Property history of Beechwood Hollow, City, Cowbridge CF71 7RW, 9th Mar 2010
Previously listed for sale on
9th Mar 2010
£598,500
- 5 bedroom detached house
Property description
Enjoying stunning uninterrupted southerly open countryside views yet only a few minutes drive from the market town of Cowbridge. A fine individual modern five bed, two bath detached with interestingly different split level living space cleverly designed to take advantage of the wonderful views.
Living space includes kitchen split level to living room with dining room, sizeable drawing room, sitting room open-plan to 22' garden/conservatory, 24' playroom (reduced height), quality kitchen and bathrooms. Gas (lpg) central heating. Double glazed. Carport. Garden. Freehold. Easy commuting distance.
Directions: From Cowbridge Travel up the High street to the traffic lights and turn left onto the Llantrisant Road. Proceed past the secondary school into Aberthin and after leaving the village turn first left. Turn first left again and then follow this lane through the countryside into City. Turn right immediately behind the City Inn (now closed) into the private driveway which serves just three individual detached houses. Beechwood Hollow is the property at the end of the drive.
Introduction: A rather different property designed to take full advantage of its wonderful location enjoying simply stunning southerly views over the surrounding countryside in an elevated position in the southerly lee of a wooded bluff. All the downstairs rooms except the cloakroom and utility room enjoy this wonderful view and all have access out directly onto the balcony or terrace. Living space includes attractive entrance hall with cloakroom off, well proportioned drawing room, sitting room open-plan with large garden room/conservatory and dining room/family room open plan and split level with the luxury fitted kitchen. There is a separate utility room. In addition over the carport and with internal access from the garden room is a sizeable children's playroom of about 250 square feet but strictly for use by younger members of the family with a maximum headroom of about 5'. Upstairs there are five bedrooms and two bathrooms including a lovely master suite with 13' high pitched ceiling, luxury en-suite bathroom and double doors out to large balcony. The property enjoys the benefit of gas (lpg) central heating and is double glazed. The gardens are laid principally to lawn and there is driveway parking and an enclosed carport. City is a small hamlet of individual detached houses just a few minutes or so drive north west of Cowbridge. The village pub (The City Inn) is now closed and there is currently a planning application for it to be turned into a house. Local facilities just down the road in the village of Craig Penllyn include the well regarded Barley Mow, playing field and tennis court. Just a short drive away is the junior school known as the Mountain School which enjoys an excellent reputation and City is within the catchment area for Cowbridge Secondary School. Access to the main road network brings major centres including the capital city of Cardiff, Bridgend, Llantrisant, Swansea etc all within easy commuting distance.
Ground floor
Entrance porch: Pitched roof set on timber pillars. Timber floor.
Entrance hallway: 14' x 12' overall. Timber storm doorway with full height glazed side panel. Polished boarded floor. Wall light point. Dog-leg stairway to first floor with understairs storage cupboard. Cloaks cupboard.
Cloakroom: Contemporary modern suite in white comprising low level wc and block style wash hand basin. Polished boarded floor. Travertine tiled walls. Opaque glazed window. Curved wall mounted radiator/towel rail.
Drawing room: 17'9" x 14'. Approached via three steps down from the entrance hall via glazed double door. Enjoying spectacular views over the open countryside via huge double glazed front windows at floor level and glazed French door leading out to the side terrace. Attractive feature electric fireplace.
Sitting room: 13' x 10' plus recess to deep double floor to ceiling cupboard. Again enjoying spectacular views over the garden and countryside beyond. Mandarin slate floor which stretches through into the:-
Garden room: 22' x 9'9". Pleasantly irregular slightly curved shape open-plan with the sitting room so creating one very large living space if required. Two walls virtually all in glass and finished in mahogany style uPVC and this room is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy those lovely views with double doors leading out to the main terrace. Pitched ceiling with inset lighting and fans. Mandarin slate floor to match sitting room. Full central heating so can be used as an all year round room.
Dining room/family room. 13' x 13'. Like all the principal living rooms in this house this room also enjoys those wonderful views this time with full double glazed patio doors leading out to the balcony and glazed side door leading out to the garden. Polished boarded floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Hwam circular wood burning stove with stove pipe and glazed front set on glazed hearth. Polished boarded floor.
Balcony: 13' x 15'. Aluminium rails Spectacular views.
Kitchen/breakfast room: 14'9" x 13'3". Measurements include the utility room. Approached via three steps up from the dining room/family room creating a large open plan space designed to be the hub of the house. Recently comprehensively re-fitted with a range of quality units in maple style comprising matching wall and base units with granite work surfaces and tiling between wall and base units. Features include:- Smeg range finished in glass and stainless steel with big oven and five ring gas hob, built-under Fischer Paykl double dishwasher finished in stainless steel, Schock 1.5 bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer tap and sliding glazed cover, lga double hinged pull our corner larder units, built under fridge with decor panel, Meile extractor over range with glass hood and square stainless steel flue and glazed splashback between range and extractor. Polished boarded floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Window to front garden.
Utility room: Range of wall cupboards with wall to wall work surface space and tiled splashbacks. Space and plumbing for washing machine and space for other appliances. Polished boarded floor. Half glazed doorway to outside.
Rear lobby: 9'9" x 7'6". Leading directly off the garden room and with stable doorway through to the back of the carport. Mandarin slate floor to match garden room. Space for coats, wine rack etc. Dogleg stairway leading to playroom.
Playroom: 24'6" x 10'9". Strictly for younger members of the family with pitched ceiling with maximum height of about 5'. Two double glazed velux windows. Two triangular windows either end. Electric light and power. No central heating. Stable doorway leading out to an external staircase which leads down to the garden.
First floor
Galleried landing: Easy graded dog leg stairway. Shelved airing cupboard with Vaillant combi boiler. Access to insulated roof space.
Master suite bedroom 1: 14' x 13' including run of floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes comprising three double door wardrobes with storage cupboards over. An impressively proportioned principal bedroom with 13' high pitched ceiling and enjoying wonderful wide ranging southerly views and double glazed patio doors which lead out to the balcony. Polished boarded floor. Four wall light points. Tall wall mounted radiator. Telephone point.
Master suite balcony: 13' x 5'. Curved aluminium rail around. Decked surface. Delightful view.
Master suite bathroom 1: 11'9" x 7'6". Also used as a dressing room with an extensive range of wall to wall built-in units finished in white comprising drawers and cupboards with central recess mirror. Luxuriously fitted with modern Heritage suite in white with Grosvenor chrome fittings. Big panelled bath, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and splayed fully tiled corner shower cubicle. Inset ceiling lighting. Walls half tiled. Polished boarded floor. Extractor. Opaque glazed window.
Bedroom 2: 13' x 9'9". Bow window to side enjoying wide ranging rural views.
Bedroom 3: 11'3" x 10'9". Double glazed windows both to side and rear enjoying those lovely views. Recessed triple fitted wardrobe with drawers.
Bedroom 4: 11'3" x 6'9". Lovely rural views.
Bedroom 5: 8'9" x 7'3". Deep recessed double fitted wardrobe.
Bathroom 2: Recently luxuriously re-fitted with modern contemporary suite in white comprising walk-in wet room style shower with glazed side screen and tiled floor and fitted with Dolphin Legacy 8.5 shower, large shaped cantilevered wash hand basin with curved pillar taps and low level wc. Tiled floor. Travertine tiled walls. Inset ceiling lighting. Wall mounted radiator/towel rail. Opaque glazed window. Underfloor heating.
Outside
Tarmac private road at the end of which is a five bar gate leading to the private driveway of Beechwood Hollow providing parking and turning space and leading to the Carport (16'6" x 9') open to front and side with big timber pillars supporting the playroom over and with stable doorway to the rear leading through to the rear lobby. Outside lighting. Natural stone face to the wooded bluff. Paved side pathway access. Water point. Rear garden laid principally to lawn with post and rail border and beech hedge. Wonderful open rural views particularly from the balcony off the dining room and family room and the curved paved dining terrace with access both from the garden room and living room. Rockery area bounding the woodland. External steps leading up to the playroom and with useful understairs storage cupboard for bikes etc.
Services: Mains water and electricity. Drainage to cesspit. Central heating by gas (lpg). Windows double glazed.
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Living space includes kitchen split level to living room with dining room, sizeable drawing room, sitting room open-plan to 22' garden/conservatory, 24' playroom (reduced height), quality kitchen and bathrooms. Gas (lpg) central heating. Double glazed. Carport. Garden. Freehold. Easy commuting distance.
Directions: From Cowbridge Travel up the High street to the traffic lights and turn left onto the Llantrisant Road. Proceed past the secondary school into Aberthin and after leaving the village turn first left. Turn first left again and then follow this lane through the countryside into City. Turn right immediately behind the City Inn (now closed) into the private driveway which serves just three individual detached houses. Beechwood Hollow is the property at the end of the drive.
Introduction: A rather different property designed to take full advantage of its wonderful location enjoying simply stunning southerly views over the surrounding countryside in an elevated position in the southerly lee of a wooded bluff. All the downstairs rooms except the cloakroom and utility room enjoy this wonderful view and all have access out directly onto the balcony or terrace. Living space includes attractive entrance hall with cloakroom off, well proportioned drawing room, sitting room open-plan with large garden room/conservatory and dining room/family room open plan and split level with the luxury fitted kitchen. There is a separate utility room. In addition over the carport and with internal access from the garden room is a sizeable children's playroom of about 250 square feet but strictly for use by younger members of the family with a maximum headroom of about 5'. Upstairs there are five bedrooms and two bathrooms including a lovely master suite with 13' high pitched ceiling, luxury en-suite bathroom and double doors out to large balcony. The property enjoys the benefit of gas (lpg) central heating and is double glazed. The gardens are laid principally to lawn and there is driveway parking and an enclosed carport. City is a small hamlet of individual detached houses just a few minutes or so drive north west of Cowbridge. The village pub (The City Inn) is now closed and there is currently a planning application for it to be turned into a house. Local facilities just down the road in the village of Craig Penllyn include the well regarded Barley Mow, playing field and tennis court. Just a short drive away is the junior school known as the Mountain School which enjoys an excellent reputation and City is within the catchment area for Cowbridge Secondary School. Access to the main road network brings major centres including the capital city of Cardiff, Bridgend, Llantrisant, Swansea etc all within easy commuting distance.
Ground floor
Entrance porch: Pitched roof set on timber pillars. Timber floor.
Entrance hallway: 14' x 12' overall. Timber storm doorway with full height glazed side panel. Polished boarded floor. Wall light point. Dog-leg stairway to first floor with understairs storage cupboard. Cloaks cupboard.
Cloakroom: Contemporary modern suite in white comprising low level wc and block style wash hand basin. Polished boarded floor. Travertine tiled walls. Opaque glazed window. Curved wall mounted radiator/towel rail.
Drawing room: 17'9" x 14'. Approached via three steps down from the entrance hall via glazed double door. Enjoying spectacular views over the open countryside via huge double glazed front windows at floor level and glazed French door leading out to the side terrace. Attractive feature electric fireplace.
Sitting room: 13' x 10' plus recess to deep double floor to ceiling cupboard. Again enjoying spectacular views over the garden and countryside beyond. Mandarin slate floor which stretches through into the:-
Garden room: 22' x 9'9". Pleasantly irregular slightly curved shape open-plan with the sitting room so creating one very large living space if required. Two walls virtually all in glass and finished in mahogany style uPVC and this room is a wonderful place to sit and enjoy those lovely views with double doors leading out to the main terrace. Pitched ceiling with inset lighting and fans. Mandarin slate floor to match sitting room. Full central heating so can be used as an all year round room.
Dining room/family room. 13' x 13'. Like all the principal living rooms in this house this room also enjoys those wonderful views this time with full double glazed patio doors leading out to the balcony and glazed side door leading out to the garden. Polished boarded floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Hwam circular wood burning stove with stove pipe and glazed front set on glazed hearth. Polished boarded floor.
Balcony: 13' x 15'. Aluminium rails Spectacular views.
Kitchen/breakfast room: 14'9" x 13'3". Measurements include the utility room. Approached via three steps up from the dining room/family room creating a large open plan space designed to be the hub of the house. Recently comprehensively re-fitted with a range of quality units in maple style comprising matching wall and base units with granite work surfaces and tiling between wall and base units. Features include:- Smeg range finished in glass and stainless steel with big oven and five ring gas hob, built-under Fischer Paykl double dishwasher finished in stainless steel, Schock 1.5 bowl single drainer sink unit with mixer tap and sliding glazed cover, lga double hinged pull our corner larder units, built under fridge with decor panel, Meile extractor over range with glass hood and square stainless steel flue and glazed splashback between range and extractor. Polished boarded floor. Inset ceiling lighting. Window to front garden.
Utility room: Range of wall cupboards with wall to wall work surface space and tiled splashbacks. Space and plumbing for washing machine and space for other appliances. Polished boarded floor. Half glazed doorway to outside.
Rear lobby: 9'9" x 7'6". Leading directly off the garden room and with stable doorway through to the back of the carport. Mandarin slate floor to match garden room. Space for coats, wine rack etc. Dogleg stairway leading to playroom.
Playroom: 24'6" x 10'9". Strictly for younger members of the family with pitched ceiling with maximum height of about 5'. Two double glazed velux windows. Two triangular windows either end. Electric light and power. No central heating. Stable doorway leading out to an external staircase which leads down to the garden.
First floor
Galleried landing: Easy graded dog leg stairway. Shelved airing cupboard with Vaillant combi boiler. Access to insulated roof space.
Master suite bedroom 1: 14' x 13' including run of floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes comprising three double door wardrobes with storage cupboards over. An impressively proportioned principal bedroom with 13' high pitched ceiling and enjoying wonderful wide ranging southerly views and double glazed patio doors which lead out to the balcony. Polished boarded floor. Four wall light points. Tall wall mounted radiator. Telephone point.
Master suite balcony: 13' x 5'. Curved aluminium rail around. Decked surface. Delightful view.
Master suite bathroom 1: 11'9" x 7'6". Also used as a dressing room with an extensive range of wall to wall built-in units finished in white comprising drawers and cupboards with central recess mirror. Luxuriously fitted with modern Heritage suite in white with Grosvenor chrome fittings. Big panelled bath, low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin and splayed fully tiled corner shower cubicle. Inset ceiling lighting. Walls half tiled. Polished boarded floor. Extractor. Opaque glazed window.
Bedroom 2: 13' x 9'9". Bow window to side enjoying wide ranging rural views.
Bedroom 3: 11'3" x 10'9". Double glazed windows both to side and rear enjoying those lovely views. Recessed triple fitted wardrobe with drawers.
Bedroom 4: 11'3" x 6'9". Lovely rural views.
Bedroom 5: 8'9" x 7'3". Deep recessed double fitted wardrobe.
Bathroom 2: Recently luxuriously re-fitted with modern contemporary suite in white comprising walk-in wet room style shower with glazed side screen and tiled floor and fitted with Dolphin Legacy 8.5 shower, large shaped cantilevered wash hand basin with curved pillar taps and low level wc. Tiled floor. Travertine tiled walls. Inset ceiling lighting. Wall mounted radiator/towel rail. Opaque glazed window. Underfloor heating.
Outside
Tarmac private road at the end of which is a five bar gate leading to the private driveway of Beechwood Hollow providing parking and turning space and leading to the Carport (16'6" x 9') open to front and side with big timber pillars supporting the playroom over and with stable doorway to the rear leading through to the rear lobby. Outside lighting. Natural stone face to the wooded bluff. Paved side pathway access. Water point. Rear garden laid principally to lawn with post and rail border and beech hedge. Wonderful open rural views particularly from the balcony off the dining room and family room and the curved paved dining terrace with access both from the garden room and living room. Rockery area bounding the woodland. External steps leading up to the playroom and with useful understairs storage cupboard for bikes etc.
Services: Mains water and electricity. Drainage to cesspit. Central heating by gas (lpg). Windows double glazed.
David birt & company website
Details of all our properties can be found on our website at This is the website for team and allows you to look at all team properties throughout the UK. The website is linked directly to our computer system and is therefore extremely up-to-date. For David Birt & Company's properties on the home page click on Find Agent and enter David Birt and all our properties will be displayed in price order.
The property misdescriptions act 1991
The Agent has not tested any apparatus, equipment, fixtures and fittings or services and so cannot verify that they are in working order or fit for the purpose. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor or Surveyor. References to the Tenure of a Property are based on information supplied by the Seller. The Agent has not had sight of the title documents. A Buyer is advised to obtain verification from their Solicitor. Items shown in photographs are not included unless specifically mentioned within the sales particulars. They may however be available by separate negotiation. Buyers must check the availability of any property and make an appointment to view before embarking on any journey to see a property.