5 Bed Character Property For Sale

***Asking Price £900,000*** East Markham House is a detached, Georgian, five bedroom family home located within the desirable conservation area of East Markham. It has been sympathetically renovated and extended to a very high standard throughout and offers contemporary, open plan living within a traditional, characterful property believed to date from Circa. 1742. The property offers in the region of 3,500 sq.ft of internal living accommodation and benefits from painted wooden Heritage double glazed windows and external doors and an efficient oil-fired central heating system, with underfloor heating to some ground floor rooms, as well as radiators throughout.

The living accommodation is superbly presented and offers an ideal home for a family, a professional couple, or for those seeking a high quality, stylishly appointed period house in a well served country village location, easily commutable to nearby towns and the major centres. It is presented in immaculate condition and as such, allows for immediate move-in, with the added benefit of scope to further develop the property due to an existing planning permission approval for a single storey extension. The living accommodation can be briefly described as follows:

A timber framed storm porch leads to the rear entrance door and Entrance Hall, which in turn leads to a welcoming and spacious central Reception Hall, where muted Farrow & Ball paint shades provide a relaxing ambience with a contemporary twist throughout the property. Travertine floor tiling, a Boot Room and main Staircase up to the first floor leading off from the Entrance Hall. The Principal Sitting Room is to the front of the house. This light and airy room features the original beamed ceiling, Travertine floor tiling and a fireplace housing a dual fuel stove, making a focal point within the room. The second reception room is also at the front of the house and what was originally the village Butcher's shop, is now an inviting, contemporary Snug Sitting Room, also with a dual fuel stove. A stylish wrap around Hallway links the ground floor of the house with the spacious family Kitchen area, which has a range of painted wooden kitchen units, including an island unit, breakfast bar and quality appliances. The Kitchen is open plan to the Dining area, which can accommodate a large table and has designer doors connecting out to the Hallway. Continuing round, the Hallway connects to a Lobby area with spacious downstairs Cloakroom, as well as to a Laundry Room, with fitted units and a Boiler Room, which houses the oil-fired central heating boiler, hot water cylinder, a drying rack and manifolds for the underfloor heating system.

The spacious first floor accommodation is accessed via the main Staircase from the Reception Hall and leads to a generous galleried Landing. The Principal Bedroom Suite features an impressive full height vaulted bedroom ceiling, an En-Suite Shower room with WC, his and hers wash basins and a double shower cubicle, as well as his and her wardrobe areas. Bedroom Two is a spacious double room positioned at the front of the house and features a built-in wardrobe/cupboard area and a second staircase allowing access up to the second floor. Bedroom Three is also front facing and is a light and spacious double room featuring an original hob fireplace and walk-in cupboard area. Bedroom Four is a double room which could be used either as a bedroom, a nursery or as an additional work from home space as required. The well appointed Family Bathroom has a traditional style white suite including a freestanding roll top bath and a single shower cubicle. From the Landing, a further Staircase gives access up to the second floor and to Bedroom Five, a further double bedroom with vaulted ceiling, which connects to a Lobby, a Dressing Room and a further Shower Room. The second floor creates an ideal self-contained, multi-functional space, ideal for growing children or extended family.

Outside, the property occupies a large plot with driveway providing ample off-road parking and there are secluded landscaped gardens and patio areas to the rear. There is an impressive Outbuilding accessed from the driveway, which houses a double garage and a 16' x 12' Office space, which could also be used as a Hobby Room, Yoga Studio or Gym. Benefitting from electric wall mounted designer radiators, it can be used all year round and features stylish Travertine floor tiles, a vaulted ceiling with Velux roof light and floor to ceiling uPVC double glazed entrance door and windows.

East Markham is a charming and highly regarded village location situated within commuting distance of Newark, Retford, Lincoln, Nottingham and Doncaster. Village amenities include a pub, hairdressers, village hall and the East Markham Primary School which is rated good by Ofsted. Additional amenities can be found at nearby Tuxford (two miles) including the Tuxford Academy Secondary School rated good by Ofsted, local pub, cafe, takeaways and a range of shops including a recently built modern Co-op convenience store with car parking situated on the outskirts of the village. Further shopping facilities can be found at the nearby towns of Newark and Retford, including Morrisons and Asda. Additionally, Newark has a Waitrose and Aldi store and also a modern M&S food hall with car parking situated on the outskirts of the town. Both Newark and Retford have mainline railway stations with trains connecting to London's King's Cross in around 75 minutes. There are nearby access points to the A57 and A1 dual carriageway. East Markham is surrounded by beautiful countryside which can be accessed by footpaths and country lanes which also connect to neighbouring villages with amenities including pubs and eateries.

The property is constructed of brick elevations under a pan tiled roof covering. The living accommodation is arranged over three levels and can be described in further detail as follows:









Ground Floor -

Storm Porch - Timber framed canopy with pan tiled covering leading to the rear entrance door.

Entrance Hall - 2.97m x 3.00m (9'9 x 9'10) - Rear wooden entrance door with door light, two sidelights and a further double glazed window to the side elevation making a bright and welcoming entrance area with Travertine floor tiles, underfloor central heating and LED downlights.



Reception Hall - 5.79m x 3.30m (19'0 x 10'10) - Spacious Hallway area with Travertine tiled floor, underfloor heating, LED downlights and designer wall mounted lighting. Feature wooden panelling to one wall and generous main staircase up to the first floor, featuring painted spindles and an oak handrail and oak ball caps.

Boot Room - 1.60m x 1.40m (5'3 x 4'7) - Ideally located off the Reception Hall, this useful area provides a stylish yet functional storage area for coats and footwear, with Travertine floor tiling and designer wall mounted lighting.

Store Room - 3.18m x 1.73m (10'5 x 5'8) - Useful storage area with Travertine floor tiling, underfloor heating and LED downlights.

Principal Sitting Room - 4.62m x 4.32m (15'2 x 14'2) - plus 5'8 x 5'3

Stylish Sitting Room with original beamed ceiling and Travertine floor tiles. An ideal space for entertaining or relaxing with the family, providing a fireplace with original exposed brick back and an oak mantel beam housing a Charnwood dual fuel stove. Wooden double glazed sash and side windows provide an attractive dual aspect view out of the room to the street elevation and side garden. Feature wooden panelling with traditional style radiators, designer wall mounted lighting and wall mounted TV point.

Snug Sitting Room - 5.03m x 4.29m (16'6 x 14'1) - Originally the village Butcher's shop, this room has been refurbished to a very high standard, making it a contemporary Snug Sitting Room, with a main entrance door and fanlight to the front elevation and opening onto the central reception hall area. Featuring the original beamed ceiling, double glazed sash window to the front street elevation, Travertine floor tiles, feature wooden panelling and traditional style radiators. The room also benefits from a Charnwood dual fuel stove with attractive enamel hearth and backplate and designer wall mounted lighting.



Kitchen - 5.13m x 3.76m (16'10 x 12'4) - Featuring a beamed ceiling with LED downlights and attractive feature brick arch fireplace and Travertine floor tiles. There are a range of stylish fitted kitchen units comprising of base cupboards and drawers, wooden-block worktop, Belfast sink with chrome mixer tap incorporating a detachable hose with spray head and stylish distressed mirrored splash-back tiles. Co-ordinated large bespoke central island unit with breakfast bar area, consisting of base cupboards, oak dove-jointed drawers and a quartz worktop. There is plumbing and space for a dishwasher. Built-in appliances include a Siemen's electric double oven and Neff induction hob and there is space for a freestanding American fridge/freezer.

Dining Area - 4.34m x 2.54m (14'3 x 8'4) - An elevated floor level creates a cosy and open plan extension to the Kitchen, with Travertine tiles, radiator, beamed ceiling and LED downlights. Designer centre opening doors with obscure glass leading out to the Hallway.

Hallway - 8.05m x 1.17m (26'5 x 3'10) - plus 17'2 x 3'10

A contemporary, wrap around Hallway stylishly connects the entire ground floor and features three floor to ceiling picture windows to the side elevation, overlooking the driveway, gardens and Outbuilding. A wooden rear entrance door with door light also provides convenient access to the Laundry and Boiler Room, as well as to the rear garden. Travertine floor tiles with underfloor central heating and designer wall mounted lights maintain the flow of the interior design.

Lobby - 1.73m x 1.09m (5'8 x 3'7) - Travertine floor tiles, underfloor heating, part exposed beam and LED ceiling lights.

Cloakroom - 1.78m x 1.88m (5'10 x 6'2) - A stylish Cloakroom with Travertine floor tiles and underfloor central heating. Good quality contemporary design white suite, comprising low suite WC and wall mounted wash basin. There are two half tiled walls, a chrome towel radiator, part exposed beam, extractor fan and LED downlights.

Laundry Room - 3.00m x 2.03m (9'10 x 6'8) - Travertine floor tiles, fitted painted wooden base cupboards with wooden-block worktop, inset stainless steel sink and drainer. Space and plumbing for automatic washing machine, space for dryer and under unit fridge/freezer. There is underfloor heating, LED downlights, an extractor fan and tiled splash-back.

Boiler Room - 3.00m x 1.04m (9'10 x 3'5) - Travertine floor tiles, underfloor heating, manifolds, 250 litre hot water cylinder, Firebird oil fired central heating boiler, LED ceiling lights.

First Floor -

Landing - 4.98m x 3.28m (16'4 x 10'9) - plus 9'1 x 3'5

Galleried Landing with painted staircase spindles, oak handrail and oak ball caps, feature designer pendant light fitting, LED downlights, double glazed window, radiators and spacious walk-in linen cupboard (5'4 x 4'4) with separate radiator and wall mounted slatted shelving. Staircase up to second floor and Bedroom Five. The rear part of the Landing has two built-in double wardrobes with hanging space and shelving and forms part of the Principal Bedroom area.

Principal Bedroom - 5.23m x 2.97m (17'2 x 9'9) - This superb double bedroom features a full height vaulted ceiling and feature wall with exposed beam and truss, LED ceiling lights and two double glazed windows to the side elevation overlooking the driveway, gardens and Outbuilding. It has two double panel radiators and a television point.

Dressing Area - 2.77m x 1.04m (9'1 x 3'5) - Built in double wardrobe with hanging rail and shelving, double glazed window to the side elevation, LED downlights and loft access hatch.

En-Suite Shower Room - 2.64m x 2.59m (8'8 x 8'6) - plus door recess 3'1 x 2'3

Fitted with a white suite comprising low suite WC, his and hers wash basins mounted on a solid wood bespoke made counter top and vanity units below with drawer, cupboards and two shelves. Tiling to splash-back. Double shower cubicle with glass screen and door, tiled walls, wall mounted rain head shower and hand shower. LED downlights, extractor fan, double glazed (obscure glass) window to the side elevation, wall mounted chrome towel radiator and LVT flooring.

Bedroom Two - 4.57m x 4.27m (15'0 x 14'0) - Double glazed box sash window to the front elevation, original beamed ceiling, double panel radiator, walk in wardrobe area with wall mounted shelving. A further door giving access to a staircase with a Velux conservation roof light, leading up to a second floor Dressing Room.

Bedroom Three - 4.22m x 4.17m (13'10 x 13'8) - Double glazed box sash window to the front elevation, original beamed ceiling, double panel radiator, original hob fireplace with painted fire surround, television point and walk in storage cupboard.

Bedroom Four - 3.61m x 2.82m (11'10 x 9'3) - This room could be used as a comfortable bedroom, a nursery or an office. Double glazed window to the side elevation, LED downlights, a double panel radiator and built-in wall shelving to the recess.

Family Bathroom - 3.05m x 3.05m (10'0 x 10'0) - Fitted with a white contemporary design traditional style suite comprising low suite WC, pedestal wash basin and freestanding roll top bath with mixer tap, single shower cubicle with glass screen door, tiled wall, wall mounted rain head shower and hand shower. LED downlights, extractor fan and double glazed (obscure glass) window to the side elevation. Wall mounted chrome towel radiator, double panel radiator, feature wood panelling to one wall behind the freestanding bath and LVT flooring.



Second Floor - Accessed from a staircase leading from the first floor landing to Bedroom Five. Additionally, there is a second staircase leading from Bedroom Two to the Dressing Area.

Bedroom Five - 5.05m x 4.11m (16'7 x 13'6) - Large bedroom space with vaulted ceiling, Velux conservation roof light with fly-screen frame and pleated black-out blind, double glazed window to the gable end side elevation. Gallery with painted spindles and oak handrail around the stairwell and painted handrail to stairs, double panel radiator, LED downlights and designer wall mounted light to stairs.

Dressing Area - 4.55m x 1.04m (14'11 x 3'5) - plus 7'7 X 3'11

L-shaped room with part vaulted ceiling, LED downlights, radiator, double glazed gable end window, loft access hatch, built-in wardrobe with sliding mirrored doors continuing to an open bay storage area. Access to second staircase leading to Bedroom Two with a Velux conservation roof light.

Shower Room - 3.20m x 2.13m (10'6 x 7') - White suite with low suite WC and wash hand basin, double shower cubicle with glass screen door, fully tiled walls. Wall mounted rain head shower with extractor fan. LED downlights, wall mounted chrome towel radiator, part wall tiling and part vaulted ceiling. Double glazed gable end window and LVT flooring.

Outside -





Outbuilding - A modern building with barn style stained Cedarwood cladding to all elevations and pan tiled roof covering with wall mounted BP Pulse electric car charging point. The Outbuilding incorporates the following:

Double Garage - 6.40m x 5.16m (21'0 x 16'11) - An open plan area with level concrete floor, power and light, connected with two sets of wooden centre opening entrance doors accessed from the driveway. Access from the roadside leads to a printed concrete driveway with a cobble design and parking for up to eight vehicles.

Office - 4.98m x 3.68m (16'4 x 12'1) - Currently used as an Office, this comfortable space could equally be used as a Hobby Room or Gym/Yoga Studio and has electric contemporary designed wall mounted radiators, Travertine floor tiling and LED downlights and spotlights. A vaulted ceiling with painted trusses, Velux roof light and floor to ceiling, uPVC double glazed entrance door with sidelights to the frontage, make this a very light space and its location allows for direct access from the driveway.

The Gardens - To the front of the house there is an enclosed, gravelled, forecourt with ornamental trees and estate fencing. A pathway with steps and railings leads up to the front entrance door and bespoke, zinc galvanised, black door canopy. On the north side of the property is a brick built boundary wall behind which is an attractive garden area planted with shrubs providing ample screening from the roadside and a spacious area of lawn with borders and sleeper edged planter with trees.

The main gardens are south facing and situated to the rear of the plot. This secluded garden is screened from the driveway by a wooden slatted fence and border, with shrubs and trees. There is a high, old brick, wall to the west boundary with wooden close bordered fences along the rear and eastern boundary completing the enclosure.

This delightful and private landscaped garden is laid out with a large area of lawn and borders planted with trees and shrubs providing additional screening. On the west side of the garden is a large patio terrace featuring a brick and stone counter area with pizza oven as well as space for a barbeque area. A path leads to a further paved terrace area, providing a secluded sun trap against the rear wall of the house. A wooden fence screens the oil storage tank.







Planning Permission - Planning consent 14/00995/HSE, which includes a rear single storey extension was granted on 1st October 2014. Please contact the agents for plans and further details.

Services - Mains water, electricity and drainage are all connected to the property. Central heating is oil fired. There is no mains gas available in East Markham village.

Tenure - The property is freehold.

Possession - Vacant possession will be given on completion.

Mortgage - Mortgage advice is available through our Mortgage Adviser. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.

Viewing - Strictly by appointment with the selling agents.

Council Tax - This property comes under Bassetlaw District Council Tax Band F.