formerly a bedroom, provides fantastic wardrobe space. Four further bedrooms are all good sizes each with character features and most with built in cupboards. One of the bedrooms has an adjoining room that could be a dressing room. The spacious Victorian style family bathroom has oak floors, wood panelling, roll top bath and separate shower. A family shower room has a white suite and walk in shower. Two former adjoining bedrooms have been converted into office space for full-time home working with dedicated broadband and telephone lines. The third children's floor has a large playroom and a double bedroom and there are copious built in cupboards.

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