Semi-detached house for sale in Steep Turnpike, Matlock DE4

A well presented stone built, semi detached, period property ideally located within easy reach of the town centre of Matlock. This well appointed family home retains many original features. The accommodation offers four bedrooms, family bathroom, two reception rooms, dining kitchen with utility room and shower room off. There are spacious gardens to the rear of the property, detached garage, workshop and off road parking.

An immaculately presented and characterful late-Victorian property, with generous gardens, situated just off the town centre. The accommodation is set over four floors and retains many original features, with accommodation offering: Four bedrooms; family bathroom; sitting room; drawing room; dining kitchen; utility room; and ground-floor shower room. There are out buildings and a single garage with space to create further parking subject to groundworks and consents.

Matlock is a picturesque spa town in the heart of Derbyshire close to the Peak District National Park, surrounded by beautiful open countryside. The town has a wealth of historic buildings as well as excellent local amenities and good primary and secondary schools. At the centre of the town is Hall Leys Park with sports facilities, children’s play area, formal gardens, and a riverside walk. Situated on the A6 trunk road, there is easy access to Manchester, Derby, and Nottingham, and the nearby towns of Chesterfield (9 miles), Wirksworth (4.5 miles), and Bakewell (8 miles). There is a branch line train station with a regular service to Derby and Nottingham.

Entering the property via a half-glazed panelled entrance door with a decorative over-door light bearing the number of the property. The door opens to:

Reception hallway
Having a side-aspect sliding sash double-glazed window, original cornice to the ceiling, and original panelled doors opening to:

Drawing room
Having a front-aspect sliding sash window, original coving to the ceiling, and fitted picture rail. The room has a fine feature fireplace with a Derbyshire fossil marble surround and cast iron insert and tiled hearth. There is a central heating radiator.

Sitting room
Having rear-aspect sliding sash windows with delightful views over the gardens and the surrounding properties to the town and beyond. The room has broad original exposed pine floorboards with a stencilled border. There is original coving to the ceiling and a fine Derbyshire fossil marble fireplace with a cast iron insert housing an open grate. The room has a fitted dado rail, central heating radiator with thermostatic valve, television aerial point, and telephone point. A half-glazed door opens to a stone staircase which descends to:

Lower-ground floor lobby
Where a half-glazed door leads to:

Dining kitchen
A spacious dining kitchen with rear-aspect sliding sash window and a half-glazed entrance door opening onto the gardens to the rear of the property. The room has polished light oak flooring, original pot cupboards with fitted shelving, and a good range of bespoke kitchen units in a hand-painted finish, with cupboards and drawers set beneath polished granite and solid timber worksurfaces. There are open-display shelves. Set within the worksurface is a Belfast-style sink with mixer tap. An island unit provides further workspace with storage drawers and open shelves beneath, to the back of which is an oak settle (available by separate negotiation). Set within a chimney piece is a Lacanche range-style cooker (available by separate negotiation) with a five-burner gas hob, fan-assisted ovens, and storage drawers, over which is an extractor canopy. Over the island unit is a suspended utensil rack with inset lights. The room has a cast iron column central heating radiator, downlight spotlights, and pendant over the dining table. Concealed within the cupboard is the gas-fired boiler which provides hot water and central heating to the property. A batten door with brass Suffolk latch opens to:

Utility room
Having a stone-flagged floor and exposed stone walls, worksurface with an inset double-drainer stainless sink with mixer tap, beneath which is a storage cupboard. Beneath the worksurface, there is space and connection for an automatic washing machine and further white goods.

From the lower-ground floor lobby, a batten door with a latch opens to:

Shower room
Being partially tiled with a ceramic tile floor and having suite with: Shower cubicle with electric shower; wall-hung wash hand basin; and low-level flush WC. The room is illuminated by downlight spotlights and there is a column radiator with thermostatic valve, and an extractor fan.

A batten door with thumb latch opens to a storeroom, housing the electric meter and gas meter.

From the reception hallway, a staircase with pitch pine handrail rises to:

First floor landing
Having a side-aspect sliding sash window looking onto a wooded area. Original panelled doors open to:

Bedroom one
With a front-aspect sliding sash window, enjoying views towards High Tor and the Heights of Abraham, with Black Rocks in the distance. The room has elegant cornice to the ceiling, stained original exposed pine floorboards, column radiator, and an over-door borrowed light window to the landing.

Bedroom two
With side-aspect sliding sash windows overlooking the garden and wooded area to the side of the property. The room is currently used as a study and has a fitted desk and open-display shelves. There is a central heating radiator.

Family bathroom
With rear-aspect sliding sash windows overlooking the gardens and the town to the open countryside beyond. The room has panelling to dado height, stained original exposed pine floorboards, and suite with: Panelled bath with Victorian-style mixer taps and handheld shower spray; wall-hung wash hand basin; and low-level flush WC. There is a cast iron column central heating radiator, elegant cornice to the ceiling, and wall and centre light points.

From the landing, a staircase rises to:

Second floor landing
Where original panelled doors open to:

Bedroom three
With front-aspect Velux rooflight windows enjoying views towards the church with Black Rocks, High Tor, and the Heights of Abraham in the distance. There is a further side-aspect double-glazed window flooding the room with natural light. An original panelled door opens to a deep walk-in storage cupboard with fitted shelving and hanging space. The room has a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve.

Bedroom four
A spacious room with rear-aspect Velux rooflight windows with views towards the town and the open countryside beyond. A further side-aspect double-glazed window floods the room with natural light. There is a central heating radiator with thermostatic valve and a fitted airing cupboard with slatted linen storage shelving housing the hot water cylinder.

Outside
To the front of the property is a block-paved forecourt enclosed by original iron railings and there is a border stocked with lavender and flowering plants. To the side of the property, a driveway provides off-road parking and gives access to a single garage, to the side of which there is ample space to create further parking, subject to ground works. A gated pathway runs down the side of the property to a rear yard, where the door opens from the kitchen. From the yard, a door opens to a stone-built outhouse, currently used as a workshop, with power and lighting, and a balcony supporting a wisteria. Steps descend to a delightful split-level garden with lawn and sculpted borders well-stocked with a good variety of ornamental shrubs. Beneath the workshop, there is a former outside lavatory and storeroom. Within the garden is a stone-built potting shed. The upper tier of the garden has gravel seating areas and raised vegetable beds between block-paved pathways. The garden is surrounded by mature trees, creating a delightfully private space.

Services and general information
All mains services are connected to the property.

Tenure Freehold

council tax band (Correct at time of publication) ‘B’

directions
Leaving Matlock Crown Square along the A615 towards Alfreton, at the first mini island turn left into Steep Turnpike, where the property can be found on the left-hand side.

Disclaimer
All measurements in these details are approximate. None of the fixed appliances or services have been tested and no warranty can be given to their condition. The deeds have not been inspected by the writers of these details. These particulars are produced in good faith with the approval of the vendor but they should not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact and they do not constitute any part of an offer or contract.