* A handsome family home in truly ‘walk-in’ condition
* Beautifully presented; just renovated and refurbished throughout to a high standard
* Elegant Drawing Room: Aga Kitchen: Dining Room: Study / Bedroom 4: Utility Room
* Master Bedroom with en-suite: Family Bathroom with roll-top bath: Shower Room
* Separate Studio with Office, large Playroom/Library and Shower Room: Gardens

SITUATION The location of this house is lovely; it has a private drive leading from the ‘main road’, Rue Lucas, and spacious sheltered garden which secludes the whole property. While the approach to the house is east facing the main aspect of the property faces west and is designed to flow from house to garden and vice versa with French doors leading from the reception rooms and Kitchen directly to the garden. An easy flat cycle ride or 5 minute walk from the village, churches and schools this property certainly has a rare combination of convenience, substance and privacy. 

Map reference (when printed) H6

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 or tarmac roads and yet enhanced by excellent modern facilities and telecommunications for residents and visitors alike.  The only independent feudal state remaining in Europe, 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.

THE HOUSE The overall impression of this pleasing property is quality. The house itself, which dates back to 1900, is a solid, handsome house with square, traditional proportions that allow a good amount of comfortable, light and airy living space both internally and externally.  The recent renovations have been extensively and carefully undertaken to enhance the original building while subtly including modern requirements and standards of timeless quality. We have no choice but to limit the description of the accommodation, as there is much to tell of internal and external features. Suffice to say the whole property has been restored with quality and integrity. We strongly recommend inspection to fully appreciate this lovely property. 
 
THE ACCOMMODATION BRIEFLY COMPRISES: 

GROUND FLOOR
  A covered portico (16’6” x 6’6”) with an external light and concrete ramp has a solid oak door with a brass door knocker and charming inscription within the granite lintel over leading to…

Entrance Hall 15’10” x 11’6”. With south-facing French doors leading to the surrounding paved area and side garden, carpeted stairs with a white painted spindle banister leading to the First Floor, tongue and groove solid oak flooring, original fireplace recess, understairs cupboard, wall and recessed overhead lights, thermostat, an archway giving access to the Inner Lobby with doors leading to the Dining Room, Shower Rooms and Study/Bedroom 4, and arched double glass doors leading to …

Drawing Room 18’4” x 17’9”. With south facing French doors leading to the surrounding paved area and side garden, a west facing bay window (8’8” x 3’9”) with a window seat overlooking the main garden area, a marble fireplace with Jetmaster fire,wall and recessed overhead lights, a carpeted floor and a door leading to…

Dining Room 15’4” x 9’. With west facing double doors overlooking and leading directly to the surrounding patio area and main garden with distant views towards the church spire, a fireplace with a quarry tiled hearth housing a black cast iron ‘Hunter Herald’ multi-fuel log burner, tongue and groove solid oak flooring, wall and recessed overhead lights, room for a table to seat 10 - 12, a doorway leading to the Inner Lobby, and access through a wide opening to…

Kitchen  17’10” x 12’9”. With double south facing French doors, wide west facing picture windows and 2 small north-facing windows; a 4-oven white oil-fired Aga within tiled recess, an extensive range of ‘corn coloured Hacker Santana’ wall and floor kitchen units with antique brass handles and a ‘Giallo Topazio’ 30mm solid polished granite worksurface, a matching large central island unit with provision for a gas hob if required, split level worksurface and  display cabinets,  ‘Bosch’ dishwasher, American style double-door white ‘Samsung’ side-by-side fridge/freezer with water cooler & ice-maker, 1 ½ bowl ‘Franke’ stainless steel sink,  tiled splashbacks, terracotta floor tiles, recessed overhead lights and a door leading to…

Utility/Boot Room With a north facing window and external partly glazed door leading to the north side of the house and towards the Studio, cream coloured kitchen units with integral ‘Franke’ sink, Bosch Classix 1200 express washing machine, overhead shelving, coat hooks, overhead fluorescent lights, tiled floor, a radiator and a door leading to the deep Larder which has a good amount of shelving and storage plus power points.

Inner Lobby Approached from the Entrance Hall and Dining Room with doors leading to…

Shower Room With a north facing window, a fully tiled shower enclosure with pivotal doors, a traditional-style washbasin with tiled surround and mirror over, a traditional style WC with oak seat, a towel rail, window blind, recessed overhead lights and Italian tiled floor.

Study/Bedroom 4 14’3” x 10’. With a wide east facing window, solid oak tongue and groove flooring, multiple telephone and power points, recessed overhead lights and original fireplace feature recess.

FIRST FLOOR Carpeted stairs from the Entrance Hall with an east facing window overhead lead to…

Landing  Carpeted with white-painted double doors giving access to a wide storage cupboard, recessed overhead lights, access to the loft space and doors leading to…

Master Bedroom  18’ x 10’. With a wide east-facing window, a dressing area with a built-in wardrobe and white painted double doors giving access to a deep storage cupboard, overhead lights, carpeted floor and a door leading to…

En-suite Bathroom  With a wide west facing window overlooking the Garden, a white Edwardian-style  bathroom suite comprising recessed bath with shower over, WC with oak seat, wash basin with mirror and shelf unit over, heated towel rail, recessed overhead lights, partially tiled walls and fully tiled floor.

Bedroom 2 12’9” x 11’6” (plus wardrobes). With a wide south-facing window overlooking the side garden and agricultural field beyond, a double built-in wardrobe with white painted doors, carpeted floor and recessed overhead lights.

Bathroom 2 14’8” x 9’. With a wide west-facing window overlooking the garden, a freestanding roll-top cast iron ‘Heritage’ bath with claw feet and traditional taps with shower attachment, a ‘Vita Viva Mystique 115s Pro’ Circular Shower and Steam Room with additional external tap control and built in radio/clock/speaker, washbasin with mirror and shelf unit over, WC with oak seat, ½ tiled walls, fully tiled floor, recessed overhead lights, shaver socket, heated towel rail and a door leading to a cupboard housing the ‘OSO’ unvented 330l hot water tank.

Bedroom 3 14’1” x 8’2” (less wardrobe) With a wide south-facing window overlooking the side garden and agricultural fields beyond, a built-in wardrobe with double white painted doors, carpeted floor and recessed overhead lights.

Boiler Room Approached from an external door at the north of the house, housing a new oil-fired Grant Boiler which supplies hot water and heating for the house and the UV filter connected to the borehole water supply.

NOTES ON THE HOUSE:
1. The extensive renovation, refurbishment and modernisation project has just been completed having been carried out during the preceding 12 months.
2. All interior walls were removed and replaced, with damp-proofing on all external walls to the First Floor level; the roof timbers, tiles, leadwork and guttering are new, the Kitchen extension is  newly built and designed to blend with the original house, the ‘Tudor’ section of the house is new, all wiring, plumbing and insulation is new.
3. All windows and external doors are double glazed uPVC, oak coloured externally and white internally. Internal doors are solid wood, painted white, with brass fittings.
4. The house has underfloor heating throughout, with individual thermostats in each room, except the Utility/Boot Room which has a radiator.
5. All equipment, fixtures and fittings are good quality, in good working order and under guarantee where appropriate.
6. The tiles throughout the house are Italian ceramic, in various styles.
7. The carpeting is Greendale Cranwell Twist, colour Linen, 80% wool, 20% nylon.
8. The main house paint is Farrow & Ball, colour Tallow, except Master Bedroom, Drawing Room and 2 Bathrooms which are painted in Dulux Yorkstone.
9. The house has ample power, telephone and TV points throughout.
10. The fixtures, fittings, curtains, blinds, carpets, white goods and Aga are included the purchase price.

EXTERNAL Standing slightly away from the House, fully insulated, with a pan-tile roof is…

The Studio Divided into 3 rooms, being:

Office/Library 14’11” x 16’9”. With double west facing doors, a south facing window, overhead fluorescent lights, power, telephone and power points, ‘Harvest Oak’ Richard Burbridge flooring and a door leading to…

Work/Playroom 31’1” x 16’9” (less Shower Room). With south facing double doors and window, wide north facing windows, kitchenette area with kitchen units, stainless steel sink and drainer;  overhead fluorescent lights, power points, ‘Harvest Oak’ Richard Burbridge flooring and a door leading to…

Shower Room With a high-level north facing window, shower in a fully tiled circular shower cubicle with inset seat/shelf, washbasin with mirrored cabinet over, WC with oak seat, towel rail, corner cabinet, overhead recessed lights and a fully tiled terracotta floor.

Storage Room External access only, currently storing gas bottles for cooking if required.

GARDEN  A tree and shrub lined driveway leads to the east-facing front of the house with a front lawn area surrounded by mature trees and shrubs. The main garden surrounds the western aspect of the house, and is a spacious area of well-maintained lawn with shrubs, flower and vegetable beds surrounded and sheltered by high banks and hedging

STATUS  Unrestricted occupancy. Leasehold, with 57 years remaining of the Lease, which commenced 23rd December 1983 for a period of 80 years, with provision for an extension  period of a further 80 years at a rental value to be determined at that time. A copy of the lease is available for serious prospective purchasers.

SERVICES Mains electricity, oil fired underfloor central heating, UV filter for shared borehole water, shared septic tank drainage.

GROUND RENT Currently £30.00 per annum with increases of £10 every 10 years.  Next increase date 1st January 2014. 

PROPERTY TAX  £477.25 per annum at the 2006 rate of £5.75 per quarter.  The measurements of the buildings equate to 83 taxable Sark ‘quarters’.

POSSESSION Immediate, or as convenient to the Purchaser.

VIEWING  Strictly by appointment only through Sark Estate Agents as the Vendors sole agent.

PRICE  £695,000 o.n.o.

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