Traditional Farmhouse, Brecey, Manche

Property Description

Set in the countryside near Brécey, this bright and characterful house offers 4–5 bedrooms, generous living space and over half an acre of garden. With geothermal heating, a large carport, garage and three wells, it combines traditional features with practical modern touches.

The detached house has plenty of character, with exposed stone walls and beams, granite fireplaces and a mixture of tiled and wooden floors. The ground floor includes an open-plan kitchen, dining and sitting room with wood-burner, as well as a large ground floor bedroom and useful utility space. Upstairs, the flexible accommodation could be arranged as four or five bedrooms, with roof terraces adding an unusual extra feature.

Ground floor:

Open-plan sitting/dining room and kitchen – 6.17 x 6.17m, with exposed stone wall, tiled floor, woodburner and fitted kitchen

Inner hall – 2.51 x 2.43m, with exposed stone wall and access to garage

Cloakroom

Utility room – 3.94 x 2.36m, with ceramic sink, plumbing for washing machine, hot water cylinder and boiler

Bedroom 1 – 6.47 x 3.58m, with tiled floor, exposed beam, built-in wardrobe, shower and vanity basin

First floor:

Bedroom 2 – 6.08 x 3.87m, with wood flooring, granite fireplace, exposed stone wall and beams, built-in wardrobe and access to roof terrace

En-suite shower room – 2.38 x 2.12m

Sitting room/Bedroom 3 – 6.93 x 6.16m, with wood flooring, exposed beams, granite fireplace and doors opening onto the roof terrace

Second floor:

Bedroom 4 – 5.04 x 2.85m, with exposed stone wall, chimney breast and roof timbers

Shower room – 1.96 x 1.28m

Bedroom 5 – 4.37 x 2.92m, with exposed stone wall, chimney breast and roof timbers

Landing

Outside:

Tandem garage – 8.45 x 4.02m, with electric up-and-over door

Large attached carport – 8.00 x 6.61m, with concrete floor, power and lighting

Gravel driveway with parking and turning space

Gravel seating area

Lawned garden with flower beds, trees and shrubs

Three wells, used for WC flushing and watering the garden

Lean-to – 4.04 x 2.96m

Corrugated iron shed/shelter

Roof terrace/patio


Location:

The property is situated between Brécey and Saint Pois.  It’s around 5 minutes to the boulangerie, butcher, mini-market, post office, doctor, pharmacy, hairdresser, restaurant and bar-tabac in Saint Pois while Brécey is around 10 minutes away, with a supermarket, further shops and a leisure area with outdoor swimming and tennis.

Mortain and Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët are approximately 15 minutes away. The coast at Granville is around 40 minutes by car, while the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel is approximately 33km away. The D-Day landing beaches are around an hour's drive.

For UK connections, the ferry ports at Caen Ouistreham and Saint-Malo are both accessible by road, while Villedieu-les-Poêles and Vire offer rail connections towards Paris.

At a glance:

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Receptions: 2
Habitable space: 174m2
Plot size: 2,564m2 
Taxe foncière: €1,103 per annum
DPE rating: C
Broadband: Fibre
Heating: Geothermal heating & wood-burning stove
Drainage: Septic tank (non-conforming)
Neighbours:  Discreet
Distance to shops: 5 mins
Distance to coast: 30 mins
Distance to ferry port:  Saint Malo, 1hr

Please note: Agency fees are included in the advertised price and are payable by the purchaser.   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.

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