Character Property with Additional Conversion Potential, Duras, Lot-Et-Garonne

Property Description

Just a stone’s throw away from the delightful little town of Duras, nestling among the rolling hills of Entre-Deux-Mers, this bright house would make a delightful family or holiday home. The living accommodation is currently all on the ground floor, with a similar area upstairs for conversion.

You will just fall in love with Duras.  Every Monday morning the farmer’s market arrives, attracting sellers from farms around the area, as well as buyers from much further afield, all keen to sample the excellent produce.  If you are hoping to soak up some truly French local character this is really the place to find it.  It may not be particularly large but in addition to its fabulous chateau, there are pretty pavement cafés, restaurants, useful shops and other amenities.

The house is in excellent order and ready for immediate use.  The total habitable area extends to 245m² of which only about half has been converted.  This leaves plenty of room to add extra bedrooms and bathrooms, on both the ground and upper floors, at modest cost.  The eventual outcome could be a 5-bedroomed house or perhaps a separate annexe for paying guests.

The ground floor accommodation comprises a fitted kitchen/dining room (20m²), sitting room (27m²) with open fire, hallway (19m²), 3 double bedrooms (12m², 12m² & 15m²), shower room with washbasin and separate WC.  In addition there is a room of 42m² (unconverted).

The first floor has three rooms (all about 30m²) needing conversion.

This property is not unsurprisingly, surrounded by vineyards as well as having its own mature orchard of about 20 fruit trees. There is a covered terrace (30m²), outbuilding and garage (20m²).

Lying between the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse the Lot-et-Garonne is in a great location.  As well as good choice of airline and departure points around the UK, train travel is an other possibility  with TGV links to Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse.  Nearby you can take up horse riding, walk the vineyard paths, cycle, play golf or swim and fish in the lakes.  A short drive way is Eymet, the highly popular Bastide town.

3 bedrooms
1 bathroom
1 reception room
Total house area: 245m²
Land area: 3623m²
Easy reach local town
South-east aspect
Built about 1880
Gas central heating + open fire
Septic tank
Some double glazing
Private parking area
4g mobile reception & fast internet connection
2 water wells
35kms international airport
DPE 124/34

Please note: All locations and sizes are approximate.  La Résidence has made every effort to ensure that the details and photographs of this property are accurate and in no way misleading.  However, this information does not form part of a contract and no warranties are either given or implied.