Charming Charentaise House with Pretty Courtyard Gardens

Property Description

Property Features
Bedrooms : 4
Bathrooms : 1
Reception Rooms : 2
Plot (m2) : 311
Habitable area (m2) : 200
Outbuildings : Yes
Drainage : Mains drainage
Heating system : Heat-exchange units + electric heating
Taxe foncière (EUR) : tbc
Nearest shop : 4km
Nearest bar : 4km
Nearest town : Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 6km
Internet : ADSL < 3Mb/s, 4G



Property Summary
This attractive house sits in the heart of the village, just a short distance from the River Charente and an easy cycle ride to the nearest town.


Full Details
HouseGround floorThe front door opens to a large reception/entrance hall (23m2) with tiled floor and a pretty stone fireplace. To the right of the hall a doorway leads through to a spacious kitchen / dining room (31m2) with tiled floor, exposed stone feature wall, traditional Charentaise fireplace and a range of fitted kitchen units. This room benefits from underfloor heating.To the left of the hall a short corridor leads to an office (11m2) and a shower room (walk-in shower, wash-basin and WC). As with the kitchen, both of these rooms benefit from underfloor heating.First floorA wooden staircase rises from the hall to the first floor landing. To the left a door opens to a very large room (31m2) which is currently used as a sitting room. This room has an exposed stone feature wall, exposed beam ceiling and a pretty fireplace.Also off the landing are two bedrooms (26m2 and 12m2) as well as a separate WC. There is scope to add a shower room / bathroom.Second floorThe stairs continue to the second floor landing, off which are a bedroom (14m2), and attic room (24m2) and a store room (14m2 - with potential as an additional bedroom or shower room).CellarBelow the kitchen (and accessed from the front courtyard) there is a cellar / storage area.
OutbuildingsAttached to the house, and accessed from the courtyard to the back of the house, is a useful barn (about 30m2).
ExteriorTo the front of the house is a walled courtyard garden, mainly laid to gravel, with a number of mature shrubs and a raised seating area.To the back of the house is a second courtyard garden, laid to gravel with a number of climbing plants and a paved terrace shaded by vines.
SummarySitting in the heart of the village, the house is just a short walk from the River Charente and an easy cycle ride to the pretty market town of Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (with its supermarkets, shops, restaurants and train station to Angoulême and Royan).