Coventry, West Midlands

FOUR ACRES

Four Acres is an individually designed four-bedroom detached family home, nestled into the countryside whilst being in the heart of the village, with the added feature of awe-inspiring views over the rolling British countryside. This home not only offers contemporary character for modern-day living, but with that equestrian twist also, living up to its name with stabling, tack room, ample storage and barn to service the numerous paddocks. This spectacular dwelling further offers an entertainment patio with Summerhouse featuring bar/pool/darts, koi pond with lighting plus fountain, manicured pathways with twilight lighting, established gardens and no onward chain.

As you arrive at Four Acres you’re greeted by a double gated entrance with a substantial block-paved driveway offering generous parking and a double detached garage, all with power, lighting, up and over door, an outdoor water tap and ample storage. There are a further set of double gates which give you access right to the rear of the property, outside lighting leading to the entrance hall.

The entrance hall has an obscured glazed door with windows either side to front, high ceilings, rose ceiling light, tiles to floor, dado rail, coving to ceiling, radiators, wall lights with oak doors leading initially to three bedrooms, and a brick-built archway leading through the hallway.

Bedroom four has a double-glazed window to side, oak door, built-in wardrobes, radiator, high ceiling and dado rail.

Bedroom two has a double-glazed window to front, coving to ceiling, radiator, dressing table, wooden laminated flooring and two-and-a-half built-in curved wardrobes.

The family bathroom with a double-glazed obscure window to side, coving to ceiling, part tiling, wall mounted radiator, tiles to floor, and suite comprising of corner bath with mixer taps and shower attachment, shower cubicle with electric shower, low level WC and wash hand basin with vanity unit.

Bedroom three has a double-glazed window to side, radiator, wooden laminated flooring, built-in wardrobes and oak door.

The principal bedroom, which is up from the hallway up a flight of stairs onto a mezzanine landing which has a radiator, dado rail, rose ceiling light and a cupboard which stores the emersion heater. The principal bedroom has a double-glazed window to rear overlooking the formal gardens and awe-inspiring views of the British countryside. There is also recessed lighting, wooden laminated flooring, ceiling fan light, radiator, dado rail and three double built-in wardrobes.

Through a glazed oak door into your own fabulous dressing room with a double-glazed obscure window to side, radiator, dressing table, wooden laminated flooring and further wardrobe space. Entering through another glazed oak door into your own luxury en-suite with wet-room-style walls and floor, two wash hand basins with mirrors above, double shower cubicle with two contemporary jacuzzi showers and shower attachments, a lowlevel WC, and recessed lights.

There is a spacious and light kitchen/breakfast room with dual aspect double-glazed windows with views to front and rear overlooking the formal gardens. There is a contemporary fitted kitchen comprising of eye level wall units, cupboards

and drawers incorporated granite work surfaces and matching upstand, inset one-and-a-half bowl granite sink with drainer and mixer taps. There are also integrated Bosch appliances including dishwasher, microwave/oven and oven, a separate Range Master oven with splashback, five ring gas hob, two ovens, hot plate, and with cooker hood above. There is an integrated fridge with storage underneath and recessed under unit lighting; also showcasing a breakfast island with seating available for at least six people, wall mounted radiator, brick-built feature wall, and wooden laminate flooring.

Opening onto the utility room which follows the same context as the kitchen/breakfast room, with units above and under, incorporated Granite work surfaces, space for an American Style fridge/freezer with storage above. There is an inset oneand-a-half-bowl sink with drainer and mixer taps, radiator and space for a washing machine/dryer with a double-glazed window to the rear. There is further storage within a pantry cupboard with oak door, boiler cupboard, loft access, and also leads out by a stable-style door to an outdoor porch, which can be ideal for dog lovers and walkers; and a further oak door leading to the downstairs cloakroom with a double-glazed obscure window to rear, low level WC, tiles to floor and part tiling.

Continuing down a set of steps which has a double-glazed window to side allowing natural light to flood through onto the staircase. You then enter into the dining room with a doubleglazed bay window to side, seating available for 14 people, two sets of double-glazed oak doors opening into the living room from either end, with a brick-built feature wall in between with alcove space overlooking into the living room. This has wall lights, two radiators, dado rail, rose ceiling light, coving to ceiling, and with a door leading to stairs leading down into the sauna room.

The dining room entwines with the living room with its brickbuilt feature wall with an open fireplace and alcove space, a double-glazed character bay window to rear overlooking the entertainment patio and formal gardens, a double-glazed window to the side overlooking the glorious gardens. There is also a radiator, coving to ceiling, two rose ceiling lights, double-glazed sliding doors leading into the Victorian-style conservatory, dado rail and wall lights.

The conservatory had double-glazed windows to front sides and roof, ceiling fan, radiator and double-glazed French doors leading onto the entertainment patio and formal gardens.

From the dining room and down the stairs there is the sauna room with its own leisure facilities with a double-glazed obscure window to side, sauna with seating for three to four people, a Jacuzzi bath, wash hand basin and tiles to floor.

Seller Insight

Built in 1988 by a local builder to a one-off design, Four Acres is a detached multilevel home which comes with a sizeable mature garden, equestrian facilities and a generous amount of parking space. Positioned in the centre of the village of Shilton, just a stone’s throw away from the northeast edge of Coventry, living here offers a country lifestyle with easy access to good amenities. Tired of city life, the current owners moved here eight years ago; ‘we love that the property feels deep in the countryside yet is close to everything one might need, from towns and cities and good road networks to Birmingham Airport. In terms of the property itself we were largely attracted to the vast principal bedroom with a dressing room and en suite and wonderful views over the rear garden.’ For those with horses the facilities include post and railed fenced paddocks with a shelter, two fully powered stables and a tack room and a yard. Gated to the front the property has a block paved parking area providing parking for several cars and a garage while a small road takes one beyond the house to the fields and stabling. ‘The layout and feel of the overall property are best seen to be understood for its unique and peaceful qualities,’ say the owners.

‘The garden is laid to lawn with established borders and there are lots of mature trees, including a crab apple. The whole outside space is totally private with no over-looking neighbours.’

‘We love to spend time in the fully powered garden cabin/games room all year round – with a bar, it’s a great place for entertaining. When one walks out there in the winter and smells woodsmoke in the air it feels like visiting an Alpine chalet.’

‘The views from the house are stunning and when the sun goes down it streams in through the back door. When we moved here, we didn’t realise quite how amazing the sunrises and sunsets would be.’

‘The village is a nice quiet place with a pub that serves food and a garage for those last-minute essentials. There is also a village hall and a day nursery. Further facilities are only a ten-minute drive away.’

‘Our favourite places to relax are in the sauna or out in the garden. It’s such a peaceful and unique property and we’ll miss everything about living here.’*

* These comments are the personal views of the current owner and are included as an insight into life at the property. They have not been independently verified, should not be relied on without verification and do not necessarily reflect the views of the agent.

Outside

To the front of the home, you have the double gated entrance with outdoor lighting, with a block-paved driveway offering substantial parking and a double garage.

From the rear of the home, you have an entertainment patio which comes off of the Victorian conservatory and is overlooked by the living room, twilight lighting, outdoor electric plugs, access back onto the pathway via the gate with access all the way around to the south side of the entity.

The manicured formal gardens are flanked all the way on one side with flowerbed borders with the remainder laid to lawn, a selection of mature and established trees and bushes, a further flanked flowerbed to one side as you walk down the garden, a koi pond with decking around, a fountain and lighting.

As mentioned previously, you have access via a double set of gates from the substantial driveway that also gives you access all the way down to the Summerhouse, the entertainment patio, and to where the paddocks stabling is, too.

The pathway leading down towards the entertainment patio and Summerhouse is block-paved with a selection of lighting to offer that twilight effect. The Summerhouse has an outdoor section with picnic benches and an outdoor BBQ to enjoy with family and friends. Inside offers you a separate isolator with lighting and heating, a bar with automated pumps, a pool table, further space for fridge to keep your beverages chilled, a dart board, two double-glazed windows to front and side, and double-glazed French doors opening out onto the entertainment patio.

Continuing down on the pathway there is further outdoor storage, a wishing well to make those specials wishes come true, and leading to a further set of gates.

Through the gates with further flowerbeds flanked to one side, another Summerhouse/potting shed for your “Good Life” with two further block-paved garden areas leading onto the two stables, tack room, storage room, power, water and lights.

Past the stabling, you are led to another gate to opening onto numerous paddocks and rolling British countryside with this most stunning views and backdrop.

There is a barn servicing these paddocks which also has power, lighting and water.

LOCATION

Shilton is a rural village in the civil parish of Shilton and Barnacle in the county of Warwickshire. Nestled between Bedworth, Coventry, Rugby and Lutterworth, the village is about 5.5 miles north-east of Coventry and south-west of Hinckley. Administratively, Shilton is in an outlying part of the borough of Rugby, although it is more than ten miles from the town of Rugby. The village contains a number of old cottages along the main street, a Village Hall and one old pub, the “Shilton Arms”.

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Services

Mains gas, electricity, water & main drainage.

Local Authority

Rugby Borough Council

Council tax band G

Tenure - Freehold

Agents Notes - There are rights of way associated with the land, please ask the agent for further details.

Viewing Arrangements

Strictly via the vendors sole agents; Fine & Country Coventry on 02476-50015 & Graham Howell on 07972-616405

Website

For more information visit www.fineandcountry.com/uk/coventry

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday 9.00-17.30

Saturday 9.00-16.30

Sunday By Appointment Only

Agents notes: All measurements are approximate and for general guidance only and whilst every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, they must not be relied on. The fixtures, fittings and appliances referred to have not been tested and therefore no guarantee can be given that they are in working order. Internal photographs are reproduced for general information and it must not be inferred that any item shown is included with the property. For a free valuation, contact the numbers listed on the brochure. Printed 12.06.2023

GRAHAM HOWELL PARTNER AGENT

Fine & Country Coventry

Tel: 07972 616405 | 024 7650 0015

Email: graham.howell@fineandcountry.com

Graham is a well-established figure within the property profession before joining Fine & Country team and is a great role model for the brand. He is a passionate expert with a wealth of success stories for helping people with marketing strategies and secure the best price for their home.

His experience affords him to share his knowledge with clients with the added benefit of also being a property expert and has a wealth of experience in learning & development in the industry. This training has been follow by both new and old agents to raise the bar on standards in the industry. Graham lives on the outskirts of Coventry with his son Stan.

Prior coming to Fine & Country, Graham has won numerous awards throughout his 17 years’ experience within the industry.

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