Normanhurst Park, Dale Road South, Darley Dale, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4

Property Details: • Type: Apartment • Tenure: N/A • Floor Area: N/A

Key Features: • Elegant ground floor apartment • Distinctive Victorian building • Managed grounds • Apartment and visitor parking • Double garage • Two double bedrooms • Generously proportioned • Viewing highly recommended

Location: • Nearest Station: N/A • Distance to Station: N/A

Agent Information: • Address: Archway Estate Office Crown Square Matlock DE4 3AT

Full Description: Set back from the main road, yet conveniently placed for road travel into neighbouring Darley Dale and Matlock, this ground floor apartment offers an excellent opportunity for the busy professionals or discerning retirees. The apartment provides generously proportioned two bedroom accommodation with an elegance of the Victorian era noted through high ceilings, tall windows which provide excellent natural light, and similarly impressive communal reception areas. There is the added benefit of a double garage, visitor parking and gated maintained grounds. An internal inspection is recommended to fully appreciate the merits of the property and its location.

The local amenities of Darley Dale and Two Dales are less than one mile away, whilst Matlock's town centre is around one and a half miles. The delights of the surrounding Derwent Valley and Derbyshire Dales countryside is all close at hand.

ACCOMMODATION The building is accessed via a pair of solid oak doors, which are framed by a broad open porch and open to an attractive vestibule featuring a mosaic tiled floor. In turn, doors open to spacious reception hall with parquet floor, doors leading to Apartments 1 and 2, together with stairs which rise to the first floor.

Leading into the apartment, entrance hall with doors off to all rooms, and a useful built-in cloaks cupboard.

Sitting room - 5.81m x 5.13m (19' 1" x 16' 10") with broad and tall window openings to the front and side, high corniced ceiling and as a focal point to the room a period style fireplace with a cast and tiled inset to a wooden surround.

Kitchen - 3.12m x 2.71m (10' 3" x 8' 11") with ample space for an occasional breakfast table and being fitted with a range of wall and floor cupboards complemented by work surfaces. There is an electric hob, under counter oven, 1 ½ bowl sink unit, plumbing for an automatic washing machine and integral fridge. Concealed to a wall cupboard is the gas fired combination boiler which serves the central heating and hot water system. A sash window allows good natural light from the side.

Bedroom 1 - 4.77m x 3.65m (15' 8" x 12') with similar windows to the side, range of built-in wardrobes and access to an...

Ensuite washroom - with low flush WC and wash hand basin.

Bedroom 2 - 4.15m x 3.32m (13' 7" x 10' 11") a second double bedroom with sash windows to the side and rear, the rear including the period leaded glazing with floral design.

Bathroom - 3.01m x 1.81m (9' 11" x 5' 11") including a panelled bath with mixer shower above, low flush WC and pedestal wash hand basin. A similar decorative leaded window.

OUTSIDE The building is accessed via a gated driveway which winds through formal and maintained lawns and leads to an area of visitor and resident parking at the front of the building. Before the building the driveway splits to a garage courtyard where there is a double garage for the specific use of Apartment 1.

TENURE - Leasehold. The apartment is held under a 999 year lease, from 1st January 1994. The freehold of the property is held under a designated management company to which each of the four leaseholders will become a shareholder of that company, as is often common practice. Current service charge at £200 per calendar month.

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 - to be confirmed

COUNCIL TAX - Band D

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 the A6 Bakewell Road travelling north towards Darley Dale. On reaching St Elphin's Park on the right hand side, turn left into Normanhurst Park. Turn immediately left to the front of Willow House and locate the gated drive straight ahead which leads to the apartment building.

VIEWING - Strictly by prior arrangement with the Matlock office .

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