St Aubin Des Bois, Calvados

Property Description

This former school house has been fully renovated and is now a comfortable 3-bed home. The property has a pretty garden, several outbuildings and is situated on the outskirts of the village of St Aubin des Bois, close to the popular towns of Vire and Villedieu. 

There is 91m2 of habitable space and the layout of the accommodation is as follows: 

GROUND FLOOR:

Entrance Hall  Partly glazed door to front elevation.  Tiled floor.  Radiator.

Cloakroom  Tiled floor.  WC.  Hand basin.

Kitchen  3.12 x 2.90m  Window to front elevation.  Tiled floor.  Pine units including plate rack.  Single stainless steel sink with mixer tap.  Wine rack.  Space and plumbing for washing machine.  Space for under counter fridge. Space for upright fridge/freezer.  Built-in electric oven and 4 ring electric hob with extractor over.  Worktops and tiled splash-backs.  Space and plumbing for dishwasher.  Radiator.  Telephone socket.

Dining Room  3.14 x 3.10m  Tiled floor.  Radiator.  Window to front and east elevations.  Granite fireplace with wood-burner.  Electrics.  Telephone socket.

Inner Hall  Tiled floor.  Glazed double doors to east elevation.  Radiator.  Cupboard housing hot water cylinder.  Built-in cupboard.  Step up to:

Lounge  6.64 (max) x 5.69 (max)m  2 windows to west and window to east elevations.  Wood flooring.  Fireplace with Villages wood-burner and back boiler to provide central heating.  3 radiators.

FIRST FLOOR:

Split level Landing  Window to front elevation.  Wood flooring.  Radiator.  Built-in cupboard.  Steps to bedroom 3 and bathroom.

Bedroom 1  3.14 x 2.88m  Wood flooring.  Radiator.  Window to front elevation.

Bedroom 2  3.15 x 2.94m  Wood flooring. Radiator.  Window to front elevation.

Bedroom 3  1.86 x 1.50m  Radiator.  Velux window to west and window to east  elevations.  Wood flooring.  Exposed beams.  Sloping ceiling.  Door to loft storage space.

Bathroom  Exposed beams.  Radiator.  Wood flooring.  Sloping ceiling. Velux window to east elevation.  Vanity unit with mirror and light over.  Bath with tiled surround, mixer tap/shower fitment and shower screen. WC.

OUTSIDE:

2 pairs of double gates lead to gravel parking and garage.  Outside lights.

Garage  5.18 x 3.41m  Constructed of block under slate roof.  Double wooden doors to front and window to south elevations.  Concrete floor.  Electric meter.  Power and light.

Attached to garage:  Tool Shed  3.30 x 2.50m  Constructed of stone and brick under slate roof.  Door to front elevation.  Power and light.

Open Fronted BBQ Area/Car Port/Store  7.51 x 3.52m

Attached is a second Garage and small shed.  Lean-to corrugated iron Shed/Log Store.

Attached to the rear of the house is a Store Room  3.39 x 1.93m  Tiled floor.  Radiator.

Decking area to the front of the property.  To the rear the garden is laid to lawn and fully enclosed with mature hedges.

LOCATION:

The property is situated near a quiet village, whilst Vire and Villedieu-Les-Poeles are both pleasant historic towns approx 10-15 minutes drive away.  Granville, with its excellent beaches, sailing marina and fishing port is only a 30-minute drive west from St Sever, with Mont St. Michel, Bayeux with its famous tapestry, Avranches, Coutances, St Lo and the D-Day landing sites in easy reach.  

The village of St Sever has a good variety of local shops including a pharmacy, dry-cleaners as well as all the essential food and delicacies for which the region is famous. Saint Sever is a farming/market town with a substantial range of local shops and facilities.  

The property is easily accessible with airports  at  Caen Carpiquet (1 hour), Rennes, Dinard and Deauville offering direct flights from the UK.  The Channel Ports of Caen Ouistreham (1 hour) and both Le Havre and Cherbourg (90 minutes)are easily accessible  and it will take 4 hours to drive to the Channel tunnel at Calais.  There is a mainline train station at Vire which is on the Paris/Granville line and connects with Paris in about 2 hours and 40 minutes.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

Taxe foncière: 300 Euros per annum
Distance to shops: 5min
Distance to ferry: 1hr (Caen)
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1
Drainage: Septic tank (all water)  is to an all water septic tank.   
Heating: Central heating via a back burner on the woodburner