Ref: LCAA7260 Offers around £600,000

Oakley House, Mabe Church, Penryn, FREEHOLD

In a picturesque rural setting, convenient to Falmouth, and the sailing waters of the , a spacious and well appointed 4/5 bedroomed, 2/3 reception roomed beautifully modernised barn conversion in large mature gardens. 2 Ref: LCAA7260

SUMMARY OF ACCOMMODATION

Ground Floor: entrance hall, shower/cloakroom, sitting room, family room, bedroom 5/study, kitchen/dining room.

First Floor: master bedroom with en-suite shower room and walk-in airing linen cupboard, 3 further bedrooms, family bathroom.

Outside: gravelled driveway to parking and turning area in front of the barn, open-sided store for logs, composting, bicycles, recycling and bins to one side of the house. Well matured gardens including a large lawn/small paddock.

In all the grounds are approaching ¾ of an acre.

DESCRIPTION

Oakley House has many characteristics worth coveting, enjoying delightful, rural setting, in large mature gardens that afford good privacy. The barn is believed to have been first converted in the 1980’s but has been well modernised since with double glazed windows and doors all round, oil fired central heating with an exposed mellow stone elevation to the front and attractive rendered elevation to the rear giving the barn two quite different aspects.

The property offers beautifully modernised, generously proportioned family accommodation with an extensive well fitted kitchen/dining room, large sitting room with oak board flooring and a woodburning stove, a family room which could also be used as a dining room if required, just below the kitchen, and a fifth bedroom or study on the ground floor.

The first floor has a wonderful master bedroom suite which comprises a large double bedroom with fitted wardrobes and a matching door between the wardrobes opens onto a luxuriously appointed en-suite shower/wet room area and a walk-in airing linen cupboard off. There are three further bedrooms and a well finished family bathroom completing the accommodation on the first floor.

There are private lawn and patio areas to the rear of the barn enjoying good privacy with stone walled boundaries. There are gravelled and concreted areas to the sides and large lawns to the front with inset trees, shrubs, bamboo and an ornamental pond. Beyond the entrance driveway as it bisects the front garden is a large lawn/small paddock with inset trees and post and rail fencing.

In all, the grounds are approaching ¾ of an acre. 3 Ref: LCAA7260 LOCATION

Oakley House is conveniently situated for Falmouth, Truro, the sailing waters of the Helford River and the Fal Estuary. The bustling port of Falmouth and the now almost linked village of Penryn are just a short drive away offering an excellent array of local trading shops, departmental stores, restaurants, inns, school and supermarkets with Falmouth also offering access to the sailing waters of the Fal Estuary, several marinas, yacht clubs and chandlers supplies. The nearby city of Truro (Cornwall’s capital) provides an extremely wide array of leisure, commercial and retail facilities, the Hall for Cornwall provides theatrical and entertainment events throughout the year and both Falmouth and Truro have main line stations which provide a direct link to London Paddington (approximate travel time 4½ hours). The sailing waters of the Helford River are a short drive away with access from Helford Passage and Port Navas where there is a yacht club. There is an excellent golf club at the Budock Vean Hotel and another one near Truro at Killiow.

The surrounding coastline offers unspoilt secluded beaches and wonderful scenic walks in many areas of outstanding natural beauty, whilst Oakley House itself is situated at the end of a long lane in the historic hamlet of Trevone in a wonderfully private and peaceful, rural setting.

THE ACCOMMODATION COMPRISES (all floor plans and dimensions are approximate)

Timber stable door with window to the top half, flanked by outside courtesy lights, opens onto a:-

ENTRANCE HALL. Slate effect tiled flooring, double glazed window to the side, radiator with thermostatic control, coved ceiling, wall mounted thermostatic control for the heating. Solid oak doors off to:-

SHOWER / CLOAKROOM. White suite comprising a close coupled wc with tiled wall surrounds, wall mounted wash hand basin with chromium mixer tap, fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted shower and chromium fitments, double glazed window, slate effect tiled flooring, radiator, inset ceiling downlighters, under floor heating.

SITTING ROOM – 17’8” into the chimney breast recess x 14’8”. A lovely room with oak boarded flooring, double aspect with double glazed trifold doors opening onto the garden, double glazed window overlooking the garden, feature fireplace with a granite lintel and a granite hearth with wood surround on which stands a freestanding woodburning stove. Coved ceiling, two wall light points, radiator with thermostatic control, door and two steps down to:- 4 Ref: LCAA7260

BEDROOM 5 / STUDY – 15’4” x 7’6”. Double glazed window overlooking the garden, radiator with thermostatic control, wall mounted electric convector heater, television aerial points.

FAMILY ROOM – 15’7” x 18’, including the stairs. A lovely dual aspect room with double glazed windows overlooking the gardens, oak boarded flooring. Three wall light points. Staircase ascending to the first floor in one corner, with understairs storage cupboard.

KITCHEN / DINING ROOM – 27’7” x 12’8”. A fantastic triple aspect room with the kitchen being extremely well fitted with a range of oak fronted cabinets comprising a comprehensive range of base level cupboards and drawers with further matching wall cupboards and surrounding honed granite worktop surfaces with stainless steel upstands. Double bowl white ceramic sink unit with chromium mixer tap, undercounter space for washing machine and dishwasher, ceramic tiled floor. Fitted Rangemaster cooking range with two ovens, a grill and a five ring ceramic hob top and stainless steel splashback. Freestanding Worcester oil fired boiler to supply domestic hot water and central heating, distinct dining area at one end with ample room for a table and chairs and double glazed French doors opening onto the side garden. A further opaque double glazed door opens onto the rear courtyard. Ceramic tile floor inset ceiling downlighters.

From the family room a staircase with wooden handrail, newel posts and banisters, leads up to a:-

FIRST FLOOR LANDING.

5 Ref: LCAA7260 MASTER BEDROOM – 12’7” x 15’2” to the front of a range of built-in cupboards. A lovely dual aspect room with double glazed doors opening onto a Juliet balcony and overlooking the front gardens. Laminated wood effect flooring, two built-in double wardrobes with attractive carved wooden doors depicting countryside scenes. Radiator with thermostatic control. Inset ceiling downlighters above the bed. Between the wardrobes, a matching door opens onto the:-

EN-SUITE SHOWER ROOM. This is beautifully fitted wet room/shower area with attractive glazed tiled floor with stainless steel floor drain and matching tiled wall surrounds, giving away to limestone flooring and part tiled walls. A white suite comprises a low level wc with concealed cistern, a bidet and a circular white ceramic wash hand basin on a vanity surround with cupboards and drawers beneath. Opaque double glazed window, ladder radiator/towel rail, inset ceiling downlighters. Oak door to:-

LARGE WALK-IN AIRING LINEN CUPBOARD. Housing a pressurised hot water cylinder with wall mounted racks of wooden shelving and a double glazed window.

BEDROOM 2 – 15’ x 9’. Dual aspect with double glazed windows overlooking the gardens, two radiators with thermostatic controls, built-in wardrobe with oak door to the front.

BEDROOM 3 – 11’6” x 8’5”. Double glazed window, radiator with thermostatic control, coved ceiling, built-in wardrobe, telephone points.

BEDROOM 4 – 11’6” x 8’, narrowing to 5’7”. Double glazed window overlooking the rear garden, radiator with thermostatic control, coved ceiling.

FAMILY BATHROOM. White suite comprising a large panel enclosed corner bath with shower above and tiled wall surround. White ceramic wash hand basin on a vanity surround with cupboards and drawers beneath. Close coupled wc, wall mounted ladder radiator/towel rail, part tiled walls, ceramic tiled floor, inset ceiling downlighters, wall mounted mirror above the sink.

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Oakley House is approached over a well metalled gravelled driveway, accessed via a seven bar metal vehicular gate. The driveway sweeps through the grounds up to the house where it broadens to provide a wide parking and turning area for numerous vehicles. Immediately in front of the house are well tended lawns with inset flower and shrub beds including clumps of bamboo, fig, eucalyptus and ornamental trees. There is also an attractive ornamental pond supporting water loving plants. Gravelled steps lead down from the parking area to the front door beyond which is a covered storage area with compartments for wood, bicycles, compost, recycling and logs. There is a gated access adjacent to the storage area opening onto the back garden which comprises a large gravelled courtyard with attractive stone wall boundaries topped by hedging and trees providing good privacy. Steps lead up to a higher tier of lawn with further steps up to a large circular brick pavioured patio adjacent to the French doors into the kitchen/dining room. A path then leads to the end of the house where there is oil storage tank with outside lighting and a wall mounted electric meter box. The path then broadens to a big concrete courtyard area at the side of the house leading back to the front and the parking area. There is outside lighting all around the house at strategic intervals with a mixture of stone and block walls, wood fences, trees and shrubs all providing good privacy to the boundaries.

To the right of the entrance driveway is a small paddock/large lawn with post and rail fenced boundaries and a number of inset semi mature trees and sub tropical plants.

In all the grounds are approaching ¾ of an acre.

GENERAL INFORMATION

VIEWING – Strictly by prior appointment through: Lillicrap Chilcott, Landrian House, 59-60 Lemon Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2PE. Telephone: (01872) 273473. E-mail: [email protected].

POST CODE – TR10 9JQ.

SERVICES – Mains water, mains electricity, private drainage, oil fired central heating. For Council Tax see www.mycounciltax.org.uk.

7 Ref: LCAA7260 DIRECTIONS – From Truro take the A39 towards Falmouth and at the Treliever roundabouts, proceed straight across into Mabe Burnthouse. In the centre of the village go right and left at a staggered crossroads, following signs to Smith. After exiting the village, the road bears sharp left around a 90º bend just before descending the hill towards Argal Reservoir. On this 90º bend, turn right signposted towards Mabe Church. After approximately 1 mile take the concreted road on the right hand side signposted Trevone Farm and after some 300 yards, the entrance drive to Oakley House will be found on the right hand side.

AGENT’S NOTE – The above particulars have been prepared as a general guide only for prospective buyers. Whilst we have endeavoured to provide a fair and reasonable description of the property, no specific survey or detailed inspection has been carried out in relation to the property, the services, the appliances and any fixtures and fittings or equipment. All buyers should rely on their own surveys and investigations in connection with any purchase of the property. All measurements, floor plans, dimensions, acreages and distances are approximate only and should not be relied upon for accuracy.

OFFICE OPENING HOURS – Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm. Saturday - 9.00am to 1.00pm. NB: A number of staff are available for viewing appointments all day Saturday and all day Sunday.

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