DIXCART COTTAGE
La Jaspellerie, Sark

* A traditional house sympathetically restored from two 16th Century cottages
* Spacious family accommodation, with lots of original features and character
* Living room, dining room, kitchen, study, utility room, sunroom,
* En suite master bedroom, 2 bedrooms, family bathroom
* Spacious gardens, good outbuildings
* Convenient, sheltered position, close to scenic walks and Dixcart Bay
* Available to rent (unfurnished) for up to 3 years.
* Rental Price: £20,000 per annum

SITUATION:
Dixcart Cottage occupies a traditional, sheltered position to the south of Dixcart Valley, with direct access to paths that lead to the very picturesque Dixcart Bay and on to La Coupee, the isthmus that separates Big and Little Sark. The Cottage is surrounded to the east, west and south by its own land and to the north by a quiet no-through lane that leads past Dixcart Hotel to the fields and Bay. A short distance from the village, the Cottage is approached on foot or bicycle either through woods or a meadow path and by a private road that gives tractor access.

Sark is located about nine miles east of Guernsey and twenty three miles north of Jersey with access only permissible by boat with regular ferries to Guernsey and Jersey where there are international airports.  Flight time to Gatwick is about thirty minutes by jet.

SARK:
Sark is spectacular in both its scenery and its simplicity; its tranquil beauty is unmarred by cars and yet enhanced by excellent modern facilities and telecommunications for residents and visitors alike. Sark is self-governing through ‘Chief Pleas’ and is presided over by the Seigneur. Transport on Sark is restricted to the horse and carriage, the bicycle and ‘shanks pony’. Tractors are, however, allowed by licence for general farm work, carting of goods from the harbour, and personal transport by arrangement. Everyday shopping facilities are available on Sark together with a selection of excellent hotels, restaurants and public houses. There are 2 churches, a school catering for children to the age of 15, a busy Island Hall where the strong sense of a lively community ensures many interesting social events are organised.

TAXATION:
Sark does not levy any income tax, property gains tax, capital gains tax, value-added-tax tax or inheritance tax on its residents. Other local taxes are very moderate.

THE COTTAGE:
In contrast to its name Dixcart Cottage is a substantial detached period house with spacious family accommodation over two floors. This handsome whitewashed granite ‘cottage’ stands in a surprisingly secluded location with a sheltered garden. Dixcart Cottage is one of the largest open market houses on Sark and deserves recognition as a delightful 16th century property that has been sympathetically renovated. The cottage is in good decorative order throughout and has many character features alongside comfortable and extensive living accommodation.

THE ACCOMMODATION BRIEFLY COMPRISES:

Ground Floor:
Approached through a wooden gate set in 3’ granite walls a short path through the granite paved front garden leads to…

Entrance Porch:
5’4” x 6’5”.  With a solid wood external door, a north-facing window, coat hanging space and a door to…

Dining Room:
19’4” x 16’10”.  With pine flooring, a north facing & a south facing Georgian bay window, painted walls, an open brick fireplace with a pine ‘Adam’ surround and mantel, phone points, a doorway leading to the kitchen, stairs leading to the first floor, door to Inner Hallway and …

Sitting Room:
15’4” x 13’2”.  With a north facing Georgian bay window, double south facing small pane French doors to the Conservatory, painted wooden panel walls, a fireplace with a black slate surround and mantel housing a log burner, pine flooring, TV point, and a door leading to…

Study:
15’4” x 8’6”.  With a north facing Georgian bay and deep-set south facing window, pine flooring, a built-in shelving and cupboard unit, painted wooden panel walls, phone points, and a door leading to…

Sun Room:
16’ x 8’6”.  Approached via French doors from the Sitting Room leading to 2 wide steps and with south, east and west windows and a door leading to the rear garden pathways.

Inner Hallway:
15’ x 16’8”.  Approached via 2 steps from the Dining Room, with east and west facing external doors leading to the rear of the house, a south facing window, a Belfast sink, a coat hanging area, storage space, doors to the kitchen and…

Kitchen:
16’6” x 10’8”.  With north, south and west facing windows, completely refurbished with wall and floor kitchen units, and a high spec of white goods including cooker, fridge freezers, dish washer and washing machine, alcove shelving, overhead recessed lights, a double stainless steel sink, a tiled floor and room for a kitchen table and doorway leading to the dining room.

First Floor Landing:
 24’ x 5’. Approached from the stairs leading from the Dining Room, with two steps to the upper hallway running south to north, carpeting leading to varnished original pine flooring, 3 south facing windows, alcove shelving, doors leading to stairs to the Second Floor and …

Master Bedroom:
17’2 x 13’3”. With a north facing and a south facing bay window, a tiled fireplace, varnished original pine flooring, painted beams & panel walls, a TV point and a door leading to…

En-Suite Bathroom:
6’8 x 6’2”.  With a 3 piece bathroom suite, understairs storage space and a north facing high-level window. 

Bedroom 2:
14’ x 10’6”. With a north facing Georgian bay window, varnished original pine flooring, pained wood panel walls and ceiling, a washbasin and a Victorian fireplace. 

Bedroom 3:
10’6” x 8’10”.  With a north facing bay window, varnished original pine flooring, a washbasin, and painted panel walls and ceiling.

Family bathroom Completely refurbished en suite bathroom

External:

Green Shed:
9’10” x 8’10”. With storage space.

Brown Shed:
17’ x 8’. With storage and workshop space in two sections.

Garden:
One the west side of the House in an elevated position with an area suitable for keeping poultry, a kitchen garden and seating areas leading onto a walkway overlooking the surrounding agricultural land.

VIEWING:
Strictly by confirmed appointment only through Sark Estate Agents as the vendors Sole Agent.

SERVICES:
Mains electricity, septic tank drainage, filtered water from own borehole, uPVC oil tank, LPG cylinders for cooking.

VACANT POSSESSION on COMPLETION

PRICE:
£20,000.00 per year subject to annual Guernsey RPI review

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