The Old Vicarage, Condover - Guide price £600,000

Old Vicarage in heart of village setting

The Old Vicarage, Condover was built in local pink sandstone – in 1840. Today it is one of more than 40 listed buildings in the village.

A growing village, in the 1800s the population was just 1,251, by 1901 it was 1,658 - which justifies the extension for this busy vicar in the 1890s perhaps that is when the servants bells were installed? Today the parish population is circa 2,000 with some 660 of those living within the village itself.

The property provides three reception rooms – designed for its incumbent  to enjoy the natural elements – an east facing morning room, with the linked west facing drawing room and dining room having full length bay windows with working shutters – and overlooking the garden.

Cornicing and original fireplaces add greatly to the charming character of this property as do pleasantly high ceilings and deep, deep skirting boards. The kitchen is laid out opposite the dining room and today has a Stanley cooking range which also controls the central heating and hot water. A spacious hallway offers access to the downstairs cloakroom and utility room; there is also a link to the double garage and a second staircase to two rooms currently used as offices.

From the main staircase four well balanced bedrooms, with family bathroom are accessed. Character is accentuated with high ceilings and mullioned windows in stone surrounds. Through those windows there are to the east views looking down the village, beyond Bert the Butcher towards Condover Church – also in the salmon pink stone, but significantly senior dating back to 12AD.

The west facing bedrooms overlook the garden which is formed on two levels with lawn and borders. There is also a kitchen garden.

The Old Vicarage is on the market with Balfours Property Professionals, head of sales, Tim Main, comments: “Condover is a hugely popular location just 4.5 miles from the county town of Shrewsbury. The village really is the quintessential English Village with post office, primary school plus golf and cricket clubs among its amenities. Yet it is highly accessible with the nearby A5 connecting to the M54 and the Midlands and also to the north Chester and Manchester.

The property is offered with a guide price of £600,000, for more information contact Balfours on 01743 353511 or visit www.balfours.co.uk