Maison Bleue: Modern Energy Efficient Bungalow with Private Stocked Lake of over 1 Acre

Property Description

Summary
Single storey property with 3 bedrooms. 128 sm + double garage.
Land of nearly 2 hectares.
Well stocked lake of just over 1 acre. With Vertex aeration system and automatic feeders. Carp to 25 lbs Tench to 41/2 lbs. Crucian carp, a few Ninja Crucians and some Koi. Roach and Rudd. Lake is spring fed and even in a very hot dry season it is full of water.
House B rated energy. Underfloor heating. Solar water heating. 3kw solar panels.
Large tarmac drive/parking area. Electric gates.. Double garage with half mezzanine upper floor.
New raised terrace south facing of 70sq m with views down to the lake. 4m x 3m retracting canopy. Exterior lighting.
Water from the lake pumped for plant, tree and vegetable garden irrigation.

Location
On the edge of a small village. Close to Fougeres with all the major supermarkets, and many restaurants.. 30 mins from the coast. Local hair dresser, Artisan bakery with post office and convenience shop. Excellent Bar restaurant . Doctors surgery . Physiotherapy centre and infirmiers. All within 5 mins.
Local attractions include :-Parc Botanique de Haute Bretagne (10mins)
Château de Roche portail (5 mins)
Château de Fougères (20mins)
Château du Tiercent (20mins)
Château de Montgommery (20mins)
Ducey "village fleuri" (20mins)
Ange Michel Adventure & Amusement Park (25mins)
Avranches (25mins)
Alligator Bay Zoo Mont St Michel (30mins)
Mont St Michel (30mins)
Granville (30mins)
Champrepus Zoo (40mins
Raptor park Amusement Park (45min)
Bayeux (1h30)
Îles Chausey via Granville ferry
Normandy Landing Beaches

Access
5 mins from jct 31 A84. A84 autoroute Caen to Rennes (5mins)
N175 highway to Brittany (20mins)

Fougères train station (20mins)
Avranches train station (25mins)

Saint Malo ferry port (1hr)
Caen Ouistreham ferry port (1h35)
Cherbourg ferry port (1h55)
Le Havre ferry port (2h25)
Roscoff ferry port (2h45)

Interior
Fully fitted kitchen, 7m x 3.6m. Dishwasher, under counter fridge. Double AEG fan oven, 5 burner gas hob, extractor, s/steel sink with waste disposal. Galandage patio doors. (Slide into walls). Separate utility room with double sink worktops cupboards , washing machine and tumble dryer. Door to side of house.

Lounge 5.5 m x 4.2m . Wood burner.. reversible air con. (New), large patio doors. and side window.

Master bedroom. 5.4m x 3.6m . Small walk-in wardrobe. En-suite with toilet . Hand basin ,new shower. and heated towel rail. Large patio doors ( Galandage) to terrace . Air con (new)..

2nd bedroom 4.2m x 4.2m large patio doors to front of house.

3rd bedroom 3.6m x 3m . large patio door to front of house

Bathroom 3.6m x 2.3m toilet , vanity unit with hand basin. Whirlpool bath. Heated towel rail.

Exterior
Electric gates onto large tarmac drive at front of house with flower beds etc. Double garage 6m x 6m with electric shutter doors. Half mezzanine floor. Small vegetable garden to the side with greenhouse.
Rear of house large raised terrace. Grass area down to lake. Adjacent field now planted with a variety of young fruit trees and a 1/2 acre oak truffle area. There is a small flower meadow and lightly forested area at the side of the lake. Also others area of grass etc with fruit trees and fig bushes. Over 6000 spring flowering bulbs planted .We have a huge amount of wildlife including kingfishers herons ducks and moorhens. red squirrels 🐿️ , hedgehogs, martens. owls, hawks of all sorts, deer and hares, and too much more to mention.

Additional Details
Heating by new heat pump (2024) to underfloor system. Wood burner ( we are self sufficient in logs ) . Hot water system using solar heat panel provides 75 to 80% of our hot water. Newly installed 3 kw solar panels, house has plenty of electrical points. Sky sat tv in all bedrooms and lounge. Fast reliable broadband 100+ mb. Fixed telephone line. Electric shutters on all windows. CCTV sytem.
South facing garage roof ready for an extra 4.5kw of solar panels.