| Price:€316,067 £ $ |
Agent Information |
| Condition: |
Ready for occupation |
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| Property Type: |
House / Villa |
| Bedrooms: |
3 |
| Bathrooms: |
3 |
| Receptions: |
3 |
| Status: |
Available |
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Bridgend House is a Grade C listed property situated by the listed Thomas Telford bridge that crosses the River Averon. Bridgend House is infact number 1 Novar Road and just the other side of the bridge Alness High Street begins. The property is completely detached and has been totally refurbished by the current owners during the last 2 years. The ... moreproperty provides spacious and private accommodation in a central location with the shops and services of Alness within easy walking distance.
Alness is a busy Highlands town of just over 5,000 people (visit www.alness.com for more information). It has a range of shops and services including a library, sports centre, hairdressers, butchers, takeaways, shoe repairers, heritage centre, Superdrug, bakers, card shop, Post Office, banks, betting shop, paper shops, clothes shops, florist and gift shop, solicitors and estate agents, upholsterers, opticians, beauty centre, pubs and restaurants, Somerfield and Co-Op and of course a doctors surgery. These are all located in the High Street area. A 15 minute walk from Bridgend House will bring you to the Morrisons Supermarket with filling station and the Lidl Supermarket. There is also a swimming pool for public use near the supermarket at Alness Academy.
Alness has won the Britian in Bloom competition several times and in 2008 an exciting project will see a community vegetable garden grown in the town centre for the first time. The floral displays are wonderful in the summer months and two large feature planters are right outside Bridgend House itself. Just across the bridge from Bridgend House is a wonderful childrens play area with a toddler and junior play area. The Averon Leisure Centre is also just across the bridge this great facility has an air conditioned gym, weights room, fitness classes every day, dance classes and sports hall. The building also includes a beauty treatment room and the library. Monthly family membership via the council High Life card is approx £20 per month which includes unlimited use of the facilities. Alness also has a golf course which is 15 minutes walk from Bridgend House.
There are a series of walks available from the door of Bridgend House – riverside walks beside the Averon river where you can find Salmon in season. You can follow the river all the way down to the Cromarty Firth. There is also a lovely woodland walk through the grounds of Dalmore House and on the opposite side of the river is a lovely sculpture walk where children can discover various creatures carved from wood.
Alness is 25 miles north of Inverness but is also served well by public transport. There is a regular train service and the train station is 10 minutes walk from the house. The bus stop is just across the bridge from the house as well. There are several schools in the area the nearest to the house being Bridgend Primary School which is 10 minutes walk away and Alness Academy is also 10 minutes walk away.
Alness has a lovely position beside the Cromarty Firth and there is plenty to do in the local area. Heading north there are fantastic beaches at Dornoch (20 miles away), as well as a great golf course there. Shin Falls is a lovely spot to watch salmon leaping the waterfalls and as you can imagine there are many many wonderful walks including around the edge of the Firth, up to the Fyrish monument for great views and through lovely pine woods nearby. A cycle path is nearly completed which will link Evanton and Invergordon and this comes through Alness. This cycle path passes through woods and alongside the firth as well.
PROPERTY DETAILS
Bridgend House was once a coaching inn and it still has the iron rings for tying up horses attached to the front of the house. Later on it was converted to a coal merchants which is why it has a side entrance – this was for customers to enter and place their orders at the hatch into the office/study area. The building is approximately 200 years old and has been extended over the years. It faces to the north at the front of the property and is fully to the south at the rear of the property. Although the property is directly on Novar Road once inside it feels very private.
Entry through Front Door into T Shaped Hall 6.38m x 1m (21' x 3'3")
The hall is lined with timber panelling. It has 2 double radiators and 2 double power points and an understairs cupboard and hooks for hanging coats. It has recessed spot lights, smoke alarm and wall mirror and leads to the office/study, downstairs toilet, upper stairs and lounge area.
Sitting Room 6.74m x 4.35m (22' x 14'6")
This is a large family sized room with lovely stone walls at one end which are lit by recessed fluorescent lighting. It has a working fireplace with tiled hearth at one end and large ¾ depth windows to the garden at the southern end of the room letting plenty of light in. There is a recessed area with television connection and shelving for electrical items. There are also bookshelves at the entrance to the room. This room runs the full depth of the property and is a very warm and welcoming room. A log fire is wonderful in winter in here. The room also has recessed spot lights, picture light, a small cupboard for storing logs, 2 radiators, window to front of property and 4 double power points.
Kitchen/Dining Room
The dining area is 4m x 2.71m (13' x 9') although it should be noted that the wall to this room is angled. The dining area has shelving with a light over in it, together with a very useful pantry which keeps very cool. It also has a display cabinet fitted and has timber panelling throughout. The table shown is an eight seater table. It has a double radiator and double socket and a lovely floral chandelier (included in sale).
The kitchen part is 4.24m x 2.6m (14' x 8'6") and it again has the wood panelling to the walls and ceilings. It has recessed spotlights as well as spotlights over the main working area. There is a double oven built in, together with a built in fridge and freezer. There is plenty of storage space in the kitchen with a selection of 9 drawer units, under sink storage, wicker fruit and veg baskets, utility drawers and 2 further cupboards. There is an enamel sink with mixer tap and a ceramic hob. The kitchen looks over the garden area.
Rear Porch 1.75m x 0.8m (5'9" x 2'6")
This back porch contains an LPG condensing gas boiler which was installed in July 2005 so is still under guarantee.
Second Sitting Room/Study Area/Additional Bedroom 3.86m x 4.46m (12'6" x 14'6")
This room is currently used as an office area by the current owners. It has a fully working wonderful green enamelled fireplace and also has wood panelling to the walls. The rooms faces north but has 3 windows so is light and has views to the Averon Centre. This room has been used as a guest room in the past and could be used as a second sitting room or playroom. It has ceiling light and 2 double socket. There is also a section of exposed stone wall.
Rear Hall 1m x 0.91m (3'3" x 3')
This is the entry previously used by customers placing their coal orders. It has a lino floor, recessed spot and phone point. It leads to the
Downstairs Toilet 1.70m x 1.21m (5'6" x 4')
This toilet has wash hand basin and toilet and window to the rear. It overlooks the Buddlia tree so is great for butterfly spotting in the summer.
Stairs/Landing
The stairs are open and have a deep window overlooking the bridge and river. There is also another floral chandelier here which is also included in the sale. There is also access to the main loft from here via a ladder. This loft is mainly floored, insulated with environmentally friendly insulation and has a window to the side and the rear of the property. If converted it would provide wonderful accommodation.
Upstairs Bathroom 1.87 x 2.17m (6' x 7')
This bathroom is small yet light having a window the rear (south) of the property. It has a mains shower with rainfall shower head built in. The bath area is fully tiled and the shower is over an enamel bath. There is toilet and wash hand basin and small built in cupboard for a few toiletries. It has recessed spot lights, shower screen, UPVC double glazed window and shower screen.
Bedroom 2 4.60m x 3.86m (15' x 13')
This light and spacious bedroom has windows to the front and side of the property. It has a lovely full working fireplace and has a very comfortable feel to it. It has a double radiator, two double power points and secondary double glazing to the windows.
Bedroom 3 2.79m x 2.90m (9' x 9'6")
This is the smallest of the bedrooms and as such really a single bedroom. It is front facing with a deep window which has secondary double glazing. It has a radiator and 2 double sockets. Its currently used as a childs room.
Master Bedroom 4.56m x 3m (15' x 10') plus entrance space and cupboards
The lovely light room faces south and has lovely views of the river. The large UPVC double glazed windows have a window seat running the length of the them. This room has 2 sets of wardrobes built in together with storage shelving between and a double power point. It has two radiators and 3 double sockets as well as recessed spot lighting.
En Suite Dressing Room/Bathroom 4.48m x 2.04m (14'9" x 6'6")
Three steps lead through the stone walls to the dressing area which has window to the front of the property. There is also a hanging rail here as well. The room also contains an antique heated towel rail, two wash hand basins with spotlights over and toilet with silent closing seat. There is also an ornamental fireplace with brick surround. The main feature of the room though is the self contained shower/Jacuzzi bath unit. This fully enclosed unit comprises hand held shower, overhead rain style shower, body jet showers, foot massager and Jacuzzi bath. The unit is large enough for two people to comfortably bath or shower together and also has its own lighting and a built in FM radio. It is also self cleaning. This room has recessed lights and access to the loft.
OUTSIDE AREAS
Garden (Dimensions to follow)
The garden comprises a patio area and two areas of lawn surrounded by beds. There are lots of bulbs in the garden including lots of snowdrops. There is a herbaceous border to the rear of the garden together with hedging. There is also a large buddleia tree which the butterflies love in summer. The garden faces fully south and is very popular with birds. We are visited by robins, blue tits, coal tits, siskins, greenfinches, sparrows, starlings and long tailed tits. Alongside the river we have seen a variety of birds including tree creepers and bats also live by the bridge on the river as well. This garden has its own side entrance and also has a lovely wrought iron gate leading to the yard area of the property.
Double Garage
7.18m x 6.05m (23'6" x 20')
This has two up and over doors, electric lighting and a 240v power supply. It has a concrete floor throughout.
Storage Shed/Workshop 4.6m x 2.9m (15' x 9'6")
This workshop has a metal workbench, a wooden workbench and wooden storage shelving already in it. It has power and lighting and two windows to the rear and to the side. It also has a concrete floor.
Coal Shed 2.98m x 2.49m (9'9" x 8')
This has light and a concrete floor.
Outside/Yard Area
The double garage, workshop and coal shed sit in a self contained building that is in the yard at the bottom of the garden. This total ares is 31m long (100') x 14.4m (50') deep. There is a parking area in front of the double garages with its own access from River Lane. There is then space for a vehicle to pass beside the garage to reach the rear parking area which is bounded to the rear by a retaining wall and has flower beds. It also has an outside tap here. This area was previously used for the owners digger hire business with vehicles being cleaned and stored in this area. The area has been used for a variety of commercial uses previously so subject to permissions could be again. The size of the yard is large enough to build another house (again subject to permission) and we did look at converting the double garage into office space/accommodation in the future.
Bridgend House is a property that is an ideal home for a family where one or both partners work from home. The yard makes it suitable for a business where vehicles are used yet its location means that you still have a lovely home in a great location.
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