Guide price £650,000
Sold
REF: BUM210090
A charming traditional brick and flint 2-bedroom cottage set in an idyllic location in Salthouse with outstanding coastal views, off street parking, summer house and sheltered south facing garden. Currently a popular holiday rental property.
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GROUND FLOOR
- Open plan kitchen/dining room with AGA
- Sitting room
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FIRST FLOOR
- Main bedroom with garden and coastal views
- Family bath/shower room
- Guest bedroom
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OTHER
- Wonderful coastal views
- Traditional features
- Established income potential
- Neighbours have right of way over the driveway to access their property
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OUTSIDE
- Gravelled parking area for two to three cars
- Suntrap south facing fully enclosed garden
- Summer house and decking
- Outhouse/utility and boiler room
- Garden store
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DRIVING DISTANCES (approx.)
- Blakeney 3 miles
- Holt 3 miles
- Sheringham 6 miles
- Norwich 27 miles (International airport and mainline train links to London Liverpool Street)
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SITUATION
Salthouse is a vibrant coastal village situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with direct access to the saltmarshes and sea. Both the heath and marshes are widely acclaimed as important wildlife and fauna habitats and extremely popular for walkers and bird watching enthusiasts, as well as being home to many fascinating geological and archaeological finds.
The village community boasts a beautiful 16th century parish church, the popular Dun Cow pub, a deli/store, and the well-known Cookies Crab Shop – serving and selling fresh local seafood for the last three generations.
Salthouse beach is a short walk from the cottage and the neighbouring villages of Cley-next-the-Sea and Blakeney are equally well placed for easy access to the Blakeney harbour and Blakeney Point. There are many ways to while away leisure hours in this beautiful part of the world including sailing, bird watching at one of the best bird reserves in Europe, seal trips, cycling, golf, coastal walking, numerous fine beaches and the quintessential north Norfolk wide, open skies.
Just three miles away is the Georgian market town of Holt, a town renowned for its attractive street frontages and for its wide and eclectic range of independent shops cafes and bars. Amenities include a supermarket, primary school, doctors’ surgery, dentists, bank and post office. Holt is also home to Gresham’s pre-prep, prep, and senior schools, founded in 1555.
There is a buzz in the air in North Norfolk and the surrounding area enjoys everything on offer from locally sourced butchers, fishmongers and farmers markets to artisan bakers, cool coffee shops, restaurants, delicatessens, up-market farm shops and art galleries.
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DESCRIPTION
Entering the cottage from the garden the front door opens straight into the kitchen/dining room, a really delightful space with amazing views over the duck pond and saltmarsh. This is a bright room that is full of character with painted wooden and pamment flooring and fabulous inglenook chimney breast with two-oven electric Aga. There is plenty of space for dining table and chairs.
The kitchen area of this room is defined by an island unit and a variety of fitted paint finished wooden units with granite worktops. The Belfast sink is positioned to take in lovely garden views and integrated appliances include an electric oven, hob, undercounter fridge, Fisher & Paykel drawer dishwasher and the electric Aga.
Step down from the kitchen to the sitting room, with painted wooden floor, this is another dual aspect room with equally lovely views, inglenook fireplace and wood burning stove.
From the kitchen a door opens to the stairs which take you to a light and spacious landing. The main bedroom is a particularly good size with high ceiling, double aspect and wonderful views.
There is a further double bedroom with high ceiling and easterly aspect and a stylish family bathroom with painted floorboards, clawfoot bath, heated towel rail, large walk-in shower and white sanitary wear.
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OUTSIDE
The cottage sits in a slightly elevated position opposite the village pond and the marshes, accessed from the road to a gravelled parking area for a few cars in front of the property. There is picket fencing on the roadside.
An arched solid door opens in the brick and flint garden wall to the side of the house and leads into the loveliest south facing garden.
Here the mellow brick and flint of the property is complimented by climbing roses and an abundance of established plants and shrubs including a large cyanosis, Yuka and an apple tree. The garden rises up to a summer house with decked area in front, a lovely place to sit and relax.
There is also a paved terrace for alfresco dining and BBQs. To the side to the house a small gate leads to an outhouse which doubles as a utility room and also houses the oil-fired boiler.
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LOCAL AUTHORITY
North Norfolk District Council Band D
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SERVICES
Mains water, drainage and electricity. Electric Aga and oil-fired central heating
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DIRECTIONS
From Blakeney and Cley direction proceed on the A149 coast road into Salthouse, leave the Dun Cow pub on your right-hand side and proceed until you get to the duck pond on your left. The property can be found immediately on your right, opposite this pond.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. These particulars have been prepared in good faith as a general guide, they are not exhaustive and include information provided to us by other parties including the seller, not all of which will have been verified by us.
2. We have not carried out a detailed or structural survey; we have not tested any services, appliances or fittings. Measurements, floor plans, orientation and distances are given as approximate only and should not be relied on.
3. The photographs are not necessarily comprehensive or current, aspects may have changed since the photographs were taken. No assumption should be made that any contents are included in the sale.
4. We have not checked that the property has all necessary planning, building regulation approval, statutory or regulatory permissions or consents. Any reference to any alterations or use of any part of the property does not mean that necessary planning, building regulations, or other consent has been obtained.
5. Prospective purchasers should satisfy themselves by inspection, searches, enquiries, surveys, and professional advice about all relevant aspects of the property.
6. These particulars do not form part of any offer or contract and must not be relied upon as statements or representations of fact; we have no authority to make or give any representation or warranties in relation to the property. If these are required, you should include their terms in any contract between you and the seller.
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