3-Room House with Large Garages on a 1,680 m² Lot with Mature Trees, 500 m from the Train Station, 5 Minutes from the Hi…

Property Description

3-Room House with Large Garages on a 1,680 m² Lot with Mature Trees, 500 m from the Train Station, 5 Minutes from the Highway.

Summary
House with two garages on a large wooded plot of 1,680 m², in a quiet neighborhood away from traffic, facing due south, overlooking the Cher Valley, calm, but close to the village center and train station.

House from the 1930s, three levels, approx. 60 m² per level, ground floor + partially converted attic and basement. Two additional small buildings from the 1970s. To be refreshed, but immediately habitable and in good overall condition. Fine roof, without insulation. On the ground floor, there are few load bearing walls in the main kitchen/living room area. Central oil heating works fine. Mains gas available in the street. Still has a septic tank but mains drainage is now available in the street.

Includes:

Ground floor: separate veranda entrance, kitchen, living room with fireplace (south-facing, with two windows and a glazed door), 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 separate toilet

Basement/cellar (60 m²): cellar + shower room + boiler room

Upper floor: partially converted (2 bedrooms + attic storage)

Outbuildings:
Two large connected garages, one with a workshop. Constructed 1975–1980. Easily adaptable or convertible, in excellent condition.
1 garage (35 m²) with raised sliding door
1 garage/workshop (60 m²) with sliding door, windows, and a 30 m² mezzanine
1 covered shelter (18 m²) with outdoor fireplace
1 covered woodshed (13 m²)

Land:
Plot size: 1,688 m² total
Entirely located in a buildable zone
Possibility to buy the neighboring plot of buildable wooded 4300 m²

Location
- Villefranche has a population of ~2700
- All shops within 800m: bakery, butcher's, supermarket, bar/tabac, esthetician,
- The next bigger town is Romorantin (pop 18000), at 10 minutes by car
- Romorantin has picturesque pedestrian precinct, and three big hardware and home renovation retailers (Bricomarché, Point P, Leclerc Brico)
- The region is famous for the Loire castles (Chambord, Chenonceau, Cheverny, Amboise)
- Sologne used to be the royal hunting grounds, and the area is still famous for hunting and fishing, hunting permits are easy to obtain
- Loire Vineyards at 20 minutes

Access
- 5 minutes from the A85 Highway exit, 2:30 hours south of Paris
- 8 minutes walk to the train station
- Train station Paris by train at 2:09 hours with one change at Vierzon
- Tours at 1 hour by train, London Stansted has direct flights to Tours

Interior
- see plans attached as pictures

Exterior
- could use paint, roof looks good, nothing missing from the outside or visible from under the root. We can send more detailed pictures if needed.
- see plans attache as pictures for the relative location to the street and the distance to main water (installed) and gas (the house is currently on a fuel heating) and sewage (right now still has a septic tank) under the street
- Possibility to buy the neighboring buildable, wooded plot of 4300 m²

Additional Details
- the contact information are the children of the sellers, we speak English fluently (used to work in the UK). The sellers themselves do speak English but it's somewhat rusty.