3 bed cottage for sale

The Homend, Ledbury HR8

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Beautifully Appointed Grade II Listed Character Home with Successful Airbnb Accommodation, Private Gardens & Rural Views in the Heart of Ledbury. EPC - D

Description

A beautifully presented Grade II listed period home, occupying a particularly convenient position on The Homend in the heart of Ledbury, within easy walking distance of the High Street, independent shops, cafés, restaurants and the town’s excellent range of amenities. The property combines considerable period character with well-considered modern comforts, with exposed beams, timber floorboards, deep skirting boards and traditional column radiators featuring throughout. The generous dining kitchen provides a sociable heart to the home, with wooden cabinetry, Belfast sink, elm-topped breakfast bar, range-style cooker and stone tiled flooring, together with a birch-arched pantry and useful walk-in utility pantry. The adjoining lounge and dining room is equally characterful, centred around an attractive fireplace with brick hearth, timber mantel, inset log burner and original bread oven. To the first floor are three bedrooms, including a particularly spacious dual-aspect principal bedroom and a further generous double. The third bedroom occupies a separate, more private part of the house and has the considerable benefit of direct access to the patio and garden, together with its own en-suite shower room. Importantly, this room has previously been operated successfully as an Airbnb, offering an attractive opportunity for buyers seeking a home with potential for an established supplementary income stream or flexible guest accommodation.

The gardens are a notable and unusually private feature for such a central Ledbury property, arranged over a series of established levels and enclosed by mature hedging, planting and feature trees. A paved patio provides an ideal area for outdoor dining and entertaining, with steps leading to a lawn and onward to a further raised garden, creating a succession of peaceful spaces in which to sit and enjoy the surroundings. There is also a covered side area with wood store, a substantial insulated garden shed with power and additional storage. From the garden and upper parts of the property, attractive elevated views extend towards Marcle Ridge, giving a pleasing rural outlook despite the exceptional convenience of the town centre location. With the High Street and amenities readily accessible on foot, a wealth of original character, versatile three-bedroom accommodation and the proven Airbnb use of the third bedroom, this Grade II listed home offers a rare combination of period charm, lifestyle convenience and genuine flexibility in one of Ledbury’s most sought-after central positions.

Kitchen Breakfast Room

A wooden stable door opens into the generous dining kitchen, with wooden stairs rising to the first floor.

The kitchen has stone tiled flooring and a range of wooden base units beneath wooden worktops, incorporating a Belfast sink beneath a double-glazed window with fitted blinds. There is a panelled splashback, range-style gas cooker with five-ring hob, space for a fridge freezer and an elm-topped breakfast bar beneath a feature pendant light. Exposed timbers, spotlights and two wall lights add to the character. Integrated dishwasher.

A birch arch leads into the pantry, with stone tiled flooring, fitted cabinetry and a range of shelving beneath spot lighting.

Beyond is a useful walk-in utility pantry, with space for a washing machine, fitted shelving, fuse board and Bosch combination boiler.

A glazed external door leads to steps up into the garden.

Lounge Dining Room

A bright and well-proportioned room with two double-glazed windows to the front, wooden floorboards, exposed beams, deep skirting boards and a traditional column radiator.

A feature fireplace has a brick hearth, wooden mantel, inset log burner and original bread oven.

The room opens into the dining area, with wooden floorboards, feature pendant light, deep skirting boards and fitted shelving.

First Floor

A Hessian-carpeted staircase leads to the first-floor landing, with doors to all principal rooms.

Principal Bedroom

A large dual-aspect principal bedroom with two front-facing windows and a further rear-facing window.

The room has Hessian carpeting, a column radiator and exposed beams dividing the bedroom from a useful dressing area. There is space for a king-size bed, together with deep skirting boards, access to the roof space and a feature ceiling pendant.

Bedroom Two

A generous double bedroom with exposed floorboards and two front-facing windows.

The room has exposed beams, deep skirting boards, a column radiator and two ceiling light pendants, together with a fitted double wardrobe.

Guest Bedroom

In the past, the guest room has been used as a successful Air bnb room.

A step down from the principal landing leads to a separate landing serving the third bedroom and en-suite. Obscure-glazed side-facing windows provide natural light, while wooden parquet flooring continues into this part of the house.

The third bedroom is a well-proportioned double with rear-facing glazed doors opening directly onto the patio and garden beyond. A half-panelled feature wall, parquet flooring, deep skirting boards and a traditional column radiator give the room a particularly elegant character.

Ensuite

The adjoining en-suite is fitted with a generous walk-in shower enclosure with tiled surround and Triton electric power shower, together with a WC and bowl-style wash basin with chrome tap and storage beneath.

Stone tiled flooring, an obscure-glazed side-facing window and chrome heated towel rail complete the room, with discreet spotlights providing practical illumination.

Family Bathroom

With an obscure-glazed rear-facing window and fitted blind, the bathroom has a traditional roll-top bath with chrome fittings and stone tiled flooring.

A vanity basin provides storage beneath, with tiled splashback and wall light. There are exposed beams, a WC and chrome heated towel rail.

Garden

The garden is a notable feature of the property, offering a succession of private and established outdoor spaces.

Steps rise onto a paved patio, with a covered side area incorporating a useful wood store. Beyond, further steps lead to a lawn bordered by well-established planting, mature borders and feature trees.

A paved pathway leads along the side of the property to a further raised lawn, enclosed by established hedging and mature planting. The garden has a mature, settled character and provides a number of areas for sitting, entertaining and enjoying the surrounding landscape.

There is a large insulated garden shed with power, together with an additional storage shed.

From the garden and upper sections of the property there are elevated views towards Marcle Ridge, providing an attractive rural outlook beyond the immediate town centre setting.

Services

We have been advised that mains electricity, gas, drainage and water services are connected to the property. This information has not been checked with the respective service providers and interested parties may wish to make their own enquiries with the relevant local authority. No statement relating to services or appliances should be taken to imply that such items are in satisfactory working order and intending occupiers are advised to satisfy themselves where necessary.

General

Intending purchasers will be required to produce identification documentation and proof of funding in order to comply with The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds Regulations 2017. More information can be made available upon request.

John Goodwin frics has made every effort to ensure that measurements and particulars are accurate however prospective purchasers/tenants must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to the accuracy of the information provided. No information with regard to planning use, structural integrity, tenure, availability/operation, business rates, services or appliances has been formally verified and therefore prospective purchasers/tenants are requested to seek validation of all such matters prior to submitting a formal or informal intention to purchase/lease the property or enter into any contract.

Tenure

We are advised (subject to legal confirmation) that the property is freehold.

Viewings

By appointment to be made through the Agent's Ledbury Office (Tel: Or Colwall Office Energy Performance Certificate

The EPC rating for this property is D (68).

Council Tax

council tax band "D"
This information may have been obtained from the local council website only and applicants are advised to consider obtaining written confirmation.

Directions

From the Ledbury office turn left onto New street and then immediately left onto the High Street. Continue down, passing the Clock Tower on your left and Bank Crescent on your right. The Road becomes the Homend, where the property can be found on the right handside.