18th C. House, 160m², Beautiful Renovation, Wide Views, Adjacent Barn to be Finished

Property Description

This 18th c, light and spacious, stone house has been recently renovated to the highest standards, the interior being a mix of modern and traditional. Approx. 160m² of living space (extendable to approx. 245m²) and approx. 2300m² of land. Located in a hamlet near the historic town of Richelieu and having wide views over towards the hills. There are 3 bedrooms and 3 bath/shower-rooms (one en-suite). The building is L-shaped, with an attached barn. Conversion of the barn has begun (* see below) and if completed could provide a large salon and a large en-suite 4th bedroom.

HOUSE

Ground floor

LIVING /DINING-ROOM (future hall/dining-room?) – 6.9 x 4.4m (30.4m²) – ceiling height: 2.5m – insert stove – doors to terrace and main garden
CORRIDOR – 2.8 x 1.0m (2.8m²)
KITCHEN – 4.9 x 4.2m (20.6m²) – ceiling height: 2.2m – large window overlooking hedged courtyard
SHOWER-ROOM / UTILITY-ROOM / WC – 3.8 x 2.4m (9.1m²) – cupboard
SALON – off living-room (conversion begun) – 10.0 x 4.5m (45.0m²) – ceiling height: 2.3m

First floor

LANDING – 4.3 x 2.1m (9.0m²) – beam height: 1.8m – cupboards
BEDROOM 1 – 5.0 x 4.8 x 4.4m (24.0m²) – fitted wardrobe
Including EN-SUITE SHOWER-ROOM / WC – 3.1 x 1.5m (4.7m²)
LOBBY 1 – 3.2 x 1.5m (4.8m²)
BEDROOM 2 / OFFICE – 5.6 x 3.6m (20.1m²) – fitted wardrobe
CORRIDOR – 2.0 x 0.9m (1.8m²)
LOBBY 2 – 2.0 x 1.7m (3.4m²)
BEDROOM 3 – 4.9 x 4.7m (23.0m²) – ceiling height: 2.5m – fitted wardrobe
BATHROOM / WC – 3.2 x 2.4m (7.7m²) – whirlpool bath
LOBBY 3 – 2.4 x 1.3m (3.1m²)
Door to BEDROOM 4 (conversion begun) – 10.0 x 4.5m (45.0m²)

Second floor
LOFT – with loft ladder

Cellar – 7.0 x 3.1m (21.7m²) – beam height: 1.7m

OUTSIDE

ELECTRIC entry GATES with video system
Graveled CAR PARK AREA for 4 cars and concreted area for garage/car port.
FRUIT TREES: 1 apple tree, 2 plum trees, 1 cherry tree
3 WATER TAPS and ELECTRIC SOCKET

GENERAL INFORMATION

General condition: excellent
Re-wired between 2004 and 2006
Heating: heat pump electric – reversible heat/air conditioning all main rooms.
Ventilation system throughout
Drainage: fosse toutes eaux – conforms (installed 2004)
Double glazing throughout
All walls insulated with Rockwool plasterboard and heat reflective foil
Plentiful supply of power sockets
TV and phone points in every room (except bathrooms and utility room).
Satellite broadband
Villages 2kms away with baker, minimarket, post-office, nursery and primary school
2 little towns, Richelieu and Lencloître each 7kms away with all basic amenities such as supermarket, doctors, dentist, bank, secondary school… and an excellent large monthly fair
25mins from the town of Châtellerault with all amenities including TGV station with direct trains to Lille connecting with Eurostar
Poitiers and Tours airport 35 and 40mins away – low-cost flights to London all year round, more flights to the UK during the summer season
Channel ports between 4 and 6 hours’ drive

(*) The barn section has an existing tiled concrete floor and has been re-roofed, double glazed, the walls prepared and a ceiling/floor created. Electricity, water and drainage are ready for connection. The ground floor could, as originally intended, become a large salon or it could be left as a barn. The 1st floor was intended to become a large en-suite bedroom. There are doors from the main house at both these levels into the barn section.

FURTHER INFORMATION

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