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Silver Birch, 8 St. Margarets Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1TS Offers in the Region of £425,000 Silver Birch, 8 St Silver Birch, 8 St. Margarets Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1TS Offers in the region of £425,000 Silver Birch, 8 St. Margarets Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1TS Properties in this address do not come along very often so count up your silver and take this opportunity while you can! Silver Birch is a detached house, offering 3 bedrooms, parking, a garage, a large, south-facing rear garden and no upward chain. Key Features beautiful countryside views to the The City - Detached House rear. The county city of Hereford is a - 3 Bedrooms & 2 Reception Rooms vibrant and lively city with a very - Well Maintained Accommodation Inside this wonderful home, the cosmopolitan yet traditional - Now in Need of Modernisation ground floor accommodation is made atmosphere, Hereford has been the - Ample Off Road Paring & Attached up of an entrance hall with stairs market and commercial centre of the Garage rising up to the first floor, an open- Herefordshire farming communities - Large, South-Facing Rear Garden plan dining living room, a sizeable for hundreds of years. The city’s 350+ - Distant Countryside Views to Rear rear garden/reception room, a listed buildings are complimented by - Available with No Upward Chain kitchen and a useful utility room with a host of trendy and sophisticated - Desirable Location W.C off. On the first floor, a landing bars and restaurants, the medieval - Approx. 1 Mile from City Centre area gives way to the bathroom, an streets do however still retain many classic public houses and dining The Property airing cupboard and the 3 bedrooms, Introducing Silver Birch, which is a which includes 2 doubles and a single. establishments. Built on the River well maintained, detached house, In addition, Silver Birch is an efficient Wye and also served by a 4-platform located on a desirable road where property to heat/run, owing to good railway station on the Welsh Marches properties rarely become available to levels of insulation, a Worcester Line, the city offers lots of things to purchase, approximately 1 mile from boiler and UPVC double glazed do, not least indulging in some Hereford City centre. windows and external doors. There shopping! Wander around the are also a number of useful storage independent stores in the historical Built circa early 1960's and offered cupboards and built-in wardrobes centre and call in to the adjacent with vacant possession and no throughout the house. brand spanking new prestigious Old upward chain, Silver Birch has been Market, built on the site of the old extended and well maintained by the For new owners with children, the livestock market. The livestock owner over the past number of years dwelling is suitably positioned market has a new, modern home just and still remains in a perfectly reasonably close to both The Quarry outside Hereford on Roman Road liveable condition, but does now and King George V play park's/playing featuring regular auction sales of the require modernisation in certain field's and is also approximately 1.5 region’s livestock. areas. Tucked away from the hustle miles from both the independent and bustle of the vibrant city centre, Hereford Cathedral School and Whether it’s strolling alongside the yet only short distance away if Bishops of Hereford's Bluecoat School crystal clear waters of the River Wye, needed, the house itself presents 3 School. enjoying the vibrant centre of High bedrooms, 2 sizeable reception rooms Town, soaking up a little more culture and 1 bathroom, while outside there is Silver Birch truly is a superb at The Courtyard Theatre or off road parking for a number of property, which offers a lot of immersing yourself in the fantastic vehicles at the front, an attached potential both inside and out and local history and historic architecture garage and a large, south facing rear presents the chance for new owners to including the impressive Hereford garden. Silver Birch also enjoys put their own stamp on to it and really Cathedral which dates from the early make it their own. 12th century and houses the famous map of Tenure Mundi, the largest medieval map, Hereford We are informed the property is of freehold really is a wonderful city, where there is tenure. something to do or something going on every Council Tax single day! Herefordshire Council - Band D. Charge for 2020/21 is £1,939.63. The city has many sporting and recreational facilities including a horse racecourse, Broadband Enquiries via British Telecom indicates the Hereford Football Club, who play their home property has an estimated fibre broadband games at Edgar Street stadium, Hereford speed of 46MB. Interested parties are advised Rugby Club who play down at Wyeside, to make their own enquiries via BT or their Hereford Rowing Club, Hereford Hockey Club own broadband provider. and Hereford Athletic's Club to name but a few. There are also a number of popular golf Money Laundering Regulations clubs in and surrounding the city, a good We will require prospective purchasers to selection of Gymnasiums and Health Clubs produce two original ID documents prior to any and a thriving running scene. offer being accepted by the owners. Consumer Protection Educationally, the city offers many highly Consumer protection from unfair trading regarded state and private primary and regulations 2008 - secondary schools including Hereford Holters for themselves and for Cathedral School, while many others are also the vendors or lessors of this property whose located nearby in neighbouring villages and agents they are give notice that: 1. These towns including Lucton School just outside particulars are set out as a general outline only Leominster, Moor Park just outside Ludlow for the guidance of intended purchasers or lessors and The Elms School in Colwall. The city also and do not constitute part of an offer or contract. hosts further education by way of 5 separate 2. All descriptions, dimensions, reference to college's including Hereford College of Arts, condition and necessary permissions for use and Herefordshire & Ludlow College, The National occupation, and other details are given without School of Blacksmithing (the oldest responsibility and any intending purchasers or established Blacksmithing college in the UK), tenants should not rely on them as statements or Hereford Sixth From College and The Royal representations of fact but must satisfy National College for the Blind, which is one of themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the the top colleges in Europe for blind and correctness of each term of them. 3. The vendors visually impaired students. or lessors do not make or give, and neither do Services Holters for themselves nor any person in their We are informed the property is connected to employment has any authority to make or give all mains services. any representation or warranty whatever in relation to this property. Heating The property has the benefit of gas fired central heating. 21 Corve Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1DA Tel: 01584 707079 Email: [email protected] www.holters.co.uk .
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