6 bed detached house for sale

Dimple Road, Matlock DE4

Sheriff Lodge Guest House currently provides high calibre Bed & Breakfast accommodation with high praise and reviews to match. The house equally offers an opportunity as a quality family home, with versatile accommodation well suited to those with extended or larger families. The origins of the house date from the mid-1700s and substantial extensions circa. 1908 have created a distinctive town residence of elegant proportion.

The present accommodation spans four floors, offering five guest bedroom suites, all internally finished to an excellent standard, which sympathetically blend period elegance with modern comforts. There are high ceilings, decorative mouldings and bay windows to the front elevation and other period features. The ground floor provides a range of reception rooms to serve both visiting guests and private quarters all of which are complimented by a well-equipped kitchen, laundry and storage options. A family suite and further storage are located in the half basement, which has the benefit of independent external access.

Attractive gardens, larger than may be expected for such a central location, are beautifully landscaped, with patio terraces, low box perimeters to lawns and stone flagged pathways are all enhanced by a variety of planting for a degree of privacy and there is car parking for up to 8 vehicles

Sheriff Lodge boasts an enviable town location, away from the central bustle yet less than half a mile from the wide range of shops, cafes, bars and other amenities available, which is ideal for visitors to the town, but equally suitable for access to respected local schooling. Matlock is a thriving market town dissected by the River Derwent and nestling amongst the inspiring Derbyshire Dales countryside at the gateway to the Peak District National Park. The town grew as a spa resort through the Victorian era and today continues to boast a healthy tourist and business trade, and is home to Derbyshire’s County Hall, a major employer. The town benefits from a train station linked to the national network, whilst good road communications lead to neighbouring centres to include Bakewell (8 miles), Alfreton (8miles), Chesterfield (10 miles), Derby (18 miles), Sheffield (20 miles).
Accommodation

Accessed to the side of the house, a porchway shelters a most elegant panelled front door featuring leaded glazing with similar glazing to the side and top panels. The door opens to a central hallway with oak floors, stairs leading off to the first floor and stripped pine panelled doors, which feature throughout the house, leading off to the ground floor accommodation.

Dining room and lounge area – 7.45m x 5.32m (24’ 5” x 17’ 6”) spanning the full width of the house and featuring high ceilings with plaster mouldings, ceiling roses and picture rails. Two front aspect deep bay windows and four further traditional windows each with stripped pine shutters to the period casements. To the lounge area, a white marble fireplace is inset with a solid fuel grate and slate hearth.

Living room – 5.41m x 4.28m (17’ 9” x 14’) situated in the older part of the house and currently utilised as private quarters. The room features a beamed ceiling and substantial stone fireplace with multi fuel stove. Broad openings lead to the…

Living / garden room – 7.80m x 3.86m (25’ 7” x 12’ 8”) maximum, with partitioned areas utilised for storage, Velux roof lights and double glazed French doors which allow pleasant views and access to the patio and gardens.

From the sitting room, glazed doors lead through a rear hallway leading directly to the…

Kitchen – 5.41m x 5m (17’ 9” x 16’ 5”) fitted with an extensive range of cupboards and drawers, plus work surfaces which incorporate a white pot sink. Within the chimney recess is space for a range style cooker, there is a useful island unit, pan racks, space for an American style refrigerator and full height pantry storage. There are windows to the front, side and rear, sky light drawing in good natural light, and door allowing external access.

From the kitchen, there is access via the rear hall to the…

Laundry room – 2.57m x 2.54m (8’ 5” x 8’ 4”) with plumbing and tumble dryer facility, wash hand basin and, off the room, there is a WC and separate walk-in shower.

From the central hallway, a door opens to an…

Office – 2.67m x 1.78m (8’ 9” x 5’ 10”) with window to the side and a further route to the kitchen.

Also, from the office area enclosed stairs descend to the basement accommodation.

Basement – a part subterranean lower ground floor, with the benefit of natural light and independent external access. To one side of the hall, there is a deep walk-in store and to the other a second walk-in boiler room where there are side by side boilers and the large hot water cylinder, all servicing the central heating and hot water supply.

Bedroom suite 5 (The Warren) – 4.06m x 3.49m (16’ 3” x 11’ 5”) plus 4.96m x 3.50m (16’ 3” x 11’ 6”) a pair of rooms which offer opportunity as a family suite each having bay windows to the front, the smaller room having external access from the side. The basement is only half subterranean.

Ensuite shower room – with pedestal wash hand basin, WC and broad walk-in shower cubicle with glazed sliding screen. With full tiling to the walls, wood grain effect flooring and obscure glazed window.

From the entrance hallway at ground floor level, stairs rise to the first floor landing featuring mahogany handrails to turned spindles, dado rail and a corniced ceiling.

Bedroom suite 1 (The Dray) – 5.32m x 3.63m (17’ 6” x 11’ 11”) the measurements not including the deep bay window which draws excellent natural light and provides useful additional space. Two further windows increase the natural light to the well proportioned bedroom. There is a deep cornice to the ceiling, centre rose and picture rails.

Ensuite bathroom – with a “Heritage” white suite to include WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with electric shower above. There is complementary ceramic tiling to the walls and oak plank floor. Extractor fan, electric shaver point and window to the side.

Bedroom suite 2 (The Mousehole) – 5.32m x 3.64m (17’ 6” x 11’ 11”) featuring a similar bay window enjoying a southerly aspect looking beyond neighbouring rooftops to the hills which rise to Masson cross the valley. Again, there are two additional windows facing west, and access to an…

Ensuite shower room - with a walk-in shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Extractor fan, obscure glazed window and picture rails.

Off the landing, two steps descend to a half landing where there is a fire escape lobby to one side and access to…

Owners Bedroom suite – 5.21m x 4.59m (17’ 1” x 15’ 1”) a particularly spacious room with elegant character featuring exposed period timbers to the vaulted ceiling, built-in storage cupboards, windows to each side and doube doors opening to the…

Ensuite bath and shower room – fitted with a four piece suite to include a panelled bath with Victorian style mixer shower tap, WC, wash hand basin and a double width walk-in shower with fixed glazed screen and mixer shower fitting. Chromed ladder radiator, ceramic tiled floor, complementary wall tiling and broad window to the rear and smaller window recessed above the bath. Roof void access.

From the main landing, stairs with rope balustrade rise to the second floor galleried landing with storage cupboards fitted to one end and with picture and dado rails, and similar stripped pine doors opening to Bedrooms 4 and 5.

Bedroom suite 3 (The Nest) – 4.32m x 3.63m (14’ 2” x 11’ 11”) with windows again allowing good natural light and views across the town with Riber Castle on the horizon and the front facing Massson and the slopes rising to Bonsall Moor. Again, there are high corniced ceilings, centre rose, picure rails and acess to an…

Ensuite bathroom – with WC, pedestal wash hand basin and panelled bath with electric shower above. Oak plank floor, window to the side, extractor fan and electric shaver point.

Bedroom suite 4 (The Loft ) – 4.32m x 3.64m (14’ 2” x 11’ 11”) with similar front views, two windows facing west reaching up the valley towards Wensley. Again, there is a high corniced ceiling, picture rails, centre rose and access to the roof void.

Ensuite shower room – fitted with a walk-in shower cubicle, pedestal wash hand basin and WC. Extractor fan, obscure glazed window.
Outside & parking

Standing within walled boundaries, the principle gardens extend to the side of the house which have been attractively landscaped for relative ease of maintenance and to offer areas for outdoor entertaining and relaxation. Stone paved paths lead past small lawns with low box hedging around the perimeter, linking patios and seating areas. Herbaceous borders are planted with a variety of perennials, shrubs and specimen trees, all adding interest, height and privacy.

Easy access from Dimple Road leads to a broad car park with space for eight or so vehicles. Neighbouring properties also have limited space within the car park and share the access.

Tenure – Freehold

services – All mains services are available to the property, which enjoys the benefit of gas fired central heating. No specific test has been made on the services or their distribution.

EPC rating – C66 (full certificate available on request)

council tax – As the property is currently run as a successful Bed & Breakfast Guest House it is assessed for business rates. The Rateable Value as from 1st April 2023 is £9,000 (this is not the rates payable figure).

Fixtures & fittings – Only the fixtures and fittings mentioned in these sales particulars are included in the sale. Certain other items may be taken at valuation if required. No specific test has been made on any appliance either included or available by negotiation.

Directions – From Matlock Crown Square, take Bakewell Road out of the town before turning right at Twiggs onto Dimple Road. Rise up Dimple Road and towards the top of the hill, just after passing the yha building on the left, the driveway into Sheriff Lodge can be located on the left.

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