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Devonia, Forton Heath 2 Shoplatch Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1HF www.samuelwood.co.uk Devonia, Forton Heath Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1EY The earliest viewing is recommended of this stylish, spacious Detached Edwardian Family Home providing improved accommodation, yet benefitting from many original traditional features. The property occupies a lovely position and is set within generous gardens together with open aspects towards adjacent open countryside. The property has oil fired central heating, double glazing, Reception Porch, Reception Hall, Living Room, Dining Room, Side Reception Hall, Farmhouse Style Breakfast Kitchen, Utility, Four Bedrooms, Bathroom, Detached Double Garage, Driveway Parking. EPC Rating E. Price Guide: £375,000 t: 01743 272710 e: [email protected] Reception Porch Leading to: Attractive Reception Hall With lovely original staircase ascending to the first floor, solid timber block flooring, radiator, understairs storage cupboard. Living Room 19' x 12' (5.79m x 3.66m) With feature fireplace and over mantle incorporating 'Clear View' wood burner, decorative cornice, radiators, windows overlooking the gardens. Side Reception Hall 14' x 11'6 (4.27m x 3.51m) (maximum measurements) with stylish tiled flooring, port hole style window, radiator. Dining Room 13'9 x 12' (4.19m x 3.66m) (maximum measurements) with timber block flooring, cast iron fire grate, windows overlooking gardens. Utility Room With oil fired central heating boiler, sink unit, work surface extending, tiled floor. Farmhouse Style Breakfast Kitchen 12' x 11' (3.66m x 3.35m) With range of farmhouse style cupboards and drawers to work surface area, matching range of eye level cupboards, exposed feature walling, windows overlooking the gardens. Devonia, Forton Heath, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1EY From the reception hall, the staircase with original Bedroom 2 13'6 x 12' (4.11m x 3.66m) With original cast balustrade ascends to: iron fire grate, Bedroom 3 12' x 11'6 (3.66m x 3.51m) With original cast Spacious First Floor Landing Once again, with original iron fire grate, vanity unit with wash hand basin, window balustrade, the landing serves the bedrooms and principal overlooking side views. bathroom. Bedroom 4 With radiator, range of built-in wardrobes, Master Bedroom 12'3 x 12' (3.73m x 3.66m) With original vanity unit with wash hand basin. cast iron fire grate, built-in wardrobe to recess, windows overlooking views and aspect. www.samuelwood.co.uk Detached Double Garage 16'6 x 15'9 (5.03m x 4.80m) Stylish Bathroom Presented in a contemporary style to With twin up and over doors, garage loft access. include 'Villeroy and Boch' fittings together with a 'Matki' shower area with feature glazed divide partition 'submarine' feature lighting. Outside The property is approached from the adjacent road onto private tarmacadam pull-in and driveway with sweeping and turning area leading to the continuation of the drive and leading to the garage. Gardens and Grounds The front and side are laid to shaped lawn sections with attractive stocked and raised flower and shrub beds, natural stone retaining walls and pathways. Devonia, Forton Heath, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1EY Directions From Shrewsbury, take the Holyhead road continuing into Montford Bridge. After passing over the Montford Bridge turn right signposted 'Fitz and Forton'. Proceed past the turning on the left-hand school for Adcote School and continue for a short distance, the property is located on the right-hand side, just before reaching Forton Heath. The property is indicated by our for sale sign. To view this property contact the Shrewsbury Office on: tel:01743 272710 web site: www.samuelwood.co.uk Monday - Friday 9am - 5.30pm & Saturday 9am - 3pm Local Authority Shropshire Council, The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ND. Tel 0345 678 9000 Council Tax Band: F Services We understand that the property has oil heating, mains electricity, mains water and private drainage. Tenure We understand the tenure is Freehold. Mortgage Services Separate pedestrian access is given from the front with cast iron ornamental gate. Energy Performance Certificate Devonia, Dwelling type: Detached house Forton Heath, Date of assessment: 06 May 2009 Montford Bridge, Date of certificate: 06 May 2009 SHREWSBURY, SY4 1EY Reference number: 8371-6525-6440-4156-5002 Total floor area: 158 m² This home's performance is rated in terms of the energy use per square metre of floor area, energy efficiency based on fuel costs and environmental impact based on carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions. Energy Efficiency Rating Environmental Impact (CO2) Rating Current Potential Current Potential Very energy efficient - lower running costs Very environmentally friendly - lower CO2 emissions (92 plus) (92 plus) (81-91) (81-91) (69-80) (69-80) (55-68) (55-68) (39-54) (39-54) (21-38) (21-38) (1-20) (1-20) Not energy efficient - higher running costs Not environmentally friendly - higher CO2 emissions EU Directive EU Directive England & Wales 2002/91/EC England & Wales 2002/91/EC The energy efficiency rating is a measure of the The environmental impact rating is a measure of this overall efficiency of a home. The higher the rating the home’s impact on the environment in terms of more energy efficient the home is and the lower the Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The higher the fuel bills are likely to be. rating the less impact it has on the environment. The gardens are bounded by mixed hedging and enjoys Estimated energy use, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and fuel costs of this home Current Potential aspects to open fields to three sides. Energy use 289 kWh/m² per year 198 kWh/m² per year Carbon dioxide emissions 10 tonnes per year 7.0 tonnes per year Lighting £102 per year £85 per year Heating £1,097 per year £753 per year Hot water £306 per year £189 per year Based on standardised assumptions about occupancy, heating patterns and geographical location, the above table provides an indication of how much it will cost to provide lighting, heating and hot water to this home. The fuel costs only take into account the cost of fuel and not any associated service, maintenance or safety inspection. This certificate has been provided for comparative purposes only and enables one home to be compared with another. Always check the date the certificate was issued, because fuel prices can increase over time and energy saving recommendations will evolve. To see how this home can achieve its potential rating please see the recommended measures. The address and energy rating of the dwelling in this EPC may be given to EST to provide information on financial help for improving its energy performance. For advice on how to take action and to find out about offers available to make your home more energy efficient, call 0800 512 012 or visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/myhome Page 1 of 6 www.samuelwood.co.uk Devonia, Forton Heath, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 1EY www.samuelwood.co.uk 2 Shoplatch, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1HF offices at Church Stretton ~ Craven Arms ~ Ludlow Mayfair Office, London www.samuelwood.co.uk Printed on: 26th May 2018 Ref: 6648 Last Amended: 26th May 2018 We take every care in preparing our sales details. They are checked and usually verified by the Vendor. We do not guarantee appliances, alarms, electrical fittings, plumbing, showers, etc. You must satisfy yourself that they operate correctly. Room sizes are approximate; they are usually taken in metric and converted to imperial. Do not use them to buy carpets or furniture. We cannot verify the tenure, as we do not have access to the legal title; we cannot guarantee boundaries or rights of way so you must take the advice of your legal representative. If there is any point which is of particular importance to you, please contact the office and we will be pleased to check the information. Do so particularly if contemplating travelling some distance to view. Applicants are advised that the majority of our shots are taken with a wide angle lens. .
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